Beginner Guitar Unit 1

LEARNING PATH

Learning Path Description

Start your guitar journey with this fun, step-by-step course designed for beginners! You’ll learn essential skills, including eight foundational open chords (Emaj, Am, Em, D, G, C, F, Dm), strumming patterns, and rhythm basics to build confidence in your playing. Master the keys of G and C, understand capo usage and chord transposition, and learn to read chord charts—unlocking the ability to play countless songs. By the end, you’ll be ready to strum along with your favorites and take the next step in your musical journey! This is Unit 1 of 3, where we'll cover the basics of guitar, how to tune, how to strum, and a few of the basic starter chords.

Path Content

1.1: Welcome
Welcome to the course! Let's talk about how this works and what you'll need ...
1.2: Getting To Know Your Guitar
Learn the parts of the guitar and how to hold it.
1.3: Tuning Your Guitar
Proper tuning is the first step to sounding good. Let's make sure we get it ...
1.4: Plucking & Strumming
Plucking and strumming are two ways you can play the strings. Learn how in t ...
1.4.1: Open Strumming Exercise
1.4.2: Open Plucking Exercise
1.5: What Are Notes?
Notes are the foundation of music. Let's learn what they are and how it appl ...
1.6 What Are Chords?
When we put notes together, we get chords! Let's learn some!
1.6.1: Emaj Strumming Exercise
1.6.2: Emaj Wiggle Exercise
1.6.3: Am Strumming Exercise
1.6.4: Am Wiggle Exercise
1.6.5: Emaj & Am Strumming Exercise
1.7: How To Practice
Here's some encouragement, and some tips on how to practice.