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Play your first four chords on guitar

Tune up, hold the guitar, and learn D, A, E and E minor well enough to strum real songs.

By the end you’ll have made: A two-minute recording of you strumming a song with all four chords

Time to learn

≈ 10 h 41 min

That’s about 29 sitcom episodes.

1 h 50 min watching · 7 h 45 min practising · 1 h 6 min on quizzes and games

4 modules · 23 lessons

Start lesson one

Modules

  1. Week 1Get set up

    ≈ 1 h 29 min · 25 songs strummed
    1. Tune your guitar7:06
    2. Hold the guitar properly4:15
    3. Avoid finger pain3:35
    4. Read a chord chart3:13
    5. Hold a pick5:38
    6. Get set up gamesTower · Speed round · Match-up

  2. Week 2D and A

    ≈ 3 h 35 min · 27 long showers
    1. The D chord8:32
    2. The A chord6:21
    3. The secret to fast chord changes3:01
    4. Faster chord changes5:21
    5. Your first strumming pattern4:47
    6. Strum only the right strings2:14
    7. Easy two-chord songs5:47
    8. D and A gamesTower · Speed round · Match-up

  3. Week 3Add E

    ≈ 2 h 34 min · 44 songs strummed
    1. The E chord6:35
    2. Anchor fingers between A, D and E2:23
    3. Strum on the beat6:38
    4. Strumming and changing together3:39
    5. Easy three-chord songs with A, D and E4:16
    6. Add E gamesTower · Speed round · Match-up

  4. Week 4E minor and your first songs

    ≈ 3 h 3 min · 52 songs strummed
    1. What minor chords are4:22
    2. The E minor chord1:53
    3. Count the beats3:25
    4. Up strums6:22
    5. Easy strumming patterns with up strums7:47
    6. Songs with E minor2:06
    7. E minor and your first songs gamesTower · Speed round · Match-up