How to succeed at playing guitar

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Once again irony has proved to be a nifty learning tool! Here’s a few tidbits from an ehow article called “How to Fail at Learning the Guitar”:

“If you’re just starting out on the guitar, it’s important to find one that’s either really cheap or really flashy.”

“Cultivate poor posture techniques early on, so that they become a learned behavior.”

“Practice irregularly.”

“Start playing the guitar really fast before you’ve learned how to fret and change chords properly.”

“Give up when your fingers start to hurt.”

“Assume that you can learn how to play the guitar without anybody’s help.”

“When you discover that changing chords is too hard and that a couple of week’s worth of time investment hasn’t made you sound like Clapton, make sure to give up immediately and never touch the guitar again.”
Now assuming you can learn how to play the guitar without help should be close to the heart of anyone who wants to learn to play for free, but the author of this article, Jonathan Dewbre, who does not appear to be a guitar teacher has hit the nail on the head on many points. This is a gem that should be kept handy and re-read often. The complete article is here.

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