The Acoustic Guitar Club / Beginners Guide
Learning the Acoustic Guitar
The Acoustic Guitar Club offers lessons for any adult who wants to learn to play the acoustic guitar.
Working in a group, most beginners can pick up the basics quickly and even play a basic song within a few meetings. You will of course have to practice at home too!
Training sheets will be supplied.
The things we will cover in the Club are as follows:
The acoustic guitar and its structure.
Acoustic guitar setup for easier playing.
How to tune an acoustic guitar.
How to hold your acoustic guitar correctly.
How to hold a guitar pick.
How to strum with a pick.
How to strum without a pick.
The Am Chord.
The C Chord
The D Chord.
The G Chord.
The Em Chord.
Rhythm and strumming exercises with a Metronome.
Strumming exercises using your first 5 chords.
Song structure / Chord changes.
Strumming with Chord transitions.
Your first song using Am, C, D, G, Em Chords.
The A Chord.
The E Chord.
The Dm Chord.
Your second song.
The F Chord.
The Bm Chord.
Your third song using Bm and F Chords.
Working with Tablature (Tabs).
Fretboard theory / notes.
Using Barre “Bar” Chords.
What do I need before I join the Club?
Steel string acoustic guitar – always better if it has a strap fitted.
Guitar tuner or guitar tuning App.
Guitar Picks (Plectrums).