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First Acoustic Guitar Lesson for Beginners - ✅ www.laurenbatemanguitar.com/co... - Did you just get an acoustic guitar as a gift or had an old guitar lying around gathering dust? Well in this first acoustic guitar lesson for beginners, I'm going to show you EXACTLY what I would teach my in-person students in their first guitar lesson with me. Now I usually keep all of the technical stuff out and work on that as we progress, so all you really need to know right now is that your guitar is in tune.
If you don't know how to tune your guitar yet, you can watch this video here first: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFXMh...
Once your guitar is in tune, we will be going over very important finger dexterity exercises needed to be better at playing your guitar. In this first guitar lesson, I really do keep things simple. I see many lessons out there that start a little too far down the road and I really wanted to make this lesson about building confidence and assuring you that you CAN do this. Guitar isn't easy, but if we break the learning down into simple step-by-step instructions, we can tackle the challenge on step at a time.
⏱First Acoustic Guitar Lesson Chapters: ⏱
0:00 - First Acoustic Guitar Lesson
0:42 - Is Your Guitar In Tune?
0:58 - Picking Hand Exercise
3:23 - Practicing The Exercise
3:48 - Making Mistakes
4:24 - Fretting Hand Exercise
5:08 - Getting to know the dots on your guitar
6:00 - The 7 Level Guitar System
6:47 - The Spider Exercise
7:24 - Two Finger Spider Exercise
9:41 - Three Finger Spider Exercise
11:18 - Spider Exercise Playthrough
14:00 - The Em Chord
16:22 - The D 6/9 Chord
17:29 - Learning How To Play "Horse With No Name"
20:01 - Easy "C" Chord
22:29 - Practicing the C Chord
23:30 - How To Have More Fun With Your Guitar
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[@raminaameh5159]

Ok

[@dakotahbailey1924]

👍

[@onlytruth5353]

Only left-handed players will understand how amazing it is to hear "picking hand" and "fretting hand" instead of right and left...thanks Lauren..you are an awesome teacher !!👏👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching! I'm so happy to teach lefty and righties alike.

[@karenhaywood4221]

As a lefty, I agree!!!

[@MrNicko1964]

im a lefty but how can this be...?

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks!!!

[@philwilliams8328]

Waiting for my guitar to be delivered. I'm 76 and feel like a child again at Christmas!

[@LaurenBateman]

Phil that's awesome. Congratulations!!!

[@scottenglert4083]

That's so cool Phil - congratulations ! Not sure if anyone mentioned to you but if your guitar is coming from someplace that has much different current climate / weather than where you live it's a good idea to let it gently acclimate for a day or so before trying to play it... this is particularly important for acoustic guitars because the wood of the body / neck can really be influenced by changes in temp / humidity etc. It can be hard to wait that extra time but it will make your guitar happier !

[@seenonyt2210]

So cool, Phil, congratulations! (One little tip: my first guitar had a high action (i.e. distance between the fretboard and the strings), which unnecessarily made playing more difficult. The action can be lowered easily, there are tutorials on KZbin or take it to a guitar shop/luthier.) Best wishes and fun for your journey!

[@kevinford6372]

@phil how's the journey going? I started 2 and a 1/2 years ago, I have fallen in love with playing the guitar.

[@philwilliams8328]

@@kevinford6372 Unfortunately things have been going very slow. I've been dealing with pancreatic cancer since October with the ensuing chemo treatments and then followed up by major surgery a few weeks ago. Once I recover from the surgery I'll then have to go again through more chemo therapy which really knocks the hell out of you. I have a Taylor 214ce Plus guitar which is beautiful and the action seems to be very good. I keep it out on a stand in my living room along with a chair, music stand and a print out that I made of Luaren's lesson course. Seems as though I've been on the same page for over a month learning the C, D, G and Em chords As it goes now I do numerous 5 to 10 minute practice sessions during the course of the day so progress has obviously been a tad slow, but I'm persisting as best I can given my circumstance. Other than that thank you for asking how I'm progressing and it's great to hear that you're still at it and thoroughly enjoying your guitar journey. ☺

[@kevinford6372]

Any1 watching this thinking about picking up and learning guitar, just do it, you won't regret it. I started 2 and 1/2 years ago and loving it. There are very affordable and decent guitars and amps to learn on. You can even buy used. And alot of info available on the internet to learn. Of course Lauren Bateman is one of my go to teachers. So in short, start this journey

[@LaurenBateman]

Rock on!

