Acknowledgements This ebook is more than just one person wanting to help others play guitar more effectively. The inspiration and knowledge gained from other resources has helped make this ebook helpful for you. One of those resources is GuitarNoise.com. GuitarNoise.com has lessons for guitarists of every skill level, covering many, many aspects of playing guitar. This includes advice on careers, “Scary Stories,” detailed lessons on playing popular songs, songwriting, forums and much more. It’s hard to imagine a guitarist who would not benefit from GuitarNoise.com materials.

Introduction This book is for all beginning guitarists, especially those who don’t yet believe they can play the guitar. It was written because beginning guitarists need guidance. They need to know which chords and concepts to begin with, and which ones to ignore. There’s a lot of information available today to the beginning guitarist. In fact, there’s too much information: it’s easy to become overwhelmed with all the different exercises and songs to play. This book cuts through the clutter to get you started playing songs as quickly as possible. It also gives you tips on where to go for more information. I believe the most important things about playing guitar are to have fun and to grow as a musician. When you can do these things, I believe you also grow as a person, no matter what style of music you want to play