Originally Posted by: cammie...what are the most important lessons to make sure to learn.

The most important lessons to learn in my opinion are:

1) Practice within your ability - start slow. Get it right at slow tempo and gradually speed up, don't rush in. The quickest way to become a good guitarist is to take each step in turn.

2) You will never stop learning

3) You can learn faster by taking lessons, or playing with other musicians.

Open chords are a good place to start, and the guitartricks guide is comprehensive: Try Here :cool: