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Learn How to Play the Guitar - The Beginners Guide
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(328 ratings)
30,585 students

Learn How to Play the Guitar - The Beginners Guide

Learn the Basics of the Guitar with our Essential Guitar Guide, so you can learn Songs, Guitar Chords + Scales
Created byTomas George, Jeffrey Hewer, Digital Music Masters
Last updated 5/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn the Essentials of Playing the Guitar
  • Learn how to play basic Chords and Scales
  • Learn to play some move Advanced Chords
  • Learn how to Read Chord Charts and Tabs
  • Play some well known Songs
  • Learn about the Anatomy of the Guitar and Recommended Guitars
  • Learn about Guitar Amps, Strings and Accessories

Course content

16 sections • 49 lectures • 4h 46m total length

  • Introduction and What you're going to Learn in this Course1:21
  • An Introduction to the Guitar5:10

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, Jeffrey will talk about an introduction to the Guitar

  • Basics of Playing the Guitar4:40

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn about the basics of playing the Guitar

  • How to Strum the Guitar3:27

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn about how to strum the Guitar

  • Guitar Picks or Plectrums8:05

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn about picks or plectrums

  • How to Tune your Guitar with a Tuner7:20

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn how to tune a Guitar with a Tuner

  • How to Tune a Guitar by Ear5:48

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn how to tune a Guitar by ear

  • Names of the Guitar Strings and Some Notes on the Fretboard3:39

    In this Learn Guitar in a Week - Essential Chords, Songs and Songs course, you will learn the names of the Guitar Strings and some note names on the Fretboard

Requirements

  • To follow along with this course, you'll need either an electric or acoustic guitar.
  • No experience in Playing the Guitar is required... beginners are welcome!

Description

Have you always wanted to learn to play the guitar, but you didn't know where to start?

Have you got a guitar sitting at home gathering dust, and you wish you could pick it up and play some songs?

If so, then this is the course for you!

This course is for anyone who's brand new to guitar and is ready to learn the basics of the guitar as soon as possible!


What will you learn?

• How to Strum the Guitar

• Guitar Picks or Plectrums

• How to Tune your Guitar

• Names of the Strings and Some Notes on the Fretboard

• Basic Scales and Chords

• How to Play some Simple Well Known Songs

• How to Play Power Chords

• How to Play an 8-Bar Blues

• How to Play some Minor Chords

• How to Play 6-String Bar Chords

• How to Play Chord Arpeggios

• Minor Pentatonic and the Blues Scale

• How to Play a Blues in E

• How to Read Chord Charts and Tabs

• How to Use a Capo

• The Anatomy of the Guitar

• Recommended Guitars

• Guitar Amplifiers and Pedals

• And More!


Who is your lead instructor for this course?

Jeffrey Hewer is a professional guitarist, composer, and teacher. He has both his Bachelor's of Music and Masters of Music degrees and over 25 years of experience.

Friendly and engaging, Jeffrey demystifies music and the guitar and gets students excited about playing the guitar!

In this course, Jeffrey will show you the essential skills and techniques, so by the end of this course, you'll be able to pick up your guitar and start playing songs :)

This Beginner's Guitar Course is a fast and effective way to learn the essentials of the guitar.


Ready to Play the Guitar?

So go ahead and click the enroll button, and we'll see you in lesson 1!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who's always wanted to Play the Guitar
  • People who have played the Guitar a little, but want to learn about how to play Chords, Scales + Songs
  • This course is created for absolute beginners starting out in Learning the Guitar

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