Many people think that learning to play the guitar is too hard or too complicated. It is only hard if you make it hard. If you keep it simple you will learn quickly and eventually you will be sounding very good. You will find that a few simple chords can go a long way. Playing the easiest things will have people amazed at your skill. As you become more and more of a guitar player you will pick up new techniques and little secrets that will have you sounding even better.
             The first, and most important step to learning how to play the guitar is actually getting a guitar. You may have an old acoustic guitar that your dad used to play stuffed away in the attic or buried in the closet. Dig it out and clean it up and get started. If you do not have one around the house you can find a good beginners guitar at any music shop. They have electric or acoustic packages that you can buy. Usually each package comes with a few extra things to get you started right. Most acoustic packages come with a gig bag, which is used to store your guitar when you go somewhere, a chromatic tuner, which will make tuning your guitar easy, a package of picks, a guitar strap, and a set of new strings. An electric guitar package will usually come with a ten-watt amplifier, cables that hook your guitar to the amp, a strap, a set of picks, a gig bag, and a chromatic tuner, plus a new set of strings. Either way you are getting a very good deal.
             You could sign up for lessons, but that would mean another commitment on your already hectic schedule. Instead you might be better off just teaching yourself. If you sign up for lessons you would have to make room for it during the day, which is usually when people work or go to school. If you teach yourself, you can practice any time that you want to. You do not have to drive across town and try to be on time, after work or
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