172 - The First 8 Things You Should Learn artwork
Beginner Guitar Academy

172 - The First 8 Things You Should Learn

  • S1E172
  • 21:47
  • March 7th 2024

In this week's episode of the podcast, I cover the first eight things that all beginner guitar players should learn.

This comprehensive list includes crucial topics such as holding a guitar, understanding guitar parts and string names, tuning the guitar, holding a guitar pick properly, reading tab and chord boxes, and embarking on the very first guitar class.

I provide valuable insights and tips to help listeners progress in their guitar journey, including the importance of practice logs, ultimate song lists, and access to an actual guitar teacher.

Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced player, this episode offers essential advice to improve your guitar skills.

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Beginner Guitar Academy

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Paul Andrews
Founder of Beginner Guitar Academy

Paul Andrews has been playing the guitar for 21 years and teaching guitar for over 16 years. During this time he has taught in numerous state and private schools and now runs his own guitar school in his home town of Ashford, Kent where he teaches around 100 students a week.

He is the author of the Amazon bestseller ‘Learn to Play Electric Guitar‘ and has written articles for Acoustic guitar, Play Guitar and Teach Guitar magazines.

Paul is also the creator and teacher at Beginner Guitar Academy, the online guitar school for beginners where we focus on taking the confusion out of learning and the pain out of practice. 

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