Originally Posted by: Re2point0an actual guitar teacher may tell you to learn the notes, theories, modes and stuff like that first, but i dont think thats good.
I think learning stuff like that off the bat might frusterate you and discourage you, and you might quit, so go very basic, with chords, and chord progressions
I think I'll do that. It's hard enough to position my fingers for chords, and to simply tune the guitar. I want to get that kind of stuff down before learning a whole other language.