Hello all im pretty new to this im learning to play guitar im playing an ibanez gi0 with a mustang 1 amp im really enjoying it but i currently cannot afford lessons now so im looking for tips and stuff or some suggestions of free web sites that have lessons.. I just am not sure where i should start there is so much stuff out there im overwhelemed right now i have tons of notes and not sure where to start so any help will be appreciated thank you

YouTube has a ton of guitar lessons, and I've learned a ton on the 'tube. Just search guitar lessons and you'll find all kinds of lessons.

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ok should i start with timing or learning chords?? ty for the help

Start out learning some chords...learn which chords go together...and work on playing those chords together on time. It's a long process sometimes at first, but it'll all start coming together the more you practice. Also you might look into picking up a beginning guitar book. You can get one for just over ten bucks at most music shops.

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Learn to tune by ear too. It saves me tons of time with re stringing and tuning.

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start with the basic chords and learn to read TAB. tis all i did, i'm pretty much self taught. if your looking at becoming a 'correct' guitar player (meaning using all sorts of mumbo jumbo scales, knowing what every chord you play is etc) then i'd reccomend saving some money for a teacher when you've learn't all the basic chords.

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Hi Hendrixfan!

I think you are on the right track when you mention timing before chords.

A good thing to do is to take the un-plugged guitar and accompany your favorite music.
Pretend you know what you are doing.
Use headphones to dive into the tune.
Feel the rythm as a bodily experience.
Begin to model your unruly right hand, let the rythmic pulse take charge.

Once rythm and groove are felt as an interior, bodily generated pulse, then it´s a matter of hitting the right notes. I am lazy, so my scale knowledge reflects that and I hit many wrong notes before beginning to sound ok on a given progression. Try this, when you play a note that sounds just wrong, slide up or down one fret! Ha!

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I agree with the basics. Chords, picking and scales. A combos of YouTube and books should help along the way.

Chris

+1

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