How To Play Guitar For Beginners - 8 Important Tips and Lessons For Beginner Guitarists

[11Legends]

Ill try this link and I believe it's good so I'm 13 And I've wanted to play for the last 5 years but I have had no clue where to start thanks m8

[beR33Mx]

I'm 15 and I've wanted to learn how to play the guitar since I was about 8/9 but I had no motivation and never found the right place to start! I have 2 guitars and still can't play, haha! But yeah, this video has helped a lot, I'm going to check out Jam Guitar! Thank you!

[Brsta7]

1:21

you're Canadian xD

[curemymind]

I learned, well still learning... Even when my fingers hurt, I still tried to find a way where they didn't hurt just to play the guitar.. I know some songs that i love to play, but still have a lot to learn... Thanks for the video.

[9Clockwork]

I don't love the guitar.

[SwiftBassBeats]

thanks for the tips ive been playing bass since grade 10 and im going to college soon and i thought i would learn the guitar just to broaden what i can learn, so far hardest thing for me is to get used to the smaller spacing of the strings haha

[UKGUYINMANCHESTER]

really good no bs tips I think.

[klebdale22]

ok, i'll get up and start rocking my guitar!

[NessaOfDorthonion]

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm 19 right now and was a little scared at the idea of how well it'd go for me if I try to learn, but because you were almost as old it makes me feel better about trying this later in life :]

[cinilaknedalm]

"I starter quite late, when I was 18" LOL Im 31 and just picked up the thing

[Fitnesschickdom]

Thank you for the tips. I got an adorable pink acoustic guitar for Xmas from a member of a band that I hang/ perform with from time to time. He saw how interested I was in learning guitar and surprised me. I have been practicing ever since and noticed that I am improving little by little. These tips are very helpful. I am looking into the site you talked about as well. I can't wait to post a video here of me actually playing something. I am proud to be teaching myself. Thanks a million :)

[MichaelBentum]

You Sound Inspirational. God Bless

POSITIVE!!!

[scorpionsnak]

Hello , umm i just bought an electric guitar and i would love to learn how to play it .. i wanna know what should i do first of all .?

[jakehayek]

Thank you so much. :)

[DominateGuitar]

Very good. I had the same experiences as you starting up.

[enereljan]

:P

[boon111]

I'm 25 and just got a guitar for xmas...hopefully I stay motivated and become decent.

[LisseyBear]

your a ledge !

[alexandercelmic]

Cheers !

[braindthomas10]

awesome

[anderskd]

Hey cool nice tips (:

I have been playing for about a half year now. (by self learning). and the first finger picking song I learned was Classical gas, too :D think I learned it at my second month. It was very hard! so it took a couple days, or maybe a week. But you are absolutely right about how it changes ones skill level with easier songs. Thumbs up! (; - and good luck to everyone of you out there who wants to learn to play the guitar! it's great when you get started.

[Crispy7M]

i was waiting for ages for something to come on...then i realised half way through my volume wasn't up..

[wynsezhello]

man, you've just describe how i'm feeling right now about learning the guitar. thanks brah!

[missMAHEK11]

My mom was teaching me every day back in high school. When she went through chemo, she lost the sensation in her fingers and couldn't play anymore. After losing her, the thought of sitting and learning from anyone else killed me. It's been 6 years since she passed and I'm finally ready to honor her memory by picking the guitar up again. 24 years old, never too late! Thanks for the tips. Love to all.

[TruAzn100]

i am a cellist learning how to play the guitar!

[9mkcool]

cool,

 thanks :D

[jakehayek]

Do you recommend a certain ammount of time to dedicate to practice each day?

[flyers821]

@jakehayek frankly... until its too painful to continue. one way to become great at something is to learn to love it. when you love playing guitar, you never want to put it down. that being said, if you don't have to time to play all day (+ most don't), I'd say aim for at least an hour of constructive practice every day. the first 1/2 hour of practice is usually unproductive - your fingers are just getting warmed up. start to push yourself... and you'll notice fast improvement.

[SuperCLUBPENGUINBOY]

Im 13 I Wanna Learn Electic Guitar I Bought An Ibanez IJX20 Now I Just Need To Learn

[Texanz4Life]

=) can't wait till I learn

[Sclujan971]

thanks for the tips, they are really usefull, and also thanks for the link, it really helped a lot

[ec3459]

21 PPL use banjo instead

[mikem1549]

a great resource for beginners

[xarmorxsaberx]

time to learn how to play guitar

[winda401]

cool yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­1

[MrCookiezFTW]

Im 15. I Thought I Was To Old To Start. But Now That Heard That There Are People Who Start Way Older Then Me Gives Me A Little Bit More Self Confidence. I Loved The Tips And HOPE The Site Will Help Me As Well. Thanks Bro.

