there is a guitar thread somewhere, but never mind. (i'm assuming you know nothing about this so sorry if it's patronising) you'll probably want to start with some theory, work on the notes up the fretboard, it's boring but useful. i didn't learn this until later on and it would have been so much easier to do as a beginner, there's probably an abundance of stuff on google for this. then you will probably want to learn how to read tablature (tabs), it's pretty easy but some people struggle, i personally use www.ultimate-guitar.com, who also have ok forums as i recently discovered. you'll then want/need to know about chords, so read up on chords, and don't be thrown off by how complex some of them may seem, it's easy when you know how. so find a basic website explaining the basic chords A E and D are good ones to start with, C G F and B are a bit more complicated, although you'll probably have them down in a week if you practice. then you'll move on to barre chords, but it's best to learn normal (open ones) first. don't be too eager to play a song otherwise you'll cut corners and miss out on important things, although you'll find that with a few basics done, you'll be able to do loads. if you get stuck, msn me or something, failing that, there are quite a few others on here who probably know a bit more about teaching than i do. good luck.