[rapter]

Thanks for this site. I have played the guitar for a little while and have not put together a complete popular song. I would for once like to complete a song to play all the way through. When I pick up a song book with tabs and try to play it, I eventually give up and come back to it later, only to start all over again.

My question is, what is the correct way to practice a song,do you scan the whole part first to get an idea how the music is laid out and dissect each measure? I have a backing track to a particular song and try to learn each measure as dictated from the song book but give up after a while. I know this sounds weak and undiscipline but please offer any advice on the correct way to begin playing a song the way it is suppposed to sound. Thank you for any advice that you may offer.