Finally you decided, you have a guitar, with strings and even a pick, you already have everything to take the first steps with the guitar and imitate your favorite artists, the time has come to learn to play, but with so much information available, youtube, books , etc., you want to know where to start?
Start with the basics, with the essentials to play right away with a list of the first 7 things you need to learn on the guitar if you start from scratch. If you succeed, you'll never give up, you'll keep learning, and most of all, you'll have a great time having fun.
Tune the guitar
The first thing you should do before playing anything is tune your guitar. All the instruments are a little out of touch with the moisture, because of the heat, carrying the string from one place to another.
Tuning takes a moment, costs nothing, and you can do it just fine with a physical tuner or with your cell phone with some free app (although they aren't as accurate). Standard tuning from 6th string (the thickest) to 1st string below (the thinnest) E, A, D, G, B, e.
change the strings
If you have a guitar at home without changing the strings for a long time, change the strings! No one wants you to get a disease from the dirt on these strings, your fingers will thank you and the guitar will sound so much better.
Don't worry if nothing else changes right away, this is normal. Tune tap, tweak, tap and in the end, the strings will hit a steady point.
basic chords
Learn to play the 7 universal basic chords to play millions of songs, in fact, you only need to know these chords to play the songs you like.
Once you know how to place these chords, you won't have any problems with sharp or flat chords.
rhythm and fingering
You already know the chords, good! Now we have to give rhythm to these chords. This is one of the most complicated points, but don't get overwhelmed, it takes time, Internet tutorials with thumb direction arrows help a lot.
In the beginning, it greatly simplifies strumming, it is better that you know how to change chords, so that later you can complete the corresponding strumming.
read tablature
Finger on the 2nd fret of the 5th string, finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string and finger on the 1st fret of the 3rd string and you already have an MI chord. This is the tablature, to make it easier for beginners, most people who can't read music theory.
Then we have elements and details of techniques such as bending, binding, vibrato, etc. that, with a little practice, you won't need to study because, seeing the same thing repeated in so many songs, you'll memorize it without realizing it.
play songs
If you choose songs that you like from the beginning, you will see that as they sound closer, you will feel pride and satisfaction and this will motivate you to learn.
fifths chords
Fifth chords are a very simplified version of basic chords. You do some “cheating”, because you don't play the full string and it's easier to play the guitar, it allows you to move on and not get frustrated.
