COMING SOON!!!!
AdventureGUITAR™
A totally awesome beginner series for anyone who has never even held a guitar before, and those coming back after being away for a while.
Once the series is released, any HALL-PASS” membership will include unlimited access to the entire course.
For those of you who are only interested in viewing these beginner lessons, I will have a membership for you as well.
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Thank you for your interest in AdventureGUITAR!
– Gaylerd –
AdventureGUITAR
My BEGINNER Guitar Learning Series
Street-Smart Guitar Lessons for both Absolute beginners and those returning after a long winters nap!
Is your dream to become the guitar player other guys wanna be?
Then don’t be mislead into thinking all you need to do to impress your friends is learn a few chords and play a couple of cover songs! That kind of guitar playing won’t impress anyone. You need a solid guitar foundation to build “WOW!Factor” chord skills on. And that’s what you get with my “AdventureGUITAR™ – Beginner Guitar Learning Series”.
AdventureGUITAR is NOT a typical guitar course! It’s a GUITAR LEARNING ADVENTURE! This series is all about teaching beginners and returning players how to develop killer fretboard and chord skills!
Stop taking lessons and start learning how to put your emotions into the chords of every song you play!
This series is designed to teach any one at any age how to become the guitar player other guys “wanna be“.
You’ll learn the “WOW!Factor” acoustic guitar skills most guitarists don’t even know!
Best of all, these are the same lessons I would teach you if you were taking private one-on-one lessons from me.
So relax and get ready to have fun learning how to play guitar! You’ll enjoy the adventure!
– Gayler
What makes AdventureGUITAR™ Different?
The teacher… Gaylerd
Emphasis on Playing Chords Crisp and Clear
Bite-sized, easy to follow lessons
A guided step-by-step learning approach!
Phase 1 is for the ABSOLUTE Beginners who have never even held a guitar before!
You’re journey begins right here on STEP 1. This is where you will learn the raw, basic guitar fundamentals. With this rock-solid foundation, you’ll be able to start building the street-smart guitar skills you need to play songs better than the other guys.
STEP 1 – Basic Guitar FUNdamentals
Lesson 101 – Learning the Parts of a Guitar
Lesson 102 – The BEST WAY to hold your guitar
Lesson 103 – How to Hold your pick like Gaylerd
Lesson 104 – How to Tune your Guitar
Lesson 105 – How to Read a Chord Diagram
STEP 2 – Fretboard and String Skills
Lesson 201 – The Fretboard
Lesson 202 – The Names and Numbers of the Strings
Lesson 203 – How to Practice
LEVEL 2 – Learning to Play Chords Crisp and Clear
This second phase is where you learn to pick the strings and strum the chords.
STEP 3 – The UPS and DOWNS of Picking and Strumming
Lesson 301 – Using “DOWN Strokes” to Play Notes
Lesson 302 – Alternating Down/Up Picking to Play Notes
STEP 4 – Using TABS to Play Melodies
Lesson 401 – How to Read TABS
Lesson 402 – Using TABS to play the notes for “Jingle Bells”
Lesson 403 – Using TABS to play the notes for “Yankee Doodle”
Lesson 404 – Using TABS to play the notes for “The Star Spangled Banner”
STEP 5 – Your First Two-Finger Chords: Em and Asus2
Lesson 501 – Six Tips and Tricks for Playing Chords Better
Lesson 502 – The BEST WAY to Play Em
Lesson 503 – Down Picking in Em
Lesson 504 – Up Picking and Strumming in Em
Lesson 505 – String Skipping in Em
Lesson506 – Three Down Stumming Techniques in Em
Lesson 507 – The BEST WAY to Play Asus2
Lesson 508 – String SKipping in Asus2
Lesson 509 – Tips for Changing Betweeen Em and Asus2
Lesson 510 – SONG: “Horse with No Name” using Em and Asus
STEP 6 – Your First Three-Finger Cords: E and A
Lesson 601 – Finger Stretching Excersies for Playng Chords Better Am9 – Cmaj9 – Emaj9
Lesson 602 – The BEST WAY to play E
Lesson 603 – String Skipping in E
Lesson 604 – Three Down/Up Stumming Techniques in E
Lesson 605 – The BEST WAY to Play A
Lesson 606 – Tips for Changing Betweeen E and A
STEP 7 – More Songs Using E and A
Lesson 701 – SONG: “Achy Breaky Heart”
Lesson 702 – SONG: “For What It’s Worth”
Lesson 703- SONG: “Elanor Rigby”
Lesson 704 – Songs: “Tulsa Time”Lesson 607 – SONG: “Achy Breaky Heart”
LEVEL 3 – More Chords and Songs
In ths phase, you’ll learn how to play chords and how to play and change between them in songs.
