Buddy tells a story about his son Greg wanting to learn to play the guitar like Prince.

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If you want to learn to play the guitar without expensive lessons you could have a go with Get Instinct.

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But once you learn how to play an F chord you become more deeply absorbed in playing the guitar.

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Deciding that he wanted to learn guitar, he petitioned the warden, claiming he already knew how to play and could teach lessons to fellow inmates.

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Sir Paul revealed that both he and George Harrison used Weedon's manuals to learn the chords D and A, and John Lennon admitted he began playing the guitar using Play in a Day.

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