Tips for learning guitar?

Question

I want to learn how to play a guitar I'm getting lessons soon and know some basic stuff but I need help just some tips coolest gets 10

Answer 1

Practice (of course.)

Keep your fingernails short! I don't know if you have long fingernails but keep them short it's impossible to play with long ones, I've tryed!

Try to stretch your fingers for chords.

Listening to the piece of music your trying to play before you play it  helps alot (unless it's Jazz.)

You have to put feeling into what your playing.

Try to learn how to read notes, chords, and TABS.

Try getting used to using your pinky for notes like F#, it makes things easier ( F# is on the 4th fret-dunno if I spelled that right =P.)

Listen to your teacher.

Practice picking eighth notes (picking up and down.)

Scales are useful.

Wear short sleeved shirts or roll up your sleeves when you play. Your sleeves get in the way.

Don't leave your guitar in hot places, it melts the glue on the guitar.

Well that's all I can really think of so,

Good Luck!

Answer 2

-play with feeling

-practice (obviously)

-do finger exercised.

- chord stretches/exercised (this doesn't necessarily mean that you have to play just move your fingers/chord shaped on the guitar- it works)

- practice

-practice

- and lastly practice!

hope i helped!

Answer 3

-Try and practice everyday

-If you can't get a part, take a five minute break then try again

-Listen to your teacher (big one)

-Have fun!

Answer 4

You could start by getting a chord chart and start working with some basic first position chords. Then when you start lessons, you will have a basic idea, and hopefully, if you have really worked at it, will already have beginning callouses on your fingers. Remember to have fun!!!

Answer 5

practice like half a hour a each day

practice paractice practice thats how  i learnt and then your hands just go to the cords naturally

Answer 6

Learn the chords first, the most easiest being the main chords on the first 3 frets.  Afterwards, the chord progression, or sequence of playing.  Then start picking randomly each string for each chord and pretend like you're playing a song.  I really like doing that.  Then you can learn how to play simple tunes by either sheet music or tablatures.  I like going onto www.ultimate-guitar.com.