From your first chord to your first song. Eight plain-spoken lessons you can practice the same day you read them - plus an interactive fretboard to train your fingers.
Start with a few minutes at home. Follow a lesson, try it on your guitar, and come back when you're ready for the next step.
A guitar, a comfortable spot, and one small thing to work on.
Read a little. Play a little. Repeat the part that needs another try.
Work through them in order - each lesson builds on the one before, and every one ends with a short practice session.
The parts of the guitar, how to hold it, and how to sit so playing feels natural.
Read lesson → Lesson 2Standard tuning, the string names, and how to tune with a free tuner app.
Read lesson → Lesson 3Chord boxes, finger numbers and string markers, explained in plain language.
Read lesson → Lesson 4Play E minor, G and C - three chords that appear in thousands of songs.
Read lesson → Lesson 5Down-strums, counting in four, and your first real strumming pattern.
Read lesson → Lesson 6The slow-down method that makes switching chords clean and automatic.
Read lesson → Lesson 7Put chords and strumming together and play a full two-chord song.
Read lesson → Lesson 8Fifteen minutes a day, structured so you keep improving without burning out.
Read lesson →No jargon, no filler, no paywall. Just the steps that actually get a beginner playing.
See exactly where your fingers go. Click chords and notes on the fretboard above, right in your browser.
Each lesson builds on the last, from holding the guitar to playing a complete song.
Every lesson ends with a short practice session, so you always know what to do next.
Play E minor, G and C - the chords behind thousands of songs - within your first week.
No account, no credit card, no trial that expires. Every lesson is free to read.
Acoustic, electric or nylon-string. If it has six strings, this course works on it.
Eight free lessons take you from picking up a guitar to playing a complete song. Lesson one takes five minutes.
Start Lesson 1 →