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Free starter lesson
Play your first song in 7 days
A free video lesson for adult beginners from Marcus Bell, Nashville session guitarist and founder of Fretwork Guitar Academy. Four chords, one strum, one real song. No experience needed.
Take a look inside
Here's the opening of the lesson. Marcus starts where every beginner should: getting comfortable before playing a single note.
Most free lessons throw a song at you and hope. This one gives you a plan: what to practice each day for a week, how long, and what "good enough" sounds like before moving on.
By the end of the week you'll be able to
Tune and hold your guitar
Get set up comfortably, tune by ear or with a tuner, and avoid the posture habits that cause sore wrists later.
Play four essential chords
G, C, D and E minor, the four chords behind thousands of songs, with a drill that makes changes smooth fast.
Strum a complete song
Put it together with one steady strumming pattern and play an original folk song from start to finish.
Your teacher: Marcus Bell
Marcus has spent 25 years playing on records in Nashville and teaching adults how to play. He has a gift for explaining things simply, and an endless supply of patience for wobbly first chords. More than 6,000 students have learned with him online.
I'd bought a guitar three times and given up three times. Marcus's free lesson was the first thing that made sense. I joined the next week and I haven't stopped since.
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