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Beginner Electric Guitar Lessons

This course covers essential guitar techniques from anatomy and tuning to chord progressions and song examples, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

3.5 Hours

98 Lessons

Taught by

Mike Walker

Course Content

Level 3-You're Almost There

Topic1

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Getting to Know Your Electric Guitar

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Counting Whole Notes

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Topic2

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Your First Melody on Electric Guitar

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Peter Gunn Theme

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Topic3

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E Minor Chord and Down Up Picking

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Song-Eye of the Tiger

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Completed

Topic4

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Picking Exercise and Song: Horse with No Name

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1 and 2 Finger Exercise-Part 2

Horse With No Name

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Topic5

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A Major Chord and Song: Nation Army

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Song-7 Nation Army

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Topic6

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Review and Quiz - I

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Quiz

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Topic7

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Em to A chord Strumming

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Em to A Chord with Half Note Strum

Song-Blitzkrieg Bop

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Topic8

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Half Notes and Quarter Notes

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Song-Rock You Like A Hurricane

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Topic9

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Eighth Note Strumming

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Em to A in Eighth Note Strum

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Topic10

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5th and 6th String Playing

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Picking 5th and 6th Strings and Playing Blues

Em to A Chord and New Strumming

Song-Sin City

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Completed

Topic11

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Notes on B and E String

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Blues Progression using A-E-D Chords

Song-Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Topic12

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Review and Quiz - II

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Ear Training Quiz

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Topic13

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Notes on G String and D Chord

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Song-Breed

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Topic14

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Three String Scale

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Song-Sunshine of Your Love

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Topic15

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Power Chords

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3 String Scale and Use of Metronome

Power Chord Exercises

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Topic16

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G Major Chord

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G Major Chord

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Topic17

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Notes on E String and Cadd9 Chord

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Cadd9 and Shifting between Cadd9 and G

Song-You Shook Me All Night Long

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Topic18

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Review - III

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Review

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Topic19

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A Minor and C Major Chord

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Song Example-TNT

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Topic20

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Moving Pentatonics and Power Chord Intervals

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E Major Chord and Switching Exercises

Song Riff-Layla

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Topic21

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Power Chord Progressions

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Power Chords and Pentatonic Run

D Minor Chord and Switching Exercises

Power Chord Progressions

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Topic22

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F Chord and Switching Between Chords

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Power Chords and Pentatonic Descending Run

F Chord and Switching between Chords

Power Chord Progression-Part 2

Song Riff-Beat It

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Completed

Topic23

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Power Chords and 5th String Exercise

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Power Chords with Ascending and Descending Runs

Song Example-Paranoid

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Completed

Topic24

Mike Walker

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Review - IV

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This course aims to provide comprehensive training in guitar fundamentals, covering aspects such as guitar anatomy, tuning methods, chord progression, and practical application through playing popular songs. By the course's conclusion, students will have acquired a strong foundation in guitar playing, enabling them to confidently perform and further develop their skills.

By the end:

Confidently play and switch between chords and songs!

Beginner Electric Guitar Lessons

All Topics

Level 1-First Steps

Level 2-Getting Better

Level 3-You're Almost There

Anatomy of the Guitar

Holding the Guitar

Holding a Pick

Fretting a Note

Counting Frets

Counting Strings

Position Markers

Counting Whole Notes

Song Smoke on the Water

Peter Gunn Theme

1-2 Finger Exercise-Part 1

Down Up Picking

Note Exercises

E Minor Chord

Song-Eye of the Tiger

1 and 2 Finger Exercise-Part 2

Picking Exercises

Half Note Exercises

Horse With No Name

1-3 Finger Exercise

Picking-Down Up Down

Quarter Notes

A Major Chord

Song-7 Nation Army

Review

Quiz

1 2 3 Finger Exercise

Adding B String

Em to A Chord with Half Note Strum

Song-Blitzkrieg Bop

Pivot Exercises

Picking Exercises-Two Strings

Note Exercise-Half Notes

Em to A-Quarter Note Strum

Picking Blues in A

Song-Rock You Like A Hurricane

Adding the 4th Finger

Blues in D

Note Exercise-Quarter Notes

Em to A in Eighth Note Strum

Pivot Exercise-Part 2

Picking 5th and 6th Strings and Playing Blues

Em to A Chord and New Strumming

Song-Sin City

Exercise-Descending Movement

Notes on B and E String

Em to A Strum-Pattern 2

Blues Progression using A-E-D Chords

Song-Smells Like Teen Spirit

Review Lessons 7 through 11

Ear Training Quiz

Exercise-Finger 1-2-4

Notes on G String

Rocker Finger Blues in A

D Chord and Changes

Song-Breed

Exercise 1-3-4

Three String Scale

Rocker Finger Blues in D

Notes on E String

Song-Sunshine of Your Love

Exercise 4-2-1

3 String Scale and Use of Metronome

Rocker Finger Blues in E

Power Chords

Power Chord Exercises

Exercise 4-3-1

Three String Scale Pattern

Rocker Finger Blues A-D-E

G Major Chord

Notes on E String

3 String Scale Exercises

Cadd9 and Shifting between Cadd9 and G

Song-You Shook Me All Night Long

Review