This week’s question is as follows:
Question: I’d like to try learning how to play the guitar, but I don’t know where to start. I tried taking piano lessons once, but I dropped out due to a sudden lack of enthusiasm for it. I have an acoustic guitar and I’d like to know if there’s any books or websites that can help me, preferrably at a low price. Obviously I still have to practice in order to get good, but yeah.
Answer: You could try learning the basics of notes first (basic chords, etc) and then once you master it, put notes together and you’ll get used to it (:
You could also try youtube (; haha. i was pretty lazy with learning guitar at first, but there are surprisingly a lot of guitar tutorial youtube videos out there (: i learned how to play a lot of songs just by watching and playing along.
Hope this helps ! & good luck 
A tough learn guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: I saw that like every Disney star knows how to play the guitar so I’m gonna take lessons
Which guitar should I use, how long will it take me to learn it with lessons and is it hard and really time-consuming? Thanks for helping 
Answer: it’s the easiest instrument in my opinion, it’ll prob take a few weeks to build up the finger dexterity to have the hang of playing any chords, which is a good, not so difficult skill to have to be able to pull out a guitar and strum chords to sing along to any song, how good you get beyond simply strumming chords is just a matter of how much you practice and what styles you like… you don’t need to take lessons for guitar there’s plenty of stuff online for free… wholenote.com has good instructions and ultimate-guitar.com and such sites have tabs for guitar to any popular song…you don’t need to be able to read music for guitar tabs are self explanatory
i’d suggest getting electric guitar since you can play many styles including acoustic w/ it, unless you just want a guitar you can take to beach and pull out to sing along w/
hopefully you’ll get into real music aside from disney, but it’s good it sparked your interest in an instrument even if that music sucks
What a great learn guitar question:
Question: i want to learn so bad, is it usually fast and easy to learn how to play guitar?
Answer: It all depends on what you like to play and how you want it to sound.
Many songs on the guitar can be played with 1 finger just sliding along, yet they will not sound as full and thick as the normal song would.
However if you try to play a famous piece such as… Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses it won’t be easy to learn, but when you do learn it WILL be easy to play.
If you have the patience, the time and the will to learn; Then the guitar is right for you.
~Jake
A learn guitar question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: I’m 16 years old, and I want to start learning how to play the guitar AND the ukulele. I have a couple of questions.
1) Should I start off learning the guitar or the ukulele first?
2) Which one is easier to learn and why?
3) What are some good acoustic guitars for beginners?
4) Am I too old to start? How long did you take to learn guitar/ukulele.
I’d appreciate any advise and information. thank you!
Answer: I suggest you learn to play guitar first. I started with guitar, and then ukulele. I don’t know how this helped, but It’s easier to start with something bigger and learn. Then you move on to the smaller things. Just trust me. If I’m wrong, then sorry. YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD TO START. I started just a few years before you, and in my opinion, 16 is a fine age to start. Good acoustic guitars? Well, I started on my dad’s epiphone. Les Pauls are nice, but on the $$ side. Good Luck!!
Keep the learn guitar questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: I want to start learning how to play the bass guitar but I noticed alot of bass players already knew how to play the regular guitar first… would it be better if I learnt how to play the guitar first and then the bass? Does it make a difference at all?
Answer: Well acually no. It does help to learn a new instrument if you already know the notes and the scales and where things are so you can figure things out very easily. But if you have a bass just learn that and stick with it so that can be your bass, first instrument lol, and you can learn new instruments from that
hope this helps,
sincerely,Quinn
A tough learn guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: I want to learn how to play the guitar and I have no idea what I should look for. I want to be able to play songs by The Fray, Owl City, Jason Mraz, and Colbie Caillat. I’d appreciate any tips and pointers for buying your first guitar!
Also, what about tuning the guitar? What are some easy tips for that?
Answer: it doesn’t matter what kind of guitar you get, as long as its a 6-string, full scale guitar it’ll play ANY song. the only exception to that is the fact that electric guitars for the most parts have extra "frets" at the bottom of the neck providing for even higher notes, but only experienced people should be venturing there anyways. so it doesn’t matter who’s songs you want to play, all guitars (full scale) are designed the same.
if you’re looking for sound, decide now if you want an electric or an acoustic. Acoustic guitars are like bikes with training wheels and i strongly recommended for beginners; they’re light, easier to handle, and you can take them anywhere and play, no plug-ins required. but if you don’t care about that and want an electric, and you’re saying to yourself its a lot of money your spending and aren’t looking to spend again on another guitar just cause that one’s electric, then start off with an electric.
after that, it’s all preference and personal choice: Quality of the sound versus how much money you willing to shell out. but again i strongly recommend an acoustic and then work your way to electric. and last but not least: take care of it like it’s your only child!
EDIT::: For tuning your guitar buy a cheap tuning device that has a microphone in it to pick up sound acoustically and doesn’t require (but has the option) to have a guitar plugged into it in order to tune it. if you want to tune it by ear check youtube instructional videos. its easier than me describing it and writing a long paragraph u wont wanna read.
Pointer for picking your guitar: ALWAYS try it out first, play scales on different guitars and see which one is comfortable for your fingers and your posture.
check to see if the strings are spaced wide enough for your fingers, or if the strings are not close enough together? picking a guitar is like trying on a glove, always pick the right size for yourself.
Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:
Question: What is the Best Online Program or Podcast to Learn How to Play the Guitar?
Answer: PluckandPlayGuitar has free video based lessons for absolute beginners and assume you know nothing or close to nothing.
It takes you step by step through the basic guitar chords one by one. There’s also lessons on guitar scales, techniques and some easy songs to play.
http://www.pluckandplayguitar.com/
This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:
Question: hiya. im learning how to play the guitar but im having trouble with the g chord. i think my fingers are just too big! its easier playing an easy g but i,d like to learn how to do it properly. are my fingers just too big or should i just keep at it?
Answer: Fingers are rarely ever too small or too big. Once you’ve mastered certain chords, you’ll wonder why you ever had a problem with them. I personally wouldn’t follow any short cuts or easy fixes. Learn to play it properly otherwise when you move on the problems you’re having now will just compound later. There are going to be so many chords where you simply can’t ‘not’ put your thumb on the back of the neck and if you’re trying to learn classical guitar then you’ll just never get around the thing as the chords become more complicated. You didn’t say what ‘G’. Is it an open ‘G’? As for muscles….if the technique is good, the less pressure you need. Try playing one note on it’s own and you’ll see how very little pressure it actually takes to hold a note down. It’s mostly technique and the brain that’s got to learn not so much the fingers. But hey!!! look on the bright side. This is the best instrument ever for getting something back from it straight away. There are some great songs written in only three chords, so you could be playing something by the end of the week. Anyone that’s good at any instrument has had to practise very hard. That’s the price you have to pay. The only tip I do have is this. Focus on your fingers…and relax every other part of your body including your arms and wrists. Once you get one or two things right…your learning will accelerate.