[@HelenPatterson-pr6in]

I am so thankful to have found your page. I’m 53 and have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. Fear of not being very good and be laughed at held me back. Hopefully starting April 2024 the current chapter in my life will close with me being a warrior after a cancer diagnosis, surgery and months of chemo and radiation. I got my guitar a few weeks ago for my birthday and it came with a couple of group lessons. These lessons made my greatest fears that prevented me from trying seem mild. I’ve been following along albeit slowly with you and while I’m not breaking records I can play C and Em, it’s a process, and your kind delivery is so encouraging as you meet people like me where they are. I don’t want to play for anyone and my goals are really just to not regret never trying and I would like to just enjoy the journey. Thank you for your what you do. After my second paid for lesson I felt so defeated and was ready to sell the guitar. I still own it and more importantly I am utilising what you are sharing every day. Again thank you.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching and for sharing! Keep playing!

[@user-iamRobinV68]

Lauren is sooooo genuine. One of the best teachers out there! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🥰🥰🥰

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@raminaameh5159]

You are amazing I wish that you will be the teacher ever

[@raminaameh5159]

Best

[@rachelcook5697]

Very Humble , Positive Teacher. I learned so much from this video alone. Much Respect to This Musician.

[@gt4viking789]

65 here and my wife has just bought me a wonderful sounding Big Baby Taylor acoustic guitar. I’m following your great lessons with glee and sore finger tips ☺️ Many thanks Peter (UK)

[@LaurenBateman]

Peter, what a great wife you have. Awesome guitar!

[@rockyhamilton6664]

I am not a beginner. I have been playing since I was in the U.S Army back in 1975. I played in many bands too. But I still watch ur videos and love ur teaching. I only wish this was around back in the 70's. Would of been so much better at learning guitar. Keep up ur great teaching. Rocky Hamilton, Galveston ,Indiana. U go girl!!

[@LaurenBateman]

That's awesome! Thanks so much for watching :D

[@ralphramirez1979]

At 64 retired. I find myself really realizing I can actually learn to play. I've even made a ring finger I lost in my twenties. I'm no longer bored to death. Thank you your awesome awesome 👌 👏

[@LaurenBateman]

You are welcome!

[@loveguitarmusicchords]

Great stuff. Nice lesson.

[@Cigar65]

Hi Lauren. I got back into playing in Jan of 2022. I took 30 years off and I sure regret it now but surprisingly things are coming back faster than I thought considering my age 64 and now retired. I have 3 Ovation acoustics and one Gibson Les Paul. I don't sing, never played in a band and have never been on stage to play. So for me, it's just a hobby a self accomplishment issue. I enjoy it. You're the only instructor I have seen on You Tube that teaches things nice and slow from the start. I have yet to see anyone else. If I was to teach I would be just like you and making sure that people learn things correctly from the beginning. When I self taught myself in 1979 I held the pick wrong with 2 fingers and the thumb and never arched my wrist under the fret board. I have gone back to re-learn some songs that I learned from a teacher back in their 1980's. Black Bird is great and really not that hard to play. As you know you can look up one song on You Tube and you'll find 10 different ways to play it from 10 different teachers. I have seen most of your videos and watched some of them today. Your finger exercises are great and I still practice two that I learned from years ago. I quickly found last year that the better the teacher the faster they teach. They don't go over things thoroughly. They teach at their professional speed which is no good for beginners. So you'll wear out the batteries in your remote rewinding. Classical Gas is a real hand full to learn. I can't thank you enough for your teaching methods. I found you on You Tube by just clicking around. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. I love the one with putting four fingers on the G string and moving them one at a time. The ring finger as you mentioned is tough. Practice makes perfect. Thanks so much for all you do. Rick

