Online Guitar Lessons in Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Welcome to a new day in online guitar lessons for electric and acoustic guitar enthusiasts.
You've arrived here through any number of pathways in your journey to guitar greatness.
I know how you're feeling right now...
I've also traveled your path.
Only difference is, back when I started learning the guitar in 1979, resources were extremely scarce. We were at the mercy of our local guitar teachers. Online guitar lessons were totally non-existant.
It was through frustration about the current state of guitar instruction, both local and on the internet, that Cheap-Guitars-Report.com and the CheapGuitarZine were born.
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Topics covered through the course of our lessons here:
Music Fundamentals
instruction of basic major and minor scales
basic chords, with fingerings and explanation
fretboard organization techniques
key signatures
how to play in all keys
basic song formation
common chord progressions
rhythm patterns
how to read music
Various Styles of Music
Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, Jazz, Fingerstyle, Classical, Acoustic, Electric, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Study of the Masters
Jimi Hendrix, Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Andres Segovia, David Gilmour, Slash, Angus Young, Eric Clapton, James Taylor...the list goes on...
NEW! How 'bout getting online guitar lessons from Slash, Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughn? Using some super cool gadgets out there gets the job done. Check it out!
NEW!Part II: "She Talks To Angels" by Black Crowes
Check out the continuation of this awesome acoustic rock guitar classic, where we delve even deeper into the intro riff and special Open tuning used.Click here for the extreme close-up camera angles that will help you better play this song.
NEW!"Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac
Learn an EZ way to strum the opening riff without using the fingerstyle method heard in the recording.
What I consider your most basic of chords and how to best hold them. You'll note that these are just a small selection of total chords. Find out why inside...
More Basic Chords, Part II
Filling in the gaps from the first Basic Chords lesson, we discuss two chords that open the door to playing more complex songs, riff and even solos.