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I want to start learning the acoustic guitar. I'm a total beginner, but I played alto saxophone for 5 Years, so I know how to read sheet music. I found that some people say you can find online at sites like www.guitartricks.com and books such as Hal Leonard Learning Guitar Method series. I wonder whether these plans would work: 1) The self-taught plan above. No instruction ever 2) I take hours to get the basics learn and then I'll quit teaching and learning styles at their own 3) I learn the basics on my own and then lessons to perfect my skills and learn a Style Can I ask that you propose, one and a reason? Easy 10 points!

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