What you will learn

Two grips, one strum, then the first song!

Before you start

For someone starting from zero who wants to play a first song, not put the learning off.

Before you play

Lesson 1 of 7Tune the guitar before the first grip
Find the right string, turn on the Tuner, then set the guitar and pick so you can move comfortably into the first grip.
3 minBefore you playOpen the Tuner →

Grips and the change

Lesson 2 of 7The first two guitar grips: C and G
Form the C and G grips, check each string, and try a calm change from one to the other.
4 minPlaying chordsOpen the exercise on the G and C pair →

Strumming and the first song

Lesson 3 of 7The first guitar strum: four times down
On every “one, two, three, four”, strum the strings down. Between strokes the hand comes back up, but it does not touch the strings.
3 minRhythm and strummingGuitar strums: All down-strums →
Lesson 4 of 7How to read guitar strumming arrows
An arrow is a stroke on the strings. A dot is the same hand movement, only without sound.
3 minRhythm and strummingRhythm: D-DU-UDU →
Lesson 5 of 7The first song: practise one phrase, not the whole thing
Select four bars of Hej sokoły, turn the loop on and slow down until you can change Am to E in time.
3 minSinging with a guitarOpen Hej sokoły →

D and F

Lesson 6 of 7The D grip: fingers, strings and the change from C
Form the D grip on the three thin strings, play from the open fourth string, and try one calm change from C to D.
3 minPlaying chordsPractise the C and D change →
Lesson 7 of 7Chord F without a full barre: three comfortable ways
Four-string F sounds like F without a full barre. Fmaj7 is easier, but it has a different sound. You can also use a capo.
4 minPlaying chordsPractise the G and C change before playing with a capo on fret V →