how you are already here ?

Now the next question is, what type of guitar do you have,

or are you considering buying ?

I suppose that guitars fall into two main categories really,

acoustic, or electric, then of course there are the variations on these. For example is your electric guitar a one two or three pickup, does it have a tremolo bar, etc etc. or if its an acoustic is it a traditional wood guitar or a steel guitar, is it semi acoustic with electric pick ups, or is it steel stung or gut strung.

As you can see there are so many variations that it is

impossible to write any one single tutorial manual that

will cover every combination of methods of playing them.

Now most people who start out will of course start out

at the very basic level of either a fairly nice but basic

acoustic guitar with gut strings, or nice budget electric

guitar with some sort of basic amplifier system. Any of

these can be bought quite reasonably at many of the main

chain store outlets. But if you want to do it right then

the best thing you could do would be to go to a music or

guitar specialist who will be able to give you impartial

advice on the best type for your needs.

So now you have that sorted out you will want to learn

how to play the thing. Again there are so many different

methods of learning to play the guitar that it would be

impossible to explain every method in detail. So lets

spilt this down again in to few different categories

again.

The very best way is to go for one on one lesson's. This

can be quite expensive and the main disadvantage is that

you will probably be restricted to something like one lesson a week and then you go home and study and practice

for a week to perfect what you have learned. But the big

advantage is that if you are sensible you will also be

learning to read music at the same time. Another advantage

is that you can usually find a very capable instructor for

the type of playing that you want to learn. For example do

you want to learn to play lead guitar, Spanish style, cassic style, or just strum along type of playing. So really this is the very best method of learning to play if you have the time and the patience, and if you want to learn to play up to a professional level.

If on the other hand you want to run at your own pace then

the best thing that you can do is to teach yourself. Whoa, whoa! How do you teach yourself if you can't play in the first place? Well that is easy to solve these days. You buy a teach yourself to play guitar instruction course

or book.

There are literally thousands of these books and courses

available. You can find them in most music shops where

you will probably be able to view some of the content before you buy, or get the advice of am experienced store assistant. But increasingly these days there is of course the Internet. If you take your time and research your subject you will find the perfect system for to suit your needs.

I have tried many of these systems myself over the years and there are some that are absolute rubbish but promise the Earth, and then there are some that promise very little but are excellent. So do I have any recommendations? I sure do.

The one system that will guarantee to get anyone up and running so to speak in a very short period of time is ?Unlock the Guitar in a weekend? which is available at

www.master-the-guitar.com .

This course is either downloadable on the Internet or can be ordered as a cd for direct delivery. It is basically an E-Book that you can work your way through at your own pace, with some very good basic sound tracks that you can listen too and play along too. He teaches you basic chord structures, rhythms, and there is also a companion book that he supplies which contains about 150 tunes that you can play using just 4 basic chords.

Whilst this may not the Best System it certainly is very good in as much as it will get you going very very quickly. Once you have mastered his system you can then move on to other systems, but for my money Unlock the Guitar in a weekend? is available at www.master-the-guitar.com will give most people the confidence and the basics to move on and really enjoy their Guitar playing.