Guitar for Beginners by Coursera
Course Highlights
- Identify string names and numbers and read music notation, tablature, chord block diagrams, and fretboard maps
- Practice picking, finger picking, and strumming patterns
- Play various chords including major and minor triads, open, barre, and pose chords
- Read and play a lead sheet
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
4 Topics
Connect with Your Classmates
Course Resources
Earn A Course Certificate
What Are Your Goals?
11 Topics
Choosing Acoustic Or Electric Guitar
Choosing the Right Guitar: Right-Handed vs Left-Handed
Essential Accessories for Acoustic Guitar
Essential Accessories for Electric Guitar
Parts of the Guitar (Electric)
Chord Block Diagrams and Fretboard Maps
A Minor and E Major Chords
Parts of the Guitar (Acoustic)
Guide to Chord Block Diagrams and Fretboard Maps
A Minor and E Major Chord Block Diagrams
Comparing Major and Minor Chords
23 Topics
Essential Accessories
Identifying the Parts of the Guitar
Chord Block Diagrams and Fretboard Maps
Lesson Reflection
Comparing Major and Minor Chords
String Names and Numbers
Tuning Your Guitar with a Tuner
Tuning Your Guitar by Matching
Tuning Your Guitar with Harmonics
Picking Technique
Finger Picking
Strumming the Guitar
Online Guitar Tuner from Berklee Online
Guide to Picking
Guide to Fingerpicking
Guide to Strumming
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Exercise: Picking and Strumming
String Names and Numbers
Tuning Your Guitar
Finger Picking
Lesson Reflection
Picking and Strumming
12 Topics
Twelve Frets and Twelve Half Steps
Notes on the Fretboard
Rhythm Basics
Music Notation and Tablature
The Note Wheel
Exercise: Playing Notes
Twelve Frets and Twelve Half Steps
Notes on the Fretboard
Rhythm Basics
Music Notation and Tablature
Lesson Reflection
Playing Notes
14 Topics
Position Playing
The Chromatic Scale on a Single String
The Chromatic Scale in First Position
The Chromatic Scale in Other Positions
Major Scales
More on Major Scales
Major Scale Pattern
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Exercise: Playing Scales
Position Playing
The Chromatic Scale
The Major Scale
Lesson Reflection
Playing Scales
12 Topics
Major Triad Chords
Minor Triad Chords
Barre Chords
Power Chords
Reading Chord Charts
Playing Chords Exercise Example
Exercise: Playing Chords
Inversions
Major and Minor Chords
Chord Block Diagrams
Lesson Reflection
Playing Chords
12 Topics
What is the Pentatonic Scale?
Soloing with the Pentatonic Scale
Essential Electric Guitar Effects and Amplification
Pentatonic Song: Blue Guitar Blues
JP Lullaby
Summary
How to Record Yourself for Your Assignments
Pentatonic Scales
Pentatonic Scale Fingerings and Fretboard Maps
Essential Electric Guitar Effects
Course Reflection
Playing Songs
Guitar for Beginners
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