• Local teachers: you can find many teachers to give you guitar lessons in your local area. Pick up your local telephone directory or newspaper, and you should find several artisans offering lessons in your area.

• School: if you are still in school or college, check out your music department. Even if you're not a music major, you can find someone who is providing lessons. Check the bulletin board in the music department. You should find several posts offering to teach you to play the guitar.

• Internet: there are hundreds of web sites devoted to “Learning to play the Guitar”. A quick web search for “learn to play the guitar” will return approximately 625,000 web sites. Many of these will offer free lessons to teach you to play the guitar. Other sites will provide lessons for a fee.

• Internet Video Lessons: yes, today you can learn to play the guitar over the Internet by watching video lessons. Augmented with email and instant Messaging, make this an easy, affordable way to learn to play the guitar.

• Software: there are a variety of different software packages available to teach you how to play the guitar. Learning to play the guitar this way has become a very popular way to pursue your endeavor. Pay one fee to buy the software and off you go.

These are just a few of the popular ways to learn to play the guitar. There is no excuse not to pick up a guitar and get going today. You do not even have to leave the house. You can video conference with a teacher and enjoy learning from the comfort of your home.

Guitars are very affordable to purchase today. Learning to play the guitar is also very affordable. Learning to play the instrument does require a great deal of commitment on your part. If you choose to learn over the Internet, through software, or in person with an instructor, the one thing you will also need is self discipline.

Dust off that old guitar and learn to play today.