STEP 8 – Three More Easy Chords D – C – G
Lesson 801 – The BEST WAYS to play D (Using three and four fingers)
Lesson 802 – The BEST WAYS to play C (Using three and four fingers)
Lesson 803 – Tips and Tricks for Changing between D and C
Lesson 804 – The BEST WAYS to play G (Using three and four fingers)
Lesson 805 – Tips and Tricks for Changing between D, C, and G
STEP 9 – Playing Songs Using D – C – G
Lesson 901 – “Tulsa Time” D C G
Lesson 902 – “Sweet Home Alabama” D C G
STEP 10 – Two Open Suspended Chords Dsus and Esus
Lesson 1001 – The Dsus
Lesson 1002 – The Esus
STEP 11 – The Am – Bm – Dm
Lesson 1101 – The Am
Lesson 1102 – The Bm
Lesson 1103 – The Dm
STEP 12 – The Am7 – Dm7 – Em7
Lesson 1201 – The Am7
Lesson 1202 – The Dm7
Lesson 1203 – The Em
STEP 13 – The B7 – C7 – D7 – E7 – G7
Lesson 1301 – The B7
Lesson 1302 – The C7
Lesson 1303 – The D7
Lesson 1304 – The E7
Lesson 1305- The G7
STEP 14- Playing Two-Chord Songs using G and D7
Lesson 1401 – SONG: “Jingle Bells”
Lesson 1402 – SONG: “Born in the USA4
STEP 15- Playing Three-Chord Songs Using G – C – D7
Lesson 1501 – SONG: “Here I am to Worship
Lesson 1502 – SONG: “Wild Thing”
Lesson 1503 – SONG: “The Crawdad Hole Song”
STEP 16- Playing Four-Chord Songs
Lesson 1601 – SONG: “Down By the Riverside” G, D, D7, C
Lesson 1602- SONG: “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love”
Lesson 1603 – SONG: “Werewolves of London”
Lesson 1604 – SONG: “Bad Moon Risin'”
Lesson 1605 – SONG: “Jingle Bells”
Lesson 1606 – SONG: “Yankee Doodle”
Lesson 1607 – SONG: “Over the River and Through the Woods”
Lesson 1608- SONG: “This Little Light of Mine”
Lesson 1609- SONG: “I’ll Fly Away”
Lesson 1610- SONG: “Camp Town Races”
Lesson 1610- SONG: “Red River Valley”
STEP 17 – Your First Barr Chords F – Bb – B – Bm
Lesson 1701 – The “F” barr chord
Lesson 1702 – The “Bb” (B flat) barr chord
Lesson 1703 – The “B” barr chord
Lesson 1704 – The Bm barr Chord7
STEP 18 – Playing a Three Chord Song with F
Lesson 1801- SONG: “When the Saints, Go Marching In” C – G7 – Fh
STEP 19 – Playing a Four Chord Song with F
Lesson 1901- SONG: “Sweet Home Alabam” with F D-C-G and F
STEP 20 – Challenging Songs
Lesson 2001 – SONG: “Scarborough Fair”
Lesson 2002 – SONG: “Morning Has Broken”
Lesson 2003 – SONG: “America the Beautiful