Let's Start at the Very Beginning

How to start... How to start...

Well, that really is the problem. I just started learning how to play guitar, and I have been frustrated by all the "beginning" info out there. It's either too simple, too advanced or - most frustrating - not detailed enough. It all seems to assume that I already know how to play guitar. And I don't know how, which is why I'm starting this blog. To document my attempts to learn guitar, and maybe help a few people in the process. Or at least make you smile at my foolish attempts ;-)

Here is a little background. I have a buddy at work who a serious devotee of http://woot.com. He noticed what seemed to be a sweet deal on an acoustic guitar package - http://sellout.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2795443. $50 for a starter acoustic guitar package? How could I resist? Well, as it turns out, it may have been the best thing ever, even though I might never play that guitar.

I eagerly awaited its arrival, tracking its progress online. When it arrived I pulled it out of the box. Ooooh a soft case, a playing strap, picks, an instructional DVD and .... a tuner! The guitar gleamed softly as I set it on my knee. I was as giddy as kid at Christmas. I popped in the DVD and immediately started learning how to tune it up. I was on my way!

Next Up: The Ecstasy ... and the Agony!