Free Beginner Guitar Lessons Guitar Music Theory Lessons with Desi Serna. This page features free beginner guitar lessons taught by me, Desi Serna, and links to good song learning resources from Hal Leonard Publishing.
Get to know the very basics of guitar playing and begin playing easy guitar songs. The free video footage that I have posted to this page is only available online, is not for sale, and is not included with the Fast Track songbooks nor the Fender DVDs I reference. Beginner Guitar Questions and Answers. Beginner Guitar Songbooks. The Fast Track song books above from Hal Leonard Publishing are what I used in lesson for years to teach beginners how to play guitar. Now I have video taped all this instruction for you and posted it online for free! Use the links to Amazon above to buy the books, then watch my embedded videos below to learn how to use them.
Start with the video introduction, then learn the songs in the order in which they are listed on this page. At this stage, it’s critical you learn the songs in the order I teach them. I put them in order of difficulty. Each song lesson will build on the one before it. If you’re tempted to skip around, don’t! Also, be sure to complete each song unless otherwise instructed.
If you fail to finish a lesson, then you’ll be ill- prepared for the next. Don’t make things more difficult for yourself.
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Theory. Guitar Tuning Video“Wonderful Tonight” Eric Clapton(Page 1. CD Track 4)“Wild Thing” The Troggs(Page 7, CD Track 2)“Brown Eyed Girl” Van Morrison(Page 3. CD Track 7)“You Really Got Me” The Kinks/Van Halen(Page 4, CD Track 1)“I Want to Hold Your Hand” The Beatles(Page 1. CD Track 3)Strum Pattern 1 “Wonderful Tonight”(Page 1.
CD Track 4)Strum Pattern 2 “Brown Eyed Girl”(Page 3. CD Track 7)“Last Kiss” Pearl Jam/J. Frank Wilson(Bonus song! Not in book.)“Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison(Page 2. CD Track 6)“Your Song” Elton John(Page 2. CD Track 5)“Great Balls of Fire” Jerry Lee Lewis(Page 2.
CD Track 8)Fast Track Guitar 1 Songbook 2. Complete Songbook 1 before beginning Songbook 2. Once you complete Songbook 1, then you may jump around and learn the new songs in any order you like.
If a song is too difficult, skip it and come back to it later. The simplest song from the second bunch is “Gloria” by Van Morrison.“Evil Ways” Santana(Page 4, CD Track 1)“Gimme Some Lovin'” Spencer Davis Group(Page 9, CD Track 2)“Gloria” Van Morrison(Page 1. CD Track 3)“Have I Told You Lately” Rod Stewart(Page 1.
CD Track 4)“Jailhouse Rock” Elvis Presley(Page 2. CD Track 5)“Time Is on My Side” The Rolling Stones(Page 2.
CD Track 6)“Twist and Shout” The Beatles(Page 3. CD Track 7)“Walk Don’t Run” The Ventures(Page 3.
CD Track 8)Beginner Guitar Questions and Answers. Playing guitar can be relatively easy and lots of fun, but there is important information that newcomers need to know before they begin. You see answers to common questions below and find useful information that will help you get started on the right foot. Best Age to Start Playing Guitar.
Instruments are not toys and there’s a necessary level of maturity required in learning how to play. My teaching experience has shown that the students who do best are teens and adults. Younger students struggle with a few things; their hands are small and not as coordinated as older students, and their interest in playing guitar tends to be more of a fascination than a true desire. Learning Guitar As an Adult. Adults learn better and faster than teenagers, but tend to be more easily discouraged. Their mind set appears to be based on the idea that learning something new is for the young, not the old. As a result, adults sometimes feel out of place.
Adults are also more self- aware with better developed ears, which makes it harder for them to tolerate the sometimes unpleasant sounding learning process. Less mature students don’t know any better and think that they sound great from the beginning. Bottom line: Those who play a lot and stick with it do the best. Be patient and give yourself time to work everything out. Learning Guitar Basics.
If you’re serious about playing guitar, then the first required step is to learn the basics. Basics” refers to the common building blocks and techniques that accompany all guitar styles. For example, chords, scales, tuning, fingering, strumming, etc. Once you get a handle on these elements, then you can begin actually putting them to use playing songs. Fender’s Getting Started On Guitar with Keith Wyatt DVD is a great introduction to basic techniques.
Available for both acoustic and electric guitar, this disc includes just the right kind of instruction to help beginners get started properly. The production quality is outstanding, there’s a load of content and the lessons are easy to follow. PLEASE NOTE: This DVD does NOT include my free lesson footage posted online. It’s produced by Fender, published by Hal Leonard, and taught by Keith Wyatt.“Should I start on acoustic or electric guitar?”This is the number one question I get asked. First let me explain to you the difference between an acoustic and electric guitar. The bodies of acoustic guitars are hollow boxes that serve to amplify the sound of the strings when they vibrate. Electric guitars are usually made of a solid piece of wood and the sound of the strings is picked up by electro- magnetic pickups.
This signal is then sent to an amplifier. Acoustic guitars can be played and enjoyed without any additional amplification. Electric guitars need to be plugged into an amplifier to truly hear their sound. Both acoustic and electric guitars include six strings, are tuned the same, and are basically played the same. What you learn on one type of instrument will carry over to the other. About Steel- String and Nylon- String Acoustics.
Acoustic guitars include steel- string and nylon- string varieties. The steel- string, or “folk guitar,” is the standard type and is used the most in popular music. Song examples are “Yesterday” by The Beatles, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, “Me and Bobby Mc. Gee” by Janis Joplin, and literally a million other tunes. Nylon- string guitars, which produce a softer sound, are primarily used in classical and flamenco music but they sometimes appear in more mainstream music as well. Song examples include “Tears in Heaven” by Eric Clapton and “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” by Bryan Adams. Country music icon Willie Nelson, part rebel and part odd- ball, has strangely made a nylon- string guitar his instrument of choice which is uncommon in his genre.
Either type of acoustic guitar is suitable for beginners. You may want to stick with a steel- string since it’s the most common. Free Audio Books Autobiography Of A Yogi Summary. They will produce the sound you hear in most popular acoustic songs. There are a few benefits of the classical variety.
Nylon strings are a little softer on the finger tips. Also, the strings are spaced slightly wider which can give more room to chubby fingers. Acoustic Guitar Prices.
A good starter acoustic guitar will cost between $1. For a bit more, you can get a pack which includes a gig bag (soft case), strap, electronic tuner, extra strings and picks. Acoustic guitars don’t come in nearly as many shapes as electric guitars because their shape has an effect on how they sound. In general, you’ll find this to be true about acoustic guitars: the bigger the body, the bigger the sound. About Electric Guitars.
Electric guitars are as common in popular music as steel- string acoustics and even more common in rock styles (especially guitar solos). The electric guitar signal is frequently routed through devices that add special effects to the sound. These effects include reverb, distortion and echo. Electric guitar song examples include “Johnny B.