I have studied guitar for a month, but now I have forgotten it. I want to ask how can I learn guitar well?

Going to class will make you better understanding. Or you can learn from online tutorial, youtube, blog etc..

Btw, what is your skill level? Know all the basic chords?

im not an expert, but i know all the basic chords. So i keep playing my fav songs everyday. Maybe you can pickup any songs you like, and try master it.

practice, and practice correctly. and practice some more.

For me, one of the best way to speed up learning the guitar is to jamm along with your mates in a band. playing songs through MP3 and by jamming in a band is a totally different.

Only a month leh, that's waaaaay to short, fingertips barely get calloused. Need to spend more time.

In the beningging, u need to learn ur chords - memorize major & minor chord shapes and practice chord changes using actual songs. Learn songs that let u play a lot of chord shapes - Oasis Don't look back in anger is a good starting point. Warm up before u play by doing chromatic scales exercises (google if u dont know what it means). Give it at least 1 hour a day for 2 months, keep a short note to track ur daily progress.

Once u can play along with songs correctly (and I mean correctly: pitching, timing etc.), come back and we can discuss triads and inversions.

Practice, practice and practice

no short cut

No harm giving this a try

1 word...repetition haha

Yeah..there is no short cut..the most important thing is to enjoy..create a band with some friends, this will motivate u

Wow..thats good

The mantra is to keep practising. As a newbie myself, I'm interested to know what is a good effective way to practise. I'm entering my 4th month of lessons and I must say I'm quite overwhelmed by the amt of things to practice. I know my basic chords but unable to change fast yet, still need lots of practise there.

Then my guitar teacher started me on my first fingerstyle song which I know to play albeit slow tempo but I cant play flawlessly yet as I keep forgetting some notes so more practice needed. I was given a new song to learn now so need more time to learn understand the tab. In between I need to practice chromatic exercise, chord progression, and my teacher is also starting me on C scales.

I spent 1-2 hrs practice daily and I felt like I am not utilising the time effectively to cover all of above practice. Any tips? Also, I always feel a little pressured to do well for the next class to prove to the teacher I do practice but usually ends up I dont play well in front of teacher. How la?

This post has been edited by audy: Apr 11 2018, 12:44 AM

Sounds like u practise the guitar to satisfy ur teacher, not to have fun

Haha, cos I have high expectations of myself and aims to do my best and not look like i have been slacking. I expect to do better in my lessons esp now entering 4th month but im frustrated that im quite slow.

But compared to who??? Learning guitar is a long process, theres no instant gratification here.

have you try finding a mate to jam with? it will help pickup things faster.

acoustic or electric?
if you play acoustic try to play some easy fingerstyle
elctric try some riffs from rock songs.
i learnt my electric from playing riffs from artic monkeys
and now can play blues guitar

took me 3 months to learn 1 songs though

used to teach myself from youtube tutorial but it was hard though

have to pause every time

Lol Listen to Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" for two weeks straight.
One day you'll wake up and try to play the intro. That's the point of no return.

best way is to find a music school near ur home. so easier for u to travel
cheapest way is to learn via youtube!
free!