hello. about 2 months ago i bought an electric guitar. i have since been gathering infomation from books, dvd's, and of course, the net. i feel as if i am making decent progress, but am getting thoroughly confused at the same time. what i am having issues with is how exactly i should go about the learning process; what should i be concentrating on first? i started learning standard notation b/c of the book i received with the guitar and have since learned E, A, and D power and major chords. also, i practice the chromatic scale to try and build up dexterity in my left hand. oh and i have been playing around with palm muting. i guess the confusion or frustration that i am expieriencing is due to the fact that i would like to built skills in the areas that will make me a better guitar player in the type of music i enjoy, which is metal, death metal specifically. i understand the basic principles are uniform across the spectrum of music, but playing yankee doodle just doesn't hold my interest. i have printed tabs from the net and attempted to play them at home... you can imagine the amount of success i have had. not much to say the least. i guess what i am asking for is a little direction from anyone who has similar taste in music, or anyone with some helpful knowledge to share. any thoughts or comments would be greatly appriciated. thanks for your time.