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what is the best way to learn to play guitar without lessons?

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8 Responses to “what is the best way to learn to play guitar without lessons?”

1. Liv Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 4:28 am

   Youtube always has people posting lessons.
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2. Toss that Yeyo and Run Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 4:50 am

   Go to a music store and buy a book on scales and a book on chords. They should only cost about 10 bucks each and the are the foundation of any musical instrument.
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3. Alyssa C Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 5:02 am

   Method One
   Learn to read tabs at http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/lessons/the-basics/how-to-read-guitar-tab/

   Then go to http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ and look up some of your favorite songs.

   In the beginning it’s best to pick songs that are simple, but the most important thing to remember is to pick songs that you’re really determined to play. If you don’t like what you’re playing, why practice?

   Method Two
   Go to http://www.guitarchordsmagic.com/basic-guitar-chords/basic-guitar-chords.html and learn basic chords.

   Then venture over to http://www.ehow.com/how_4599_strum-guitar.html and learn some strumming patterns.
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4. kfcumiskey Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 5:25 am

   Yeah i agree with the other guy on here, purchase a chord book, but also;

   - Purchase a beginner book just to get some basics
   - Play what YOU want, not what a teacher tells you too
   - Practice alot

   i’ve played guitar for about 2 years now, and thats what i did.
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   Experience

5. packbombs Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 5:31 am

   hey. ok so if your looking to play actual songs, id reccomend searching tabs and playing them. they seem complicated when you first see them, but youll get the hang of it. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com is great. maybe search "how to read guitar tabs" on google before you do this. i never ever took guitar lessons..i earned how to play guitar buy reading tabs, and i am actually good at the guitar
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6. guru Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 5:48 am

   Learn basic chords. Then learn songs which are made up of those chords by watching videos of the guitar playing on YouTube and use tabs from ultimate-guitar.com. After you master the chords, you can begin learning barre chords. After that, learn scales and theory.
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7. Delay Evade Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 5:54 am

   Im interaly self tought. So just use books.
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   Playing lead guitar for a while, used Rock House Metal Guitar and Hal Leonard books. I play most types of Metal. Im self tought.

8. Prime Says:
   September 1st, 2010 at 6:08 am

   I play guitar in my band. We do classic punk, hardcore punk, grindcore, etc. I learned entirely from playing 70s/80s punk songs. First, I played Misfits songs. Their songs are extremely easy to play. I learned my first song, Some Kinda Hate by the Misfits, 2 hours after I started playing for the first time. From there, I learned every song on Static Age, Walk Among Us, and Earth A.D. Then I went to many other punk bands and selectively played some of their songs. These bands include but are not limited to The Dead Kennedys (although they use barre chords I replace them with power chords), The Damned, The Dead Boys, Minor Threat, old AFI, MDC, Black Flag, Middle Class, Inside Out, etc. Then I took the next step and learned some Bad Brains songs. Now I’m 7 months into playing the guitar and I can play very well.

   These are some songs to start off with. They are all by The Misfits. Do explore other songs by them, these are just examples.

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/misfits/teenagers_from_mars_ver2_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/misfits/some_kinda_hate_ver3_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/misfits/we_are_138_ver2_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/misfits/hybrid_moments_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/misfits/skulls_ver2_tab.htm

   Then once you got these songs down, go for these. Again, it wouldn’t hurt to explore other songs from these artists.

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/d/dead_boys/all_this_and_more_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/i/inside_out/burning_fight_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/bad_religion/were_only_gonna_die_from_our_own_arrogance_ver2_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/beastie_boys/i_cant_think_straight_tab.htm

   http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/minor_threat/minor_threat_ver3_tab.htm

   I can’t put more than 10 links in here, so add these songs:

   -Egg Raid On Mojo by Beastie Boys
   -Straight Edge by Minor Threat
   -Kill The Poor by Dead Kennedys
   -Out Of Vogue by Middle Class

   It is mostly nothing but power chords throughout all of these songs, that’s just the nature of punk, but for someone with no experience, it is great to get a start here. Hope that helped.
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