MEGA Guitar Foundation- Beginner Guitar Chords: Major, Minor
What you'll learn
- With the 12 beginner chords that I teach, you'll be able to play most of your favorite songs. You'll have an understanding of the "framework" of songs, allowing you to NOT RELY ON MEMORY ONLY for playing. I teach 7 major chords and 5 minor chords. You'll understand the relationship between major chords and minor chords, and have a grasp of how to observe your guitar fretboard for patterns and connections. This is your beginning to "EFFORTLESS PLAYING"!
Requirements
- You need a guitar and a tuner. Come ready to learn, able to practice several times a week for about 15 - 20 minutes.
Description
MEGA Guitar Foundation - Beginner Guitar Chords is tailored for the new student, someone who has learned a few chords, or the "stalled musician" (the person who has leveled off/plateau-ed - because they don't know what to do next).
When you see new building construction, what does the size of the foundation tell you? It tells you how large the structure will be. If you want to learn to play basic guitar chords, NOW is the time to begin the right way - with a strong foundation - a foundation of understanding. Learn as a beginner guitar player how our playing is from the head - our understanding - with the fingers following! And you are at the right place to build it rock solid!
Beginning with the very simplest building block - the single note - I teach chords in a very practical way. I then show you, with only 3 chords, how songs make "progress" (we call this "song progression"). I finish to explain how minor chords and major chords have a 1 to 1 connection - and how they fit in the song. By the time you complete the course, you will have learned 12 chords in all - major and minor chords.
What has taken me more than 3 decades to learn, I have distilled into easy to digest lessons (Chord Confidence also has Part 2 - GUITAR JUMP START-from Beginner Guitar to Intermediate level! Move from Basic to Intermediate Player). By the use of my unique teaching style and GIANT GUITAR, I teach you how to avoid the pitfall of playing almost entirely by memory - the result of this for the new guitarist is confusion and complexity - which can lead someone to become a stalled musician. [Have you ever used a computer whose memory was almost full? It's frustrating, isn't it? Don't be that kind of guitar player - I show you how to avoid excessive "memory" playing by teaching you PATTERNS, CONNECTIONS, and ASSOCIATIONS- the secrets of "effortless" guitar playing].
Also included is tuning, strumming patterns, and ways to appropriately engage your memory - "MAKE MEMORY A TOOL, NOT THE RULE".
If you believe your MUSIC FOUNDATION should be solid, strong, and practical, you are right! And that's what you'll get here! And if your goal is to one day be a guitar player that can play "effortlessly", then MEGA Guitar Foundation - Beginner Guitar Chords is for you! Keep it simple, but develop confidence in your understanding of music!
(Blue sky/crane pic courtesy of Engin Akyurt @ Pexels. Guitar courtesy of Free Clipart Guitars)
Who this course is for:
- People who want to learn to play guitar: brand new beginners or maybe those of you who have learned a few chords; ALSO what I call a "stalled musician". This is someone who began playing, but lost direction, focus, and drive, because they didn't have the understanding of what they needed to do next.
Course content
- Preview06:18
- 05:53Parts of the Guitar
- Preview05:21
- 07:51Tuning the Guitar
Instructor
![Charles Dupuis](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 9 Reviews
- 34 Students
- 3 Courses
I come from a very musical family; I am a drummer, an acoustic and electric guitar player, as well as a bass and keyboard player. At age 22, I had the opportunity to go on the road with the christian band Wisdom. I did mostly backing vocals with the band, but also sang some small lead vocal parts.
During an audition with Star Song Records (Newsboys, Matt Redman, Nicole Nordeman, etc) - a simple brief comment made by one of the execs changed my life (more about that on my website). Because of what he said, I realized the importance of the worship relationship.
The first time I led worship, I was so nervous, that I led the team into a song that I didn't know the words to. It's not easy to lead worship, and to learn the ins and outs, and ups and downs involved with it - as well as the spiritual warfare associated with it.
While on the road, Wisdom traveled to many states in this great nation. (During our 3 years of touring – we played on the same stage as Bob Carlisle - ["Butterfly Kisses"] and Mylon LeFevre - both Grammy award winners - as well as Dove award winners). On multiple occasions I have done studio work, and have also recorded two solo projects (I include my original music to intro - or exit different Udemy modules).
In 2014, God answered a prayer that I had - The 'Ascribe Worship' Method was birthed - it is the ability to worship for 8 - 10 minutes (or more) in a fluid, God descriptive way, with or without music (of course, music is a beautiful gift to worship with).
I live in Louisiana Cajun County with my precious and beautiful wife, Maria, and our three dogs, and am the father of 3 beautiful children.