Acoustic Guitar Basics

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:

• Acoustic Guitar Anatomy

• How to Hold Your Acoustic Guitar and Pick

• How to Tune Your Acoustic Guitar

• How to Fret Notes

• How to Read Tablature (Tabs)

• Warm Up Exercises

• How to Play 5 Acoustic Guitar Riffs

• How Pitch Works on the Guitar

• How to Read Chord Diagrams (Chord Boxes)

• 7 Open Chords

• 4 Power Chords

• Strumming, Beats and Rhythm

• How to Play 6 Songs

• What 4/4 Time Means

• Your First Scale

• 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.