As a beginner guitar player there are a lot of new things coming at you all at once.
You're just getting comfortable holding the guitar and using your left hand to press the strings down on the frets, next thing you know there's all this memorization, new terminology and your finger tips are swollen and sore.
The soreness will go away, I promise that, but starting out with the right foundation as a beginner is key to maximizing what you will learn and how good of a guitar player you will be.
This article focuses on three important concepts to follow as a beginner guitar player.
There's a lot more to becoming a great guitar player but these three tips will get you started down the right path.
Know Your Notes Some beginner guitar lessons don't start out teaching you the notes on each string, I believe this is the most important foundational thing you can learn.
Chords are made up of notes on each string, scales are made up of notes on each string everything comes back to knowing your way around the neck of the guitar.
The first step is knowing the names of the strings but that quickly moves to learning the notes on each string.
There's no way around this it must be memorized but practice makes perfect and you can learn this in a few months.
Practice Makes Perfect Filling your head with new theory and techniques is exciting but if you don't give yourself enough time to master these new skills you'll quickly get bogged down.
Don't be in a rush to learn everything.
Start slow with new techniques and master them.
It might seem like you're taking a long time to learn but you'll become faster in the long run.
Spend 15-20 minutes each day practicing rather then two or three massive practice sessions through the week.
This will be far more productive then trying to cram everything into a couple of much longer sessions.
Expand Your Styles Once you get the basic down and being to learn some songs you'll feel a lot more comfortable.
Some beginners actually stop learning at this point because they're so excited they can string chords together to play songs.
Don't stop here.
Learning guitar can be a life long journey if you want it to be.
I've found that the times when become stagnant in my learning I've become bored with playing so expand the styles of music you're learning.
Don't just do your favorite pop and rock tunes look to other genres and styles.
This will force you to learn new things and become a better guitar player over all.