FREE Beginner Guitar Fast Track - Learn Guitar Basics Online

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Master pick depth to improve your strum sound by gliding the pick on top of the strings, with a slight arc for down and away, then up and away.

Learn a beginner-friendly version of g, c, and d chords with finger placements that mute strings and enable quick transitions, forming the building blocks for most songs.

Learn Em and A by forming the E minor shape—index on the second fret of the fifth string and middle on the second fret of the fourth string—and acorn shape.

Practice the E major, A minor, and a simplified B minor chord, using a consistent finger position across chords and strumming from the fifth string down.

Learn the seven shape for forming the B and D7 chords, move the entire finger set at once, and strum from the fifth string down to play D7 cleanly.

Learn g chord variations, starting with g shape—pinky on third fret first string, middle on second fret fifth string, ring on third fret sixth string, and strum 6 to 1.

Explore common variations of the C chord on guitar, with fingerings on the second string first fret, fourth string second fret, and fifth string third fret, plus inversions.

Explore the D chord and eight variations, including D sus2 and open E. Learn inversions with F sharp on the fourth or sixth string, plus pinky-based shapes.

Explore Em variations: standard Em with two-finger setup, Em7 with pinky on the second string third fret, and Em with a G tone added using pinky or ring finger.

Learn the A major chord with precise finger positions on the fourth, third, and second strings. Explore A major seven and G seven variations from the five-string down.

Master four variations of the a minor chord on guitar, including the basic a minor fingering, an inversion with c on the fifth string, and two a minor seven variants.

Explore multiple F chord variations on guitar, including open and partial bar forms, a suspended version with a G tone, and a closed barre F on the sixth string.

Explore four variations of the Bm chord, including traditional Bm, a beginner version with simpler fingering, a secondary-tone variant, and a Bm7 with pinky on the first string fifth fret.

Learn to produce a good sounding strum by keeping the pick flat and aligned with the strings, avoiding wrist rotation, and applying a controlled up‑down motion to reduce recoil.

Learn the boom chuck strum technique on a G chord, combining a bass boom note with a percussive chuck, using a through-string pick motion for slow and harder beat variants.

Master the boom chuck strum and add a down-up pattern; down on strings 4–3–2, then up, then down on 3–2–1 for a down-up-down-up strum.

learn the four three two one boom shot strum, a strong down-down-down-up pattern, practiced on two strings at a time before combining the full sequence.

Practice mixing strumming patterns across G, C, and D chords by assigning each chord its own pattern, then blend boom chuck, forward roll, and down-up strums to keep it interesting.

Master the rolling down-up-down-up strum, split into two even halves to adapt patterns for chords starting on the sixth or fifth string, moving away from the boom chuck pattern.

Learn an individualized picking forward roll for chords starting on the fifth or sixth string, using 6-2-4-3-1 or 6-3-2-1.

Master cross picking on a G chord by crossing strings 6, 4, 3, 1, with the pattern: down six, up three, down four, up one, then 2-3-2.

Practice the straight strum, playing a chord while strumming softly to hear individual strings, then place it on the beat when chords change.

Learn the inside roll strumming pattern, using down-down for strings five through two, and distinguish it from the forward roll.

Learn the sweep strum, a three down-stroke pattern through the strings on C chord, G chord, and D, looping over the fifth string and finishing with an upward stroke.

Master an upward vamp in strumming, applying a C chord with two fingers down and an upward pick pattern that releases pressure after two notes for a clean ring.

Master the repetitive down strum by using bass note and next string down in an eight-strum pattern, counting one and two and, with a demo in G, C, and D.

Master a variation of the repetitive down strum, variation #1, counting eight downs and emphasizing the one, then apply the four-one-in-four sequence with a stronger accent on seven and eight.

Master a palm-muted down strum on the guitar by anchoring the palm on the bridge, using wrist-down motion, to regulate attack and tone in this repeatable strumming variation.

Learn the strum pattern of down, then up, then up again, using a bass note and mid-string upstroke, repeated softly and quickly for expressive playing.

Learn a strumming variation for the boom down strong pattern by starting with a down on the bass note, then an up on the middle strings, followed by down stroke.

Learn Nostrum, a variation of the down-down stroke, adding a hit and two up strokes, with a slow-motion down and the pick dragged through the strings.

Master the advanced boom chuck strum with the chuck down down pattern, adding a hit on three and four to drive the pick through the strings in a percussive rhythm.

Master the rolling strum in this advanced guitar lesson, continuing from our previous video as you learn how to add a third beat to the pattern.

Learn hammer-on strums from the open e to the third fret (g), then combine middle-string down, bottom-string up, middle-string up, and bottom-string down motions.

Learn a percussive variation of the hammer-on with a down-up-down sequence and an added hit.

Explore ghost boom and chuck strum techniques, learn to leave out one element for a specific effect, and practice with a G chord to hear the boom and the chuck.

Apply an advanced ghost boom chuck strum example as shown in this musical suggestion. Practice the ghost boom and chuck strum to refine your strumming.

Learn the G minor pentatonic scale in first through fourth positions, with precise finger placements from the sixth string third fret to the first string third fret.

Explore the third position of the g minor pentatonic scale on guitar, mapping the first finger to the third fret and practicing the one-three pattern across strings.

Master the G minor pentatonic scales from first and third positions and learn immediate slides between them, using the middle strings, proper finger technique, and smooth forward and backward transitions.

Practice G minor pentatonic slides between the 1st and 3rd position, linking notes on the first two strings with the index finger for smooth transitions.

Learn to transition the G minor pentatonic scale between the first and third positions on the sixth and fifth strings, using the first finger as the common finger.

Master the G minor pentatonic scale starting at the fifth position, using one-three finger patterns across strings. Shift to the sixth position on the second and first strings and return.

Master the transition from the third to the fifth position of the G minor pentatonic on strings four and three, using notes from positions three and five and finger patterns.

Master the Gm pentatonic on the first and second strings, transitioning between third and sixth positions, using the index finger, and applying immediate and equal-time slides while you play.

Master the g jazz scale in the first position, then add sharp four (flat five), five, seven, and sharp seven, sliding to second position to complete one octave.

Learn the G major scale to octave, starting on the G note on the sixth string, using first position fingerings and open strings across the strings, ending on G.

Transition between the G major scales in the third and fifth positions with an audible slide, using fingers 1 and 3 as common, since finger 4 is not common.

Learn the G major pentatonic scale in the first position, using frets 1, 2, and 4, starting on the sixth string with a G note.

Master transitioning from the first to the third position in the G major pentatonic scale by practicing two slide types—immediate slides and equal-time slides—while plucking and moving.

Master the g major pentatonic scale from first to third position, applying fingerings: 1st and 3rd on strings 1–2, 2nd on string 3, and 3rd on string 4.

Move through the g major pentatonic in positions 3 and 5, using fingers 1, 3, 4, and the pinky on the second and first strings, ending phrases on g.

Build on the prior third and fifth position transitions by moving to the seventh position, using fingerings 1-2-4 to play g major pentatonic notes on the first and second strings.

Transition from the seventh to the fifth position on the G major scale, using fingers 1 and 4, with a focus on sliding the first finger for easy change.

Explore bi-linear playing by tracing scales in two directions along the strings, switching direction to create musical lines across strings with backing tracks.

Improvise by varying note lengths to mix longer and shorter notes or a series of notes, instead of playing scales all the way through.

Practice along with the free backing track to explore the g minor pentatonic scale and the g minor jazz scale.

Play along with a slow backing track for the G major pentatonic scale and bi-linear playing, sharpening your jam along skills for beginner guitar.