Guitar Training Directory – Section 1: General Guitar Lessons
This is an A-Z list of general guitar lesson courses, which are mostly aimed at beginners (though some cater to intermediate and advanced players too). Only guitar courses are listed here; many sites offer free lessons, but only cover isolated topics, such as a particular chords, songs etc.
Learning by piecing together bits of knowledge from various sources is an inefficient way to go about things. Instead, it’s best to follow a systematic course of instruction that covers all of the fundamentals in a logical, structured way, with each lesson building on what you’ve already learned – and unfortunately most of the free lesson sites don’t provide that kind of progression (there are some exceptions, which I’ve included here). The free sites still have value though – there’s some great stuff out there which can complement what you learn from a professionally put together course, and I’ll compile a guide to these sites soon – but they’re not listed here.
If you’re overwhelmed by the choice available, or just want to save some time, I recommend checking out Jamorama, which I have tried, and have found to be a great resource for anyone wanting to learn to play guitar to an intermediate level.
All Online General Guitar Lesson Courses – A-Z List
Amazing Guitar Secrets
Amazing Guitar Secrets is a guitar lessons course by Dan Denley. It consists of a set of physical materials that include two DVDs, a CD-ROM, a 401 page spiral bound book, and a variety of bonuses that include jam tracks, additional exercises and a progress tracker chart. This course focuses on building solid fundamental technical skills, including chords, scales, lead and rhythm playing and more. It currently costs $97.
Find out more about Amazing Guitar Secrets.
Elmore Music – Guitar Secrets Revealed
Guitar Secrets Revealed is a complete set of downloadable lessons from Australian guitarist Chris Elmore. It is billed as an ideal solution for those who want to learn to play the guitar, but feel that lack of time and money are an issue. This online guitar course has 56 lessons, and starts with the basics of buying, stringing and tuning a guitar, then looks at fundamental topics such as chords, strumming patterns and lead guitar techniques. Guitar Secrets is suitable for complete beginners, but also covers more advanced lead techniques that might be of interest to intermediate players. There’s also a selection of bonuses, including some jam tracks to play along with. Guitar Secrets Revealed is normally priced at $47.
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Express Guitar
Express Guitar is an online guitar course developed by professional guitarist and teacher Mike Hayes. He claims that you can learn to play in under 60 days by following his method, which stresses learning quickly, but thoroughly. The material is in multi-media format, with video, text, audio, to suit people with different learning styles, and there are jam tracks to play along with too. Topics covered include guitar basics (tuning, strings etc), a ‘Personal Trainer’ program for learning essential guitar skills, lead guitar techniques and instruction for 50 popular songs in various styles. There’s also a selection of rather tempting looking bonuses. Express Guitar currently costs $34.95.
Find out more about Express Guitar.
Guitar & Bass – Play Guitar
Play Guitar is a set of 52 interactive guitar lessons from guitarandbass.com.au (who also offer bass guitar lessons). The lessons are presented in audio, video and text format, and cover rock, folk, blues, alternative, punk and grunge guitar styles. Techniques covered include chords, lead playing, reading tab and playing by ear, and jam tracks are included to give you a taste of playing with a band. There are some bonus materials on offer too. Guitar and Bass currently costs AUD$27 for the online download, or AUD$39 for the CD-ROM version.
Find out more about Guitar & Bass – Play Guitar.
Guitar Alliance
Guitar Alliance is a multimedia training course that covers rock, pop and blues guitar techniques. It is aimed at both beginners and more advanced players, and covers techniques such as scales, chords, arpeggios, playing by ear, improvisation, songwriting and more. There is also a large selection of bonuses available. Guitar Alliance is a membership site that charges $74 a year for access to all of the materials (although at the time of writing you can join at a reduced rate of $37).
Find out more about Guitar Alliance.
Guitar Camera
Guitar Camera is a membership site that offers video training for guitarists. You can learn individual popular songs by watching the videos and reading the tabs that are provided, and there is also training that covers chords and strumming patterns. Some material is available for free, but you can also upgrade to a paid subscription for greater access.
Find out more about Guitar Camera.
Guitar E-nstructor
Guitar E-nstructor is a downloadable guitar learning system created by Luis Medrano. He claims that it differs from other methods in that it uses a colour coding system for scales and chord diagrams, making the shapes easier to learn. The course has three modules, covering basics, blues and rock guitar techniques. It currently costs only $5.99.
Find out more about Guitar E-nstructor.
Guitar Games
Guitar Games is a site that teaches you to play the guitar via a series of online games. It aims to make the repetition involved in learning to read music and play the guitar more fun, by presenting the necessary information in a playful, entertaining format. The games teach music notation and theory, the guitar fretboard and ear training. A one year subscription to the Guitar Games site costs $19.95.
