Posture & Setup

Holding the guitar, naming the strings, tuning up.

Strap height, wrist angle, picking-hand anchor.

E-A-D-G-B-E from low to high. Tune by ear with the widget.

Strumming

Down-strokes, up-strokes, and keeping time.

Four down-strokes, then alternate. Stay relaxed.

Lock in with the metronome at 90 BPM.

The eight chords that play half the songs ever written.

Three shapes, infinite songs.

Add the rest of the open-position cowboy chords.

Reach 70% accuracy on Beginner chord ID.

Move shapes up the neck to play any chord, anywhere.

The classic obstacle. Build the shape from E major.

Slide Em up the neck to play any minor chord.

Pentatonic shapes for soloing.

The single most-used scale shape on the guitar.