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First thing I would do is start working your left hand. A good exercise for this is to play each of the first five notes on every string. Start by playing low e open then play low e with your pointer finger on the first fret then with your middle finger on the second fret keep going till you play low e with your pinkie on your the fourth fret. Then go do this on a-d-g-b-e and back. This is a good practice routine and will help you build up left hand speed. A couple important things to remember are 1= when you hold a string down only use the very tip of your finger and make sure you are holding it down hard enough so the string doesnt buzz when you play it 2= use the strength of your finger to hold down the string and not the power of your thumb (you will know you are doing this if your thumb is free and relaxed and can be moved without it sliding roughly on the neck 4= do not choke the guitar, this means leave some room, the more the better, between the palm of your hand and the side of the neck of the guitar 5= this is probably the most important actually so remember this ***the key to the guitar is to learn everything slowly comfortably and precisely first and then to increase the speed . This is important because when you learn to play something precisely and comfortably speed will come naturally. People that try and learn things fast the first time around are less efficient and many times will stress their hands out by trying so hard to play fast. Good guitarists are just as comfortable playing something fast as they are playing it slow. Now get practicing and give us some feedback on how it goes.
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