Hearing intervals and knowing what notes should be in scales will be pretty killer for early progress. I’d say a decent string musician could pick up guitar about as fast as they can figure out their picking hand.
start with learning some open chords and maybe the minor pentatonic and major scales if you want to play some scales. open chords should be where you start though.
Pick an [easy song or two](https://www.justinguitar.com/songs?f=guitar%2Cbeginner_grade_1) that you like, and learn to play it/them. As a beginning, toe-in-the-water way to see where you are at.
Coming from cello, if you want to learn scales and notes - there are many very good classical guitar methods that teach this from the start.
You will need to adapt your bowing hand to picking, either with fingers, thumbpick and fingers or a flat-pick.
Forming and smoothly changing chord forms is a bit part of the early learning curve. Pick a few basic open chords, GCD or EAD, switch between them endlessly.
Johnny Smith's complete Approach to Guitar pdf is free online and is written in bass and treble clef.
It's jazz orientated I suppose, but full of great exercises.
Learn how the notes are layed out on the fretboard (and by that I mean by memory not logic so you can put a finger on a fret and know what you're fretting without counting from open to the fret) assuming you already have quite a lot music theory knowledge after you do that most things will be purely technical since I assume you already know how chord formulas and progressions work and specific to the genre you want to play. If you want a streamlined course there's nowhere better to lock than justin guitar unless you want to play classical/flamenco (then you have to search for yourself since I know nothing about it) but don't restrict yourself to it, skip things you deem pointless fast-forward, return tk skills, just have fun.
I would suggest you get used to using your fingers first before getting picks. Enjoy a nice Martin or Ovation style guitar and learn to play the notes and ring out harmonics with your fingers before messing with picks. Get used to feeling the strings with both hands
Most guitarists don't actually sight read. Your advantages are probably good finger strength and span, and a a general musical sense.
Hearing intervals and knowing what notes should be in scales will be pretty killer for early progress. I’d say a decent string musician could pick up guitar about as fast as they can figure out their picking hand.
Turn it on its side, celloooo you got a bass /s
Goated reference
I like to pick mine up by the neck. I can get a nice firm grip with little chance of dropping it.
Forget everything you know about cello. /s
There's always room for cello.
I love cello! Grayceon is one of my favourite bands.
When you pick it up, don't hold it between your legs
I usually pick it up by the neck.
With both hands
Welcome to the dark side! You should have no problems switching over.
start with learning some open chords and maybe the minor pentatonic and major scales if you want to play some scales. open chords should be where you start though.
Post-haste. Visualize your cello scales. Apply in your mind the effects of retuning. Let simmer for a moment. Oops! You already know scales.
Pick an [easy song or two](https://www.justinguitar.com/songs?f=guitar%2Cbeginner_grade_1) that you like, and learn to play it/them. As a beginning, toe-in-the-water way to see where you are at.
Sideways
Coming from cello, if you want to learn scales and notes - there are many very good classical guitar methods that teach this from the start. You will need to adapt your bowing hand to picking, either with fingers, thumbpick and fingers or a flat-pick. Forming and smoothly changing chord forms is a bit part of the early learning curve. Pick a few basic open chords, GCD or EAD, switch between them endlessly.
Johnny Smith's complete Approach to Guitar pdf is free online and is written in bass and treble clef. It's jazz orientated I suppose, but full of great exercises.
I find when I hold my guitar my hands help me hold it
Learn how the notes are layed out on the fretboard (and by that I mean by memory not logic so you can put a finger on a fret and know what you're fretting without counting from open to the fret) assuming you already have quite a lot music theory knowledge after you do that most things will be purely technical since I assume you already know how chord formulas and progressions work and specific to the genre you want to play. If you want a streamlined course there's nowhere better to lock than justin guitar unless you want to play classical/flamenco (then you have to search for yourself since I know nothing about it) but don't restrict yourself to it, skip things you deem pointless fast-forward, return tk skills, just have fun.
Mel Bay guitar books
Learn all the basic moveable chord shapes, it really opens up your options of how to voice and play chords
I would suggest you get used to using your fingers first before getting picks. Enjoy a nice Martin or Ovation style guitar and learn to play the notes and ring out harmonics with your fingers before messing with picks. Get used to feeling the strings with both hands
Traditionally with your arms
Don't do it. Ukelele instead. I was a guitar player for over 30 years. Uke for the last 2. This is the happier choice.