Video Courses
We understand that some folks prefer to learn strictly by video, so we've put together an 11-video series of guitar lessons specifically designed for the absolute beginner. In these videos, which all feature onscreen tab, you'll learn everything from the parts of the guitar and how to hold and tune it to the notes, scales, chords, and techniques you need to begin playing real songs.
Beginner Lessons
- First Guitar Lesson by Doug Boduch
- Second Guitar Lesson by Doug Boduch
- Third Guitar Lesson by Doug Boduch
- Fourth Guitar Lesson by Doug Boduch
- Fifth Guitar Lesson by Doug Boduch
- Tuning by Ear by Doug Boduch
- Open Chords by Doug Boduch
- Strumming Chords by Doug Boduch
- Major Scale by Doug Boduch
- Tips for Beginners by Doug Boduch
- Power Chords by Troy Stetina
Once you've mastered the content in those lessons, you'll graduate to our Beginner/Intermediate level, where you'll learn the all-important minor pentatonic scale, barre chords, basic rhythm and lead guitar techniques, the blues scale, and much, much more!
The order of the lessons you see here is how we recommend you view them, but feel free to skip around based on your specific musical interests.
 
Beginner/Intermediate Lessons
- Acoustic Guitar Basics by Doug Boduch
- Warm-Up Exercises by Doug Boduch
- Minor Pentatonic Scale by Troy Stetina
- Lead Guitar Basics by Doug Boduch
- Barre Chords by Doug Boduch
- Rock Rhythm Guitar by Doug Boduch
- Blues Scale by Doug Boduch
- Fingerstyle Basics by Doug Boduch
- Warm-Up Exercises by Marcus Henderson
- Left-Hand Finger Independence by Marcus Henderson
- String Bending by Wolf Marshall
- Bending Techniques by Marcus Henderson
- Intro to Seventh Chords by Tom Kolb
- Country Rhythm Guitar by Tom Kolb
- Open-Position Licks by Tom Kolb
- Blues Rhythm Guitar by Wolf Marshall
- Blues Turnarounds by Tom Kolb
- Blues Progressions by Wolf Marshall
- Ninth Chords by Tom Kolb
- Thirds and Sixths Intervals by Tom Kolb
- Hyper Blues by Marcus Henderson
For beginners who already have command of the basics and want to jump straight into Rock or Blues guitar playing, the following two video lesson series will put you on the fast track to jammin' on your favorite tunes.
Troy Stetina's Beginning Rock Guitar