I am considering picking up guitar playing and I have a few questions for you current players.
1. How long does it usually take to learn the chords etc..?
2. Is it easier to learn on an acoustic than electric?
3. Do your fingers bleed when first starting playing an electric? acoustic?
Well it all is very personal to each person. I have very tender skin, so when I first started to play and tryed to take some acords me finger aiked like hell=) But in about a week it was fine to play.
Better to start on acoustic guitar.
you have to love it!! Be sure when you begin to learn how to play it!!
Don ´t bleed my friend!!
Don ´t forget the theory but it doesn´t mind too much
And use the material i nthe web to learn faster. Use guitar pro software or somethin similar.i think it´s much better than tabs
Ok guys thanks for the help.
I'm probly gonna start with my dad's old acoustic, just have to get it fixed up first.
Electrics are actually easier to play, it takes less force to push the strings down, and I find it a lot less awkward to hold.
but take good sound from a cheap electric guitar is harder than take it from an acoustic one.good luck friend!!!
i play electric and acoustic... i was a really quik lerner... in like 2 years i was as good as some of your big band's guitarists... if u want a good cheap electric go to www.musiciansfriend.com this is an amazing site and i buy les pauls, epiphones gibsons, esp are great but what ever your get if u get it from www.musiciansfriend.com u will get an amazing deal! Well.. whatever you do in your life you must do remember to focus on your goals, this one's no different.
You must be patient and..
Never forget to Practice Every Single Day
You have to love it!!! and you're gonna know very quickly if you do or not, by looking at how often you played it the first week and the following weeks in comparison.
I personally think learning on an accoustic is gonna make it a lot easier afterwords for you, you're gonna et more precise. but you're gonna have to move on ton play on an electric one if you wanna get the electric guitar specific sounds and play tehniques.
There is alot of metrial to learn on the net, as well as software like guitar pro! don't miss it, courses, videos, tabs, techniques reviews ...
I wish you the best of luck!
there are some points:
--the instrument.Information about material like amplifiers,cabinets,guitars you cant find it in www.harmony-central.com.
--the tabs and theory--Maybe using guitar pro 4 or software like that the learning would be easier.
--The composition--See the structures of the songs of your favourite bands,take their licks and styles and personalize your sound.To have an own sound is more important than to have a gorgeous technic.
I hope this post to be useful. Well I picked up my mom's guitar a couple of years ago, and taught myself how to play it since then. From my experience, I never bled, but yeah, my fingers did ache quite a lot at first, especially doing bar chords.
1. Learning the chords is actually quite easy. It's being able to quickly hit a chord and switch to other chords that takes a while to master. But yeah, a lil practice, and you're quite set.
2. Acoustic is generally harder due to the frets being a bit wider (usually) and the strings being a bit harder to press. But acoustic guitars are much nicer to play if you're a soloist.
3. Ah yea, I answered that up there.
Although I like acoustics a bit better, I'm mainly an electric guitarist due to the demand in the band I play in. Oh well
I just started playing the guitar myself. I have an electric guitar and it hurts your fingers if you play for a while. That will stop once i play more tho. I suggest an electric because it sounds cool and u can make it alot louder than the acoustic!
aye i dont play the guitar but i sure do know that electric, anyday, anytime sounds better than an acoustic one. i tried the acoustic once but i culdnt kindof take merge into the sounds of it. but then , in case u wana show of tht skill of urs,, u better lern the acoustic,,coz everyone has an acoustic hehe 
It's not really about which sounds better though. It's more about which type suits which song. Also a lot of songs incorporate electric and acoustic throughout the song, each playing it's own part, with neither being of more importance than the other.
If you want to play a song without any backup instruments, an acoustic guitar beats an electric any day. (Which is why they call them acoustic versions)
Also, acoustic with pick-ups can easily be as loud/louder than an electric. Just depends on the amp being used.
Remember this my friend, if you will lose the interest your time will be wasted and you can't bring time back. So think twice here.
First of all, chords are easier than single strings. Acoustics are harder, and definitely will callous your fingers faster. But, overall, acoustics will train you better, because it'll give you a habit of pushing harder and therefore eliminating any risk of rattling.
Learning chords just depends on your hand coordination and muscular memory. Just play songs over and over and you'll basically get the rhythm of moving your hand at the right time.
Hope that helped.
I used to be in a guitar class, I was really good at it, even tho it got me really hard at the beginning I would suggest you to start with an accoustic guitar 
