A number of ways are available for learning to play an Electric Guitar. There were books from which the learning process was followed in the past. But now, video lessons play a key role in teaching and they have achieved popularity on an equal footing.
To learn playing Guitar effectively and in short durations, private coaching on one on one basis will be the best way and in view of the prohibitive cost involved, most of the people could not afford the same. Hence, video lessons are found to be the next alternative the attention of the learners more quickly than the lessons through books. This is also one of the reasons for the increasing popularity of video lessons.
Most of the videos to learn playing Guitar are in the format of MPEG but you can also find some versions utilizing AVI and MIDI formats. Each of the m is compatible with Windows Media Player making them very common choices. You have to see that the format of any video Guitar lesson to be used by you is compatible with your software system.
You should start the learning process with lessons on the basics. Without knowledge on the basics, it will be very difficult for you to proceed to advanced levels later. Trying to learn advanced levels of playing Guitar without the fundamental knowledge will not be successful and will end in frustration.