Im suck at music but since i got guitars im not really that bad at music
I have my own method but im not going to share it since i dont want to disturb OPs business
Good luck
I completely agree with you, i started as a self-taught a few years ago, visited music school for about 1 hour where a teacher for whole hour was just explaining me how should i hold a guitar, i left soon after. I needed a practical knowledge. Now I use internet but for a total beginner i recommend to ask someone about the stuff you want to know because it will safe you many hours as you would study alone. And apart from that, music is passion and playing in two is more fun and enjoyable. Talent? Well, of course it cant hurt if you have some, the path of learning is easier but it's all about practicing everyday, week after week. You will see.
First off, thanks for the support here guys!
Second, it is true that you can certainly learn on your own, but having a basic knowledge of the guitar and how it works compared to other instruments is best to be taught from someone experienced. It helps put in to perspective, at least a little, what your journey ahead is.....For example, this is commonly an eye opener when I tell beginner guitarists. The guitar is built in such a genius way that once you learn one scale formation, you can do that same formation for any note! If you are learning saxophone, the Aminor scale or Gminor will have different finger formations because each note in the scale has a different set up. The guitar on the other hand, you simply learn the one minor formation, and you can do that on any fret (note) - so now you know ALL of the minor scales!
Little things like this help to motivate people.
Heck, I'm not doing this for the money, if there is something you really want to learn or understand, ask it here and I will try to articulate it by words, or perhaps post a video if I have the time. I'll simply leave my BTC address and feel free to tip if you want!
Anyway, since OP is not doing business anymore i'd like to share my method here
It's simple:
I learned guitar through a video game called rocksmith 2014
Here's one of the example how rocksmith works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGRHhUILUQ
This game made by ubisoft and i don't think many people know about this game because this game isn't advertised as big as other ubisoft games
There's a practice mode where you will be teached basics and technique of guitar and free mode where you can play songs that available on your rocksmith
Rocksmith uses a "Real Tone Cable" made only for this game, if you bought the game on amazon you'll get free Real tone cable
One of my buddies got Rocksmith, I have spent hours checking it out. Here is my opinion:
1. It is good for learning basic mechanics, but it in terms of learning how to gain your own "feel" and little nuances to create certain sounds you are missing out on this experience
2. You will not push yourself quite as much as if you attempted to learn a song via tabs or by ear. Since it teaches you psuedo versions of the song by going "easy" not playing all of the notes. This is still where basic mechanics comes in, but you may not push yourself as much.
3. It limits the "jamming" part of music. Nothing beats fooling around with random positions to explore new sounds you like.
ALL IN ALL, Rocksmith is great for learning mechanics and basic fingerings, but should not be substituted for raw practice and learning tabs.
Then there is songwriting, which is a whole other topic