Congratulations! What’s Next?
So where do we go from here? Book Travis Style Guitar from Scratch by Bruce Emery – If you want to dive deeper into the nuances of Travis Picking, this is a friendly, funny, fantastic guide. Songs Here are some options… Go back and learn the rest of the Choose Your Own Adventure songs in Part 1. Use YouTube, Songsterr, …
Welcome to Strum & Sing in 60 Days
Howdy! So glad you’re here. Before you play your first video, let me point out a few features that will help you get the most out of this course. Lessons Menu That’s the menu to your left. Use it to move from one lesson to the next. Video This is the bread and butter of the course. It should look …
Buying Your First Acoustic
This lesson and the next one are intended for those of you who still need to buy a guitar. If you’ve already got one, or you’re planning on getting an electric, and you’re hell-bent on learning how to play it, you may want to skip this lesson. Product Recommendations Acoustic Guitars For laminate-tops: There are so many inexpensive makes and …
Buying Your First Electric
This lesson’s mostly for people hoping to buy an electric guitar. If that’s not you, you may want to skip this lesson. Product Recommendations Electric Guitars I recommend going to a guitar store and see what you’re drawn to. Fender and Gibson guitars will be of higher quality, and Squire and Epiphone are their cheaper counterparts. There are lots of …
Tuning
Tune Your Guitar By Ear 6E 5A 4D 3G 2B 1E Electric Tuner Tip I strongly recommend that you get a tuner that has both “Standard Tuning” or “EADGBE” mode, and also “All Notes” or “Chromatic” mode. Set it to “Standard Tuning” mode for now. “All Notes” mode will come in handy when you start using a capo. Tuner Recommendations …
