How to Teach Yourself Guitar

I get asked a lot how I taught myself electric guitar, so in this video I talk about some of my top tips for teaching yourself guitar and becoming a self-taught guitarist!

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[justinguitar]

Thank you so much for mentioning my site and super cool to have helped you on your journey! Much appreciate the support. I'm still plugging away at improving it and just released a whole new improved beginner course to the one you would have used - and a fun new practice assistant for all levels! Great tips in your video too :) best wishes, J.

[dhwanit]

Beginners :
Marty Shwartz
JustinGuitar
Jen Trani and Mahalo lessons
Advanced:
Guitar lessons 365
CifraClub
Demy's Guitar
Tabs:
Ultimate Guitar, Songsterr, 911 tabs
Fun stuff:
Jared Dines, Steve T, Music is Win
Covers:
Niko Slash
well this waas my little list that helped me feel less lonely when I was the only one to play the guitar

[BenEller]

Well shucks, thanks for the name drop and for watching my channel!!!

[tonybalognamacaroni]

If I hear one more SimplyGuitar ad I swear to god I’m gonna lose it.

[pranavreddy]

I never saw you stop smiling 😂.that's great, keep smiling:)

[cindyavd]

My motivation: *me listening to any Metallica song* Wow I would love to be able to play this.


Also me: I dont own an electric guitar.

[hypermoto]

Marty Music is my favorite online instructor for learning guitar songs. He takes it slow and is very detailed. Has a great personality also.

[RachelfGuitar]

In the video I mentioned some of the awesome online teachers I've learned from, but there are many more! Who are your favorite online teachers :)?

[koffinkiss]

I've always wanted to play guitar but always felt discouraged. But watching your progression video inspired me to finally start. And you continue to inspire me!

[Nibiru_Truths]

I primarily learned my favorite rock and metal songs via tabs for my first year. I then started watching YouTube videos of other guitarists and started watching them very closely in a slowed down speed. I did that for about two years before I sought out a more solid foundation, and then began to read very heavily into music theory. During this time I also researched scales, chords, and intervals pretty in depth for serveral years. I developed my own practice regiment over the years, which eventually turned into daily improvisation. I now have been playing for 14+ years, and am a multi instrumentalist.

[el_androi]

I have this weird problem that my favourite songs that motivated me to begin with guitar are from such a small artist that I can't find any of his tabs or even lyrics on the internet.

[tearofgod]

My sister is gone for vacation and left her acoustic guitar in here, I don't know what else to do and I have 4 months of vacation until I start University so I guess I'm gonna learn how to play guitar now

[MichaelHoughton]

I just got my first guitar today and started learning! thank you for being a huge inspiration :)

[crl]

Guitar is an outlet for me to deal with stress with everyone telling me im not good enough with most things in life i can say im pretty good with music

[Gunslinger]

You showed up on my channel feed one day. Your enthusiasm is so awesome, instead of quiting guitar I have thrown myself back into it! (I'm 53 years old) Thank you for your inspiring love for music. Currently watching all your videos. HOOAH!😁

[gregmatty]

I try to focus on theory as much as I can get myself but my teacher (recent addition to my repertoire) pointed out that we learn to speak well before we learn to read and write. He said there is nothing wrong with focussing on playing songs via tabs and the like and not getting too bogged down in theory, reading regular sheet music, learning to sight read all the various 1/8 and 1/16 notes and rests. All of that is important and you don't want to start any bad habits but like you said, you need to have fun and if we learned to talk before learning to read and write it makes sense to focus on the playing. Sorry for the long spiel.

[Qualex]

Your passion for guitar is infectious, and has inspired me to practice more

[Not.afitnesspro]

i can tell you are highly intelligent just by the way you talk

[aspena]

I'm self teaching myself so it feels good to know that people can become good without a teacher. THX

[jasonvanniekerk]

I started playing guitar when I was 16, got to know some basic chords and experimented with finger picking. After that I kinda just stopped paying attention for a good 3 to 4 years. Until I saw the video you made where you recorded your progress throughout the years, I then decided to start playing again and I am a lot more motivated. Thanks for the recommendations! This video was very helpful!