Have you always wanted to play the guitar? Maybe you’re taking the first steps in learning this instrument, or perhaps you want to improve your guitar skills by mastering different styles and techniques. Whether you’re a beginner just starting off with the guitar, or a musician hoping to make a career out of it, this course is for everyone. You can take your guitar skills to the next level – and we’re here to teach you how.
In this course we’ll give you the tools to become a great guitarist, regardless of the style you like. You’ll learn exercises to get those fingers up to speed for playing various styles, and mastering specific techniques for each of them. You will even learn music theory applied to the instrument and start writing your own songs and solos! You will also learn many different styles of guitar, such as Blues, Folk, Rock, Indie, and Slide guitar, to name a few. This course will also help you find your unique identity as a musician.
Our instructors have years of experience not only in guitar playing, but also in teaching, and the expertly-crafted syllabus is designed to be easy to follow and thorough. We’ve even included plenty of examples and tablatures for you to play and study. That’s why this is the only Guitar course you’ll ever need to learn and play the Guitar like a pro!
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Play the acoustic and electric guitar
- Play different songs on the guitar
- Recognize different types of gear and what serves you the best
- Improvise on the guitar
- Read music from tablature
- Play different styles of music on the guitar
- Design and produce your own guitar solo
Warm Up
Basic Music Theory
Fingerstyle in Depth: Basics
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13Basic Concepts
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14Major Key I
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15Major Key II
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16Minor Key
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17Major Key in Guitar I
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18Major Key Guitar II
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19Minor Key in Guitar
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20Seventh Chords I
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21Seventh Chords II
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22Pentatonic Minor Scales
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23Playing Pentatonic Scales
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24Song Structure - Love Me Do
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25Song Structure - House of Rising Sun
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26Song Structure - Beat on the Brat
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27Writing Basic Songs in Major Key
Fingerstyle in Depth: Songs Practice I
Fingerstyle in Depth: Advanced Techniques and Songs Practice II
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37Mixing Strumming and Fingerpicking
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38Love Me Do - The Beatles
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39Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
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40Thumb Patterns
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41More Strumming Patterns
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42Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
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43Travis Picking
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44Good Riddance: Chord Progression
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45Good Riddance: Fingerpicking Pattern
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46Good Riddance: Putting It Together
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47Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Chord Progression
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48Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Fingerpicking Pattern
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49Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Putting It Together
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50Dust in The Wind: Chord Progression
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51Dust in The Wind: Fingerpicking Pattern
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52Dust in The Wind: Putting It Together
Fingerstyle in Depth: Advanced Techniques and Songs Practice III
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53Slides
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54Hammer-ons
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55Pull-offs
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56Fast Car: Chord Progression
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57Fast Car: Fingerpicking Pattern
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58Fast Car: Putting It Together
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59Across the Universe: Intro and Chord Progression
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60Across the Universe: Fingerpicking Pattern
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61Across the Universe: Putting It Together
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62Homeward Bound: Intro
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63Homeward Bound: Chord Progression
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64Homeward Bound: Fingerpicking and Strumming
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65Homeward Bound: Putting It Together
Country/Blues
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66Palm Muting
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67Slapping
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68The A Team: Chord Progression
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69The A Team: Strumming Pattern
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70The A Team: Putting It Together
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71Open D
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72Open D and Examples
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73The Cave: Intro and Verse
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74The Cave: Chorus
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75The Cave: Bridge
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76The Cave: Putting It Together
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77Tenerife Sea: Chords
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78Tenerife Sea: Strumming Pattern and Fingerpicking
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79Tenerife Sea: Putting It Together
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80Road Trippin: Chords and Patterns
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81Road Trippin: Putting It Together
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82Tears in Heaven
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83Next Steps