| When most people decide to learn the guitar, | | | | instrument. Initially, buying an electronic |
| they see the only natural option as | | | | tuner with an LCD display will suffice, |
| approaching a professional tutor. Of course, | | | | although for the longer term it will be |
| if you are looking to pick up the guitar | | | | desirable to learn open tuning. In most |
| quickly, one on one lessons with a qualified | | | | guitar books, you will find a guide to basic |
| guitar tutor are probably the fastest way to | | | | tuning, although in summary playing each |
| perfect your skills and to progress with your | | | | string in the fifth fret should equate to the |
| tuition. It's also probably one of the most | | | | sound of the open string directly below. If |
| expensive, as compared to the various | | | | this is not the case, the string directly |
| self-teaching methods available for the | | | | below must be adjusted at the machine heads |
| determined student. With some determination | | | | until it sounds 'in tune'. The exception to |
| and drive, teaching yourself in your own time | | | | this rule is the third string, which must |
| at home can be a rewarding and enjoyable | | | | sound similarly to the string below when |
| experience, and can save you money in the | | | | played in the fourth fret. Again, if there |
| long run, as well as enable you to spend | | | | is a discrepancy, it is the second string |
| enough time where you need it most in | | | | (i.e. the string directly below) that must |
| learning the guitar. | | | | get adjusted accordingly to ensure it sounds |
| | | | the same note. |
| To learn to play guitar at home, you need | | | | |
| only a guitar book or a connection to the | | | | After learning how to tune the guitar, |
| Internet to pickup guitar online lessons. | | | | learning at home requires you to grasp the |
| Other than that, you can begin learning the | | | | basic chords before you can progress to |
| guitar in a couple of hours a week, or a | | | | playing songs, and more complicated chord |
| couple of hours a day depending on your | | | | patterns. Initially, working towards playing |
| schedule. But in order to succeed at learning | | | | a song is the best way to motivate |
| guitar, practice is vital, and regular access | | | | improvement, and to work towards learning to |
| to a guitar is essential. For this reason, | | | | play guitar at home. After learning the basic |
| most students borrow a guitar from a friend | | | | 'open' chords, it is perfectly possible to |
| or family, or purchase one of their own. For | | | | play most songs, thus learning to play the |
| less than $100, you can find a great | | | | guitar is not necessarily a terribly complex |
| beginners guitar, which will allow you to | | | | process. However, it is the ability to play |
| practice whenever possible for quicker | | | | by ear, and to change fluently between |
| results. | | | | complex chords that makes a good guitarist. |
| | | | To increase proficiency, it is essential to |
| Starting to play the guitar at home firstly | | | | practice regularly, and to continue to set |
| requires you to learn how to tune the | | | | targets and to progress. |