- Introduction - Welcome!
- What Kind Of Guitar Should You Buy?
- Parts Of The Guitar
- What Else Do You Need?
- Let's Get Started Playing
- Tuning Your Guitar
- Finger Exercises
- First Chords
- Strumming And Transitions
- Music Theory 101 - Intervals
- Power Chords
- Tone 101 - Distortion
- Music theory 102 - Playing In Key
- Technique 102 - Palm Muting
- Tone 102 - Reverb
- Bonus Lecture: Everything Guitargate :)
What you'll learn
- Buy Your First Guitar
- Identify The Parts Of Your Guitar
- Know How To Use A Tuner
- Know Basic Finger Exercises
- Play Common Open Position Chords
- Play Power Chords
- Understand Progressions
- Play In Key
- Use Distortion, Palm Muting, and Reverb
Description
Hello and welcome! If you are a COMPLETE BEGINNER you are in the right place.
I am an award-winning GIT grad, a 15+ year professional guitarist with 50k+ students, and the founder of Guitargate - the only guitar site sponsored by a major guitar brand, PRS Guitars.
This free course is geared towards people who have either never played or haven't picked it up in a long time. SO even if you've struggled before, you will learn everything you need to know to start playing!
I promise you can do this, and I will be with you every step of the way.
We will go over everything that beginners struggle with, for example:
Are my fingers to small?
Am I too old?
Do I really have enough time? (YES YOU DO!)
What kind of guitar do I need?
AND WHATS MORE?
If you want PERSONAL FEEDBACK, post a YouTube video to the lesson discussion and I will personally watch it and give you professional feedback - just like in-person lessons.
I am the ONLY guitar instructor on Udemy that does this for their students, and it's FREE.
I want you to love playing the guitar, and I want you to learn with me for a long time. If you need any help along the way, please message me and I'll get right back to you.
I take great pride in being available to my students, so please don't hesitate to reach out!
Best of luck and I'll see you inside :)
Michael
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About the instructors

- 4.35 Calificación
- 120833 Estudiantes
- 3 Cursos
Michael Palmisano
Award Winning GIT Grad, Guitargate CEO, 20yr Working Pro.
Award Winning GIT Grad & Founder of Guitargate: One Of The Largest Online Guitar Learning Communities In The World With 200k+ students.
I have been playing guitar since I was 5, and gigging and teaching professionally for the last 20+ years. I genuinely love to teach, and the goal my goal is to help people learn the "why" behind the notes, and how to apply this to make music.
So whether you are an aspiring gigging musician, or you just enjoy playing for yourself, let me help you bridge the gap between rhythm and lead guitar.... and get the stuff in your head out! Seriously - you can do this.
On a side note, it's truly incredible that the internet has allowed us to connect from all over the world.... I believe in online education, and I strive to be as helpful as possible. If you post a question or a video for feedback - I will respond and try and help any way I can.
One step at a time - and remember - KEEP IT IN YOUR HANDS!
Michael
Student feedback
Course Rating
Reviews
Really clear explaination
Excellent
Great course so far. Appreciate this❣️
It helps me to learn and I can take it anywhere. Thank you.
good, non flashy teaching.
So far, Michael has clearly explained the guitar basics: the types, the parts and the accessories and the setup of the workspace for better learning and playing the guitar. I love his concise bite-size videos!
Yes. It is a good introduction to the guitar.