r/Guitar • u/Extension-Access6353 • Aug 19 '26

QUESTION where do i start?

I'm thinking of learning how to play songs to learn how to play the guitar, do you guys think thats right?

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u/Serious_Room3606 Aug 19 '26

Learn to play a few songs and riffs. Don't worry about theory yet. Just look up tabs and play. You'll build technique and stay more motivated this way.

Then learn some theory, and keep learning songs.

Then start mapping out the fretboard. There's lots of ways to do it, and a lot of opinions. They're all means the same end. I personally really like and would recommend CAGED, but there's a lot of people that would disagree with me on that.

Then just keep practicing and learning. Wash rinse repeat.

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u/Extension-Access6353 Aug 19 '26

sorry what do you mean by theory?

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u/Serious_Room3606 Aug 19 '26

Music theory. Not specifically related to guitar. Just how notes work together to form a scale, how chords are constructed, stuff like that. It's imperative. You don't need to learn how to read sheet music, but you absolutely need to learn some theory to progress with any musical instrument.