Electric Guitar for Beginners

Get started playing electric guitar and have fun doing it! The key to success on a new instrument is motivation, and this lesson has you making cool music immediately - inspiring you (or your kids) to practice and improve quickly.

Videos

• The Guitar & Amp (10:40) - In this video, Adam Traum discusses his guitar and amp.

• String Names & Tuning (08:31) - Adam explores the names of the guitar strings and their tuning.

• Frets, Notes, Scales, & Using the Pick (09:00) - In this video, Adam dives into the guitar frets, notes, scales, and how to use the pick.

• Exercises, the E Chord, & the A Chord (10:54) - Adam shows some useful exercises and explores the E & A chords.

• E to A Lick, Right Hand/Picking Patterns, & Adding the D Chord (10:42) - In this video, Adam shows the E to A lick, right hand picking patterns, as well as adding the the D chord into the mix.

• String Damping, the B7 Chord, and a Movable B7 Lick (06:24) - Adam discusses string dampening, B7 chord, and the moveable B7 lick.

• Putting it All Together & Riffs in E (10:11) - Adam talks about putting it all together and shows some riffs in E.

• Riffs Up the Neck and a Rock Progression in A (06:46) - In this video, Adam plays some riffs up the neck and a rock progression in A.

• Rock Progression Broken Down & Play Along (09:31) - Adam breaks down the rock progression and does a play along.