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How to play Guitar for beginners in 10 weeks - Week 1

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Overview

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In this class you will learn:

  • About the the guitar.
  • How to play your first two chords.
  • How to play a rhythm on guitar
  • How to play your first piece of music.

This class is week one of a 10 week course that will take you from 0 to confident acoustic rhythm guitar player in 10 weeks.

By the end of the 10 weeks you will be comfortable playing songs and strumming chords and you will have started to learn about more advanced guitar techniques.

In each class you will learn one or two new chords, a new technique on guitar, some basic music theory and will learn to play through a song or chord chart. Each lesson will give you some music to play along with and each lesson will finish by giving you a song to practice.

Week 2 can be found here https://skl.sh/2BhM8ux

Syllabus

  • Introduction - Week 1
  • Types of guitars
  • Parts of a steel string acoustic guitar
  • How to hold a guitar pick
  • How to strum a guitar
  • The strings on a guitar
  • How to read a chord diagram
  • How to play an A minor chord
  • How to read a rhythm pattern
  • How to read a chord chart
  • Practice track 52 bpm
  • Practice track 62 bpm
  • Practice track 72 bpm

Taught by

Christopher Richter

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