The Road Map

If you're just getting started on the guitar, then you need to learn the basics before anything else. Open chords, strumming, how the notes are arranged on the fretboard, and things like how to hold a pick, and the guitar itself all belong in this stage. 

Experienced Beginners are players that are still in the lower skill levels of playing guitar, but in general, they've long since learned the basic open chords, and probably have a fair bit of experience playing different songs already. Despite the amount of time they've played guitar, experienced beginners often long to take it further. In many cases, these players have picked up different skills and knowledge along the way, but without a proper foundational approach that covers all the bases. Identifying holes in your knowledge and ability is critical to making the next step up. For this reason, many experienced beginners do very well with the complete beginner courses. Others who already know their weak spots can head straight to the more topic-oriented courses. In general, theory and rhythm are the two biggest weak spots of players in this stage.

Intermediate players have a solid grasp of all the basic chords, including bar chords. They understand basic rhythms, and also how the fretboard works. 

Late intermediate players should have a solid grasp of all preceding skills, and are probably looking to diversify into different topics of interest. 

Music theory is one of the most empowering topics we can talk about as musicians. When you understand WHY things work musically, you can figure out the principles other musicians are using in their own music, you can learn things faster, remember them better, and be far more creative as well. EVERY guitar player needs to have at least the basics of music theory under their belt! 

Chords are really, really important. Some struggle with physically playing them, but just as commonly, many players aren't aware of the chord options they have available, or how to apply them. These courses will help!

Most guitar players spend the majority of their time playing rhythm, which makes it an incredibly important topic. The better you understand rhythm, and the more strumming techniques you have up your sleeve, the more interesting and dynamic your rhythm playing will become!

Soloing is a lot of fun, but it can be a temptation to jump straight to soloing without putting some important foundations in place first! Assuming you have those down already, here's our list of courses - they've been roughly arranged from easiest at the top to hardest at the bottom. 

Late intermediate players should have a solid grasp of all preceding skills, and are probably looking to diversify into different topics of interest. 

Do you want to learn how to seamlessly merge riffs into your rhythm parts? These courses are designed for just that purpose!

Late intermediate players should have a solid grasp of all preceding skills, and are probably looking to diversify into different topics of interest. 

If you're looking for a really out of the box way to mix up your guitar sound, and to expand your playing in a different direction, consider trying some slide guitar!

Although bass is similar to guitar in many ways, it is also very different in many ways as well! Learning a second instrument is an excellent way to improve your musical skills and understanding, and for guitar players, the bass is an excellent choice!