Beginner Lessons
These lessons will teach you the very basics of playing guitar. They assume no knowledge of the guitar or music. Complete beginners are recommended to read each of these one by one, as lessons may use knowledge gained from the previous lessons.
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Buying your first guitar
Some insight on buying a guitar for beginners.
Essential Guitar Vocabulary
"Hey, i just got this weird peice o' wood, it's got six strings on it ... what does it do?"
Tuning
Learn to tune your guitar. You need to tune your guitar before you can play it.
Holding and Hand Positioning
Learn the correct ways of holding the guitar and basic left hand technique.
Basic Chords
Probably the first good sounds you will produce from the guitar.
Tension
This is something that needs to be fixed right away.
Notes on the Guitar (Chromatics)
Learn the names of the notes all over the guitar fretboard.
Reading Guitar Tabs
Learn to read and write the most popular way to write guitar music online.
Right Hand Technique - Pickstyle
Learn the ways of the right (picking) hand.
Right Hand Technique - Fingerstyle
Learn the ways of the right (picking) hand.
Basic Left Hand Techniques
Learn some simple tricks you can perform with your left hand.
Barre Chords
More chords.
Strumming
This lesson teaches you strumming and some basic strumming patterns.