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Welcome to GuitarBasement. Pick the path that fits you and work through the three steps in order. Everything linked in steps 1 and 2 is free.

I’m a beginner

• Step 1: download the free beginner chord chart and watch Lesson 1: One Finger Chords.
• Step 2: follow the lessons in order. A new one comes out on YouTube every Tuesday and Friday at 3 PM ET.
• Step 3: want them all now, without ads? Get the complete course on Guitar in Real Time.

I want to read music

• Step 1: How to Read Music for Guitar (PDF) and the note flash cards.
• Step 2: practise TAB and notation together with the TAB + staff sheet and blank staff paper.
• Step 3: go further with Read Music for Guitar, my book and lessons, or see my guitar video courses.

I play fingerstyle or classical

• Step 1: download the Segovia Scales PDFs and try the 30-day challenge.
• Step 2: learn Easy Classical Guitar Solos and Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed.
• Step 3: keep going with my guitar video courses, or the Christmas guitar solos in season.

I want to fix or set up my guitar

• Step 1: set the action with Donner Hush C Setup and choose strings with Elixir 80/20 vs Phosphor Bronze. Classical player? See restringing with D’Addario EJ45 and the Guyker tuners review.
• Step 2: add practice tools: free JJazzLab backing tracks ChordPulse vs JJazzLab and Band-in-a-Box alternatives.
• Step 3: now play it: jump to the beginner or fingerstyle path above.