Learn to play guitar with our free guitar course! Whether you want to play acoustic or electric, folk or metal, in this eight-part series of free guitar lessons you’ll find hints, tips and advice to get you started.
Week 0:
Week 8:
Below you’ll find out what is covered in each lesson. There’s also a brief guide to getting started.
Okay, you’re (probably) not going to be Django Reinhardt, Tommy Emmanuel or Steve Vai after two months, but you should be able to play notes, chords and songs. From there there’s nothing stopping you reaching the very top of your field!
These lessons will tell you: the guitar string notes, how to tune a guitar and how to hold a guitar pick.
You’ll need to know how to tune a guitar. An out of tune instrument will sound pretty awful even in the hands of an expert!
Luckily, this is a quick and easy skill to master (especially using an electronic tuner, which we recommend). Click on the link below to get started!
You’ll also need to know how to hold a pick. Simple. .
You could spend a week absorbing the information in these lessons, but you’ll probably be eager to start playing some music, in which case head for lesson 2…
In this lesson you will be introduced to guitar chords. Chords are played to accompany songs and melodies. This lesson shows you how to how to interpret guitar chord boxes, and introduces two easy-to-play chords to get you started.
Bring your chords to life with these strumming patterns for guitar. Learn the basics of rhythm guitar playing and practice with example chord progressions.
Tablature is easier to learn than standard music notation and is a great way of learning new music.
Once you have mastered reading TAB, it’s time to learn the basics of musical notation. Includes popular melodies to play.
In introduction to improvising on the guitar. Learn guitar scales and try out some solos over the included backing tracks.
Learn how to play easy bar chords. Use movable chord shapes and play any chord!
In the eighth and final part of our Learn Guitar In Two Months series, we show you how to use two simple guitar techniques to write your own guitar riffs.
Well, you made it! How are the fingers? Not too sore we hope!
Hopefully we have provided you with everything you need to know to get started on this versatile instrument.
Now you know the basics of guitar playing the world is your oyster. Keep a regular practice routine and try to play with other musicians – and in front of other people – whenever you can. Don’t keep your new skills to yourself!
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