Can you learn to play the guitar without a teacher?

Below are the steps one can follow to learn guitar without a teacher:

1. Learn
   the basics first: It is a very important step for any kinds of
   learning. It is good to first get bookish knowledge on the basic steps.
2. Enjoy
   your learning: this also required otherwise your learning become a
   boring one. For interactive learning, it is good to go through the
   online video with the question and answer session.
3. Find
   a buddy to play with: for effective learning with better practice, it
   is good to find your learning partner. This can help you to find your
   errors and make the learning more accurate.
4. Practice
   regularly: after initial learning, it is required to practice what you
   have learned so far. Selection of guitar is a very vital one in that
   case.

Know
about guitar anatomy: it is always recommended to know your instrument.
It will create strong bonding between you and your instrument. If you
know different guitar parts such wraparound bridge unit, tailpiece
parts, guitar tuner buttons, neck screws, saddle screws then it will help you during replacement or repairing of parts.