I'm 38 and just starting to learn how to play the guitar. I have been told alot of differant things on how to start. I just want to know what is the best way. What should i learn first. cords, bar cords or what, any help would be great.
Thanks
Drew
Find a teacher - this is the best way to go about and it will save you a lot of time and frustration. I started out by floundering around on my own with a Mel Bay book at about the same age as you are now. I ended up becoming frustrated and putting the guitar down for quite a while.
Pop music is about stealing pocket money from children. - Ian Anderson
Hey there, same age as when I started. I'd say that first thing would be chords. About a dozen of the common ones to start. Barre chords can come later.
Teacher? Some went that route. I did for a few lessons on two occasions. Not thrilled. I've pretty much just kept at things myself.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Find a teacher - this is the best way to go about and it will save you a lot of time and frustration. I started out by floundering around on my own with a Mel Bay book at about the same age as you are now. I ended up becoming frustrated and putting the guitar down for quite a while.
I agree to that, but make sure that the teachers good, when I started out I had a quite bad teacher and it ended up that I quit playing after once semester but then I picked it up again and now I've got this awsome teacher and I'm making a lot of progress.
Finding a teacher's a good idea for most people - it wouldn't hurt to start before you find a teacher, though. Try and learn a few of the easier chords - you'd be amazed how many different songs feature two, three or four chords. Those easy chords will get you playing songs virtually from day one.
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Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)