How should I learn the guitar?

The best way to learn Guitar faster is to invest a good amount of time in practicing the Scales. Yes, it doesn't sound like it makes sense, but believe me - when you scale up on speed and precision - automatically you will be comfortable to move from one scale to the other, It also helps you in creating accurate notes while picking. You might wonder how 'Scales' could probably help - this is because you are so familiar with make accurate sounds, your skill of picking, sliding, hammer-ons & pull-offs become almost effortless. You also might want to practice a lot to learn faster. If you like a song, go over the chords again and again. Practice is vital & the sure-shot way to learn faster and better. In the end - what matters is how accurate you are with the note, transition from one chord to the next & create melodious rhythm while strumming.