The course
The beginner guitar course, in six calm stages.
Roughly eight weeks at five minutes a day. Go slower if you need to — nothing here is a race.
1
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeek 1
Hello guitar
Meet your instrument. Sit comfortably, hold it without pain, and get your first sound.
- Day 1How to hold the guitar
- Day 2Naming the strings
- Day 3Tuning with an app
- Day 4Your first single note
- Day 5The names of the fingers
- Day 6Warm-up wiggle
- Day 7End-of-week play-along
2
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeek 2
First two chords
Em and Cadd9 — two shapes that share a finger. Change between them slowly and cleanly.
- Day 1Em: two fingers
- Day 2Cadd9: three fingers
- Day 3Changing Em ↔ Cadd9
- Day 4One-strum-per-bar
- Day 5Slow-motion song
- Day 6Fixing buzzing strings
- Day 7Play a real song
3
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeek 3
Your first song
Learn a real song, one strum at a time. It won't sound perfect — that's fine.
- Day 1Meet the song
- Day 2Chord chart, explained
- Day 3Verse practice
- Day 4Chorus practice
- Day 5Slow play-along
- Day 6At-tempo play-along
- Day 7Record yourself once
4
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeek 4
Rhythm you can feel
Simple strumming that actually sounds musical. Down-down-up, and how to feel the beat.
- Day 1Counting to four
- Day 2The down-strum
- Day 3Down-up strum
- Day 4Muted strum for feel
- Day 5Strum a song
- Day 6Fixing hand tension
- Day 7Two-song play-along
5
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeeks 5–6
More songs, more chords
G, D, Am — the chords that unlock a huge chunk of pop, folk and rock.
- Day 1The G shape
- Day 2The D shape
- Day 3The Am shape
- Day 4Change drills
- Day 5Four-chord song
- Day 6Capo, gently
- Day 7Choose your next song
6
7 lessons · ~5 min eachWeeks 7–8
Playing on your own
Pick songs you love and work them out. We give you the tools, you drive.
- Day 1Reading chord charts online
- Day 2Simplifying tricky chords
- Day 3Practising a new song
- Day 4Playing with a friend
- Day 5Recording a rough take
- Day 6Deciding what to learn next
- Day 7Graduation play-along
Take stage one, on the house.
No card, no commitment. Just five minutes.