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Play the Guitar

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Overview

If you've ever thought of picking up the guitar, this learning path can help get you started on the path to guitar mastery. Learn the basics of acoustic and electric guitar, then expand your musical knowledge by concentrating on specific musical styles and intermediate lessons to build skill and confidence.
  • Learn the basics of the guitar.
  • Develop different techniques and playing styles.
  • Explore rock, blues, and intermediate-level acoustic guitar styles.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Beginning Acoustic Guitar Music Lessons
-Learn how to play guitar at your own pace. These easy-to-follow videos feature examples in TAB and standard music notation, and hands-on instruction by guitar virtuoso Jared Meeker.

Course 2: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 1 Picking, Fretting, & Chords
-Learn how to play bluegrass guitar with Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton. Course 1 covers holding the guitar and pick, picking and fretting, and rhythm and chords.

Course 3: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 2 Scales, Walking Bass, Hammer-Ons, and Pull-Offs
-Learn how to play bluegrass guitar with Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton. Course 2 covers major and pentatonic scales, walking bass, and hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides.

Course 4: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 3 Rhythm & Voicings
-Learn how to play bluegrass guitar with Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton. Course 3 covers intermediate guitar techniques and advanced strum patterns.

Course 5: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 4 Feel & Crosspicking
-Learn how to play bluegrass guitar with Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton. Course 4 shows how to develop feel, pocket, and groove, and use different crosspicking styles.

Course 6: Rock Guitar Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
-Get a beginner's guide to rock guitar. Learn how to start immediately playing riffs and licks, reading music, playing chords, and learning guitar at your own pace.

Course 7: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play
-Learn blues guitar at your own pace. Explore over 50 examples of blues rhythm guitar, including slow blues, uptown/jump blues, mambo blues, blues rock, and more.

Course 8: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Intermediate
-If you're an acoustic guitar player looking for a challenge, then this course is for you. Learn about suspended chords, altered tuning, soloing patterns, and more.

Courses

Taught by

Jared Meeker, Bryan Sutton, Nathaniel Gonud and Steve Trovato

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