
Explore how every lesson features a play along with embedded chord progressions and a downloadable PDF, plus a free picture card book and options to review or contact me.
Learn the basic guitar language, including frets, bottom up string counting, and finger numbering for chords as shown in chord charts, setting you for your first chords in upcoming lessons.
Learn a minor and C major chord, switch between them using finger placements on the second string and fourth string, and practice playing five strings before introducing strumming.
Learn strumming pattern nr. 2 and practice switching between E major and other chords with a thumb strum, building rhythm in simple progressions toward songs.
Learn strumming pattern nr.3 with two upstrokes and a down-down-up rhythm, master muting with the left hand, and apply it to simple chord progressions to play many songs.
Learn fingerstyle basics: use the thumb on bass strings and fingers on treble strings to play melodies and chords, with six-three-two-one-two-three patterns.
Develop a simple daily practice routine with 10–20 minutes, build muscle memory, stay motivated, and use a sandwich method—start easy, stretch, tackle hard, finish easy, and record progress.
Learn strumming pattern nr.3 with down-up sequences, switch between chords like G major and D major, and practice along standard progressions such as Stand By Me and Sweet Home Alabama.
Learn new strumming patterns at a slower pace, practice sequences like down, down, up, and add accents, switch chords, speed up, and explore random chord progressions guided by your ear.
Practice a long first-down pattern for a sad song using G major, D major, and A minor, then learn strum palm muting to groove and automate rhythm.
Master a reggae style strumming pattern with palm muting, switching between E major and A major, using down up and mute sequences to practice.
Join a beginner-friendly guitar play along that starts with a simplified version before moving to a more complex strumming pattern of down, down, up, down, guiding you through rhythm practice.
Join this Elvis Presterly blues play along to practice a major rhythm on guitar, rocking and rolling with down-up strums. Follow along, repeat to improve your timing and have fun.
Master a playful tune using a steady down-stroke pattern on the D and G chords, cycling through verse and a long major bridge, with a final slapdown and play-along.
Master a three-part chord progression with an intro on D major and G major, and practice unified verse and chorus strumming patterns, plus a play-along sequence.
Practice bass notes with down and up strokes on the fourth string, repeat patterns, and engage with the course community by sharing your progress.
Learn a groovy 12-bar blues strumming pattern with bass on the fourth string (sixth on the other), four downstrokes per bar, using finger or pick.
Learn to add arpeggios in a structured play-along, practicing bass patterns on four counts, with options for pinky notes or fingerpicking, and end with a brief improvisation.
Learn to add a turnaround to a chord progression and play along with a basic 12-bar blues, then spice your blues with timing, sliding, and an intro.
Master the quick-change in the 12 bar blues by playing each chord once, not four times, using a simple down-down-down-down-up strum and the E-A-D progression, with a play-along.
Master the most basic 12 bar blues in the key of E, starting on E7 and using simple down patterns before returning to E7, with more in the next lesson.
Learn the 12-bar blues in any key using the one-four-five progression and movable bar chord shapes. Shift shapes along the fretboard by the sixth-string note to name the chords.
Learn to place a blues turnaround in any key by starting on the fret after the skipped note, maintaining the same distance across 12-bar blues.
Compare classical and western acoustic guitars, focusing on nylon versus steel strings, neck width, and tone. Consider comfort, beginner pain, price, pickup, and access to higher frets.
Master blues lead bending by using the thumb over neck and two fingers to support the bend, focusing on the third and second strings and half-tone bends.
Develop vibrato by gently rocking the string to bend pitch and enliven notes; start on the third string fifth fret, then use the seventh fret with ring and middle fingers.
Explore how acoustic western guitars differ in price, wood construction, and body size—from laminated to solid tops—and how body size and pickup systems shape playability and tone.
Explore electric guitar varieties, including Fender Stratocaster style with three pickups and tremolo, Gibson style with two humbuckers and coil splitting, and floating and fixed bridge options.
Stay motivated as a beginner guitarist by experiencing live music at concerts, including small clubs, and get out of your house to let seasoned musicians inspire your practice.
Ultimate Beginner Guitar Masterclass (2025 Update)
Join over 70,000 guitar students who have gone from knowing nothing about the guitar to playing songs everybody loves in WEEKS
Let me ask you this
What is stopping you from being the guitarist you know that you are?
Feeling lost, and have no idea where to start?
Have you been seeing all this information about guitar chord shapes, intervals, triads, major and minor scales, scales variations.
And feel overwhelmed?
Confused?
Discouraged?
“I just don’t think I’m meant to play guitar, I’m not a music person”
“This stuff will take me months, if not YEARS to figure out, I don’t have that kind of time in my hands.”
