What's the first thing you should master when learning to play the guitar?

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The very first thing you should learn is how to read chords. If you play right-handed, this is easy. You hold the guitar up with the body on your lap and its neck in front of your face with one hand, and a chord book with the other hand.
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The very first thing you should learn is how to read chords. If you play right-handed, this is easy. You hold the guitar up with the body on your lap and its neck in front of your face with one hand, and a chord book with the other hand.
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The very first thing you should learn is how to read chords. If you play right-handed, this is easy. You hold the guitar up with the body on your lap and its neck in front of your face with one hand, and a chord book with the other hand.
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