Electric Guitar Basics

In this class, I guide you through the essentials of learning to play the electric guitar. The course starts with learning about what gear you’ll need and ends with learning how to write your own music on guitar.

This class is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience playing electric guitar as well as for folks wanting to brush up on the basics of the instrument.

If you’ve been wanting to learn how to play electric guitar but have been putting it off because you’re not sure how to get started, then this class is for you. The goal of this class is to get you playing electric guitar as quickly as possible. Once you complete this course, you’ll have the basics in place so that you can start learning how to play your favorite songs and riffs and even create your own music.

Included in this class are many downloadable resources: tips for tuning your guitar, warm up exercises, chord diagrams, scales and sheet music, as well as an audio recording for you to play along with.

In order to take this class, you’ll need an electric guitar, guitar amplifier, instrument cable and a tuner (you can use a free tuning app for your phone or tablet).

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Gear You Will Need
• Electric Guitar Anatomy
• How to Hold Your Electric Guitar and Pick
• How to Tune Your Electric Guitar
• How to Fret Notes
• Plugging In and Setting Your Tone
• How to Read Tablature
• Warm Up Exercises
• How to Play 5 Guitar Riffs
• How Pitch Works on the Guitar
• How to Read Chord Diagrams
• 5 Essential Chords: Em, D, C, G, Am
• Strumming, Beats and Rhythm
• How to Play Two Songs
• What 4/4 Time Means
• Your First Scales
• How to Write Your Own Music
• Lead Guitar Examples
• Tips, Tricks & Resources

I also provide a backing track for you to jam along with me during one of the video lessons, as well as a downloadable mp3 version of it. This is an opportunity for you to have fun and jam!

I would love to hear from you and am happy to answer any questions, so please feel free to reach out to me by sending me a message here on Udemy.

I hope that this class inspires you to learn more about how to play guitar and create music. I have other classes available here on Udemy and suggest “Create a Chord Progression on Guitar (Major Key)” to continue your learning.