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First of all: you can not enumerate all the mistakes here that can make a beginner to learn to play the guitar. Therefore, we'll try to focus on typical rookie mistakes that are committed by most.

Mistake No. 1: You want to learn guitar but you do not play! - Practice makes perfect! Therefore, it is very important to stay tuned and  practice.

Mistake No. 2: You are impatient! - This error is based on the first error. They start practicing, see the first effects, but somehow it is not good enough. They want everything perfect control and play guitar perfectly by tomorrow. You can not. Break free from such thoughts and you will notice over time that you are getting better.

Mistake No. 3: You play too fast! - Increase the speed only when you can play a piece correctly. Do not be impatient.

Mistake No. 4: Excuse your mistakes! - Mistakes are not bad. But you should learn from mistakes. If you notice an error, or your teacher tells you "this or that was wrong", then there is no greater waste of time than to start then with excuses like "Well, actually I wanted to ..." and the same. Do not fret. Can you spot the mistakes and focus again.

Mistake 5: You are planning a no repeats! - Straight to learn an instrument takes a lot of patience and above all also repetition. If you have understood something not equal, discard it immediately. Sometimes is called the wow-factor after repeated x times. But it is important here not to forget that the repetition and practice to implement both theoretically and practically.

Mistake 6: You learn to listen to! - What is meant? Well, you get to a point where you proudly say, "Wow, now I really can!". Congratulations! But you learn to play guitar his life long. You must stay focused to improve. If you stop practicing, nothing going to happen.

Mistake 7: You concentrate on two things! - In the beginning it is very hard for both hands to work together. To learn a new skill such as rhythm you only do thing at the same time - or maybe learning a  new chord. This is very important! Later on you will be doing both together.

Mistake No. 8: You want to learn too much at once! - Do not skip the individual learning steps. Otherwise you risk learning the right way.  So, every small step is important, even if he seems to be unimportant.

Mistake 9: You practice too long! - Practice not too long  is not any good try for every other day per 15 minutes when only 2 hours a week. This is for beginners only.

Mistake 10: You play too fast! - Many beginners have the problem that you have no tact.  Only you can not expect miracles. Again, practice makes perfect. However, since in many beginners this feeling is not present, you often tend to play too fast, or faster to be. You can avoid from the beginning, where you count when practicing always loud.

Good luck and joy to learn the guitar!

My brand new song Easier Way I put together a quick video with lyrics and pictures...Hope you enjoy....Thanks for watching.

I just got back from London. My highlight of the trip was going to Denmark St. If you don't know about Denmark St. it is where all the music stores are in one area and there is also some music history on that street.

It is where the Rolling Stones recorded their first album.

It is in a basement on the east side of the street, but it's no longer a recording studio no more but a pub. If you don't know what a pub is that is a bar in England.

I talked to few musicians there and spent a small fortune on guitar books for teaching my guitar students. They had great selection to pick from and it cost much more there.

If I remember right every dollar is $1.60 verses our $1.00 so times $1.60 for every dollar you spend.

One thing I didn't like about London and Dublin is it is so darn expensive over there:( But I saw some great attractions and I will never forget it.