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By Laneyli - http://learningtoplayguitar.org

Like for many who aspire to learn to play the guitar, my quest at proficiency has taken many twists and

turns. I have considered taking formal classes at $30 an hour. While this method appears to be the best,

it is expensive and requires a long commitment. In addition, due to my busy schedule I found it

impossible to commit to a set schedule. I purchased the latest books, videos, and online software.

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By using each of these different delivery methods I learned a bit, and am able to play many basic tunes

on the guitar. The purpose of this article is to share my thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks of each

method mentioned above. These opinions are based on my experiences and frustrations in my journey

to learn to play guitar. So lets get started!

My love affair with the guitar started about 12 to 15 years ago. I was listening to B.B King and was

entranced by the sounds coming out of Lucille. I knew that I would love nothing more than to sit back at

home and play those awesome songs all night!

I thought it would be pretty cool to play some sick blues for a few of my friends at my very frequent (and

often drunken!) parties. So I started to look for information on how to learn to play guitar.The Internet

was not quite so replete with information as it is today (and I did not have a PC at my disposal) so I went

to the bookstore and bought a few books. These books gave a pretty good basic history of the guitar and

a cursory introduction into music theory. When it came to learning how to play, problems occurred from

the start.

The first issue was tuning the guitar! The instructions were to use a piano for tuning. I did not have one

and I suspect not many people do today. The tuning fork was a pain and I suspect that my first few

months of learning were done with an out of tune guitar. The next issue was hand and finger position.

Six lines, frets and black dots are a poor way to show you how to place your fingers. Even if you have no

problem with this, the dynamic nature of playing guitar is difficult to illustrate on paper. The next issue

was reading the music.

It was presented in a cumbersome and very boring manner. How did I know that I was playing the notes

right? The big issue with the book method for me was a lack of visual step-by-step instructions that

showed me how the fingers worked in unison, and how the notes (and songs) were supposed to sound.

In later years, books on how to learn to play guitar came with CDs. This was a tremendous improvement

and help. Tuning was much easier, and I could listen to what the songs I was learning were supposed to

sound like. But many of the problems remained. I feel that books are not the best delivery method for

learning to play guitar.

So… What’s Next ?

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