The Ultimate Beginner Guitar Lesson

Everything you should learn when you are starting out on guitar!
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This is an overview of everything I wish I had learned about on my first day of guitar playing. Don't worry if you don't absorb everything right away, it is a lot of information all at once. This is just meant to get you started and give you an idea of what you should focus on learning. Use this as a starting point to look up more detailed information on any individual topic as needed :)

00:00 Intro
00:18 Parts of the guitar
03:08 Names of the strings
03:36 How to tune your guitar
04:48 How to hold the guitar
06:01 How to hold a pick
07:11 Strum the open strings
08:25 Fretboard overview
09:07 Finger numbering
09:34 How to fret notes
12:12 How to play your first chord
13:55 Your second and third chords
15:20 How to read open chord charts
15:49 How to play power chords
16:36 Learn a melody
17:40 Recommended guitar amps
18:50 Common guitar effects
19:40 Which pickups to use
20:06 Important ergonomic tip
20:58 How to choose a string gauge
21:35 How to choose a pick
22:18 Warm up before playing
23:03 How to read tabs
24:20 Next steps for learning