Guitar Beginner Course – Level 1

Learn to play guitar with a tried and trusted method. A fun method to take you from the very basics to playing songs.

Course Instructor

Gav Sidley Gav Sidley Author

Gav Sidley has been a professional musician and teacher for over 30 years. With a wealth of experience and knowledge in music, it’s his aim to pass on as much of that as possible, and to continue learning more about music, teaching and life in general.

 

Guitar Course

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Introduction To Guitar

Welcome Video
Get To Know Your Guitar
Guitar Strings
Tuning Your Guitar
Sitting and Holding The Guitar
The Pick Hand
Exercise ‘0’: Pick Hand Down and Up
The Fret Hand
Exercise 1: Find The Fret
Reading TAB

Finger Exercises: 56

Why We Do Finger Exercises
56 Exercise on 1 String
56 Exercise on 2 Strings
56 Exercise on 3 Strings

Finger Exercises: 57

57 Exercise on 1 String
57 Exercise on 2 Strings
57 Exercise on 3 Strings

Finger Exercises: 58

58 Exercise on 1 String
58 Exercise on 2 Strings
58 Exercise on 3 Strings

Introduction To Playing Melodies

Melody
Rhythm and Counting
Song 1: Do Re Mi (on 1 String)
Song 2: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (on 1 String)
Song 3: Happy Birthday (on 1 String)
Song 4: Ode To Joy
Song 5: Oh When The Saints

Finger Exercises: 67

67 Exercise on 1 String
67 Exercise on 2 Strings
67 Exercise on 3 Strings

Finger Exercises: 68

68 Exercise on 1 String
68 Exercise on 2 Strings
68 Exercise on 3 Strings

Finger Exercises: 78

78 Exercise on 1 String
78 Exercise on 2 Strings
78 Exercise on 3 Strings

More Simple Melodies

Song 1: Do Re Mi (on 2 Strings)
Song 2: You Are My Sunshine
Song 3: Paint It Black
Song 4: Don’t Worry Be Happy
Song 5: House Of The Rising Sun

Finger Exercises: All Strings

56 Exercises: All Strings
57 Exercises: All Strings
58 Exercises: All Strings
67 Exercises: All Strings
68 Exercises: All Strings
78 Exercises: All Strings
5678 Exercises: All Strings