“All those guitar virtuosos had an innate talent, something that I just don’t have”
“Umm, where do I even begin? I can’t really tell"
If that sounds like you-
I get it, we’ve all been there.
Struggling to play guitar for a long time and not getting anywhere
Procrastinating because you can’t make up your mind on what to practice.
Being sick of people simply telling you “All you have to do is practice. Just practice and you’ll get there.”
You might be asking yourself then, what seems to be the CORE PROBLEM here?
What is the 1 THING that is KILLING your progress, possibly more than ANY OTHER reason?
Well, It can all be traced back to a LACK OF PROPER GUIDANCE
Because let’s face it, trying to figure it all out by yourself will take you way longer than if you had someone guiding you STEP-BY-STEP throughout your guitar journey.
You do not have the time to make the same mistakes, that someone else has already made FOR YOU
Think about that.
And Now.
Imagine making a year’s worth of progress in just MONTHS, maybe even WEEKS if you’re motivated enough
Imagine the next time someone asks you to pick up the guitar at a family gathering and NOW you can play songs everyone knows and enjoys with EASE and CONFIDENCE.
Imagine being the star at the party where everyone LOVES YOU for your new ‘musical talent”
And finally, imagine proving to YOURSELF and EVERYONE WHO DOUBTED YOU.
That becoming a musician is a SKILL and not an INBORN TALENT
That is where the Beginner Guitar Masterclass comes into play!
After joining this course, you won't need to imagine anymore.
I take you STEP-BY-STEP and NOTE-BY-NOTE through all the elements needed to make this a reality in a very short amount of time!
Taking you from ZERO to HERO!
Learn from someone who has already been through the rigorous journey
Someone who has already made all the mistakes and has figured out the best and worst practices..
Someone who will help you avoid ALL THOSE MISTAKES to help you pick up the guitar
FASTER than you ever thought possible.
My name is Henry Olsen and I've been teaching guitar professionally for 5 years.
I have 14 published Udemy courses and an average rating of 4.6!
For this course, I took all of my experience and feedback from thousands of students just like you and packed the best of the best into ONE 12 hour masterclass.
Now you'll have the benefit of a tested and retested learning method! Aside from having a FAST and EASY progress, you'll have a lot of FUN during the process.
Every song lesson comes with a play-along feature, so after you're done learning the song, I play it with you at a slow and comfortable tempo, and you'll always have an easy time putting it into practical use.
The course also comes with a 42-page picture chord book, so you'll have an easy time following along with all the lessons.
This method has WORKED for THOUSANDS of students and I KNOW that it will also work for you!
Here’s what some of my students have to say.
“I never went that far in any other course. I am really starting from zero. The lessons are very well explained and I am still excited about learning guitar.” - Alessandro Silveira
“The course thus far has been an eye-opener. I have been doing guitar lessons at a music school for 18 months and I was not made aware of anchoring certain fingers in specific chords, for example, A minor and C. I am so pleased with my progress and what I have achieved.” - Basil Rhodes
“Henry is such a sweet and fantastic teacher. He absolutely UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE BEGINNERS NEED. I am happy that he is my first guitar teacher.” - Atul Mishra
“This course is seriously blowing my mind as I THOUGHT I COULDN’T LEARN GUITAR ONLINE. Really hats off to the instructor for this amazing gift.” - Sakib Chowdhury
“I took private guitar lessons for about a year, but I feel like I've progressed further in the first 10-15 lessons of this online course over the course of a couple of weeks than I did with my in-person teacher. Henry does a really good job of helping beginners "feel" their way around a song so that they can apply it to other songs on their own, without feeling "robotic." The pace of the course is perfect and I finish each lesson wanting to practice and apply what I've learned. In addition, I appreciate the number of lessons he's dedicated to strumming, as that is an area I've really struggled in. Overall, a really good course, thanks!” - Jane
When will I get to hear YOUR SUCCESS STORY?
Who this course is for:
People who want to learn to play the guitar and have FUN in the process!
People who are frustrated with their current guitar skills
People who have NO CLUE where to start from
People looking for a STEP-BY-STEP program
People who want to learn ACTUAL SONGS while learning, and not just learn a couple of scales and note patterns.
People who want to finally be able to play their favorite songs on the guitar
Now
If you’re ready to become the guitar player you've always dreamed of
If you’re ready to take the next step with me and over 70,000 students who are achieving their own little successes AS WE SPEAK!
If you can imagine yourself picking up the guitar at any moment, and just losing track of time.
While playing some of your favorite songs that you love listening to.
Then join us NOW in the Beginner Guitar Masterclass
We can’t wait to see you inside!
See you there!