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Guitar Foundations
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(31 ratings)
1,176 students
Created byMitch Smith
Last updated 1/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • Play several songs using multiple chords and scales

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Course content

1 section • 20 lectures • 6h 2m total length

  • Introduction6:29

    Welcome to "Guitar Foundations"

  • Positioning3:27
  • String numbers fret numbers and finger numbers6:46
  • Your First Chords8:40
  • First Chord jams and reading TAB21:02
  • Two more songs and chord agility17:53

    This lesson is designed to help the student build dexterity for chord changing and playing two songs on a single string. There are backing tracks to play along to.

  • Chord agility jam tracks23:51

    This lesson gives the student a structured practice regimen for changing chords and counting beats and rhythm.

  • Your first blues and your first symphony21:17

    This lesson takes the student through a 12 bar blues pattern, Beethoven's 5th Symphony and an introduction to the major scale.

  • Chords and melody21:55

    This lesson uses the G major scale and the chords learned so far to create melodies over harmonizing chords.

  • Am, E, the pentatonic scale and intro to improv18:21

    This lesson introduces the student to the "A minor" and "E" chords, the pentatonic scale and takes the first steps into improvisation.

  • F chord, House of the Rising Sun and more improvisation23:30

    This Lesson is designed to teach the student how to play an "F" chord and use it in various chord progressions. This lesson also takes improvisation a step further and even gives a backing track at the end for the student to jam to.

  • The B7 Chord as a dominant chord, When Johnny Comes Marching Home and more impro16:20

    This lesson adds another chord to the students collection, the B7 chord. We also briefly discuss the role of the dominant chord in a progression and get a little more practice at improvising.

  • The A chord, key changing and 'When the Saints go marching In"27:22

    This lesson teaches the student an "A" chord, the major scale in various places on the neck, "When the Saints go marching in" and more improvisation skills in A and E.

  • Note names and Using a Capo20:07
  • Power Chords15:05
  • The Major Scale26:10

    This lesson teaches the student to play the Major scale in two octaves over various parts of the fretboard

  • The Minor Scale23:10

    This lesson walks the student through two versions of  the minor scale in various keys around the fretboard.

  • What key are we in?24:34

    This lesson helps the student understand the concept of key, transposing, introduces the Nashville number system and talks about the CAGED system.

  • Relative Minor (hint: not you're little cousin)34:30

    This lesson adds the relative minor (vi chord) to our progressions in the keys of the CAGED system.

  • Farewell1:54

    Farewell, good luck and GET OUT THERE AND JAM!!

Requirements

  • No

Description

This is a Guitar lesson program designed for the absolute beginner. The lessons are fun and easy making progress a breeze. The lessons include everything from holding the Guitar and pick to playing chords and scales. You'll even learn to play several recognizable songs. Mitch Smith's unique approach to teaching music keeps the passion alive while you are learning. There are plenty of visual aids on screen as well as downloadable PDFs of sheet music and charts to ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning Guitar students

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