Beginner training plan
Your first lessonFor the first lesson you will learn each string by its musical note:
E - A - D - G - B - e. You will learn how to tune the guitar using a tuner and learn how to tune by ear. Learning guitar is more than left and right hand technique; we are also training our ears. You will learn how to hold the pick. After all of that, you will learn the E chord.
Lesson 2-3We will tune our guitars, again, training our ears to recognize notes. We will review holding the pick properly and begin strumming the E chord with very basic up and down strumming.
Lesson 4-10We will continue practicing basic strumming, and I will introduce more open chords. I will teach you just a bit of theory from time to time throughout all of our lessons as it relates to the fretboard. I believe in knowing the very basics of theory as it relates to guitar. Trust me, it will help you! Depending on how quickly you master chords we can apply that to learning your first song.
Lesson 11+Continue learning different chords and songs. Each song presents a new challenge, particularly when it comes to the strumming pattern. Again, we are going to use our ears to figure out what the guitar player in that song is doing. I will provide the music to the song but you really learn best just by listening and getting a feel for what the guitars are doing.
Advanced training plan
Your first lesson
