Electric Guitar Basics
What you'll learn
- Gear You Will Need
- Electric Guitar Anatomy
- How to Hold Your Electric Guitar and Pick
- How to Tune Your Electric Guitar
- How to Fret Notes
- Plugging In and Setting Your Tone
- How to Read Tablature
- Warm Up Exercises
- How to Play 5 Guitar Riffs
- How Pitch Works on the Guitar
- How to Read Chord Diagrams
- 5 Essential Chords: Em, D, C, G, Am
- Strumming, Beats and Rhythm
- How to Play Two Songs
- What 4/4 Time Means
- Your First Scales
- How to Write Your Own Music
- Lead Guitar Examples
- Tips, Tricks & Resources
Requirements
- No previous experience or skills needed. You'll learn everything you need to know.
- Access to an electric guitar, guitar amplifier, instrument cable and a tuner (you can use a free tuning app for your phone or tablet) is required.
Description
In this class, I guide you through the essentials of learning to play the electric guitar. The course starts with learning about what gear you’ll need and ends with learning how to write your own music on guitar.
This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience playing electric 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 electric 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 electric 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 and even create your own music.
Included in this class are many downloadable resources: tips for tuning your guitar, warm up exercises, chord diagrams, scales and sheet music, as well as an audio recording for you to play along with.
In order to take this class, you’ll need an electric guitar, guitar amplifier, instrument cable and a tuner (you can use a free tuning app for your phone or tablet).
In this course, you'll learn:
Gear You Will Need
Electric Guitar Anatomy
How to Hold Your Electric Guitar and Pick
How to Tune Your Electric Guitar
How to Fret Notes
Plugging In and Setting Your Tone
How to Read Tablature
Warm Up Exercises
How to Play 5 Guitar Riffs
How Pitch Works on the Guitar
How to Read Chord Diagrams
5 Essential Chords: Em, D, C, G, Am
Strumming, Beats and Rhythm
How to Play Two Songs
What 4/4 Time Means
Your First Scales
How to Write Your Own Music
Lead Guitar Examples
Tips, Tricks & Resources
I also provide a backing track for you to jam along with me during one of the video lessons, as well as a downloadable mp3 version of it. This is an opportunity for you to have fun and jam!
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.
Who this course is for:
- This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience playing electric guitar as well as for folks wanting to brush up on the basics of the instrument.
Instructor
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 412 Reviews
- 13,508 Students
- 9 Courses
Hi! I’m Jason - a full time musician, composer and instructor. I've been playing and writing music for over 25 years, and teaching music for over 10 years. You can check out my guitar tips and tricks on my Guitar Teaching YouTube Channel. Alongside creating music courses, I'm a composer for media projects--films, trailers and e-Learning courses.
I really enjoy creating these classes for Udemy and always aim to make courses that are fun with a focus on foundational techniques and creativity.
I have a variety of classes available here, covering the basics of guitar, ukulele, and songwriting. I encourage you to take a look through the classes below.
I am passionate about providing as much support as I can throughout your music learning journey. I'd also love to hear about the kind of classes you would like me to create. So please feel free to get in touch any time by messaging me here on Udemy.
Thank you
“I'd been playing an acoustic guitar for years now. But this class helped me refresh my memory and see points where I'm still messing up. Jason is a gentle guide and is clearly aware of beginners' pain points when they first pick up the guitar. Thank you for sharing these lessons.” - Winta A, Student
“So good. His soothing voice establishes a real grounded trust. The kind of voice you want to hear in the trenches doing the hard work of making music.” - Philly B, Student
“Excellent class. He made concepts that have been difficult to understand previously so clear and concise. Really got a lot out of this class. This is foundational to becoming a good composer. Can't wait to try doing the assignments.” - Mona Lisa P, Student
“Things I have been confused about for years finally made sense to me through Jason's instructions. I can't thank you enough, Jason.” - Ronja B, Student
“Great work, with engaging visuals and great audio and video quality. Jason does a great job in keeping the audience engaged!” - Marco S, Student