im borrowing my friends today
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i stay home alot nowadays and want to save money so i think learning such a influential insturment would be really cool.
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How to learn to play guitar
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Motivated
 "You are always still learning, but i can play decently every once and a little while :)"
How I did it: Played with friends (Especially the ones that will teach you what they know instead of just playing for you) looked up how to play popular songs on the internet and just tried to play them so you could tell what they were :) Took a Music Theory Class, and learned a little bit about what we can know about music in about that order :) AND PRACTICE!
Lessons & tips: Whenever you are motivated play! nothing like time to help you learn Resources: A good music teacher Google guitar tabs of your favorite songs :) Play with friends that play guitar! Learning to play all types of music Play your own stuff!
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