[bleik88]

This was a great help! Thank yoy very much!!:-))

[Invader12100]

if i have past experience with hand eye coordination with piano and violin, will i have the same ease with guitar when reading notes or playing?

[flyers821]

@Invader12100 very nice, I'm sure that you eventually will... and you'll have a head start for sure. Violin is very similar, being another string instrument that relies on the same principles to make music.

[Bailey5859]

I'm nearly 13 and i have just started to learn how to play the guitar. I have started guitar lessons in my school but so far I've only had a couple of lessons and am wanting to carry on. This vid really helped me thank you for the tips and I will definitely use them in the future!!

[ikhzone]

Thanks for the tips and best of luck to you! Cheers!

[shanmie30]

thanks....im now trying to play guitar i hope i could do it...

[Sapphire1519]

Talk about getting a late start! I am almost 50 but have wanted to learn how to play for as long as I can remember. I'm a vocalist and want to learn how to play to accompany myself instead of having to depend on others to play for me. Watching this video is inspiring me that it's never too late to learn. I've had lots of false starts and have gotten discouraged because it always seems so daunting and lessons are very expensive. Hope I can be a success story here soon!

[ahcia]

Two words: 'Guitar Career' :)

[xxxxShrutixxxx]

Awww! God bless you for your words. I especially felt like a schmuck before coming across your video on learning to play.

[rhizantiporda21]

my friends told me that its hard for a girl to play guitar ..i'm gonna prove them wrong..tnx for the tips it helps me a lot :))

[debsylvania]

Your tips make great sense and are very encouraging. I ordered a Big Baby Taylor yesterday. It's making its way here, now, via UPS and before I sign up for lessons I can barely afford, I thought I'd check youtube... and here you are! Thanks for sharing your experience and your expertise. As is evidenced by all the folks who've posted notes to you, you're touching a lot of lives. Take care!

[sumshd100]

Music has no language nor age barrier my dear friends if you feel that you should learn to play just go for it, its the fire within you that must be always burning for music the fire within me has become a Volcano and I am going to learn Guitar and BTW I am 27 @flyers821 @cmqd......Go make the world a musical place......

[flyers821]

@sumshd100 more people could stand to have as much passion as you buddy

[Brsta7]

@sumshd100 Best comment i saw in my entire life, btw.

[KroghNano]

I got an electric guitar, and I wanna start playing :-)

-Might be dumb but.. Is there a difference between acoustic and electric?

[flyers821]

@KroghNano yes of course - the difference lies in the way the sound is amplified. one has a hollow body which amplifies the sound of the strings by delivering the energy of the strings into the air (acoustic) and the other uses electromagnetic pickups to create an electric signal which is sent to an electric amplifier for amplification (electric). The acoustic also has thicker strings so more energy is transferred to the body and in turn into sound.

[KroghNano]

I'm thirteen, I own an electric guitar, and I want to start playing... I'm not started yet, but you've inspired me more! :D

[kamranhashmi009]

thanx man



[heidifive727]

HA! I'm 26 and just now picking it up... But I do have previous music experience (started playing violin at age 5) Thanks for your posts, I hope they will help!

[mckoyduhh]

are you canadian?

[3SpaceCadet]

Awesome

[nursetom61]

HEY I am 49 (50 in Dec.) I keep thinking the more I buy the better I will get, LOL I have a Les Paul, a Kenny Wayne Shepherd Strat, an Ibanez Js, an Ibanez Vai acoustic, Line 6 tue amp, and a big collection of pedals. Great!!! but my practice is sporadic and I dont know the basics. I keep lokking up videos on youtube try for a while then give up when I can't play these songs. I need the basics and good practice habits. I first wanted to learn when I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. WOW

[Nevel7]

i'm 27, and this friday i'm buying my first guitar and gonna start learning. i'm gonna fail, but dammit, i'm gonna try! :)

[AlexEliz1]

Wow! thank you so much! You really helped a lot, I am so inspired! :)

[Runa742]

I'm currently 15 now and I've wanted to learn to play guitar since I was 7. I got my dad to buy me a guitar and everything and I started to play everyday without a teacher. I tried to learn by myself because my dad told me it was too expensive for a teacher so I practiced but I gave up because I learned absolutely nothing. Few days ago I saw my old guitar in my closet and I decided to pick it up again. Someone told me I could just learn from YouTube so thanks for that website and this video

[kingdeadbo]

you think you started late at 18...lol ...try 44

[ChopzTheProducer]

im 23, you guys think i could learn?

