[Rick Lee]

What kind of music are you talking about? Yngwie? Alan Holdsworth? Most of the pop or metal music axe slingers have a few tunes that just about anyone can play parts of. Start there. You won't practice much if you don't like what you're practicing. When VH I came out, I was in 2nd grade and wanted to start playing guitar. My folks got me lessons, but learning Mary Had a Little Lamb and Love Me Tender didn't make me want to practice. So I soon quit. I got back into it when I was in 8th grade. New teacher showed me how to play what I wanted to play and then how to teach myself. He eventually kicked me out and said I didn't need him anymore. Learn the kind of music you like.