
Introduction to Guitar
Get to know the parts of the guitar
Learn how to properly hold your guitar and your pick
Learn about guitar tuners and how they work
Learn the names of your strings and the notes they are tuned to
Tune up your guitar
Learn how to play the easy form G chord
Learn about the Whole, Half and Quarter Rests
Strumming Exercise 1 working with the EZ G Chord
Strumming Exercise 2 using the EZ G Chord and reading Half Rests
Strumming Exercise 3 using the EZ G Chord reading Quarter Rests
Learn how to play the easy form C chord
Strumming Exercise 4 using the EZ C Chord
Strumming Exercise 5 using the EZ C Chord and reading Quarter Rests
Learn how to play the easy form G7 chord
Strumming Exercise 6 using the EZ G7 Chord
Strumming Exercise 7 switching from the EZ C Chord to the EZ G7 Chord
Strumming Exercise 8 switching from EZ C Chord to EZ G7 Chord
A quick discussion on using metronomes
Learn how to play the full C chord
Learn how to play the A chord
Learn how to play the D chord
Chord Exercise 1 changing from the A Chord to the Full C Chord and then to the D Chord
Learn how to play the E chord
Learn how to play the F chord
Learn how to play the full G chord
Chord Exercise 2 changing from the E Chord to the A Chord then to the D Chord
Chord Exercise 3 changing from the C Chord to the F Chord and then to the G Chord
Learn to play the A Minor Chord
Learn the D Minor Chord
Learn the E Minor Chord
Download your PDF Exercise. Pattern 1 is a simple down strum.
Down, Up, Down, Up
Down, Down, Down, Up, Down
Down, Down, Down, Up, Down, Up
Down, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up
Down, Down, Down, Up, Down, Up
Learn to Play the A7 Chord
Learn how to play the B7 Chord
Learn how to play the C7 Chord
Learn the D7 Chord
"Introduction to Guitar" with Rick Spurgin is a course designed for the very beginner. With over 50 video examples along with printable PDFs.
You will start off learning the basics such as, how to hold your guitar and how to properly tune it. You will then learn some easy form chords along with strumming exercises to build your skills. But it doesn't stop there. You will then begin to learn more chords and practice with commonly used chord progressions to develop your chord knowledge. In this course you will learn how to read TAB, rock power chords, and how to play a 12-Bar Blues. At the end of this course you will have the skills that you always wanted to be able to play your favorite songs.
Everyone learns at a different pace. Be patient. Allow yourself a few months of practice with this course to properly develop your new guitar skills.
This course has over 50 small easy to comprehend video lectures to practice with. This allows you to work a little at a time or keep going if you like a faster pace.
If you always wanted to learn the guitar, but just didn't have the time or the budget for private lessons, this is the course for you.