Learn guitar from the very beginning
A free course for somebody who has never played: how to hold the guitar and tune it, the open chords most songs are built from, minor and power chords, the notes on the neck, your first scales, and keys. 32 short lessons with chord boxes and tab, each a few minutes long. Read them here; sign up free and the app opens the tuner and the click at the steps that need them, and remembers where you were.
1Holding the guitar
What each part is called, how to sit with it, and what your two hands do.
2Tuning up
A guitar out of tune sounds wrong however well you play. This comes first, every time.
3Open chords
D, E, A, C, F, G and B — the shapes most songs are built from.
4Minor chords
The same chords with one note moved, and a completely different feeling.
5Power chords
Two or three notes, one shape, and the sound of most rock music.
6The neck and its notes
Seven letters, twelve notes, and how to find any of them.
7The minor pentatonic scale
Five notes, one box, and the first scale almost every guitarist learns.
8The major pentatonic scale
The brighter sister of the minor box — and it turns out you already know it.
9Keys
Why some chords belong together, and how to find the ones a song needs.