Lesson 1 - Beginner's Introduction To the Guitar
Playing single-note phrases with play-along tracks, with videos and photos, reading tablature, hand conditioning worksheets, and more.
Lesson 2 - Open E Minor Pentatonic
An introduction to lead guitar for the absolute beginner in one of the most common keys for guitar - warm-up exercises and easy licks for all styles.
Lesson 3 - Alternating Open Chords
Change in time between pairs of common open chord shapes - great left hand practice with a very simple strum pattern.
Lesson 4 - Open Chord Strumming
Apply a common strum pattern used in thousands of songs to open chords - improves right-hand timing and coordination.
Lesson 5 - Power Chords 1
The easy, universal chord shape that unlocks thousands of rock-n-roll songs from the '60s through today - our most popular lesson.
Lesson 6 - Rhythm Guitar Part 1
Applying combinations of strumming and single-note picking to open chords - adding non-chord tone to create simple chord melodies.
Lesson 7 - A Minor Pentatonic
(Samples Coming Soon)
The warm-ups and licks shown in Lesson 2, but with all fretted notes (no open strings) - practice proper fingerings for pentatonic scales shapes in all keys.
© 2002, 2007 Greg Varhaug