Never touched a guitar? No problem. Melody takes you from holding the instrument correctly all the way to strumming and singing your first full songs. Step-by-step, no shortcuts.
Learn how to hold the guitar, tune it, and understand the parts of the instrument. Strum your first open chord (Em) by the end.
Build finger strength and coordination with three essential open chords. Learn clean transitions between them.
Expand your chord vocabulary. Practice switching between all six chords you know with a metronome.
Learn four essential strumming patterns (down, down-up, folk, and pop). Understand rhythm, timing, and how to use a metronome.
Put chords and strumming together to play a complete song. Choose from classics that use G, C, and D.
Learn to read chord diagrams, tablature, and simple sheet music so you can learn any song on your own.
Introduction to fingerpicking patterns. Play arpeggiated chords and learn a simple fingerpicking song.
Tackle the biggest beginner hurdle: barre chords. Tips for building strength and getting a clean sound.
Learn a song with four or more chords, mixing open and barre shapes with a new strumming pattern.
Design a daily practice plan, set goals for the next 30 days, and learn how to keep progressing independently.