[applenienie]

This was very helpful. Very clear explanations. Thank you so much for uploading this!

[AndJulietteIsTheSun]

Cheers for this, I'm starting late like you, found this rather helpful, nice one. (:

[Babylolo181]

Thankyou so much. I haven''t the money for lessons or even a good guitar! But I hope your advice turns out well! Thankyou I'll keep at it and I'll let you know the impact your advice had on my music career. Check out my youtube, I'm a singer/pianist. Thankyou so much!!

[chubacaschild1]

im only 14 my dad and brother play the guitar ive been wanting to try and this motivated me even more :)

[chubacaschild1]

im only 14 i like the guitar sooo much but it hurts the tips of my fingers when i play it :(

[strangetymes]

@chubacaschild1 you'll get used to it. ur fingers get calluses. I've been playing since i was 9 (I'm 13) And I already had calluses from farming but they get callused pretty quickly

[Eddie43SA]

@chubacaschild1 your fingers should get used to it and harden up. i got blisters when i started but they healed and got stronger

[HappyCandy12]

I'm starting to want to play my brother's guitar.... He got it for his birthday and doesn't even use it >> so I will! Thanks so much for your motivation! I really want to play!

[blublood75]

Great tips! i just started playing about 2 weeks ago and these tips will come in very handy. Thanks for posting

[zainub10]

its never too late to learn

[Ryukkurosaki]

@MrValorage Same :D

[killshot716]

@MrValorage woop woop im 14 i hve one got one frm guitar center

[Shakepool]

But RB is soooooo much easier

[DopeDancersTv]

im 11 nd im using my aunties guitar alot!!! and i heard its best to get started early!

[jordanm06111]

Im 21, and just starting. Thanks for giving me a place to start. Appreciate it.

[MegaDjSwag]

4:20 hahaha in this case my belly

[TheHowlingWolf00]

thx for the tips they were really useful!

[Amethyst2042]

im only 11, and my dad said hes going to give me an acoustic guitar... IM SOEXCITED. and hes going to give it to me this summer

[BlackSage777]

thanks bro! Wrote down your tips. I'm 17 and heading to university next year. I guess it's never too late to start :)

[AnakateH8]

I've had a basic acoustic for a while now, but have not been practicing with it consistantly, so my fingers haven't callused. I've already learned and memories quite a few chords and some finger picking, but I am definately going to check out that website you suggested. Thanks for posting such an informative video!

[AldesaSands]

you just motivated me to learn guitar

[BoyToby23]

@AldesaSands i agree with you ^^

[cmqd]

Lol at you saying you learning late at 18, im 20, i feel old to learn this now :[

[flyers821]

@cmqd Hah don't worry about it - my point was that no matter how old you are or how daunting it seems to start something so new, it doesn't matter - all that matters is that you learn the correct methods and practice them a lot.

[Rebelsoul73]

@cmqd im 38 bro,your never too old

[BevAlbi]

@cmqd I was 28 when I started learning guitar. And I can play with professionals now and get away with it lol! It's NEVER too late!!! :-)

[braiesteanu]

@cmqd there are some myths about guitar 1 is you need to sing first on an acoustic guitar but this is fake

and 2 is you need to learn from when you are young LOL

[skipjack91]

@cmqd I'm 20 and I'm staring to learn the guitar, it's fun and it seems to be working!! so don't give up dude!!!

[MrPbnevets]

Great video. Your explanations as too why to do these things really made it. Very well spoken and well done, thank you.

[flyers821]

@MrPbnevets No problem, glad you enjoyed it. I feel that knowing some of the the actual mechanics of how people learn makes it much easier to learn for myself so I decided to include them (plus it generally interests me a lot because I studied biochemistry at uni). Apart from the guide I mention in the video (which actually teaches you guitar) another book I'd recommend is about music and the mind and is called This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitan.

[MrPbnevets]

@flyers821 I am actually a sophomore biochemist myself. I will certainly look up that book, thanks for the suggestion.

[flyers821]

@MrPbnevets Levitan is a rock musician as well as a neuroscientist. I'm actually only half way through it right now but it's a sweet read so far.

[juanar97]

''Oat'' xD haha jk thanks a lot dude ! :D

[xxjohnnyxx89]

Love it