Welcome to the Beginner Guitar Course!

Hey, how you doing? :)

In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Justin Sandercoe. Nice to meet you! Thanks for choosing me as your guide in the incredible journey of learning guitar. I truly believe that playing an instrument is one of the coolest life things you can do! No matter if you just want to play in your bedroom or dream to perform for millions of people, I’m confident you’ll enjoy this course!

🎸 JustinGuitar Beginner Course is perfect for acoustic, classical, or electric guitar! Choose the one you enjoy the most.

Here you’ll find all the lessons you need to ignite your guitar player. We’ll work on the basic skills, learn the eight basic open chords right in our first grade, and ensure you build a solid foundation so that you won’t struggle later on in your journey. You’ll also get a strong rhythm knowledge, so you nail any strumming pattern you encounter - even if you think you’ve got no rhythm!

If you already play but aren’t satisfied with your guitar abilities, these lessons will teach you some tricks that might change the game for you. And if you haven’t ever played an instrument, not to worry: you’ll be jamming your first song in no time.

📲 JustinGuitar Lessons & Songs App - I developed a unique guitar app to help you learn faster! You don’t need the application to follow this beginner course, but it helps you move faster and avoid bad habits.

The app comes with hundreds of backing track songs for you to play along with - it sounds like playing with a real band! You’ll be able to practice your new guitar skills while playing the songs you love! How fun is that eh? Try my app out for free!

I spent over one year designing the JustinGuitar Beginner Guitar course for you. I’m confident it’s the most fun, effective, and structured Beginner Guitar Course ever made - and 100% optimized for online learning! How do I know my course works? Because I’ve tried it myself, left-handed - you can even watch Nitsuj practice sessions here!

📣 Millions of people learned to play guitar at JustinGuitar! In 2021, we clocked 500,000 registered students over the website - without counting people that prefer to learn from my YouTube lessons, songbooks, or guitar apps. :)

Thank you again for choosing me as your guide in this adventure! I’m excited for you and can’t wait to get you through this easy step-by-step learning path. But before we get started, let’s talk a little bit more about your learning path, so you know what to expect from each stage!

Understanding the Grade System

Our Beginner Guitar Course has three grades. Each grade contains different modules divided into lessons. It feels like one-on-one classes but optimized for online learning! Here’s how your guitar journey will look like:

🚀 Grade 1 - Quickstart Your Guitar Journey

In Grade 1, you’ll learn the eight essential open chords for beginners and all the basics you need to start playing right away. Without the basics, your guitar journey will be more challenging than it needs to be!

By the end of Grade 1, you’ll be confident playing easy campfire-type songs and some guitar riffs too!

🤘 Grade 2 - Rocking the Guitar and that F Chord!

When you get into Grade 2, you can play most of the songs you love using open chords. So it’s time for a good challenge: we’ll learn the famous F chord - but no need to be afraid. I’ve got you!

We’ll explore popular Rock techniques and get started with Power Chords, Finger Style, and the Blues. This grade is so much fun! By the end of it, you’ll have explored a few styles and will be playing with confidence!

🎓 Grade 3 - The Last Beginner Grade

You’ve done a lot so far! I recommend you spend some time consolidating everything we’ve learned. In Grade 3, we’ll fortify your skills and get further with specific styles.

We’ll go deeper into fingerstyle and how to explore chord shapes so your playing gets more interesting. At this point, you should be thinking about your guitar goals and how to optimize your practice routine.

After Grade 3, congratulations! You’ll be an Intermediate Guitar Player. 👏

Practice Makes Permanent

JustinGuitar Beginner Course is as interactive as it could be! You’ll always know what to practice, how to practice, and for how long. And to ensure you make the most out of your guitar time, I developed My Practice Assistant!

It’s an incredible tool to help you track your progress to optimize your learning journey, and keep your motivation high! At the end of each module, we’ll set an effective practice routine - you’ll be amazed at how much progress you’re making from day 1. :)

💡 Did you get some questions or want to meet fellow guitar players? Each lesson contains a Discussion section, and you can leave as many comments and feedback as you want!

I try to read as many comments as possible, but I’m pretty busy making new lessons for you. :) So, you’ll probably get help from one of our JustinGuitar Official Guides, Lieven and Close2u, or other students - but you won’t be alone! The JustinGuitarCommunity is here for you - and don’t forget: Nitsuj is your best friend.

How much is JustinGuitar Beginner Course?

Let’s have a quick chat about it. It’s always been my mission to make music education accessible and possible to everyone. And that’s why this course - and many others! - are free if you can’t afford to pay for it.

But if you enjoy the content and can afford it, please do. Help me keep bringing some joy to those who wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn the guitar without this course!

🎵 Grade 1 Spotify Playlist

Check out this Spotify playlist & listen to music you'll be able to play as a Grade 1 beginner guitar player. I have song lessons available for most of these songs. I hope this inspires you to go for it and learn your very first song on guitar! :)

Now, grab your guitar, and let’s get started!