Kid Guitars

There are many different types of guitar lessons for beginners. First you will want to purchase a good quality beginner guitar. The easiest (and cheapest) way to learn to play guitar is from the internet or a DVD.  It is sometimes best to start with an acoustic guitar because you won’t have to worry about an amplifier and it’s a better way to make your hands strong and accustomed to the fretboard.  Other ways you can learn is to go to a music store and ask for lessons, go to a private teacher, or even have a teacher come to your home. Whatever you do, just take it slowly.  Try to get comfortable with having a guitar in your lap. You will want to learn to tune your guitar properly. Standard tuning for a 6-string guitar is E-B-G-D-A-E (starting from the bottom, string 1, to the top, string 6).

Next you should start by learning some basic chords.  Then practice switching between the chords. After you start feeling comfortable with your fingers on the guitar then it is time to just learn more and more chords, scales, theory, and of course reading music. In closing, practice, practice, practice. The more time you invest, the better you will get. There are endless lessons to learn in order to master the guitar. But do not give up. If you are truly interested it will all be worth it in the end.