Learn To Play Guitar - 3 Sure Ways To Keep Yourself Motivated

Are you just starting out to learn to play guitar? Do you find yourself becoming extremely bored with trying to learn chords, having to practice them over and over again? Is it hard for you to stay motivated and keep practicing every day? You are not alone!

The most difficult part in the beginning stage of learning the guitar is not to die of boredom as you have to practice the same chords over and over again, until you get it just right. I know, I've been there myself. The worst part is that if you let go of your practice for just a week, you almost have to start all over again. No wonder so many people quit withing the first few months of taking guitar lessons for beginners. They just can't take it anymore! But not to worry, help is on the way. I have listed 3 awesome ways to keep you motivated as you're trying to survive the monotonous months of learning guitar.

1. Visualize The End Result

This is a great self motivator. Remember the reason why you wanted to learn to play guitar in the first place? Was it to impress girls? Be famous? Whatever reason you come up with, just hold on to it and you will feel the energy flowing back to you. Practicing guitar just became fun again!

Sometimes it is very hard to get out of the funk. The thought of learning guitar can be equivalent to the sound of nails on a chalkboard. When this happens, start reading guitar magazines. Read an article about your favorite Rock star, Country star, Blues, whatever, just read it and keep reading. Trust me, in a matter of hours you will get the same passion back again as you had in the beginning, if not more!

2. Keep Your Practice To A Minimum

It is much easier to keep up with your practice if you only have to do it for fifteen minutes a day unlike half and hour like most people try do. Here is why: Knowing you only have to practice fifteen minutes makes the boredom of practicing a lot more easier to bare. Unless you're a five year old, you can take it. No matter how busy you are, you can always find fifteen minutes out of your day for practice. No more, I don't have time, excuses! That won't work here! Most guitar teachers don't recommend you practicing for longer than that anyway. You will be surprised at how much you can learn just by sticking to the fifteen minutes a day rule.

3. Reward Yourself At The End

This is my favorite! I'm a sucker for chocolates (as most women are). So I always reward myself with a nice piece of chocolate, but only after I'm done with the practice. In fact I don't let myself eat chocolate the whole day, unless I've practiced! This really helps to keep me motivated. I get my practice done as soon as I get a chance, boom I'm done! You can try this trick. It really works. Don't like chocolates? Try having a nice brewsky after your practice or a glass of wine. That will get you going.

I personally use GuitarZonline.com to learn to play guitar for free. They have great free Guitar Lessons For Beginners with videos to help you through this difficult process.