• Overview
• The Basics
• Acoustic: Steve Eulberg Acoustic: Jim Deeming Acoustic: Mark Lincoln Acoustic: Steve Eulberg Acoustic: Randall Williams Acoustic: Eve Goldberg Acoustic: Orville Johnson Acoustic: Jessica Baron Electric: David MacKenzie Electric: Mark Brennan Electric: Chris Liepe Electric: David Wallimann Electric: Lisa Pursell Electric: Brad Henecke
• Styles & Genres
• Skill Building
• Songs
• Artists

Beginner Guitar Lessons

Start off your journey in guitar playing with our beginner guitar lessons and build a solid foundation for your playing. Since bad habits can cripple the progress of any guitarist, learning from a knowledgable instructor is a must!

This section of JamPlay will teach you the raw basics of playing guitar, including topics such as tuning, posture, finger technique, and many other topics. Most of the instruction found in these lesson sets are very similar, just taught by different instructors. Feel free to browse these lessons to see which instructor you enjoy the most.

Our beginner ciriculum starts as if you've never touched a guitar before, and will equip you with the fundamentals needed to build your knowledge of the guitar.

• Physicalities of the Guitar
• Proper Guitar Mainetenance
• The Importance of Posture
• Holding the Pick
• Strumming Technique Instruction
• Playing Your First Chords
• Playing Your First Scales
• Basics of Music Theory

Are you self taught? Our beginner guitar lessons will allow you to fill in the gaps of your playing and knowledge, and help you progress into a well-rounded player.

• What Makes a Chord a Chord
• Read Tab and Sheet Music
• Scale Relationships to Chords
• Understanding Time Signatures
• Building a Pratice Routine
• Utilizing the Metronome
• Understanding Modes
• Putting Together Progressions