Guitar Basics: Learn to Play Songs Quickly

What You Will Learn?

• In this class, Alex Huston walks you through the fundamentals necessary to get you playing songs quickly! He starts simply by introducing you to the instrument itself all the way to teaching you your first set of chords and how to play your first song. .
• This issue with most guitar lessons is you end up spending too much time in work books, playing scales and exercises. Where's the fun in that?! This course is specifically designed to give you the tools to start playing songs quickly and having fun while you learn..
• Included in this course are downloadable and printable resources of all the materials laid out in each lesson. You can access these materials under the Project & Resources tab. .
• In this class, you will learn:.
• The Mechanics of the Guitar: during this lesson, you will learn the different parts of the guitar from head to toe. We will also discuss some fundamentals such as, how to hold the guitar, how to grip your pick, and where to strum the strings.
• How to Tune Your Guitar: a complete walk-thru of 2 different methods available to tune your guitar.
• How to Read Chord Diagrams: chord diagrams can seem confusing to someone who's never seen one before. In this lesson we walk thru each number and symbol you'll encounter when reading a chord diagram to simplify reading music.
• Chords A, Bm, D: Together we walk thru reading each chord diagram and how to play these chords on our guitar. Each lesson includes tips and tricks on how to overcome the challenges of playing chords for the first time.
• Understanding Bars & Beats: After learning a handful of chords we address some basic music theory that will act as the glue for putting those chords to use and ultimately being able to play your first song.
• What's Up 4 Non Blondes: You've made it to playing your first song. In this lesson, we break down the famous indie rock song "What's Up" by the 4 Non-Blondes.
• Extra Chords: G, C & E: In these lessons, we learn 3 more chords to add to your arsenal enabling to play 1000's of new songs.
• Resources & Summary: In this final lesson, we go over a few resources to continue your rockstar journey as well as recap all that we have learned.
• Tuner Used: Pano Tuner.
• Metronome Used: MetroTimer.