Designed to be the easiest way to start playing guitar. We’ve combined advantages of learning how to read music with playing to backing tracks into one progressive course easy enough for anyone to play.
Exercise 1. One Note Rock
Quick Tips:
Use the backing track to play along or the video, this will help keep you in time.
If you can’t read the chord box, click on it to play the tutorial.
Each string will be colour coded, purple notes will always be on the first string
Rest your plucking hand on the bridge, this will help you to find the string more easily. Your goal should be to play the exercise without looking at your plucking hand.
Exercise 2. Bright n Heavy
Tip: Try your best to use the correct finger to play the G note. Notes on the third fret should be played with your third finger. This is written above the chord box.
Exercise 3. Classic Chugg
Tip: Pay attention to how the notes change on the manuscript, G notes sit above the top line, E notes sit in the space below it.
Exercise 4. Boulder Ballad
Exercise 5. Ballad of the F Notes
Now we’ve added a new note, F. Try using the Staff Quiz below to test your knowledge.
Exercise 6. Three’s a crowd
Use the Fretboard Quiz below to test your knowledge. It’s time to memorise our notes!
Exercise 7. Double Vision
Now we’ve removed the Chord Boxes and note names, if you don’t remember the notes go back and revise.
These exercises will use ‘half notes’, they are only two beats long. We will now play on beats one and three. Listen carefully to the backing track for guidance.
Exercise 8. Acoustic Memories
Exercise 9. Skydiving
Now we’ve added ‘Quarter Notes’, they are worth one beat each.
Exercise 10. Pop Rocks
Exercise11. A Moment of Truth
We’ve removed all of the learning aids. This exercise represents what reading music will really look like. Once you’ve completed this exercise, move on to part two!
