Top 40 Acoustic Lessons

Play more than 50 acoustic songs, from three-chord strummers to capo songs, barre chords, slash-chord bass lines and riffs.

What you will be able to play

• Strum complete songs with open chords and keep one strum pattern steady from intro to ending.
• Use a capo on any fret and explain why C, G, D and Em on capo 2 sound like D, A, E and F#m.
• Play B minor, F, C#m and F#m as barre chords and change to them in time.
• Change between several barre chords in one song using the E-shape and A-shape systems.
• Play slash chords such as D/F#, C/G and C/B and use them for walking bass lines.
• Count a song in bars and map its intro, verse, chorus and bridge.
• Play songs in 3/4 time with strummed and picked waltz patterns.
• Add riffs, muted strums, hammer-ons and fills to a strummed song.

Is it for you?

Acoustic players who know the open chords (G, C, D, Em, Am, A and E), can strum down and up in time and want a large set of real songs to play. Modules 1 and 2 suit late beginners; modules 3 to 6 take you from your first barre chord to intermediate songs. Not for complete first-timers: there is no lesson on holding the guitar or forming your first open chords. Not a lead guitar or theory course, and the songs are not named, so you need to recognise them by ear.

What you get

• 63 video lessons in teaching order
• Taught by Marty Schwartz
• Level: Beginner to intermediate
• Watch on the web or in the GuitarJamz app, on any device, with your progress kept
• Yours to keep: one payment, no subscription
• Backed by our money-back guarantee

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