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How to Play Guitar

Master guitar basics with Berklee: Learn chords, scales, and techniques to play your favorite songs.

Master guitar basics with Berklee: Learn chords, scales, and techniques to play your favorite songs.

This comprehensive guitar specialization from Berklee College of Music teaches beginners everything needed to start playing guitar. Through four progressive courses, students learn essential techniques including chord progressions, scales, strumming patterns, and performance skills. The program combines fundamental music theory with practical playing techniques, covering topics from basic notation and tablature to advanced chord voicings and improvisation. Students develop their skills through hands-on practice and guided instruction from experienced Berklee faculty.

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How to Play Guitar

This course includes

55 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Beginner Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

10,209

What you'll learn

  • Read and understand guitar tablature and music notation

  • Play major, minor, and pentatonic scales in multiple positions

  • Master essential chord progressions and strumming patterns

  • Develop proper picking and fingerpicking techniques

  • Perform rhythm and lead guitar parts

  • Read and interpret lead sheets effectively

Skills you'll gain

Guitar
Music Theory
Chord Progressions
Scales
Strumming Patterns
Music Notation
Performance Techniques
Tablature Reading
Improvisation

This course includes:

55 Hours PreRecorded video

Guitar performance exercises and techniques

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There are 4 courses in this program

Guitar for Beginners

Course 1 · 22 Hours to complete · 7 modules

Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions

Course 2 · 14 Hours to complete · 5 modules

Guitar Chord Voicings: Playing Up The Neck

Course 3 · 9 Hours to complete · 5 modules

Guitar Performance Techniques

Course 4 · 10 Hours to complete · 5 modules

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Payment options

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How to Play Guitar

This course includes

55 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Beginner Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

10,209

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