The vast majority of guitarists learn to play guitar without reading music. That doesn't mean that they disregard the basic principles of music, for instance learning chords and basic scale patterns but it just means that they will pick things up by ear as opposed to reading it from musical score.

In a way this can be quite a good thing as it gives a guitarist the chance to really express themselves rather than become robotic, which reading from musical sheets can sometimes encourage. You can sometimes spot a guitarist who has been musically trained because everything about there setup and playing is almost metronomic and although it may be note perfect it just lacks feeling.

So, one way to learn to play guitar without the need to read music is to pick a simple song that you like and learn the chord structure. This can be done in a variety of ways such as listening to the song and trying to pick out chord sounds by ear, trying to find video footage of either the original artist or someone covering the song and picking up the chords from them by watching. Alternatively you could search for the guitar tab.

These are all good ways to learn to play guitar without reading music but try not to spend hours trawling through websites that just lead nowhere. If you find something that may cost a few dollars but is good value then I'd say invest a little money.

If you're feeling creative and ambitious then you could have a go at writing your own songs. You'd be surprised at how rewarding this can be, plus it's not that difficult either as many of the best songs ever written had used just 3 or 4 simple chords. If you can write songs early on, without being influenced then some fresh and original material can be created.

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Watching video tutorials is a great way to learn guitar if you are a beginner. There are plenty of resources to show beginners how to play easy guitar songs too.

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