Jamming is the best way to learn the guitar, IMHO. I learned by joining a “garage band” back in the 60s. It wasn’t long before we had a full fledged band and were playing all over the state. As a teenager, I always had money in my pocket.
Roger that. Me too. Now I play for fun and NO profit other than brain gain. I’ve run into some players that have me baffled they’re so friggin’ good. I have to say that, coming out of a structured/rehearsed band and now doing open jams, I think my playing has improved. They only bad part is you never know who you’re gonna end up playing with. Sometimes it turns out, uh, not great and other times you wish someone had recorded the performance. Rock on Dude!
Jamming is the best way, agreed. The second best way to learn the guitar is to turn on the radio and try to duplicate what you hear. Every song in whatever key is used. Very fast learning.
A turn through the manuals of Troy Stettina is really enlightening and will get you up and running in nothing flat. Man they are good. The man has a real talent for instruction.
One of his manuals has, as your first song, “Whips and Chains”, an excellent hard rock piece. None of the “Go Tell Aunt Rhodi” bs that you get with most guitar instruction manuals.