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Learning Electric Guitar

Learning electric guitar is just like learning any other instrument, to do it well and become proficient at it you'll need to practice, practice, practice.

It takes practice, dedication and time.

Unless you're the one-in-a-million genius, you're not going to be able to pick up any instrument and learn it all at once.

Don't get discouraged and don't be impatient because this will get you nowhere.

Firstly you need an instructor so you can start taking lessons.

Many places will allow you to rent or lease an instrument whilst learning electric guitar, though others will expect you to bring your own.

Unlike other musical instruments, playing the guitar doesn't necessarily mean reading sheet music. Instead, you can play at least 95% of songs by learning tablature. Tablature is a different sort of “code” for representing musical arrangements with a specific grid.

This grid will correspond to each of the six strings, and the various frets that run up the neck of the guitar. From there, one simply needs to place a finger at each grid spot, start strumming, and – all of a sudden – music!

A great thing about learning electric guitar is that it's pretty easy to start. However, the best guitar players worked hard for years to perfect their skills to get where they are now.

Nonetheless, if all you want to do is accompany yourself when singing, you'll probably be able to do this after learning electric guitar for just a few months. Take lessons and practice at least once every day. If you are willing to practice consistently and put the time and effort in to it, you will get good very quickly. After that, the sky is the limit.

You'll likely play many guitars over the next few years if you stick with it, so it's not necessary to buy one right away and make it "yours."  They'll all be "yours" if learning guitar is for you.

Once you've found the right instructor, it's important to pay attention during lessons and master the basics. 

Most instructors will start here: learning electric guitar is all about learning your scales, your notes, your hand position on the fret board.

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