If you're a beginnger trying to learn to play the guitar, how many hours should you practice each week?
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It was hard at first teaching myself, so I started with one hour a day, building up to longer periods of time.  If you go all or nothing for periods of time then you develop calluses on your fingers that can be QUITE painful.  Just practice the same few things for an hour a day and get them down before moving on.  That always works, and it doesn’t take that much time out of your day!
1032805
I have played for many years. Little of both - some lessons to start me out and then the passion took over.\n\nMany sites on the web for learning and some are free.\nSearch for "guitar lessons" with the quotes.\n\n ♫♪♫
1076926
I am a guitarist and I have taught the guitar.  What is your question, dear? I have run out of opportunites to email anyone else, tonight, but if you email me with a question, I promise I will answer you, tomorrow.  Good night, friend.
233315
For a beginner I wouldn't go out and buy "the best" or most expensive. Get to learn it and make sure you like doing it before you spend any big money on it. Check your local guitar shops....they usually always have package deals for beginners (guitar and amp). I personally am a big fan of Jackson guitars and Peavey amps.
627758
Okay, first thing you need to do is understand that playing any musical instrument is not going to be easy.  If you wanted to be a rock star tomorrow, I'm sorry.\n\n1.  Listen to the type of music you want to play.\n2.  Start SLOWLY and build up speed.\n3.  Start SLOWLY and build up speed\n4.  When you are learning a new song go one note a time if you need to, then go to one bar.  Work on that one bar or note or line until you have it.  Repeating is the key.\n5.  Don't practice too much.  When you get frustrated, set it down for a bit, I've gone several days.  You'll be amazed at how much better you feel.\n6.  Start out simple.  You're not gonna play Satch's Boogie right away, sorry.  Play something at your level until you get that, then move on.\n\nGuitar is a very wonderful thing, it will bring you a life time of fun if you stick with it.  Remember that you will always be learning.  BB King has been playing for 70 years and still learns new licks from people.\n\nWhen all else fails  START OUT SLOWLY AND BUILD UP SPEED.\n\nGood luck!\n\nand p.s.  there is no quick way, don't buy into that I'll teach you how to play in 45 minutes crap.  Clapton will work 3-4 hours on one string bend, and he's a "guitar god"
865272
I bought a Fender DG-5 acoustic for $50.00 off of a friend of mine.\n\nIt was a great beginner guitar.  Ask your friends, see what they have.\n\nTo learn proper guitar- hand placements, how to hold, etc etc, you need a fullsize acoustic.  Then you can work your way into electric. \n\nOnce you learn Acoustic, you'll pick up an electric and make easy work of it FAST.\n\nYou'll see what I mean.....
847154
Check at guitar shops and in paper .Make sure the person you ask to teach you can play the type of music your into.If your looking to learn on music theory i strongly recomend a teacher.There is books out there about it but i just could not get it all out of a book.Reading tabliture was huge for me once i learned that i really became a better guitarist mastering all the old metallica albums.Theory though helps open your mind to so much more and you already know what your doing before you do it.Example with theory mastered you could listen to a guitar part and now exactly were to go to play a solo or what scale would fit.\n       Good luck to you and remember the biggest thing that will make you improve as a musician is,practice i cant stress this enough
1050838
Definitely stick with it.  Glad to hear you're starting with acoustic; alot of people start with electric and I think it robs them a little.  Acoustic takes a little more to play because the action of the fretboard is greater and bends and hammer-ons have to be done more crisply.  I learned with tabs you can find on any of hundreds of tabulature sites.  Once you get the timing down you'll pick it up.
471946
Hey man, here's what you gotta do first, learn the chords G, C, and D.  That is the building blocks, there are about seven chords that you need to know as a beginner.  They are, G, C, D, F, E, B, and A.  Got to this site for a nice little lesson on your first chords, \nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200e.htm
63109
I've been wanting to play for a long time and bought an acoustic for my birthday this year.  If you know people who play it's great to sit and listen/watch/learn with them.  Ultimately it comes down to practice though.  I love just experimenting with different sounds and trying to reproduce chords or riffs I hear in songs.  Craigslist.com has good listings for local people who will give lessons.
139648
learn to play the guitar first, practice the movement of your fingers and search for tabs of the song, there's probably tons available
868659
PLEASE DO PRACTISE AT LEAST 3 HOURS A DAY UNDER A GOOD COACH.  IT IS GOOD FOR TO JOIN COACHING CENTRE NEARBY YOU.
63350
Not hard at all.  Once  you learn the basics, like strumming and picking, then some chords, you're playing the guitar.\n\nIf you want to be a great guitarist it's a lot of work and practice, but it's enjoyable work.  The more you learn the easier it is to learn.  If you just want to pick up the guitar and play then don't worry about all the techniques.
353763
Get a book that is easy to read and follow. I suggest "Instant Keayboard" by Gary Meisner. Follow the instructions. Be attentive when you hit a key. Remember the note. Practice, prctice, practice. If you really want to learn to play instrument(s), practice regularly ... even if it is for 15 minutes a day.\n\nThere are other easy to follow books to. Gary Meisner is something I like for beginners.
768126
Well you could exerscise your fingers w/ hand grips or something(I remember my GUitar teacher saying something about them selling a hand grip or something in guitar stores. Its supposed to strengthen your finger tips so you can put just enough pressure on the string.) But you can also do it the way I did, just practice. After a couple of months(even years, it depends) your fingers get stronger. As they say, practice makes perfect. Also, it could do with(Im not sure but are you?im just going to assume you are.) a beginner. Your hand needs to be strengthened, so you can put just enough pressure on the strings and so you can fan out your hand. But then again if you are still growing, then your hands will grow, so, maybe this has to do something with it?
101259
preferably. i learnt to play when i was 19, and it hurted by shoulders and back alot. but i think its not impossible to learn and be good at it if u have the will...but its definitely not an easy instrument to master, compared to the guitar and piano. good luck!
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It depends on what type of guitar is used for the music you want to play.\n\nIf you're asking this question, I'm guessing you don't play guitar yet.  Many people start out on an acoustic guitar, then go to electric.  I don't know whether people go the other way.\n\nAs for being easy on the fingers, you can get strings that are easy on your fingers for an acoustic guitar, too.  It doesn't take long before you build up callouses and then it doesn't matter much.\n\nI hope you have a great time playing the guitar!