[All hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies) 🎵 Music # Guitar You do not need a five-year plan. You need one honest beginning and enough curiosity to return tomorrow. [Begin this hobby](https://significanthobbies.com/timeline/new) Be the first public story ![Music hobbies in motion](https://significanthobbies.com/categories/music-1200.webp) Start small enough that beginning feels almost obvious. Keep your guitar story private on this device. [Build a timeline →](https://significanthobbies.com/timeline/new) From curious to doing ## Your guitar roadmap A concrete path from today to three months in. Check off as you go — progress saves on this device. 4 steps - Mark "Learn to play one full song" as done Today Step 1 Learn to play one full song Pick a 3-chord song (Knockin' on Heaven's Door works). Watch a 10-min Justin Guitar lesson. - Mark "Master 5 open chords cleanly" as done This week Step 2 Master 5 open chords cleanly Practice 15 min/day: G, C, D, Em, Am with smooth transitions. Use a metronome. - Mark "Play 3 songs end-to-end" as done This month Step 3 Play 3 songs end-to-end Pick songs that share chord shapes. Record yourself on day 30 to hear the gap close. - Mark "Play with another human" as done 3 months Step 4 Play with another human Join a beginner jam night, swap with a friend who plays, or post a cover to r/guitar. What are you noticing? What worked, what didn't, what to try next… [Track this in a timeline →](https://significanthobbies.com/timeline/new) Notes and check-offs stay on this device until you save a timeline. ## Tools & resources for Guitar [Justin Guitar Free guitar lessons from beginner to advanced ↗](https://www.justinguitar.com/) [Ultimate Guitar Tabs, chords, and guitar community ↗](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/) ## Who else picked this up - [🎬 Keanu Reeves](https://significanthobbies.com/journeys/keanu-reeves) — early career (1980s–90s los angeles), as “Bass guitar” - [🎵 Post Malone](https://significanthobbies.com/journeys/post-malone) — teens, as “Guitar Hero (led to learning real guitar)” - [📖 Stephen King](https://significanthobbies.com/journeys/stephen-king) — teens / young adult, as “Guitar (self-taught)” ## Related reading [You're Bored Because You're Not Doing Side Quests 5 min read](https://significanthobbies.com/blog/side-quests) [The Psychology of Rekindled Passions: Why We Return to Old Hobbies 7 min read](https://significanthobbies.com/blog/rekindled-hobbies) [Your Hobbies Are Your Life Story 4 min read](https://significanthobbies.com/blog/hobbies-life-story) [The Hobby Graveyard: A Love Letter to Everything You Quit 5 min read](https://significanthobbies.com/blog/hobby-graveyard) ## Community timelines featuring Guitar No public timelines feature Guitar yet. [Be the first →](https://significanthobbies.com/timeline/new) ## Other music hobbies [Piano](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/piano) [Drums](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/drums) [Violin](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/violin) [Bass](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/bass) [Singing](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/singing) [DJing](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/djing) [Ukulele](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/ukulele) [Saxophone](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/saxophone) [Flute](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/flute) [Music theory](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/music-theory) ## You might also like Hobbies people pair with guitar, often from a completely different direction. [Writing Creative Lyrics are the natural next step when you can carry a tune](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/writing) [Yoga Physical Daily practice and mindful repetition — the same discipline](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/yoga) [History Intellectual Tracing the blues, folk, and rock lineage deepens your playing](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/history) > Source: https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/guitar