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Step One isLearning Guitar Chords  # If you’re a total beginner (or haven’t even bought a guitar yet), don’t worry. I go through everything you need to know – from learning the names of the strings up through playing chords and songs. (See lesson 1)  # I’ll end any “chord confusion” once and for all. I promise you’ll be crystal clear on how each chord is played, because I show you each chord four different ways. First, you’ll see me play the chord. Second, you’ll see a close-up shot of my fingers… Third, you’ll see a chord diagram, and fourth, I’ll tell you exactly where to place each finger on the fretboard.    Screen Shot from the Ultimate Beginner’s Guitar Course (Lesson 3)  # How to play an amazing assortment of sounds from just one fingering position. For example, once you learn the E minor chord, you can quickly play E major, Em7, and E7. It sounds complicated, but it’s not. In fact, you just have to move one finger. I’ll show you exactly what to do. (on Lesson 7)  # Avoid the common mistake of muffling the strings while you’re playing a chord. A cool “bowling ball grip” trick can save you weeks of frustration, and you can master it in about 15 second flat. (Lesson 2)  # Use the simple “ring test” to make sure you’re playing any chord correctly. (See it in Lesson 3)  # I’ll teach you the rarely-mentioned, but important “partial upstroke” technique which makes your playing sound mature and polished, even if you’re just starting out. (Watch Lesson 6)  # See the critical difference between chords like C major and D versus other chords like like E minor and G. Not every chord is played the same way. (Learn why in Lesson 4)  # How to play sophisticated chords (like Dsus2 and Dsus4) without memorizing or learning difficult fingering patterns. This is a favorite trick of Tom Petty. (See how in Lesson 9)    But hold on, I’m not done yet. Learning the chords is just the first step in your guitar education. It’s only about 10% of the course. Get ready for…    Step Two.    Playing Chord Progressions!    When you play several chords back-to-back, in rhythm, that’s known as a chord progression. This is the second component of this course, and it’s where your playing really starts to come alive. Especially when you start learning things like…        * 4-count strumming… Your playing will sound awesome, even if you thought rhythm didn’t come naturally to you. (Lesson 6)        * Master the skill of switching your fingers quickly from one chord to another. This is how you can become an accomplished guitarist in record time. (Watch it in Lesson 5)        * I’ll show you a cool progression that made Kurt Kobain famous. You’ll be rocking out with this melody on the first day you get the course! (Learn it in Lesson 5)        * Learn the most important chords used in rock… for example, the warm and sunny A major chord or the crunchy D chord… and how to play them together in riffs just the Beatles and Sublime did. (See how in Lesson 7)        * The classic “Heaven’s progression” will allow to play dozens of your favorite songs by artists like Bob Dylan, Third Eye Blind and Collective Soul. (Watch Lesson 8)Learn Barre Chords, Picking Patterns & More…    I keep these lessons simple and straightforward, but they are still jam-packed full of essential guitar knowledge and tips. I’ve yet to meet the guitarist who can resist learning secrets such as…        * The hauntingly beautiful “Major 7” Chords, such as Fmaj7 and Cmaj7. These are my absolute favorite chords, yet they are remarkably easy to play. (See Lesson 10)        * How to create picking patterns that can transform a simple chord progression into a masterpiece… In fact, when you master this technique, you can make any beautiful woman weep (I know cause I’ve experienced it more than once). (See it in Lesson 14)        * How to change the top melody note without even moving your fretting hand. This is one of the simplest tricks used by pro guitarists to add tons of spice to any song. (Learn this in Lesson 10)        * Open new worlds of possibilities with moveable chord shapes that you can play anywhere on the neck! (Watch it in Lesson 11)        * The shape-shifting technique that lets you discover new chords any time you want. This is one of the best “experimentation” methods that you can use to explore your creativity. (Also in Lesson 11)        * How to become a rhythm guitar maestro by mastering all the critical barre chords (See Lessons 12 and 13).          Lessons 15,16, and 17 deliver a no-nonsense education about music theory. I promise this will dramatically increase your confidence and understanding of the guitar, and save you years of confusion.          In just 10 minutes, you’ll learn more useful secrets than many guitarists learn in 10 years. The fact is, most guitarists just memorize riffs without understanding what’s going on. You’ll see what I’m talking about when you watch the video.          Now, if you only studied the first 17 lessons in this course, you would already be well on your way to becoming an accomplished musician. In fact, an earlier version of this course consisted of just those first 17 lessons… And it taught thousands of folks like you to successfully play the guitar.          And even though these lessons give you the tools you need, I recently decided to expand the course and demonstrate with concrete examples how to play your favorite tunes. That’s why I added…          Step Three          Learning Complete Songs          After mastering chords and progressions, you’re ready to start playing all your favorite songs. In this course, I demonstrate exactly how to do this, with 75 powerful examples.          I’d have to make this letter 20 pages long to explain all the cool things you’re gonna learn here. To make a long story short, you’re going to be able to play a convincing rendition of just about any popular song you want by the end of this course.          Imagine going to a party, pulling your guitar and playing songs by Aerosmith, Beatles, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Deep Purple, Tom Petty, The Police, Lynard Skynard, Van Hallen, Alice in Chains, Johnny Cash, U2, Fuel, Pink Floyd, the Beastie Boys, the Doors, Guns N Roses, Green Day, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Santana, CCR, AC/DC, Greatful Dead, Nirvana, Ozzy, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin and many, many more.          Best of all, I’ll teach you how to play ANY song your heart desires once you learn my “song decoding” methodology that I cover throughout the song lessons.          This amazing video will not be sold in stores, and frankly it’s nothing like the confusing mish-mash of random guitar videos being sold in music shops. It’s only available right here – on this website.          Because you can watch these online videos over and over, and pause and rewind them as you wish, you actually get a better, more complete education in a shorter time span than any of my personal students.          Let me mention another value aspect of this course:          You Learn At Exactly Your Own Pace          You’ll never fall behind, because there is no schedule to keep up with. If you can only practice 5 or 10 minutes a day, hey that’s fine. Believe me, a leisurely pace works – it just takes a little longer. On the other hand, If you want to stay up all night learning with me, that’s cool too. It’s completely up to you. And once you sign up for this course, you get lifetime access to these lessons, so there are never any deadlines.          Virtually every guitarist can learn some valuable techniques (and cool songs) from these online lessons… These lessons are exactly what every beginner guitarist needs who’s ever wanted to pick up a guitar and play their favorite songs. And it’s sooo simple and easy (You’ll see when you watch the videos).