{"id":1414,"date":"2019-12-31T02:41:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T02:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2022-04-22T18:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:47:06","slug":"can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Learn Guitar On Your Own?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to know if you can learn guitar on your own? The simple answer is YES. However, it must be said; you cannot just pick up a guitar from scratch and start playing your favorite rock classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn guitar on your own, it will require a learning strategy, some determination, patience and lots of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I do have some good news for you. There&#8217;s a slow way and a fast way of learning guitar on your own that I will explain in more detail below how to do it the fast way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#The_Slow_Way\" title=\"The Slow Way\">The Slow Way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#The_Fast_Way\" title=\"The Fast Way\">The Fast Way<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#Why_Should_You_Get_A_Online_Guitar_Course\" title=\"Why Should You Get A Online Guitar Course?\">Why Should You Get A Online Guitar Course?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#Which_One_Would_I_Recommend\" title=\"Which One Would I Recommend?\">Which One Would I Recommend?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#Patience\" title=\"Patience\">Patience<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#Commitment\" title=\"Commitment\">Commitment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/can-you-learn-guitar-on-your-own\/#Can_You_Learn_Guitar_On_Your_Own\" title=\"Can You Learn Guitar On Your Own?\">Can You Learn Guitar On Your Own?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Slow_Way\"><\/span>The Slow Way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The slow way of learning guitar yourself is going pure cold turkey and trying to figure it out on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people usually attempt to do this by watching endless videos on YouTube. Can you learn guitar on your own doing this? Yes, you can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, it takes time. A long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding the right YouTube videos or channel can take time; and in most cases only offer so much information for free and will eventually require some online lessons of some sort that requires some payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s some good content on YouTube, don&#8217;t get me wrong; but you will spend hours trying to piece together lessons from different teachers, videos and channels; which can be a bit of a mess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think there&#8217;s a better way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Fast_Way\"><\/span>The Fast Way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Can You Learn Guitar on Your Own?\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/learn-guitar-online.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/best-online-guitar-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Online guitar lessons (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"27\">Online guitar lessons<\/a> are in my opinion the quickest and most affordable way to learning guitar on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of online guitar lessons available these days; but only a select few really worth considering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a full post done where I go into detail of each of the guitar courses I recommend and which one would work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find that post <a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/best-online-guitar-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"28\">HERE<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_You_Get_A_Online_Guitar_Course\"><\/span>Why Should You Get A Online Guitar Course?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn to play guitar yourself; you will find that having a structured plan to follow that works has a much better chance of success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An online guitar course like <a rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Guitar Tricks  (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/guitar-tricks-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"29\">Guitar Tricks<\/a>; should have you playing guitar very well in less than 6 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 months is not a long <a rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"time to learn guitar (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"30\">time to learn guitar<\/a>; since learning guitar does a long time to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were to try and learn solely on your own; I think it will take you at least 12-18 months to start playing guitar well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_One_Would_I_Recommend\"><\/span>Which One Would I Recommend?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guitar-tricks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guitar-tricks.jpg 570w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guitar-tricks-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had to choose; I would say Guitar Tricks. I won&#8217;t go into too much detail as I have a full <a rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Guitar Tricks Review (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/guitar-tricks-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"31\">Guitar Tricks Review<\/a> you should read. It will give you a more in depth view of what you are getting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, Guitar Tricks offers the best guitar content with over 11,000 videos of how to learn guitar from beginner level right up to advanced level guitarists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also update their music library regularly with brand new modern songs with step by step chord tutorials how to learn the songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/l4dsh13nev?videoFoam=true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.net\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Guitar Tricks offers a 14 day free trial that is well worth checking out to see what they offer. I would consider trying the free trial and look through the online program. It is quiet impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitartricks.com\/trial_splash.php?a_aid=5f0dc7d274054&amp;a_bid=165a4c14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-lasso-id=\"32\">Guitar Tricks 14 Day Free Trial<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patience\"><\/span>Patience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I mentioned above that there&#8217;s a slow way and a fast way to learning guitar by yourself. However, no matter which way you choose to learn; you will require some patience and perseverance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"Teaching yourself guitar at home (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"33\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/how-to-learn-guitar-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching yourself guitar at home<\/a> is enjoyable; but <a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/is-guitar-easy-to-learn\/\">can be difficult<\/a> and stressful at the same time. Especially in the beginning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be times where you will be fit to break the guitar; you will be swearing and become frustrated. It happens to everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, don&#8217;t worry this is a barrier you will pass through quickly. After a few weeks you will see some improvement and you will notice your skills progressing nicely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Commitment\"><\/span>Commitment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/guitar-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/guitar-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/guitar-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/guitar-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instrumentalglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/guitar-2-405x270.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn guitar on your own, you need to be committed. If you do set aside time to learn, you will not be successful in learning yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I suggest you do is set aside short time segments like 20-30 minutes a few times a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you do long practice sessions once a week for a few hours instead? Yes of course; but you will be better of learning in shorter more frequent sessions. In the beginning at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By doing shorter more frequent practice sessions, you will be building your muscle memory which will make finger placement and learning to play chords a lot easier at the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Learn_Guitar_On_Your_Own\"><\/span>Can You Learn Guitar On Your Own?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can learn guitar on your own. With the right strategy, commitment and patience of course, you should be able to learn guitar quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend you try a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitartricks.com\/trial_splash.php?a_aid=5f0dc7d274054&amp;a_bid=165a4c14\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"rank-math-link\" data-lasso-id=\"34\"><strong><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"tadv-color\">Guitar Tricks Free Trial<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to give you a good idea on the fundamentals of learning guitar and get you on the right path teaching yourself how to play correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitartricks.com\/trial_splash.php?a_aid=5f0dc7d274054&amp;a_bid=165a4c14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-lasso-id=\"35\">Try Guitar Tricks Free Trial Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclaimer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep in mind that we may receive commissions when you click our links and make purchases to fund this website so we can continue to create amazing reviews for our readers. 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