Acoustic Guitar Basics
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In this class, I guide you through the essentials of learning to play the acoustic guitar. The course starts with learning about the different parts of the acoustic guitar and ends with learning how to play songs.
This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience playing acoustic guitar as well as for folks wanting to brush up on the basics of the instrument.
If you’ve been wanting to learn how to play acoustic guitar but have been putting it off because you’re not sure how to get started, then this class is for you. The goal of this class is to get you playing acoustic guitar as quickly as possible. Once you complete this course, you’ll have the basics in place so that you can start learning how to play your favorite songs and riffs.
Included in this class are many downloadable resources: tips for tuning your guitar, warm up exercises, chord diagrams, scales and sheet music.
In order to take this class, you’ll need an acoustic guitar and a tuner (you can use a free tuning app for your phone or tablet).
In this course, you’ll learn:
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Acoustic Guitar Anatomy
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How to Hold Your Acoustic Guitar and Pick
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How to Tune Your Acoustic Guitar
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How to Fret Notes
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How to Read Tablature (Tabs)
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Warm Up Exercises
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How to Play 5 Acoustic Guitar Riffs
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How Pitch Works on the Guitar
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How to Read Chord Diagrams (Chord Boxes)
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7 Open Chords
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4 Power Chords
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Strumming, Beats and Rhythm
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How to Play 6 Songs
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What 4/4 Time Means
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Your First Scale
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Tips and Tricks
I would love to hear from you and am happy to answer any questions, so please feel free to reach out to me by sending me a message here on Udemy.
I hope that this class inspires you to learn more about how to play guitar and create music. I have other classes available here on Udemy and suggest “Create a Chord Progression on Guitar (Major Key)” to continue your learning.
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1
IntroductionWelcome to the class!
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Class Project
In this lesson I introduce the project for this course.
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3
Acoustic Guitar Anatomy
This lesson is about the different parts of your acoustic guitar.
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4
Hold Your Guitar and Pick
This lesson is about how to hold the guitar while sitting down and how to hold a guitar pick.
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5
How to Tune Your Guitar
In this lesson I show you how to tune your acoustic guitar using an app.
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How to Fret Notes
This lesson is about how to fret notes properly on your acoustic guitar.
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How to Read Tablature
This lesson is an introduction to tablature (tabs).
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Warm Up Exercises 1 & 2
In this lesson we get into some nice warm up exercises to get us loose and more comfortable with the fretboard.
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9
Riff 1
In this lesson we learn how to play our first riff.
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10
How Pitch Works
In this lesson we learn how pitch works on the guitar.
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Riff 2
In this lesson we learn how to play another riff on the low E string.
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12
Reading Chord Diagrams
In this lesson I show you how to read chord diagrams (chord boxes).
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Introduction to Chords
In the next several lessons we’re going to focus on learning our first chords.
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14
E Minor Chord
In this lesson we learn our first chord, Em.
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D Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play the D major chord.
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C Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play another open chord, the C chord.
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G Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play another open chord, the G chord.
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Strumming and Rhythm
We’re almost ready to play our first song, but first we’re going to cover strumming.
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Song 1
In this lesson we learn how to play our first song.
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4/4 Time
In this lesson we learn about 4/4 time.
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Reading Tab with Rhythm
In this lesson we learn how to read a form of tablature that includes rhythm.
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22
Riff 3
In this lesson we learn how to play another riff on the A string and low E string.
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23
Song 2
In this lesson we learn how to play another song.
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G Major Scale
In this lesson we learn how to play our first scale.
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Riff 4
In this lesson I show you how to play another riff that I created for you.
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A Minor Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play the chord Am.
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Song 3
In this lesson we learn how to play another song.
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Riff 5
In this lesson we learn how to play another riff.
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Warm Up on 2 Strings
In this lesson we learn a warm up exercise that covers two strings.
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E Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play the chord E major.
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A Chord
In this lesson we learn how to play the chord A major.
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Song 4
In this lesson we learn how to play another song.
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Song 5
In this lesson we learn how to play another song.
