yeah for the very beginning get someone to show you few notes and the basic chords after that you can do it by yourself but it's not easy as it sounds. if you love it like i do you'll practice it until you can't move your fingers anymore and you don't need anybody to tell you to practice.
that's what i did.
the first week or so i practiced chords and moving between them.
than "the House of Rising Sun".
than "Nothing Else Matters".
it took about two weeks of daily practice to play it fairly.
and then a lot of other songs and writing my own stuff.
now after two years and 3 month i can play a bit Malmsteen and Eric Johnson

however remember that old habits die hard and i've got tons of bad ones and i could use more theory so if you want to be great and know exactly what you're doing get a teacher

[Edited by Psycho Amram on 12-12-2002 at 12:54 AM]