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Besides the obvious (your guitar) every beginner guitar player needs a metronome. Get the kind that allows you to set the downbeat so you can keep yourself from skipping beats. That’s a critical skill to learn early so when you play with other people you don’t frustrate them. Using a metronome is the closest thing to being in a band before you’re in one. It’s real time.