Is it possible?
 

Is it possible to learn how to play guitar at home on my own? I mean the classical (acoustic) guitar.

Yes.

Of course .. If I can, you probably can too.

Esteban DVD.

So that's where your skills come from. ;)

yes. Yes it is.

All the help I had starting out, was my dad showed me three chords, and he would tune the guitar for me. I had to have the three chords shown to me a few times, but beyond that, I learned to read tab and have been entirely self tuaght from there.

Luckily, the help my dad provided was in fact easily available from a simple chordbook and guitar tuner, so you could learn on your own pretty easily.

Actually, most of my friends who play guitar are self-taught .. and they're quite a few.

A wizard might help.

as everyone else in the thread has said.

yes, it's entirely possible. you just need some self-discipline and patience.

like GB i only had one lesson (from my uncle as opposed to father). a basic chord book is enough to get started. i learned through guitar world magazine, but now with the wealth of information available online i wouldn't invest nearly as much money into those.

tablature is easy to find online, and easy to read as well. it really depends on the style of music you want to play though. are you hoping to learn proper classical pieces? or is it just the only guitar that you have available to learn on?

if you're actually looking to play proper classical guitar you'll probably want to try to find a teacher at some point, or at least someone who can provide single lessons as there are a lot of tricks with classical finger picking.

Thanks everyone for feedback :)

Here's something to get you started - a large chord chart. There might be something better out there, but this was easy to find and should be easy to understand.

The first chords you should learn are these : E, A, D, C and G. Also learn the minors Em, Am and Dm.

When you got those, you can start practicing on moving up the neck. You should learn F first. Then F#m, B, Bm, Bb, C#m, Gm and so on. When you have these, chords will get easy and you can play around and figure stuff out on your own. For learning how to play them, I would play songs that use them. On the net, it's easy to find chords to popular songs. Just use those for practice .. You could even listen to the songs if you have them and try to strum along.

Fingerplay and stuff is perhaps a little less straightforward. Years back, I practiced playing songs that had simple fingerplay and just figured them out, for example songs like Street Spirit by Radiohead.

You can learn anything on your own.

Yep - start simple. Set yourself simple tasks and be proud of yourself when you achieve them.

I think it would be pretty hard without a decent tutorial book, but with youtube and tabs these days, you should pick up enough to keep progressing.

Yes, that is really possible. I did a self study in guitar playing. You just need some friends who can teach you some techniques. But you can learn the instrument even when you're just home. You can also explore the instrument on your own. It's fun!

I learned guitar at my own pace. Maybe it's just me but i don't like to be "taught" things like that. It takes out the happiness i get when i succeed, It makes me feel liek i did'nt do it ALL myself.

If there is a will there is a way. Yes!

of course it is, you can learn to fly by yourself at home to, if you put your mind to it...

A good way to remember strings is.

EADGBE

Eddie
Ate
Dynamite
Good
Bye
Eddie


Thats how i remember

I've been playing for a few years now, so if you have any questions regarding anything really, from chords, to lead playing, to improvisation, to theory, to, well anything, just ask. I teach lessons and I'd love to help someone else.

Learn chords online.
Then memorize the notes on the guitar.
Then buy a book from a music store and learn simple songs with chords and picked melodies.
If you practice for one or two hours a few days per week you should pick the guitar up quickly.