Electric Guitar Fast Track Guitar for Beginners

International Open Academy

Nine in ten guitar students drop out within the first year, according to Fender. Many get frustrated because they don’t feel they’re making enough progress. Others lose motivation because weekly electric guitar lessons are too long and drawn-out.

You can see why so many people lose heart if learning how to play electric guitar feels more plinky-plonky than rock ‘n’ roll.

We've been listening to frustrated electric guitar players and masterminded a quick and easy way to enable you to fall back in love with playing guitar.

Our Electric Guitar Fast Track video course is your step-by-step supercharged method to learn to play electric guitar quickly. Start now and see how far you’ll come within a very short while.

Whether you're coming back to guitar playing or a complete novice, you will be able to:

• play your favorite music by yourself - life doesn't get much cooler than that
• understand and appreciate music even more, now that you're a musician
• start a band with your mates, play in your local bar, perform locally for your family or friends or join in cool jam sessions
• start a fun hobby with a never-ending supply of new songs to learn
• enjoy an incredible sense of achievement when you nail a new song or chord
• write your own songs or music

Be the one in ten who learns how to play electric guitar successfully. Start now and see how many songs you master in a very short time.

Learn to play electric guitar when you want, as often as you wish. Our course is online, so you choose when you want to practice.

Electric Guitar Course Breakdown

Module 1: Introduction

• 1.1. Meet your tutor
• 1.2. Frequently asked questions
• 1.3. About the course
• 1.4. Choosing the right equipment

Module 2: Practice And Motivation

• 2.1. The importance of regular practice
• 2.2. What to expect?
• 2.3. Self-motivation, discipline and concentration
• 2.4. Listening, self-correction and performance

Module 3: Getting Ready

• 3.1. Parts of the guitar
• 3.2. The strings
• 3.3. Tuning your guitar
• 3.4. Holding the guitar
• 3.5. Picks

Module 4: Fretting, Open Chords, Strumming, And Picking

• 4.1. Fretting
• 4.2. Open chords
• 4.3. Changing chords
• 4.4. Strumming
• 4.5. Picking patterns

Module 5: Scales

• 5.1. Minor pentatonic scale
• 5.2. The Blues scale
• 5.3. The Major scale
• 5.4. The minor scale
• 5.5. One final note on scales
• 5.6. Learning the notes on the guitar
• 5.7. Backing track for practice

Module 6: Moving Forward

• 6.1. Power chords and Blues style power chords
• 6.2. Open strings and fretted notes on the same string
• 6.3. Chromatic exercises
• 6.4. Major and minor arpeggios - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd strings
• 6.5. Position shifting

Module 7: The Blues

• 7.1. Twelve-bar Blues
• 7.2. Twelve-bar Blues with chords
• 7.3. Twelve-bar Blues with riff
• 7.4. Major and minor Blues
• 7.5. Blues riffs

Module 8: Easy Licks To Wow Your Friends

• 8.1. Level one riffs
• 8.2. Level two riffs
• 8.3. Level three riffs
• 8.4. Level four riffs
• 8.5. Level five riffs

Module 9: Getting More Advanced

• 9.1. Bending
• 9.2. Slides
• 9.3. Hammer-ons and pull-offs
• 9.4. Double stop bends
• 9.5. Harmonics
• 9.6. Tapping
• 9.7. Trills
• 9.8. Hybrid picking

Module 10: Putting It Together

• 10.1. Bar chords and non-bar chords
• 10.2. Hammering and sliding
• 10.3. Bar chord songs
• 10.4. Triads
• 10.5. Creating a solo from scratch

• Everyone looking for a fast and easy way to learn to play electric guitar in their own time

• Music lovers of all ages who wish they could play guitar

• If you are one of the nine in ten people who started to learn guitar and gave up within a year - you will succeed this time with our help

• Musicians who haven’t picked up a guitar for years and want to relearn to play electric guitar

• Anyone who wants a budget-friendly way to learn to play guitar at a time convenient to them

• Anyone wanting a fun way to socialize with other people, either by playing in a band or performing live

• Music lovers looking for a versatile instrument to play all types of music from funk to folk, reggae to rock

• Anyone wishing to open up their social world by connecting with like-minded music lovers and musicians or to join a band

• Anyone looking to improve their health. Strum away stress, boost your brain power, alleviate anxiety or pain, and enjoy mindful escapism by picking up your guitar and playing

• Parents wanting a lifelong hobby to share with their children

• Anyone with ADHD who has been advised to play an instrument to help focus their energy into a creative pastime

• People who love facing challenges or looking for an amazing way to boost their confidence. Mastering chords while reading music, keeping time and listening to your music at the same time is one of the greatest challenges you can face as a guitarist

ThisElectric Guitar course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements.

• Be inspired to become a professional guitar player, either as a soloist, in a band or start a successful cover band

• Become a music blogger, music journalist or reviewer

• Learn to write your own songs and music

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