Price
$19
Course Type
Online
Duration
2 hours
Date
Various dates throughout the year
Entry Requirements
Beginner Level

About this course

If you can play a handful of chords, you can play thousands of songs. But first, you have to get started! This course gives absolute beginners a clear, step-by-step path to beginning to play guitar the right way, with confidence. And it really works! Thousands of busy New Yorkers have successfully taken this class in person at New York City Guitar School, and their feedback has made this one of the most efficient and proven guitar methods in the world.

In this course, you will learn the very basics of guitar playing, including how to identify strings, fingers and frets, how to strum and fret with perfect form, how to tune, how to play your first chords and how to read chord diagrams so you can start learning songs.

What real students are saying about Guitar for Absolute Beginners:

"...its official... I'm FINALLY a guitar player." - Briana

"It has taken me from playing single notes and bumbling around the fretboard to playing real, albeit easy, songs in a matter of a few weeks" - Dusty

"...just enough of the technical but plenty of practical advise so one can start playing their favorite songs ASAP" - V. Burrows

"I started with zero musical or guitar experience and now 18 months later have a fun rewarding hobby than I am enthused to continue." - Simon P.

Guitar for Absolute Beginners (Class 1) can take anywhere from a week to three weeks depending on how much time you have to practice. Learn the anatomy of the guitar, and how to fret notes, strum strings, play chords and read chord diagrams with easy step by step consecutive videos, exercises and self-tests. Start here, go anywhere! This course includes a PDF for the first chapter of Guitar for Absolute Beginners, one of the best selling guitar books on Amazon!

WARNING: We are not kidding when we say this is for absolute beginners! If you already know the basics of guitar, this might not be the best course for you--but stay tuned, because we are working to develop more Udemy courses!


What are the requirements?

  • You will need a working guitar (acoustic or electric).
  • We cannot tell a lie, you must practice in order to learn guitar! So a prerequisite for this class is a willingness to commit to spending a total of several hours playing along with and practicing the material!

What am I going to get from this course?

  • Over 48 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!
  • 47 Lectures covering...
  • Anatomy of the Guitar
  • Identifying Fingers
  • Identifying Frets
  • Identifying Strings
  • How to Hold a Guitar
  • How to Fret a Clean Note
  • The Almighty D Chord
  • The Ginormous G Chord
  • Tuning
  • How to Read Chord Diagrams
  • The Secret To Changing Chords

What is the target audience?

  • Absolute, utter, complete beginners!
  • People who tried to play before, but failed.
  • ...or who always wanted to play, but didn't know how to start.
  • People with no musical experience or knowledge.
  • People who don't know how to read notes.
  • Those who are ready to finally make a move and take the most important step--getting started!
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