I just bought a guitar and wanted to learn guitar basics by myself.
Is it hard to learn the basics without taking any guitar lessons from outside?
Last question,can i learn basics from the internet or books?
thx.

basics is easy to learn, but u will still need someone to show u the right way to hold which pictures cant really do no matter how good.

i see...thx for the advice!

i learn all by myself - download from you tube - strumming, chords ,plucking etc... have to choose .

i learn by myself also...
i just use the chord book which costs around rm2.50 and browse some guitar websites, that time youtube not famous yet, plus i dun have internet that time.

one thing to beware is that you might have some bad habits while playing the guitar.
sometimes, those are hard to correct.

Oh...what kind of bad habits?
mind to acknowledge me?

When u strum with your wrong fingers~ I think this is one of the reasons..

emm finger spacing each tab...

so should i go for a guitar basic lesson?

it's recommended if you can afford yourself for a lesson or just learn for basic.

nah its a waste
better learn basic for urself and get lesson after ur finger are friendly
if nt ur gonna waste ur bucks IMHO learning those easy things

Don't listen to Wreckens......

If you're a fresh beginner, please go to a PROPER guitar teacher/school and learn the basics.

If you get it wrong the first time, it becomes a habit...... That's my advice.

I've seen alot of young players that played for 1 or 2 years on their own, and although they can play the basic stuff, their finger position and habits are all wrong.

If you learn the proper methods and techniques from a PROFESSIONAL, you can later learn on your own once you mastered the basics.

For me, I'm STILL learning from a pro, because I started all wrong, and I'm paying the price in my playing. Learn scales, learn the proper chords, learn the finger positions, learn the strumming techniques, learn the plucking techniques.....

It's VERY important to learn even the EASY things RIGHT.

This habits are very hard to correct once it sets in.
I agree on going for lessons if you can.

another suggestion for ts. It's great if you can drag someone that learnt guitar before to teach you if you know someone.

Yes, when u used to a wrong habits, its realy hard to make it right again.
I had wrong habits too, oni to realize it after I gone to my 1st guitar lesson and my teacher told me. And it took me like 1 week to correct it (Im a slow learner) and im still occasionally make the same mistake ...

it only took u 1 week to correct ur mistake
is nt that long
make ur finger friendly with teh guitar took more then 1 month
rather than learning 1 chord per week at yamaha that cost 70-100 bucks per month
imo the money can be saved to be use on higher grade lesson
if u got the money then of coz go for it(of coz its better when u pay) *duhh*
for me its nt much of a difference
technology invented youtube.com



its nt really hard to learn in a proper way
learn by urself doesnt mean u learn all those by urself
get some advice from experience people and go through gutiar article on the net
watch video on youtube
from what i did before im really statisfied because the archievement i get is all from myself
thats why i get really attract to guitar
basic things are not really hard
that is why its called basic
if u think u hv the commitment , why dont u go for it
no offence
its on an oppinion from an intermidiate player

This post has been edited by wreckens15: May 23 2008, 09:09 PM

beginner wanna learn guitar ah ?

gapnap's advice:


simple ..accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior..
go to a Church

tell them "God told me i need to play the guitar"

..join the worship team and get the senior guitarist to teach you..
guarantee best basic training..free sommore..and..
got free ear training sommore..when you are good..got free gig..

and Virgin chicks..
and free refreshment
and free concert
free parties
new friends

and no matter how bad you play in church...they will always say you are very good...

lol thats what the church is for rite ...they are there to do good for the people !!!!! hahahaha charity guitar lessons ....with a whole loads of other freebies in its package

so how much is it for 1 month lesson at Yamaha?

proper lessons

Lessons should be around Rm60-Rm90 for beginners, depending on the school.

last i check , Yamaha is going for RM120

youtube,internet site= Free

i have to agree with this. if you have neither commitment nor determination to learn, even the great satriani won't be able to teach you.

honestly, the basics are just that, basics. it's just like driving a car, you don't really have to go to a class to learn it. you can simply "pick it up" as you go along. it's much more fun too. less restriction and you can follow your own pace.

advance topics and techniques are another matter. you really need someone to teach you how it is done. however, you can still learn it yourself without having to pay for classes. so IMO, better try learning things yourself 1st as to get yourself familiar around the guitar. then if you think you need more advance technique, find someone to teach you or pay for advance class.

go learn with gapnap

class, definitely.

nothing beats somebody actually demonstrating and showing it to you how it's done and correcting your mistake on the spot.

as mentioned and explained by blacktrix, go for proper lessons.

Youtube internet bla bla is free...but for beginners learning the right way is best.I am a beginner myself, been 2 months since i started playing.But basics you can learn but if your serious you might wanna hav someone to teach u the proper path.I hav stopped frm playing awhile, when i hav time to register to a muzic school i will join in

you can learn the basics for 1 month, after that, you can learn by your own if you want to..

There's no right or wrong answer here.


But when you ask the question, then it's obvious you need to attend lessons like the rest of the population in Malaysia who can't be arsed to self-study, only wait to be spoon fed by teachers.

Those who have the true drive/enthusiasm would've already started learning by themselves without ever asking this question.

If you have to ask this question, then you have to take classes, period.

For the rest of us who're able to learn without teacher/classes and just rely on youtube and the internet, it's not wrong either. There're enough of video examples showing the proper way.

This post has been edited by gapnap: May 28 2008, 09:38 PM

are u saying learn by urself is nt proper?
sumone thats able to learn by himself is nt right?
if u learnt by urself and stopped because of some reason
getting lesson that is really boring compare to selflearning could probbly make u stop playing forever

i dont really get the point of learning for 1month
if u are really new
with 1 month u can only reach proper major scale progression
but if u selfteach before u go to lesson
u might read about slash chord bar chord diminished chord along the way u getting teh basic
so when u entered lesson u hv alot of questions to asked ur teacher
and maybe u get ur teacher to get impressed by ur anxiety to learn
rather then "heck he is just a normal newbie to guitar"
i know theres alot of guitar teacher arround here
and im sure u like to teach sumone that show comitment than
a normal new student that just follow everything u said