When you are only beginning to learn how to play the guitar, you may be tempted to give up those boring things such as chords or scales and go straight to learning actual songs. You need to bear in mind, though, that without a solid foundation, you may never learn how to master this complex [...]

When you start off learning how to play and instrument — and guitar in particular — you will probably be very eager to play real music and not waste time with the uninteresting ‘practice’ bit. Learning guitar chords and playing scales can become very boring to one who hopes to achieve mastery after a few [...]