Guitar

Step-by-step lessons to take you from learning your first chord to playing along to a selection of well-known songs.

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Dive into a set of guided practical lessons that provide everything you need to get started playing the guitar.

Learn foundational instrumental skills from strum patterns and chord shapes to easy chord progressions and then put them all together with our playalong tracks.

LearnToPlay Guitar

Section 1

Getting ready to play. Learn the chords Em and G

Section 2

Learn the chords C and D & recap chords through chord jams

Section 3

Recap chords through a chord jam and learn to play The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Counting Stars (OneRepublic)

Section 4

Learn the chord Am and recap chords through a chord jam. Learn to play Wonderwall (Oasis)

Section 5

Learn the chord B7 and recap chords through a chord jam

Section 6

Learn the chord F and recap chords through a chord jam

Section 7

Recap chords through a chord jam and learn to play Hound Dog (Elvis)

Section 8

Recap chords through chord jams and learn to play Little Talks (Of Monsters And Men)

Section 9

Learn the chord of E and recap chords through a chord jam. Learn to play Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

Resource Categories

Alternatively, you can view each type of LearnToPlay Guitar resources individually using the categories below.

Chords

8 basic guitar chords, all featured in the LearnToPlay Guitar teaching resource

Chord Jams

12 jams each containing a combination of the chords featured in the LearnToPlay Guitar teaching resource

LearnToPlay Playalongs

All 6 playalongs featured in the LearnToPlay Guitar teaching resource

LearnToPlay Songbook

Ready for more? Move on to our LearnToPlay Guitar Songbook with a list of well-known basic songs to choose from