Be aware when you are having lessons mate, most teachers have you doing stuff like scales, modes and stuff. That's all fine but it puts people off. I do a bit of teaching myself and find that people tend to stick with it more if I teach them what they want to learn, like a particular song or tune. It holds their interest far better than going through the motions of theory and stuff. My philosophy is get in at the deep end and learn from there. A few years back, I spent an entire year teaching somebody who had never touched a guitar Mood for a Day by Steve Howe of yes. A pretty complex neo classical piece because that was what he wanted to learn. The more comfortable he became with a guitar, the more he picked up other things along the way. If he only ever played one thing, it was a cracker..:o)
PS. YouTube is you friend..I've learnt loads of stuff off there. Peter Gabriel's Salisbury Hill being the last thing. Didn't realise it had an oddball time signature and is a pretty difficult piece to play. Harder than it sounds on the record for sure.