Guitar Chords & Strumming For Beginners TUTORIAL
The Progressive Way to Develop Your Guitar Chord Strumming Skills From Scratch
What you’ll learn:
- Learn Chords and Develop Technique to Make Fast, Precise Changes
- Master All the Important “Open” Chords used for Most Strumming Songs
- Build a Solid Guitar Strumming Foundation
- Learn Major, Minor, 7th, Minor 7th, Major 7th, and Sus. Chord Types
Requirements:
- A guitar to play and some regular time to practice
Description
Learn to Strum Chords on Guitar for a Lifetime of Fun!Strumming chords is the first thing that many people learn to play on guitar. Let’s face it, if you can strum chords, you can accompany songs, jam with others, play at parties, or perhaps play around the campfire. If you or anyone else can sing, strumming chords adds two important things:Harmony – (the chords) mostly associated with the left hand.Rhythm – usually the right hand does the strumming.How Does “Guitar Chords and Strumming for Beginners” Work?It teaches you how to change chords smoothly and efficiently with the left hand (fretting hand). Meanwhile, as you hold down and change chords you learn to strum and keep time with the right hand.If that seems complicated, it’s really not because it’s broken down for you. First… you’ll work on the left hand to learn all of the most important chord shapes. Then… just as important, you’ll practice the most efficient way to change chords. Important!!! You must develop this step so that you can make fast effortless chord changes when required. Next… you learn right hand rhythm techniques using the chord shapes that you are now comfortable with. Finally… combining the whole process you expand your rhythm playing skills.What are the detailed steps to learn Guitar Chords and Strumming?You begin with simple one-finger-chord changes focusing on the mechanics of the left hand (fretting hand).Gradually you add more fingers while still focusing on smooth and efficient chord changes.You keep the right hand strumming simple in the beginning until you are good with the chords.Once you are comfortable with changing chords you’ll add strumming rhythms to your guitar skills, starting out simple, then adding more complex rhythms.What Chords Will You Learn?Based on just 5 open-chord shapes you’ll learn many different chord types. “Open” chords are a combination of un-fretted “open” string notes with strings that use the frets. Based on those chords, you’ll learn – Major chordsMinor chords7th chordsMinor-7th chordsMajor-7th chordsSuspended 2nds (sus chords)Suspended 4thsAfter completing the course you’ll know the most important chords, have good technique, and solid strumming skills. The sooner you start, the quicker you’ll learn. Don’t delay – start today!
Overview:
Section 1: Introduction
- Lecture 1 SIMPLE CHORDS EXERCISE 1 – LESSON
- Lecture 2 How to Strum the Chord Exercises
- Lecture 3 Simple Chords Ex. 1 – Playalong 35 bpm
- Lecture 4 Simple Chord Ex. 1 – Playalong 55 bpm
- Lecture 5 SIMPLE CHORDS EXERCISE 2 – LESSON
- Lecture 6 Simple Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 45 bpm
- Lecture 7 Simple Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 8 SIMPLE CHORDS EXERCISE 3 – LESSON
- Lecture 9 Simple Chords EX. 3 – Playalong 40 bpm
- Lecture 10 Simple Chords Ex. 3 – Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 11 SIMPLE CHORDS EXERCISE 4 – LESSON
- Lecture 12 Simple Chords Ex. 4 – Playalong 45 bpm
- Lecture 13 Simple Chords Ex. 4 – Playalong 60 bpm
Section 2: Basic CAGED Chords for Guitar Strumming
- Lecture 14 BASIC CHORDS EXERCISE 1 – LESSON
