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How to play Guitar for beginners in 10 weeks - All Weeks 1 to 10

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Overview

In this class you will learn:

  • About the the guitar.
  • How to play your first 20 chords.
  • How to play 10 different rhythms on guitar
  • How to play your first piece of music.
  • Where to find music to play
  • How to read basic music
  • How to read basic tablature

This class is ALL 10 WEEKS of the course that will take you from 0 to confident acoustic rhythm guitar player in 10 weeks.

By the end of the 10 weeks you will be comfortable playing songs and strumming chords and you will have started to learn about more advanced guitar techniques.

In each class you will learn one or two new chords, a new technique on guitar, some basic music theory and will learn to play through a song or chord chart. Each lesson will give you some music to play along with and each lesson will finish by giving you a song to practice.

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Introduction
  • Week 1: Types of guitars
  • Week 1: Parts of a steel string acoustic guitar
  • Week 1: How to hold a guitar pick
  • Week 1: How to strum a guitar
  • Week 1: The strings on a guitar
  • Week 1: How to read a chord diagram
  • Week 1: How to play an A minor chord
  • Week 1: How to read a rhythm pattern
  • Week 1: How to read a chord chart
  • Week 1: Practice track 52 bpm
  • Week 1: Practice track 62 bpm
  • Week 1: Practice track 72 bpm
  • Week 2: Introduction
  • Week 2: How to tune your guitar - with a tuner
  • Week 2: D Major chord
  • Week 2: G Major chord
  • Week 2: Songs that you can play
  • Week 2: Stop the buzzing
  • Week 2: What is a time signature?
  • Week 2: Strumming pattern
  • Week 2: Practice track intro
  • Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 52 bpm
  • Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 62 bpm
  • Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 72 bpm
  • Week 3: Introduction
  • Week 3: How to tune a guitar by ear
  • Week 3: C Major chord
  • Week 3: A Major chord
  • Week 3: Songs that you can play
  • Week 3: Repeats
  • Week 3: Strumming pattern
  • Week 3: Practice track
  • Week 3: The Future 56 bpm
  • Week 3: The Future 66 bpm
  • Week 3: The Future 76 bpm
  • Week 4: Introduction
  • Week 4: Finger and picking exercises
  • Week 4: E Major chord
  • Week 4: E7 chord
  • Week 4: Crotchets and quavers
  • Week 4: Strumming pattern
  • Week 4: Practice track
  • Week 4: Blue 62 bpm
  • Week 4: Blue 72 bpm
  • Week 4: Blue 82 bpm
  • Week 5: Introduction
  • Week 5: How to use a capo
  • Week 5: B7 chord
  • Week 5: A7 chord
  • Week 5: What songs can we play now?
  • Week 5: Rests in music
  • Week 5: Strumming pattern
  • Week 5: Practice track
  • Week 5: Road Trip 62 bpm
  • Week 5: Road Trip 72 bpm
  • Week 5: Road Trip 82 bpm
  • Week 6: Introduction
  • Week 6: Fingerpicking arpeggios
  • Week 6: D Major 7 Chord (DM7)
  • Week 6: D7 Chord
  • Week 6: What songs can you play?
  • Week 6: Music symbols
  • Week 6: Strumming pattern
  • Week 6: Practice track
  • Week 6: Ja5Z 52 bpm
  • Week 6: Ja5Z 62 bpm
  • Week 6: Ja5Z 72 bpm
  • Week 7: Introduction
  • Week 7: Listening to music
  • Week 7: Dm chord
  • Week 7: F Major chord
  • Week 7: The staff
  • Week 7: Strumming pattern
  • Week 7: Practice Track
  • Week 7: Take Some Time 66 bpm
  • Week 7: Take Some Time 76 bpm
  • Week 7: Take Some Time 86 bpm
  • Week 8: Introduction
  • Week 8: The notes on a guitar
  • Week 8: Em7 chord
  • Week 8: Dm7 chord
  • Week 8: Reading notes
  • Week 8: Strumming pattern
  • Week 8: Practice track
  • Week 8: Real 60 bpm
  • Week 8: Real 70 bpm
  • Week 8: Real 80 bpm
  • Week 9: Introduction
  • Week 9: How to read guitar tablature (TAB)
  • Week 9: Cadd9 chord
  • Week 9: Am7 chord
  • Week 9: Strumming pattern
  • Week 9: Practice track
  • Week 9: Wrap It Up 60 bpm
  • Week 9: Wrap It Up 70 bpm
  • Week 9: Wrap It Up 80 bpm
  • Week 10: Introduction
  • Week 10: Chord groups
  • Week 10: B minor chord
  • Week 10: B Major chord
  • Week 10: Write your own song
  • Thank you

Taught by

Christopher Richter

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