
Here's where I introduce myself & set out what the aims of the course are and give a brief description of what you'll be learning throughout the course.
Here's where you'll learn to tune your guitar and get your first chord under your fingers.
This lecture shows you how to use the E major chord you have learned to play a piece of music.
This lecture shows you how to play the chord of D major, and combine it with the E major chord you already know. You will be learning to do this by playing a new piece of music containing both chords.
This lecture shows you how to play a new chord, A major. You will also learn how to move efficiently between this chord and the two you already know. We also look at expanding on the strumming technique you've already learned.
This lecture shows you a new chord, E minor. You will also learn how to strum using a combination of down strokes and up strokes.
This lecture introduces a new chord, G major. You will learn how to change to & from this chord from others you have learned. As ever there is a new piece of music for you to learn as a way of practicing the skills you've gained.
This lecture shows you how to play the chord of C major, and how to change to & from it using the other chords you've learned. The piece of music you will be studying here is based on a chord sequence you will encounter in many songs.
This lecture shows you how to play the chord of A minor and incorporate it into a piece of music. As ever, you will learn how to change to & from this new chord by learning a new piece of music.
In this lecture we go through all the chords you've learned so far: C major, A major, A minor, G major, E major, E minor, D major and one final new chord: D minor. You will learn to change between all of these chords by learning a piece of music which incorporates all of them.
This course is aimed at the student who has never played guitar before. No prior experience is necessary! You will learn to play all of the basic major and minor chords which form the basis of everything you will go on to play once you've finished this course. Also I will show you how to negotiate chord changes - something that many beginners struggle with. With this course you will learn how to do this with ease. In addition to this, you will learn to count and play rhythms as we cover the basics of strumming technique.
All of these skills are demonstrated via eight specially written & recorded pieces of music which showcase the skills & techniques you will be learning. At the end of the course, I will show you how to take everything you have learned and find songs to play with your new found skills.