- Lecture 15 Basic Chords Ex. 1 – Playalong 45 bpm
- Lecture 16 Basic Chords Ex. 1 – Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 17 BASIC CHORDS EXERCISE 2 – LESSON
- Lecture 18 Basic Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 45 bpm
- Lecture 19 Basic Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 20 Basic Chords Ex.2 – Playalong 77 bpm
- Lecture 21 BASIC CHORDS EXERCISE 3 – LESSON
- Lecture 22 Basic Chords Ex. 3 – Playalong 55 bpm
- Lecture 23 Basic Chords Ex.3 – Playalong 77 bpm
Section 3: 7th Chords
- Lecture 24 7th CHORDS EXPLAINED
- Lecture 25 7th CHORDS EXERCISE 1 – LESSON
- Lecture 26 7th Chords Ex. 1 – Playalong 55 bpm
- Lecture 27 . 7th Chords Ex. 1 – Playalong 80 bpm
- Lecture 28 7th CHORDS EXERCISE 2 – LESSON
- Lecture 29 7th Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 45 bpm
- Lecture 30 7th Chords Ex. 2 – Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 31 7th CHORDS EXERCISE 3 – LESSON
- Lecture 32 7th Chords Ex. 3 – Playalong 60 bpm
Section 4: Minor & Minor 7th Chords
- Lecture 33 MINOR CHORDS – EXPLAINED
- Lecture 34 MINOR 7TH CHORDS – EXPLAINED
- Lecture 35 MINOR CHORDS EXERCISE 1 – LESSON
- Lecture 36 Min Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 37 Min Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 100 bpm
- Lecture 38 Min Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 125 bpm
- Lecture 39 MINOR CHORDS EXERCISE 2 LESSON
- Lecture 40 Min Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 41 Min Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 90 bpm
- Lecture 42 Min Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 125 bpm
Section 5: Major 7th Chords
- Lecture 43 MAJOR 7th CHORDS EXPLAINED
- Lecture 44 MAJOR 7th CHORDS – EXERCISE 1 LESSON
- Lecture 45 Maj 7 Ex. 1 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 46 Maj 7 Ex. 1 Playalong 100 bpm
- Lecture 47 Maj 7 Ex. 1 Playalong 165 bpm
- Lecture 48 MAJOR 7th CHORDS – EXERCISE 2 LESSON
- Lecture 49 Maj 7 Ex. 2 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 50 Maj 7 Ex. 2 Playalong 90 bpm
- Lecture 51 Maj 7 Ex. 2 Playalong 120 bpm
- Lecture 52 MAJOR 7th CHORDS – EXERCISE 3 LESSON
- Lecture 53 Maj 7 Ex.3 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 54 Maj 7 Ex.3 Playalong 94 bpm
Section 6: Suspended Chords
- Lecture 55 SUSPENDED CHORDS EXPLAINED
- Lecture 56 SUSPENDED CHORDS Ex. 1 – LESSON
- Lecture 57 Sus Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 58 Sus Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 90 bpm
- Lecture 59 Sus Chords Ex. 1 Playalong 120 bpm
- Lecture 60 SUSPENDED CHORDS Ex. 2 – LESSON
- Lecture 61 Sus Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 60 bpm
- Lecture 62 Sus Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 90 bpm
- Lecture 63 Sus Chords Ex. 2 Playalong 120 bpm
Section 7: Strumming Patterns
- Lecture 64 HOW TO PLAY STRUMMING PATTERN EXERCISES
- Lecture 65 . Strum Exercises 60 bpm
- Lecture 66 Strum Exercises 70 bpm
- Lecture 67 . Strum Exercises 80 bpm
- Lecture 68 . Strum Exercises 90 bpm
- Lecture 69 . Strum Exercises 100 bpm
- Lecture 70 . Strum Exercises 110 bpm
- Lecture 71 . Strum Exercises 120 bpm
Section 8: “Hanging Out” Exercise
- Lecture 72 Hanging Out Playalong – 60 bpm
- Lecture 73 Hanging Out Playalong – 90 bpm
- Lecture 74 Hanging Out Playalong – 120 bpm
- Section 9: “Just the Chords” Exercise
- Lecture 75 Just the Chords Playalong – 50 bpm
- Lecture 76 “Just The Chords” Playalong
Complete beginners who want to learn the best technique to strum and change chords,Anyone who started to learn chords without a proper method but gave up