Among stringed instruments, guitar is by far the most popular among all.
Guitar may be of different types – acoustic, electric, electro-acoustic, twelve strings, bass and double neck guitars.
First of all you need to make up your mind about what type of music you are going to play with your guitar. When I was very interested in learning guitar I went up to my guitar teacher and after discussing with him I decided to pick up an acoustic guitar not only because he told me to do so but because I always loved the tune of an acoustic guitar.
There are certain chords you have to learn. Due to its six strings it has a range which is noted as A to F. Within this range there are minor and major chords. First of all, nobody can be so fluent the first time because fluency with the chords always comes from a lot of practice.
Well, fingers will hurt a bit in the beginning,g but with time you will grow a habit. There are some basic things which your guitar teacher will teach you and if you pay attention properly, in no time you will be comfortable playing your favorite songs.