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Matthew Lee Guitar
BeginnerSample course

First Steps on Guitar

8 lessons · 1 optionalAbout 55 min

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This is a sample course that shows what a finished course could look like. Work through the lessons in order, or jump to any lesson from the outline.

What you'll work on

  • Sit comfortably and hold the guitar
  • Tune each string by ear with a reference note
  • Play and switch between two open chords
  • Strum steady down-strums along with the metronome

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Course outline

Getting Comfortable

Posture, getting to know the instrument, and tuning.

  1. Posture and holding the guitar6 min
  2. Meet your guitar
  3. Tuning by ear8 min

First Chords

Two open chord shapes and moving between them.

  1. Your first open chord10 min
  2. Switching between two chords10 min
  3. Extra: practice checklistOptional3 min

First Rhythms

Steady strumming in time.

  1. Down-strums in time8 min
  2. Putting it together10 min