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Top Five Mistakes Beginners Make When Learning Guitar Online

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Beginners who are learning guitar solely via YouTube face several challenges. The first one that comes to mind is that no one is there to correct them when they do something wrong. Luckily, there's a YouTube video that addresses this issue!

Check out "Five Mistakes Beginners Make When Learning Guitar Online" by guitar instructor/author Andy Growley, better known in guitar circles as Andy Guitar. In the clip, Andy tells you exactly what to watch out for, including strumming by twisting your wrist and placing your chording fingers on the fretboard one at a time. Come on, you know you're guilty.

For more Andy-isms, check out his online courses and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

Damian Fanelli
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.