Play Acoustic Guitar

Name: Play Acoustic Guitar
Rating: 4.3 (9 reviews)

A complete course for beginners wishing to learn all the fundamental techniques to play songs on the acoustic guitar.

Created byChris Pottle

Last updated 4/2024

English

What you'll learn

To understand and be able to play chords to accompany songs on many genres.
To understand and be able to tune the guitar and learn the basics of playing .
To learn strumming techniques and the basics of rhythm in relation to playing songs on the guitar.
To be able to play many songs using various strumming patterns and chords.
7 Strumming Patterns
14 Songs
Arpeggios Technique
Bass Strum Technique
Chords and Root Notes

Course content

15 sections • 49 lectures • 1h 58m total length

Introduction1:13
Types of Acoustic Guitar1:41
The Parts of the Guitar1:38

Chord diagrams1:29
The A Chord3:29
The D Chord1:27
The E Chord1:18
Learn the e chord on the guitar. Place fingers on the third, fifth, and fourth strings at frets one and two, then strum all six strings for a clear tone.
Changing Between Chords A,D and E3:20
Master smooth chord changes between A, D, and E by anchoring the first finger on the third string and sliding between shapes to play through songs without stopping.
Strumming patterns and rhythm1:48
Song 1 - Love Me Do2:35
Learn love me do by the Beatles using three chords A, D, E, with a four-bar intro and a four-beat progression of A, D, A, D before the song.

Strumming Pattern no 41:12
Song 4 - The Sloop John B2:50
Strumming Pattern no 52:11
Learn strumming pattern number five, a four-beat rhythm in country and pop songs. Break it down: 1 down, 2 down-up, 3 no down, up on 3, 4 down-up.
Song 5 - Leaving on a Jet Plane3:05
Play leaving on a jet plane by John Denver with four chords d, g, a7, em and strumming pattern five; use a two-bar d intro and sing along.

Am Chord0:45
Learn the am chord by placing fingers on the second string first fret, fourth string second fret, and third string second fret; strum five strings to hear a minor.
Dm Chord1:29
C Chord1:02
Form C major by placing third finger on fifth string third fret, second finger on fourth string second fret, and index on second string first fret.
E7 Chord1:00
Master the E7 chord by modifying the E major shape, lifting the third finger and strumming all six strings.
B 7 Chord2:04
Song 6 - Drunken Sailor3:10

Strumming Pattern no 61:36
Practice a three four strumming pattern: three down strums per bar on a G chord, counted as 1-2-3, to apply to songs in three four time.
Strumming Pattern no 71:04
Learn strumming pattern no 7 in 3/4 time, splitting the second beat into two half beats with a down then up strum on beat two, using a G chord.
Song 7 - Amazing Grace2:13
Song 8 - The Skye Boat Song3:10
Song 9 - The Wild Rover3:38
Learn to play the irish rover on acoustic guitar using three chords (D, G, A7) in 3/4 time, with strumming pattern seven and a two-bar introduction on D.

Requirements

To benefit from this course you will not need any prior knowledge or experience of the guitar or music. You will need an acoustic guitar, a tuner and a pick.

Description

The acoustic guitar is one the most popular of all musical instruments , used by so many musicians in all genres of music. This course is designed specifically for complete beginners and will get you playing from day one, with easy bite size video lectures that break down everything into manageable steps.

When I started learning guitar back in the 1960's the internet did not exist and the only way I could learn was from books, not being able to afford private lessons. I painstakingly spent many hours alone in my bedroom trying to figure out how to play chords and figure out how they worked in songs, eventually I mastered three chords and was able to play a few songs all the way through !

From that early beginning I have been in love with the guitar ever since and have spent my life playing, teaching and performing with this wonderful instrument.

Nowadays of course it is much easier to access learning material with the internet and YouTube etc.

However because of this and the abundance of information available it can become very confusing for the beginner to know where to start and this is why I designed this course for the complete beginner with easy, step by step instruction that will show you everything you need to know to be able to play literally thousands of songs.

The course starts with advice on what types of guitar are available and explain the parts of the guitar. it will then cover tuning the guitar before moving on to teach the first chords and strumming techniques. It will the progress to showing you how to play many songs with lyrics and chords shown on screen alongside the videos. There will be PDF files attached of the song sheets and chord diagrams for you to download.

Please don't rush through the course, each lesson needs to be thoroughly understood and practised before moving on to the next. The complete course should give you at least six months of material and techniques to learn, depending on how long you take practising. Trying to hurry through it will be non productive and frustrating so take your time. Learning to play any instrument requires time and patience and the guitar is no different, enjoy it and learn at your own pace.

After completing the course alongside regular practising, you will be able to play thousands of songs and enjoy making music .

The only thing needed apart from a guitar, a tuner and a pick is enthusiasm and lots and lots of practice.

So let's not wait any longer, grab your guitar and let's get started on what will be a fun and rewarding journey, I promise you.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for anyone who wishes to learn and be able to play the acoustic guitar and be able to understand all the basic techniques of playing , in order to play many songs in different genres

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Introduction, types of guitar, the parts of the guitar.3 lectures • 5min

Tuning the Guitar1 lecture • 2min

The First Chords, Strumming Pattern and First Song7 lectures • 15min

The Next Three Chords and Strumming Pattern4 lectures • 6min

Two New Songs and a new Strumming Pattern3 lectures • 6min

Two More Songs and Strumming Patterns4 lectures • 9min

Five More Chords and a New Song6 lectures • 10min

3/4 Rhythm, Strumming, Three New Songs5 lectures • 12min

Bar Chords and Two New Song4 lectures • 12min

More Chords3 lectures • 4min

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