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GuitarHotShot
GuitarHotShot is a downloadable video-based guitar course that offers over 40 hours of lessons, as well as jam tracks and written instruction. It was developed by professional guitarist and teacher Jamie Lewis. The emphasis is on reaching a high level of ability quickly, and the program is aimed at both beginners and more advanced guitarists. Topics covered include all the usual basics, as well as improvisation, playing by ear, reading music and tab, writing songs, riffs and solos, and more. A wide variety of playing styles is covered, such as rock, metal, classical, jazz and others. GuitarHotShot currently costs $29.95.
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Guitar Lessons Pro
Guitar Lessons Pro takes a different approach to many other video-based courses, and offers instruction via a series of ebooks, which include audio clips to show you how the music should sound. The books provide a step by step guide to playing chords, solos, scales and songs, as well as basic music theory and notation. The course is divided into two books with 20 lessons each, and there are some bonus materials available also. Guitar Lessons Pro currently sells for $34.95.
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Guitar Success Training Course
The Guitar Success Training Course is an online lesson plan that features three ebooks (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced), which take you from the fundamentals to more highly skilled techniques, covering a variety of musical styles. The lessons are accompanied by audio and video material, and there is also a selection of bonuses to complement the course. Guitar Success costs $27 (regular price $47).
Find out more about the Guitar Success Training Course.
Guitar Tab Books – You Can Play Guitar
You Can Play Guitar is a DVD- and CD-based guitar course from Guitar Tab Books, and is taught by Scott Morris. Although the lessons are sent to you in a physical format, you also get tabs of the material by email straight after ordering, so you can get started immediately. The course covers fundamentals like chords and scales, plus more advanced techniques that will enable you to play in a variety of musical styles, including blues, rock and jazz. You Can Play Guitar currently costs $89.99.
Find out more about the You Can Play Guitar From Guitar Tab Books.
Guitar Tricks
Guitar Tricks is a membership site that offers lessons for guitarists of all ability levels, not just beginners. Unlike most courses, Guitar Tricks offers instruction from a wide variety of teachers, who specialise in different styles of guitar playing, such as country, folk, rock, surf, rockabilly, bluegrass, jazz, metal and classical. So you can either start off with the fundamentals courses that are designed for beginners, or, if you already have some experience, you can take lessons in the style(s) you’re most interested in. Lessons are also available in theory and a variety of individual techniques, as well as in the style of various well known guitarists. You’ll also have access to jam tracks and other tools such as a metronome and tuner, and the lessons are delivered in video, audio and sheet music form. You can join Guitar Tricks for free to gain access to 24 of the lessons and a few other materials, and for full access to the site, there is a monthly fee of $12.95.
Find out more about Guitar Tricks.
GuitarTutorPro – Mastering Guitar
Ryan Cameron’s Mastering Guitar is a downloadable course that features three eBooks accompanied by audio files. The course covers fundamental skills such as chords, reading tab and notation, various playing techniques, scales, rhythm playing and more. It also offers some bonuses, including a metronome and tuner. GuitarTutorPro – Mastering Guitar is currently selling for $47.
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Guitarra Jamorama
Guitarra Jamorama is the Spanish language version of the bestselling Jamorama guitar lessons (a downloadable course). I don’t speak Spanish, but as far as I can tell, it offers the same type of material as the original course. I have tried Jamorama myself, and think it offers a very good grounding in the fundamentals for a beginner (you can read my full Jamorama review here). Guitarra Jamorama is now selling for $29.
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Infinite Guitar
Infinite Guitar is a membership site that offers guitar lessons for both beginners and advanced players. The styles covered include rock, metal, classical, jazz, blues, acoustic, funk, country and more, and there are individual lessons on topics such as chords, scales, theory and specific playing techniques. There are several instructors, who specialise in different styles, and other features include jam tracks, chord finder software and private member forums. You can join for free, to gain limited access to the lessons, and if you want to be able to view the whole site, the monthly membership costs either $10.95 a month, $28.50 each quarter, or $99.00 a year.
Find out more about Infinite Guitar.
Jamorama
Jamorama is a downloadable guitar lessons course that offers instruction in video, audio and text format. It includes both rhythm and lead guitar instruction, giving you the fundamental knowledge that you need to play in a range of musical styles. There’s also a variety of bonuses, including a metronome, tuner, software, to help with learning to read music notation and some ear training software. I have personally bought and tried this course, and can recommend it to those who want to gain a good grounding in essential guitar techniques for an affordable one-time fee – while having fun along the way too! You can read my full review of Jamorama here. Jamorama’s basic rhythm guitar course costs $49.95, with an upgrade to the lead instruction available at $99.95. [See Product Factsheet for the basic details of the course]
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