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Guitar Essentials – A Beginner’s Course

Guitar Essentials – A Beginner’s Course

Guitar Essentials – A Beginner’s Course

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About Course

Learn to play guitar without spending thousands on private lessons 

Trainer’s name: Baldeep Pradhan

Description 

The guitar is one of the common musical instruments used by musicians across the globe. This stringed instrument is versatile and is used to play different genres of music. Understanding techniques and practice are essential for acquiring the skill of playing guitar.

Knowing the art of playing guitar can help you become an all-rounder musician. Not only this, there are multiple other benefits of learning guitar:

  • Learning various guitar notes and combinations can help increase memory capacity
  • Playing a string instrument can keep your mind sharp
  • Playing guitar is good for mental health
  • Playing guitar also enhances creativity and broadens horizons
  • The guitar is a global musical instrument. Hence, learning guitar can expose you to multiple cultures

Playing guitar is definitely fun; however, it requires a lot of skill to play guitar professionally. There are various techniques involved like strumming in rhythm, reading the chord chart, understanding the chords, tuning a guitar and playing open chords. Hence, it becomes imperative to learn the essentials of guitar before you can your favourite songs like a pro.

Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t be. Join us today and simplify the journey of learning guitar.

You don’t need any knowledge or prior experience playing guitar. This course has been tailor-made for beginners.

Enrol with us today for a fun learning experience!

About the course

Professionals use three types of guitars, bass, electric and acoustic, but beginners mostly use acoustic. The Mittsure’s Guitar Essentials course is for beginners. Hence, an acoustic-electric guitar has been used for teaching purposes.

As the course is for beginners, no prior knowledge of music or guitar playing skills is required. If you do not like spending thousands of rupees on guitar lessons or you are someone who likes simplified learning, this course is the right choice for you.

Mittsure’s Guitar Essentials course comprises 30 short videos that can be accessed anytime, making learning interesting and fun. The length of each video has been carefully decided based on multiple factors like the flow of information, depth of information and practice time. The medium of instruction is Hindi.

You can also register for our live classes for a peer learning experience. Ask questions and clarify your doubts in the presence of a trainer. For a personal experience, join our one-on-one class and learn from our instructor individually.

Here is a glimpse of what you will learn from Mittsure’s Guitar Essentials course.

  • Basic knowledge of the guitar, its basic theory and notes
  • Finger picking technique, finger exercises and how to tune a guitar
  • The scale of C major, C major (second position), D major
  • Chords of B, C, D, E, F and G major. Chords of A, B, C, E, F, G minor
  • How to read guitar chords diagram, tablature and guitar tab – various notes
  • How to play a rhythm along with understanding major and minor chords formation
  • Scales of A, B, E and D major and scale of F. Scales of A, B, C, D, E, F, G minor
  • Learn to play some peppy Bollywood songs using a guitar
  • Learn about Barre chords and Arpeggios

This course will not make you a professional, but it will definitely set you on the path to becoming one. Learn from a professional with more than twenty years of experience.

Register now and start strumming your guitar in rhythm.

Happy musical journey!

About the trainer 

Music has been a passion and profession for Baldeep Pradhan, the trainer for Mittsure’s Guitar course. Apart from his sound engineering knowledge, he also plays the drums, piano and guitar. His expertise allows him to compose, produce and perform different kinds of music.

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What Will You Learn?

  • The basics of guitar and how to tune a guitar
  • The technique to play an acoustic guitar 
  • Play all major & minor chords and scales using a guitar
  • How to combine various chords to produce rhythms  
  • Play some basic Bollywood songs and replicate your learnings in more

Requirements

  • Electric Acoustic Guitar
  • Guitar Picks
  • A guitar tuning app
  • High-speed internet connection for watching the videos 

Audience

  • Individuals of age seven and above
  • Children as well as adults
  • This course is for beginners. No knowledge or experience is required

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Course Content

Introduction
In this video, learn the basics of guitar. The instructor- Baldeep Pradhan, explains the different parts of a guitar. Understand the basic theory of guitar. You will also learn to play different guitar patterns, chords and scales.

  • Basic knowledge of guitar and its basic theory, findings notes on a guitar
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Lesson 2
In this session, learn to play your first melody. The instructor- Baldeep Pradhan, demonstrates how to play the melody. He explains the concept of rhythm, finger picking technique and plucking.  

Lesson 3
In this session, learn the technique of tuning the guitar. The instructor provides a step-by-step demonstration of how to tune a guitar. He also explains how to use the guitar tuner app while playing the guitar.

Lesson 4
In this video, learn to play two major scales. You will be taught how to play the chords and scales using a guitar. The trainer will show how to play the C and D major chord.

Lesson 5
In the previous session, you learned about C and D major chords. In this session, you will learn to play C major in the second position. The instructor demonstrates and explains the finger placement technique for each scale and chord.

Lesson 6
Learn to play the chords of C and G major in this session. The instructor demonstrates how to play the chord of C and G major. The finger placement used for playing the chords has also been explained in this session.

