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a true beginner

by Cory Culp
(Balad, Iraq)

I am starting from absolute scratch. I know some musical notation but it is very shaky. I have looked at the lessons for beginners and I am embarrassed to say I don’t know how to start.

Do you have something like a key to show me what string to hit for the notes? Are there charts that I can use to show me which one is which? Thank you for your help and I am really excited about learning Classical Guitar and playing the songs to my two kids!

SrA Cory Culp
19th AMXS
Little Rock AFB


Hi Cory,

You might want to look at the page about learning the fretboard as it might help you re: "a key to show me what string to hit for the notes?"

Also, getting a good beginners book will help you. I'd like to suggest a beginners book which is basically for kids but it will give you a way to "ease" yourself into classical guitar AND a way to start to teach them when you've gone a little further down the "classical guitar road", as it were.

The book is New Dimensions in Classical Guitar for Children by Sonia Michelson. When you've worked your way through that I'd recommend you get Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant. This book will give some good groundwork for playing classical guitar.

I hope this has been of help.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.