[@LaurenBateman]

Really glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing you story. Looking forward to your journey :D

[@BarryWalton-ey5sh]

Undeniably the best guitar teacher on youtube, thank you Lauren, I am shelving my hohner special 20 harp and taking up guitar, figure I can't miss eith you as a teacher 😊👍👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Wow, thank you!

[@wouterschijf47]

Hi Lauren, your name Bateman sounds Dutch, I am Dutch living in Guadeloupe, am 76 years of age, beside playing drums and Percussion I bought myself a classical guitar and want to learn playing guitar wich i did when I was very young. So iI will follow your lessons for old folks.

[@LaurenBateman]

Hello! My father's side is actually English. Welcome to the channel!

[@wholehealthfitnesscoach]

Loved this!!!

[@KC-we2dg]

Just received my Martin streetmaster ooo-16 in the mail..Learning through your lessons. Thank you. Some things in life are free.

[@johnsonsallah2505]

You are an incredibly amazing teacher. With an excellent approach and pedagogy.

[@doctorarmani2112]

Another wonderful master class. What is even better is you get to learn two songs while practising with this video for a beginner. This makes practiceing your guitar more enjoyable. Lauren continues to explain the guitar with great visuals. Maybe a few more practice chords video that includes an exercise where you’ll learn a song at the same time

[@LaurenBateman]

Wow, thank you!

[@humphrysr]

This is great. All too often YT videos start out like this, then morph into Steve Vai imitations. Thank you for your patience.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@lesliefender9807]

I am about to be 54 and have always wanted to learn to play the guitar, so that's what I'm going to do! thanks Lauren

[@LaurenBateman]

Go for it!

[@stephenwilson7865]

Hi Lauren, many thanks for your tuition, you have good clear diction and you make the subject easier to understand. This is really great for old timers like me at 73. I applaud you, thanks once again.

[@LaurenBateman]

You're very welcome!

[@charris1854]

The best teacher out here in KZbin land.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you so much!

[@tailor-mademedia1406]

I've said it before, Lauren. I am so much more confident when picking up my guitar. Even when I go back to spider exercises, my fingers still fly around. But, I notice the dexterity improvement and I don't have to *stare* at the strings ahead of time. Next step: Close my eyes like YOU and *feel* the chord changes. 🎸

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@paulcananthedriver]

I like your teaching soo understandable,,,I need to learn more, unfortunately I don't have my own guitar to do practical

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@haroldsanchez8235]

Good morning Ms. Lauren thank you so much for guiding us through our journey of guitar world Have a blessed day 🙏🏽

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@mwpoppy7162]

You’re an excellent teacher and this was very helpful….Thanks Lauren

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vodkaone1053]

Lauren's passion for guitar always comes across.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@miguelangelrodriguezsalaza7569]

Thanks

[@MarioRossibless]

Thank you Lauren excellent class

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@SajjadGamingOfficial1]

The way you are teaching is outstanding, I like it.. I'm a beginner in what I learn yet just because of you. Thanks

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy to hear that!

[@dianasantiago4101]

Waw,nice lesson

[@stoopotts6908]

Great first lesson that packs a lot of techniques in 25 minutes!

[@LaurenBateman]

More to come!

[@lanyhardwick3942]

What a great teacher you are step by step 1 to 1 basis thank you for your teaching video

[@LaurenBateman]

You are very welcome

[@raminaameh5159]

Bravo

[@donaldneumeyer4423]

Phenomenal Lauren!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you Donald.

