GUITAR CHORD BOOTCAMP

Lessons were easy to digest and retain

I increased my overall chord knowledge and understanding by about 50% which is substantial to say the least. I think that any beginner with the basic major and minor chords under their belt could make an immense leap forward by simply using your course as a transition into songs with bar chords.

I loved the lesson length and progression. Lessons were easy to digest and retain. I felt like they were very approachable and not nearly as time constraining/demanding as others I have seen and used. Specifically I felt they were easy to jump into when I had a spare 20 or 30 minutes and could actually benefit from such a short practice period.

- Braydon from California

Perfect for a scatterbrain

I’m self-taught, lazy with theory and have a really short attention span. The course maintained my interest and I'm really surprised how much I've learned! It was visually pleasing and simple. I loved the minimalist approach to everything. Super fast, to the point. Perfect for a scatterbrain.

- Aleksis from Finland

Creative juices

The course got my creative juices flowing. Sitting down and working through nearly 100 chords and a bunch of different chord progressions helped me to write some pretty sweet ideas.

- Sam from Texas

More comfortable playing chords with other people

I really enjoyed how you explained how to go from a major chord to a different variation of the chord and how easily it could be translated across different frets! I feel a lot more comfortable playing chords for songs now (especially with other people) since I can recognize a good chunk of them immediately!

- Mohammed from Los Angeles, California

Really Cool

It was really cool to learn all these chords that I had only seen once or twice in a coherent way. I can now play any variation of a chord with the root on the E string. I can play blues progressions with more voicings, getting a better sound by mixing open and barre chords.

- Alex from France

I've learned more about guitar than I have in over 10 years

I made it roughly 50% through in one sitting. Here is the thing, I have played guitar on my own for over 15 years and never had one lesson stick. I am good at jamming with blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop, because I have a good ear but I have always been missing basic training to get me to the next level. Honestly, after this little course I feel like I have learned more about the guitar than I have in over ten years. So thank you for that! I like the delivery, the details, the pacing, the animations. It all feels really good. I can't wait to get through the rest of the course.

- Eryk from Seattle, Washington

Huge fan of the song structures

Before this course I was very green when it comes to guitar, and especially Barre chords. Now my left hand is stronger, I can jump to different notes on the low E string much faster, and as an added bonus I'm gaining insight on how different shapes sound when played next to each other.
I'm a huge fan of the simple song structures that are laid out to demonstrate and practice the different chords and shapes. It's forcing me to practice in a realistic setting and that's valuable.

- Scott from Metro Detroit, Michigan

At no point did I feel overwhelmed

I really liked the simplicity of the information so at no point did I feel overwhelmed. I learnt a whole bunch of new chords and with the way you broke things down a 'Gm7b5' doesn't look a scary jumble of letters and numbers anymore and actually makes sense to me. Whereas before I would have seen that and thought 'I haven't got a clue how to play that'.

The course also helped me nail learning the E string. I knew most of it but I'd never really taken the time to dedicate myself to learning it, but with the way each exercise is like a mini test I found myself finally learning it no trouble!

- Jake from England

a lot of easy chord variations

I’ve been playing for about 20 years, almost exclusively self-taught through guitar magazines, ear training, internet etc. But I’ve always ignored stuff like advanced chord shapes, scales, theory, etc.  If I was reading a piece of music that only had chord names (without charts) and I came across, for example, a dominant chord, I’d usually just play a root note power chord (or look up the chord chart if possible but immediately forget it after). So far this course has shown me I’ve been missing out on a LOT of easy chord variations. Overall this course has been great for me, this is stuff I’ve been avoiding for far too long. 

- Stephen from Seattle, Washington

Able to switch between chords with more confidence now

I have been playing guitar, but mainly bass, for many years. I already knew what a bar chord was, at least in the major/minor position. I knew about power chords and can read tabs. I did not, however, know the actual names of the chords though. Just numbers. 

Through this course, I got familiarity of the different shapes mostly. I had never played diminished or major 7th's before. I am able to switch between chords with more confidence now. Before I only knew major/minor shapes but now my fingers can recognize how a chord will sound just based on the position on the neck. If someone were to say play an A flat 7, I can do that LOL.

I liked the fact that you incorporated actual songs and the ability to play along with and see how the chords "talk" to each other.

- Marcus from Nashville, Tennessee

One of the most helpful music courses I’ve ever taken

I can honestly say this was one of the most helpful music courses I’ve ever taken, apart from other online courses like intro to music theory by Berkelee or even actual music lessons (I took lessons for piano, guitar, and french horn).

One of the best things about this course is that it really simplifies the mystery of guitar chords and how they’re formed. When it came to chords on a piano, I had no problem building/forming them because they follow a common pattern; however, on a guitar, there was no obvious pattern, at least in my experience. The way the chord shapes for guitar are listed in the course helped clear up the confusion I had. The linear teaching style you used (talk about chord, the structure, the shape, then practice) in tandem with the practice songs were the most beneficial parts of the course.

Before I took the course, my music theory was pretty solid, in terms of a piano, where I could clearly make patterns. On a guitar, however, I never learned the chord shapes so learning new chords was also a challenge. I would constantly have to look how to play a chord on guitar unless it was strictly obvious like a major of minor chord. Now, I feel incredibly comfortable with the different types of chords.

- Ken from California