What is the best way to learn to play guitar?

I took classical guitar courses at my college for 2 semesters. I really enjoyed it a lot because my professor really knew what he was doing. I practiced every single day and that helped me a lot. You just have to be really determined and I think you can learn in any way, really.

There really isn't a "best" way for everyone. They each have their benefits and drawbacks, so it depends what you want to get from playing your guitar. If all you want to do is play songs, and you are a self starter, then learning songs through tabs is fine. It won't take long for you to realize that many "free" tabs are wrong, but learning how to adjust to play it "right" is part of learning too. If you're willing to buy music books with tabs, then you will get more accurate notation, but you are still just learning how to play the songs, without learning much of anything else. If you really want to learn guitar (as opposed to just learning songs) then you will want a teacher. Yes, lessons cost money, but a good teacher pulls more out of you than you knew was there. They help you learn more than just where to put your fingers and how to pick the strings. They also introduce you to styles of play and genres of music that you might not consider on your own.

Watch videos in outube- there are a lot of tutorial there that would surely help. Many youtube posters are really goo tutors.. I hope you find a good video to help you. I love the guitar too.

I really like the program guitar pro. It gives you what the sound should be, the tabs, the notes, and much more. I really love to just play by learning a little bit of music theory and applying it for days or weeks. Really disecting a scale to make your own riffs and licks is what I love to do and it really expands your playing ability and knowledge. Learning simple progressions and playing around with them with different base notes and chords, and transitioning to licks from there. The possibilities are endless.