Learning the Basics of the Guitar

1 Identify the parts of the guitar.

2 Hold the guitar correctly.

3 Tune the guitar.

4 Practice fretting the strings.

5 Hold the pick

Playing Chords

1 Learn first-position chords

2 Learn finger placement for the chords.

3 Practice getting a clean sound from every string in the chord. 

4 Strum with loose, relaxed motion.

5 Learn barre chords. 

Sticking with it

1 Manage the finger pain. 

2 Learn to play some songs.

3 Learn how to read guitar tabs. 

4 Learn from others.