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Of course, the title of this article might sound over the top and a bit "unrealistic". But hey, I have no agenda behind writing this guide, but a simple desire to share with you my own tips and experience learning how to play acoustic guitar, and very fast indeed.

It all started with my little bro, who is 6 years younger than me. Well, younger but he had already practiced guitar for one year by the time I wrote this. And he totally love playing it, at least 4 hours every day.

I myself never tried my hand on either electric or acoustic guitars, but I did practice piano lessons before, so I know and understand how music scales work, what do notes and octaves mean and etc... Funny, because my flat mate is also trying to put together a Punk Rock band with his fellows, and he is jamming the house every Friday and Saturday nights with his high voltage "electric guitar toys"!...And, yet, you guess? I knew how to play piano but did not know a thing about this string music instrument- guitar! So now I hope that I have convinced you enough, that even if you are a complete beginner, this technique I am about to share is going to work for you as well, as soon as you get yourself educated to be able to read a music sheet and understand how they work.

Ok, I think have told you enough of my story, now let's get to the chase - what it is that you need to do to learn how to play guitar in an hour like a complete beginner!

I suggest you start with traditional folk's style classic acoustic guitar - they might not be the easiest one to play, but definitely the best to start with.

I assume you have been shown how to hold the guitar - just sit down, put your left leg on something higher then ground level about half a foot, then lay the guitar on it slightly upwards to your left hand, so that when you hold it, your left hand can move easily and stay relaxed all the time. Your right hand's elbow should fold a 90 degrees angle. The elbow and wrist should create a parallel line with guitar's strings.

Now look into the guitar itself, you will notice six string, the first at the top is the thickest one - for bass sound, and the lowest - the thinnest is for high scale notes or treble sound. In respective order, (from top to bottom) each string represents these key notes on a music sheet (from bottom to top): E, A, D, G, B, E.

The long neck is called Fret Board - or Finger Board, which has 12 frets. For each string, the closer the fret to the soundhole you press the string to, the higher up in music scale the note will be.

What finger should you use to press the strings to frets? Good question! This is what I have not found any clear answers on the internet, and had to observe myself in how professional musicians do the guitar finger picking.

Basically, your thumb is only used for holding the guitar neck, your index and middle fingers should press on higher up strings like E, A, D or G. Your ring finger for string B, and lastly pinky for lowest string E.

In the next article we will talk about your right hand and how to make interesting music sounds even if you are a beginner.

This music guide and tutorial was kindly contributed by SoundByte.org - a site that gives you information on various electric guitar amp reviews and other music sound production equipment.

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