| You can always try to teach yourself to learn to play | | | | guitar, but you can see the motions of how to play |
| electric guitar, which I'll talk about in a minute. But I | | | | chords correctly or how they should sound. As far as |
| find that nothing can replace actual lessons when | | | | DVD's and CD's they are nice for being able to watch |
| you're learning an instrument. There's also no fast, or | | | | an instructor and listen but the downfall is that the |
| quick way to learn an instrument, and that includes | | | | lessons will only take you so far and usually only so |
| electric guitar. | | | | many lessons are provided leaving you to buy over |
| So, to learn to play electric guitar there are a couple | | | | and over again. |
| of options: | | | | -Private Instruction |
| -Free resources online: | | | | This is a great option for someone who needs a little |
| When it comes to free lessons, sadly you usually end | | | | push when practicing daily. Knowing that at the end |
| up getting what you paid for. Some websites like | | | | of the week you're going to need to "show your |
| have really great articles on things like tabs or where | | | | work" can motivate some people where they |
| to find a guitar at a good price. There's also Youtube | | | | normally would have slacked off. But, they are the |
| where you can find videos from beginners to | | | | more expensive of the options, where lessons can |
| advanced that can teach you just about anything. | | | | be up to as much as 60 dollars an hour. |
| The concern I have with these videos is they | | | | -Take an electric guitar course online: |
| sometimes can be misguided in their instruction | | | | These are cheaper than private instruction by quite a |
| (especially when teaching a beginner) and the student | | | | lot. They combine the benefits of video and audio |
| practices the wrong techniques which can be difficult | | | | with the ability to take lessons at 3am if you want. |
| to unlearn. | | | | This gives you flexibility as well and it's ideal for busy |
| -Books, DVD's, CD's or basically teaching yourself: | | | | people. This type of electric guitar lesson is not |
| Books are nice because they can sometimes be a | | | | suitable for persons who have trouble practicing |
| little more in depth as far as guitar theory as well as | | | | when they should and keeping themselves |
| to get a basic idea of how guitars work. They can | | | | accountable. |
| also be very nice on the technique of holding the | | | | |