All Guitar Lessons
70 structured lessons across 7 skill levels. Start from the beginning or jump to your level.
Curriculum Progress Overview
Stage 1 Absolute Beginner
Guitar anatomy, posture, tuning, your first notes and chords. Everything you need to start playing.
Parts of the Guitar
Know your instrument inside and out
Holding the Guitar & Posture
Setting up for comfort and control
Tuning Your Guitar
If it's not in tune, nothing else matters
Reading Guitar Tab
The language every guitarist needs
Your First Notes
Making your guitar speak
Basic Fretting Technique
Clean sound from every fret
First Melodies
Putting notes together into music
Introduction to Chords
Playing multiple notes at once
More Open Chords
C, D, G, A, and E — the essential five
Changing Between Chords
The skill that separates beginners from players
Stage 2 Beginner
Strumming patterns, power chords, scales, fingerpicking, and your first song structure.
Strumming Basics
Down strums, keeping time, counting beats
Strumming Patterns
Up/down patterns, accents, groove
Reading Rhythm in Tab
Note durations, rests, time signatures
Power Chords
The rock guitarist's best friend
The Chromatic Scale
Every fret, every note, the 12-note system
The Major Scale
The foundation of Western music
Finger Exercises & Warm-ups
Build speed, strength, and independence
Basic Fingerpicking
Thumb and fingers, p-i-m-a patterns
Minor Chords & Chord Families
How chords work together in a key
Your First Song Structure
Verse, chorus, putting it all together
Stage 3 Early Intermediate
Barre chords, pentatonic scales, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, and music theory fundamentals.
Barre Chords
F major shape and moveable chord concept
Barre Chord Variations
Minor barres, moving up the neck
The Minor Scale
Natural minor pattern and its relationship to major
The Pentatonic Scale
The most useful scale in guitar
Pentatonic Box Positions
All 5 positions, connecting them
Hammer-ons & Pull-offs
Legato technique for smooth playing
Slides & Bends
Adding expression to every note
Vibrato
The technique that defines your sound
Introduction to Keys
What a key is and how to find it
The Number System
I ii iii IV V vi vii° explained
Stage 4 Intermediate
Seventh chords, blues, syncopation, alternate picking, palm muting, effects, and timing.
Seventh Chords
Major 7, minor 7, dominant 7
Sus & Add Chords
Sus2, sus4, add9 and their uses
The Blues Scale
Adding the blue note
12-Bar Blues
The form, shuffles, turnarounds
Blues Soloing Basics
Call and response, bending with feeling
Rhythm & Syncopation
Off-beat accents, funk strumming
Alternate Picking
Strict up/down for speed and accuracy
Palm Muting & Dynamics
Controlling volume and tone
Introduction to Effects
Overdrive, delay, reverb, chorus
Playing with a Metronome
Timing exercises and subdivisions
Stage 5 Upper Intermediate
CAGED system, intervals, arpeggios, sweep picking, modes, and hybrid picking.
The CAGED System
5 shapes to navigate the entire neck
CAGED Scale Patterns
Major scales in all 5 shapes
Intervals on Guitar
3rds, 5ths, octaves and their sounds
Chord Inversions
Different bass notes, voice leading
Arpeggios
Major and minor triads across strings
Sweep Picking Basics
Economy of motion, 3-string sweeps
String Bending Masterclass
Pre-bends, unison bends, double stops
Hybrid Picking
Pick + fingers for versatility
Modes Introduction
What modes are and why they matter
Dorian & Mixolydian
The two most useful modes
Stage 6 Advanced
Modal soloing, extended chords, jazz voicings, tapping, legato, and improvisation.
All Seven Modes
Phrygian, Lydian, Locrian and when to use each
Modal Soloing
Targeting chord tones over changes
Extended Chords
9ths, 11ths, 13ths
Jazz Chord Voicings
Drop 2, drop 3, shell voicings
Harmonic Minor Applications
Neoclassical and flamenco flavour
Melodic Minor & Altered Scale
Jazz and fusion applications
Tapping Technique
One-hand, two-hand, tapped arpeggios
Legato Speed Building
3-note-per-string patterns
Economy Picking & Speed
Building clean fast lines
Improvisation Fundamentals
Phrasing, motif development, space
Stage 7 Expert
Advanced improvisation, chord-melody, fingerstyle, slide guitar, recording, and performance.
Advanced Improvisation
Tension, resolution, outside playing
Chord-Melody Playing
Combining melody and harmony
Fingerstyle Technique
Travis picking, percussive fingerstyle
Slide Guitar
Open tunings, slide technique, intonation
Alternate Tunings
DADGAD, open G, open D, drop D
Song Arrangement
Creating guitar arrangements of songs
Music Theory Deep Dive
Circle of fifths, modulation, analysis
Recording Guitar
DI, mic placement, tone shaping
Live Performance Tips
Stage setup, managing nerves, dynamics
Where to Go From Here
Practice routines and continued learning
Ready to Start?
Begin with Lesson 1 and work through the structured curriculum at your own pace.
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