How to Teach Yourself Guitar in 2024 (Save YEARS of WASTED TIME)

people who directly skip to tip 5:text-green-game-over:

The BEST tip I got in my first guitar lesson, after spending a year being autodidact, is this: make sure you hold your guitar steady with your right hand (and arm, resting on your leg), so the neck is also steady and your left hand is free to move around on the neck. If you even slightly, subconsciously support the neck with your left hand, that hand won't perform well and you will get frustrated thinking it's too hard. It's not. You just need to let go of your grabby grip on the neck.

How kind and generous you are to share all of that! No hidden motives or sales pitches,just wanting to help others. And you did it so well! Nice video, good for you!! Thank you for being so special!!

i’ve been playing 12 years completely self taught and i can definitely say you are 100 percent correct on everything i wasted 2 years doing terrible tactics

2:34 bro rickrolled us without sound

When you're learning how to play chords and notes, don't look at your fingers and keep your eyes on the music. Let your hands find their way and listen. You'll remember the sound, the feel, and you'll find transitioning easier! Edit: About learning chords: I found it easier to 1). look at the chord shape for a while, and 2). practice putting my fingers down from lowest to highest string. After that, I'd put a slow tempo on my metronome while practicing switching from one shape to another. Always. Keep. Strumming. EVEN IF YOU MESS UP (TRUST ME). Just keep going. If I find myself still struggling, I'll do 1 and 2 again one time each for about 15 minutes. You're going to get super frustrated, but know that you have to be patient. This is coming from someone INCREDIBLY impatient. None of this comes easy. 😭

The irony of someone telling u how to teach yrself

PASSED; Play A Simple Song Every Day. Best advice ever.

I started to teach myself guitar in 1964. Yes, The Beatles got me going. There wasn't Youtube lol. I used to watch PBS channel 13 in NYC when they had any guitar players on. I would look at their fingers and mimic that. As time went on I met other guitar players and we would trade licks or chords. When I was 18 I toured the East Coast as one of the acts supporting The Eagles.. At 54 I was signed to an Indi Lable in UK Flicknife Records and just now put out my 2nd record. I wish they had O.R.-Guitar when I was a kid. Ps I loved this video..and am now a subscriber... ✌💜😎JJ

I taught myself to play acoustic guitar, I started 2 years @51 years old, the hardest thing was the Bar chords , i practiced 1 hour everyday, I didn’t go through chord theory, I started with chords A am G D dm C Fmajor ‘Em .. my 1 st song I learned was from 4 non blondes “What’s Up” then Knocking on heaven’s door , Jealousy guy , Purple Rain, Hotel California, Nothing Else Matters and many more.. I picked the easiest songs to play and when a new chord came along I learned it because I had no choice or I couldn’t finish what I started .. my habit is to strum with my thumb or finger rather than a pick to keep the volume down, my wife said I couldn’t learn because I was older and I proved her wrong, age is only a number, if there’s a will there’s a way, I even shocked family members when I played Hotel California, 1st question I was asked “how long have you been playing ?” .. I’ve been playing for 2 years and I can play 11 songs from start to finish.. I tell everyone that is starting playing guitar is to choose and easy song to play example a 3 or 4 chords song.. Marty and Blackmore are my go to guitar channels.. I just wanted to tell my experience , rule of thumb practice every day for a half hour minimum, once you learn your 1st song it will inspire you for a second song.. I started off with an OrangeWood guitar and now I play on a 316v Taylor guitar .. every beginner should buy a decent guitar because learning on a horrible guitar will give you bad results and it’s easy to give up.. good luck everyone

ME: WHO DOESNT EVEN HAVE A GUITAR WATCHING IT. :)

I have been learning guitar for 10 months since april last year.I can only play some open chords and not even barre chords.And i am stuck right now but i love music no matter what. So i will never ever never give up on my dream.I will master acoustic guitar and then electric guitar and then piano , then violin.I am sure i can do it. I will make sure i can do it.

Excellent video, learning to play guitar is a journey that goes on forever. You understand the path, it takes patience. I love the part of making it fun, the joy of the journey !!

I appreciate how your tips aren’t just “practice more” or “enjoy the process”

Making it fun and keeping your guitar at hand is the reason I'm buying a acoustic instead of another electric one. Having to make space for the amp, moving my bed, unplugging stuff and having cables around is annoying.

My man, I just came across this. And as a self taught guitarist, you've explained everything to DETAIL what I've done. "Placed my guitar in a visible spot, practiced practical song's, minutes to hours a day." Everything! Hands down the best advice to guitarist I've seen. Great video dude, for real!

In terms of buying gear, I'd suggest to search for used stuff instead of buying new. This way you can resell it without losing anything (maybe even making a profit) and get that excitement of having new gear which is one of the ways to make playing guitar fun

My biggest mistake that I had to go back and fix was not practicing with a metronome

i have been having my guitar for 2-3 years and i haven’t gotten better and it has just sat there and i get disappointed with myself for not taking it serious and being a seriously good guitar player so listen to the guy or else you’ll be like me for eternity. i’m not gonna be like this for eternity tho thank you man

You were actually already pretty good in the beginning.