By Zack Wentz

So what’s the secret to learning to play the guitar super fast? Well, there really is no secret; you just practice a lot… Now before you run off hear me out; there are some things that you can do to speed up the process and make yourself an all around better guitarist.

First things first, you’re going to need to memorize your keys, frets and be able to read notes which may seem hard in the beginning but you’ll catch on quickly.

The next thing you want to work on is your finger placements… It may take a little while for your finger to get the right dexterity; some of the positions are hard when you’re just a beginner so work each day on getting your hands on the chords perfect. You don’t want to start sloppy because it may carry over even when you become experienced.

Now you want to start off slowly when you first start if you have an electric guitar because if your fingers are not used to the metal, you could end up getting some painful blisters which will definitely take away from your practice time.