Udemy How To Play Guitar Beginner Masterclass [TUTORiAL]

Learn the songs you love quickly and effectively, no previous knowledge required!

What you'll learn
Beginner Guitar
Guitar Chords
Acoustic Guitar
Guitar
How to play Guitar

Requirements
None

Description
In this class, Jacob Lamb takes you through the basics of learning guitar, with no prior knowledge necessary! Consider this your first guitar class. In this class we'll start with the basics: the parts of the guitar, the names of the strings, tuning our guitar, and how to read a chord picture - then we learn chords in steps, with popular song tutorials to practice our new skill.Along with chords, this course will cover strumming patterns, guitar warmups and how to read guitar tabs.Each lesson video features closeup views, as well as pictures to help you grasp new information quickly and easily.By the end of the course, you'll be able to search for any song online and begin playing through like a natural!Lesson list:Parts of the GuitarLearn how to identify parts of the guitar and the "lingo" for our lessons.Left and Right hand TechniquePick up proper picking technique and how to avoid left arm fatigue!Names of the StringsElephants, And, Donkeys… learn the names of each string!Tuning Your GuitarMake sure your instrument is in tune so your chords sound perfect.Reading a Chord ImageLearn to interpret the chord images we'll be learning from.Our First Chords (Em, G, C, D)Let's learn some sweet sounds - our first four chords are here.First Song - Viva La VidaTime to start jamming!Our Next Chords (E, Am, Dm)Adding to our chord toolbelt.Second Song - CrazyGood practice for the previous lesson!Our Newest Chords (A, Bm)Our final open chords!Third Song - Set Fire to the RainYou can't help but belt it out!Strumming Patterns (4 beats)Time to bring our chords to life with right hand rhythms.Strumming Patterns (3 beats)Learn more strumming patterns for three-beat songs.Bar Chords (6th String)A new type of chord - one movable shape.Bar Chords (5th String)And now, the movable shape from the fifth string!Fourth Song - Bar Chord PracticeAn original tune to practice our chords… name it whatever you'd like!Reading TabsHow to utilize guitar tabs to learn melody linesHalf and Whole StepsTheory 101 - hugely helpful for understanding the fretboard.Sharps and FlatsTheory 102 - You can't play much without them!Power ChordsOur final type of chord - another movable shape, best for rock music.WarmupsBring some warmups to the beginning of your practice sessions, your fingers will thank you.Alternate PickingUp and down, a new way to pick single notes!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Before we play

Lecture 2 Parts of the Guitar

Lecture 3 Left and Right Hand Technique

Lecture 4 Names of the Strings

Lecture 5 Tuning Your Guitar

Lecture 6 Reading a Chord Image

Section 3: Learning Basic Chords

Lecture 7 Our First Chords (Em, G, C, D)

Lecture 8 Song - Viva La Vida

Lecture 9 Our Next Chords (E, Am, Dm)

Lecture 10 Song - Crazy

Lecture 11 Our Newest Chords (A, Bm)

Lecture 12 Song - Set Fire to the Rain

Section 4: Strumming Patterns

Lecture 13 Strumming Patterns - 4 Beats

Lecture 14 Strumming Patterns - 3 Beats

Section 5: Bar Chords

Lecture 15 Bar Chords - 6th String

Lecture 16 Bar Chords - 5th String

Lecture 17 Song - Bar Chord Practice

Section 6: Theory

Lecture 18 Reading Tabs

Lecture 19 Half and Whole Steps

Lecture 20 Sharps and Flats

Section 7: Tips and Tricks

Lecture 21 Power Chords

Lecture 22 Warmups

Lecture 23 Alternate Picking

Section 8: Wrap Up

Lecture 24 Final Project

Lecture 25 Wrap Up

New musicians wanting to learn guitar!,Beginner guitarists wanting to learn the instrument

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