Today we're going to learn Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet. In and of itself, this will not take very long. We will only need three chords. Once you've gotten the strumming part down and have a fairly good grasp of the various chords, you can start to put together actual arrangements of songs. Even a relative beginner can get into this in a big way and you will be amazed at the simple things you can do to dramatically improve your playing, simply by approaching a song with a little thought and a little theory.
Many people begin to play the guitar by learning a few chord changes to their favorite song.
In fact, I learned this way. There are many things to be aware of while doing this. There are things to know and do that can make it easier, and guarantee you will have success. There are also many things that can go wrong, and guarantee trouble. At a recent guitarists' night out at a local music store, you could count the number of females on one hand, and that included a mom and a clerk.