Lesson 7
In this session, the instructor-Baldeep Pradhan, shows the chord diagram and tablature (musical notations based on finger position) used for playing guitar. He later explains how to read the notes and chords.

Lesson 8
In the previous session, you learned to read a chord diagram. In this session, the instructor shows the guitar tab (musical notes) and explains how to read from a guitar tab. Later, he demonstrates how to play the song ‘papa kehte hain’.

Lesson 9
In this video, you will learn to play the chord F major. The instructor demonstrates how to play the F major and what will be the correct finger placement to play this chord.

Lesson 10
In this session, you get the opportunity to revise what you have learned previously. You will play the C, F and G major using a guitar while the instructor will brush up on the basics again.

Lesson 11
In this session, you will learn about chords B, D and E major. The instructor will demonstrate and explain each chord in detail. He will also educate about the correct finger placement for each chord.

Lesson 12
In this video, learn to combine major chords to compose a tune. The instructor explains and plays the major chords combinations. You will also learn about the pattern of 12 notes.

Lesson 13
In this video, you will learn to play a rhythm. The instructor will explain each step in detail while playing a basic rhythm. All notes will be displayed on the screen to help you understand better.

Lesson 14
In this session, you will learn to play the song 'Papa kehte hain' from the movie 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'. The song has been sung by Udit Narayan. All notes will be displayed at the bottom of the screen while the instructor explains each part of the song.

Lesson 15
In the previous session, you learnt to play the song ‘Papa kehte hain’ using a pattern. In this session, you will learn to play the song with tabulator form – this method of learning enables beginners to understand better and learn faster. The instructor demonstrates how to play the song using a guitar.

Lesson 16
In this session, you will learn about chords A, B and C minor. The instructor demonstrates and explains how to play the chord part A minor, chords B and C minor using a guitar. The instructor also shows how to play the song ‘Papa kehte hain’ entirely.

Lesson 17
In this session, you will learn about minor chords E, F and G. The instructor- Baldeep Pradhan, demonstrates how to play each of these minor chords. The chord diagram displayed on the screen will help you understand and practice better. The instructor also demonstrates how to play the chords in combination.

Lesson 18
In this session, you will learn to play a combination of chords. You will also learn about relative minors - a minor scale which shares a key signature with a major scale. The instructor demonstrates and explains how to play the chords. The chords are displayed on screen to help you understand better.

Lesson 19
In this video, the instructor- Baldeep Pradhan, demonstrates how to play the major scales and how chords are formed. Each scale is explained along the way. The instructor also illustrates how D major and E major scales are played. 

Lesson 20
In this session, the instructor explains how to play F major scale, the scales of A and B major. The pattern is displayed on screen to help you understand and play with the instructor. You will also learn the major scale formula.

Lesson 21
In this session, the instructor – Baldeep Pradhan, explains how the major chords are formed. He also demonstrates how to play them along with explaination of each step.

Lesson 22
In this session, you will play the major chords taught till now by the instructor. You will also learn about arpeggios - broken chords. The instructor demonstrates and explains how to play arpeggio for C and D majors.

Lesson 23
In this session, you will learn about the different minor scales like C, D, E, F and G. The instructor demonstrates how to play these scales while explaining each step. The pattern and the strings used for each minor scale are displayed on the screen to help you understand better.

Lesson 24
In this video, you learn about A minor and B minor scales. The instructor explains and demonstrates how to play these minors. The pattern and the strings used for each of the minor scales are displayed on the screen to help you understand better.

Lesson 25
In this session, you will learn about minor chord formation. The instructor demonstrates and explains how to play the minor scales in combination. The pattern and the strings are displayed to help you understand.

Lesson 26
This is a continuation of the previous session. In this session, you will go one step forward to learn about minor chord formation. You will also learn about power chords and how to play them using a guitar. The rhythm of the minor chords would also be taught in this session.

Lesson 27
In this session, you will learn play a Bollywood song using guitar. The song " Give me some sunshine " is sung by Suraj Jagan and Sharman Joshi from the movie '3 idiots'. The pattern is displayed on the screen to help you play the song.

Lesson 28
In the previous session, you learned to play a part of the song, 'Give me some sunshine'. In this session, you will play the chorus part of this song. You will also learn to play the barre chords - chords played by using one or more fingers to press down multiple strings.

Lesson 29
In this video, you learn to play another Bollywood song from one of Salman Khan’s movies. The song is 'Dil Diyan' sung by Atif Aslam from the movie 'Tiger Zinda Hai'. You will learn to play the lead part from this song. The pattern is displayed on the screen to help you play this song.

Lesson 30
In the previous session, you had learned to play only the lead part of the song, 'Dil Diyan Gallan'. In this session you will learn to play the remainder of this song. The pattern is displayed on the screen to help you play the whole song better.

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  • Price
    ₹699.00
  • Course Level Beginner
  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • 518
₹699.00 ₹4,000.00
  • Beginner
  • 518 Total Enrolled
  • 4 hours 30 minutes Duration
  • September 9, 2022 Last Updated
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