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If you want to learn guitar fast, then you should give this article a good read, because you may be disappointed.

Learning guitar takes time. It is simple to learn, but it isn’t easy. There is a difference between something being simple to understand and easy to do.

There is no real “fastest” method of learning guitar. However, many people spend their entire lifetime searching for this magical pill, and in the end, they learn nothing. I’ll show you a systematic method to learn guitar so that you don’t hit roadblocks that may slow you down.

Here are the steps:

1. Get hold of a guitar learning resource, and stick with it. I personally like and use Jamorama, or you could choose any other resource from my other post, Best Guitar Learning Resources For Beginners, or any other guitar resource I didn’t mention.

   The point is to choose a resource that is fairly complete, and not keep switching resources. Many people keep on jumping on what they think is a greener garden and never learn anything. So, just take one resource and master it to the very end.

   The reason I like Jamorama is because it introduces jamming sessions early on. If you learn even two chords, you can play along a jam track using that skill alone. This keeps your motivation high, and improves your musical creativity.

2. Practice your skills everyday, and go in a systematic order. Don’t jump between lessons in the guitar resource you’ve chosen. Go to the next lesson only when you’ve mastered the current one. Believe me, how much ever time it takes, it is really worth it. Or else, you’ll keep jumping between lessons and will only play mediocre guitar in the end.

3. Assign each skill a lot of time. Say to yourself, “I’ll master the D and A chord, and the switching between them in two week’s time.” I know what you’re thinking, two weeks? Believe me, it is necessary to go slow. This way, you don’t come under pressure. You don’t hurry yourself to master things at once. And you’ll be immensely satisfied when you finish mastering your skills before that two weeks time you set.

4. Experiment with stuff. Don’t play just the chords what you’ve learnt. Try something on your own. You’ll discover a lot of things this way. Try replicating music you hear. Ear training is extremely important.

5. And finally, just keep on doing the above steps. Don’t try chalking out a “detailed plan”, or you’ll be planning forever. Just go and do it. It might take a good few months before you get some fluency, but it’s well worth it.

The reason I said you’d be disappointed in the beginning is because there is no magical pill for learning guitar fast. Maybe you were expecting one when you got here. If so, then I’m sorry. The reason I busted this myth is so that you can stop searching and start learning. Your time is extremely valuable, use it wisely for learning.