I want to learn the lead of the song, not the boring old chords. Im a begginer guitar player.]
Jerry, One thing I have learned is that you will never be a good lead player if you don't have the fundamentals down. I came into this just wanting to shred some heavy metal riffs, but quickly learned that the guys who shred at light speed have an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals. You talk to the top guitar players in the world, some of which are right here teaching, and they will all say the same thing, they started from the same place we did. At the bottom. Good luck and enjoy each lesson, it really is fun.
Oh and I know I will be shredding at the speed of light someday, I'm just going to enjoy the trip there.