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Beginner

Beginner Guitar 101

Start from zero. Build the foundation.

Build coordination, muscle memory, and hand strength to play common chords, strumming patterns, and songs — with good habits from day one.

Video parts

Audio drill weeks

Weeks

PDF workbook

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All 3 tracks + workbooks included

What you'll be able to do:

✓14 common guitar chords
✓6 strumming patterns
✓4 beginner songs (Christian hymns)
✓Understanding of music foundation and guitar neck
✓Correct technique habits for lifelong growth

8-Week Overview:

1Mission, Goals & First Chords

2Melody, Harmony & the D Chord+ Audio

3Waltz Pattern & New Chords+ Audio

43-Step Strum & First Song+ Audio

5Major Scale & Suspended Chords+ Audio

6Multi-4 Strum & Barre Chord Intro+ Audio

7Chord Types & E7/D7

8Full Barre Chord & Amazing Grace+ Audio

9String and Tune

Week-by-Week Curriculum

Week 1

Mission, Goals & First Chords

5 parts

Part 1: Mission and Goals of Beginner Guitar

Part 2: How to Hold the Guitar and Tune Strings

Part 3: Correct Hand Position and Reading a Chord Chart

Part 4: Learn First Guitar Chord — 4-string G

Part 5: 4-String C and Em Chords and Week 1 Goals

Week 2

Melody, Harmony & the D Chord

+ Audio8 parts

Part 1: Review and Warmup with Week 1 Chords

Part 2: Melody, Harmony, Major/Minor Chords, and Music Notation

Part 3: Straight Down Strum Pattern and D Chord

Part 4: Learn A Major Chord

Part 5: Chord Drills #1–2 for Week 2

Part 6: Chord Drills #3–5 for Week 2

Part 7: Chord Drills #6–8 for Week 2

Part 8: Practice Goals for Week 2

Week 3

Waltz Pattern & New Chords

+ Audio5 parts

Part 1: Review D Chord and New Waltz Strum Pattern

Part 2: Down-Up Strum Pattern, C and A Minor

Part 3: Practice Chord Drills 1–4

Part 4: Practice Chord Drills #5–7

Part 5: Chord Drill #8 and Practice Goals for Week 3

Week 4

3-Step Strum & First Song

+ Audio3 parts

Part 1: 3-Step Strum Pattern, E and 6-string G

Part 2: Chord Drills #1–4 with E and G Major

Part 3: Learn 'When I Survey the Wondrous Cross'

Week 5

Major Scale & Suspended Chords

+ Audio6 parts

Part 1: Review and Warmup with E and G Major

Part 2: Major Scale Study

Part 3: Chord Families

Part 4: Suspended Chords: Dsus, Esus, and Asus

Part 5: Four-Step Strum Pattern and Suspended Chord Drills #1–2

Part 6: Suspended Chord Drills #3–4 and Practice Goals

Week 6

Multi-4 Strum & Barre Chord Intro

+ Audio6 parts

Part 1: Review Suspended Chords

Part 2: Major Scale Takeaways

Part 3: Multi-4 Strum Pattern and 4-string Bm

Part 4: Chord Drills 1–4 with 4-string B Minor

Part 5: Learn 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'

Part 6: Practice Goals for Week 6

Week 7

Chord Types & E7/D7

6 parts

Part 1: Warmup with 4-string Bm

Part 2: Foundational Chord Types: Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented

Part 3: Learn E7 and D7 Guitar Chords

Part 4: Mix and Match Chord Drills

Part 5: Learn 'It Is Well With My Soul'

Part 6: Practice Goals for Week 7

Week 8

Full Barre Chord & Amazing Grace

+ Audio7 parts

Part 1: Review E7 and D7 Chords

Part 2: Learn D Minor

Part 3: 6-string B Minor — First Full Barre Chord

Part 4: Mix and Match Chord Drills with B Minor

Part 5: Harder Beginner Mix and Match Drills #5–8

Part 6: Learn 'Amazing Grace'

Part 7: Practice Goals for Final Beginner Lesson

Week 9

String and Tune

2 parts

Part 1: How to Restring Your Guitar

Part 2: How to Tune Your Guitar