First Steps


Instructor: Andrew Cockburn

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Focus: Haven't even touched a guitar yet? This is the ultimate series for you! We cover everything from how to hold the guitar to the exact finger movement you should use when fretting and picking - the journey starts here!


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First Steps 1 - The First Day

By Andrew Cockburn


First steps is a series of beginner videos that will take you step by step from the very first day, and launch you on your guitar career!

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First Steps 2 - The Grand Tour

By Andrew Cockburn


We take a look around the guitar and learn what all the bits and pieces are, and what they do.

Tags: beginner

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First Steps 3 - Let us Play

By Andrew Cockburn


Lets see how we fret notes and pick the strings.

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First Steps 4 - Note This Well

By Andrew Cockburn


We'll take a look at what notes are, and where on the guitar to find them.

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First Steps 5 - Reading and Writing

By Andrew Cockburn


We take a look at tabs and how to read them.

Tags: tab, tabs

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First Steps 6 - The Scales of Justice

By Andrew Cockburn


Scales are the building block of lead and rhythm playing - in this lesson we'll start to understand what a scale is and how to practice them.

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First Steps 7 - Scaling Up

By Andrew Cockburn


In this lesson we learn that we can move all the boxes for a scale up and down to get a different scale.

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First Steps 8 - Striking a Chord

By Andrew Cockburn


In this lesson we learn the basics of open chords and how to play them.

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