E-Folk: Learn Guitar

Play and understand the basics of acoustic guitar chords and fingerings in less than two months!

• No musical knowledge is required to use this app

• Includes 12 original lessons of increasing difficulty: theory, explanations, tablatures and video for each lesson

• Auto-scrolling tablature (hands-free practice)

• Lesson 1: Take your Guitar

  • How to hold your guitar
  • Notes on the neck, tuning
  • Reading tablatures: Boogie in E

• Lesson 2: Arpeggios

  • Right hand fingering
  • Simple arpeggios with bass note melody

• Lesson 3: What is a chord?

  • Play E minor and A minor chords
  • Fingering
  • Chord charts

• Lesson 4: Play with a pick

  • The C major chord
  • Downstrokes and upstrokes picking

• Lesson 5: The Folk rhythm

  • The G major chord
  • From C → G, and addition of notes to chords
  • Hammer-on

• Lesson 6: Three beats rhythm

  • The D major chord
  • Progression: G → D → Am → C

• Lesson 7: Chords arpeggios

  • The D minor chord
  • Thumb plays the root note of the chord

• Lesson 8: Palm mute

  • The E major and A major chords
  • Back and forth playing
  • Mute sound with your palm

• Lesson 9: Minor barred chords

  • Learning notes on the neck
  • The A and E minor barred positions
  • Swing rhythm

• Lesson 10: Country Club

  • The E major barred position
  • Add a 7th note to your chords

• Lesson 11: The C barred chord

  • The A major barred positions
  • Variation on the D chord
  • The C9 chord

• Lesson 12: 12-bar Blues (in E)

  • Classic acoustic shuffle
  • A more organic shuffle feel
  • A groovy, more rhythmic blues
  • Apply chords, rhythm and simple embellishments

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