Two things you need to learn how to play guitar

An alarm clock. Discipline.

You need an alarm clock to learn how to play guitar because at present you may not have any discipline. But if you use the alarm clock diligently, you might develop discipline.

Decide on something you want to do but at the moment you cannot. Let us say for the sake of argument, changing from the Am chord to the G7 chord smoothly.

You set the clock for ten minutes. When the alarm goes off, you stop your practice.

Immediately.

Take a break, have a cup of coffee, check your email, whatever.

Now go back to your guitar practice.

The total length of time you practice is up to you but the important thing is to practice in short bursts punctuated by breaks where you can refresh your energy in some way. If you prefer to play for hours at a time, that is fine but ask yourself at the end of each day, “Am I improving on the guitar?” Right now you need to take other people’s advice on how to practice. If you develop some discipiline in this simple way you will gradually find your own direction without having to seek advice from Ricky or Uncle Google or anybody.

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