[@dianamariasantiago4573]

Thanks Lauren this lessonwill take practice

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@peac3mak3r87]

I love your videos! I am 41 and finally have time to pick up a guitar 🎸. I have an acoustic and love every bit of your vidoes. I am a subscriber! Thank you for your time. Your amazing 😮👌😌👍🥰

[@LaurenBateman]

That is awesome! So happy to have you watching. ☺️

[@bighes100]

Watching your videos i feel like a rock god already.... You explain it so well & detailed, not like some videos they say look u can play this song, but I'm not telling you the chords first !

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you like it!

[@willtopper]

I saw Leo Kotke in concert in the mid 70's. He broke a string and told us a story as he was putting the new string on. He said his friend and mentor John Fahey was at event Leo was playing at came back stage after leo played and the first thing he said was 'cut your fingernails your notes were buzzing' . That lesson has stuck with me for 50 years now. Long finger nails will prevent you from pressing the string to the fret properly. Kotke

[@YorkshiremanOutdoors]

Fantastic! Just starting to learn and enjoying these videos

[@LaurenBateman]

Welcome aboard!

[@darrellrockwell9594]

I like your teaching you explain things very well easy to follow thanks Lauran!

[@LaurenBateman]

You're so welcome!

[@catherinebiggstaff3747]

Brilliant teacher i am a complete beginner 64 with several health pronblems but thi❤s approach has given me hope that i can learn to play....

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching, Keep on playing!

[@MthandeniKai]

Of all the lessons I saw on KZbin, Lauren is the best!

[@LaurenBateman]

Aww thanks

[@j.patenaude5969]

Thank you!

[@LaurenBateman]

You're welcome!

[@jacobhumbarger910]

Just got my new guitar yesterday and I want to get back in playing again 😊

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome!

[@jacobhumbarger910]

@@LaurenBateman I like your three notes on the first ring. In your video

[@Mdkhadri58]

Wow, youre a good guitar teacher. If not..the best in d world. Really. Marvelous music teacher

[@LaurenBateman]

Aww you're welcome!

[@pathfinderalin1562]

You are amazing, God bless you, thank you for your patience, thank you for teaching us, thank you for the bottom of my heart ❤❤❤❤

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you so much!

[@emilyrissling9703]

Thank you For the Lessons, i have started today and you are a very good devorted teacher

[@LaurenBateman]

You are very welcome! I'm looking forward to your journey :D

[@alonzomorris3420]

Never done this exercise before, that third finger is a killer

[@LaurenBateman]

Sure is. Keep practicing. You will get it!

[@jayfay4708]

You are such an amazing teacher ❤️

[@LaurenBateman]

Wow, thank you!

[@timothywdillon121]

Lauren.... this is what I like too do.... just noodle around on the guitar .. than sometimes things seem to come together

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@justpassinthruihs9876]

Wish I had the money I am impressed with her style

[@teresascotland6966]

Thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

Teresa from Scotland. Thank you so much. Very kind of you. I was in Scotland earlier this year. You have a beautiful country.

[@johnlangan773]

Bought the seven level before Christmas playing the easy cords on Level 2 at the moment. A very good course.

[@LaurenBateman]

Excellent!

[@johnsonsallah2505]

Fantastic teacher with excellent capabilities 👍👍👍👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@robinsonchristian702]

Very Nice...God Bless you.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you for watching!

[@robssaunders]

Just retired, 64, now I want to pick up where I left off from guitar lessons in 1977, which is from the very beginning. You have a lot of beginner videos. Which is the first one I should start with? I'm excited, but I want to start off right. I've been to your website and I'm willing to get going.

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Rob, I highly recommend my free crash course: www.laurenbateman.com/crashcourse 9 lessons in order. ☺️

[@robssaunders]

I did actually find that and registered. I am looking forward to it all! Also, Reg and you demonstrate great customer service.@@LaurenBateman

[@karmacamp4272]

Thanks for the content! Great tee shirt by the way :)

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you like it!

[@user-ez5ff6vy6m]

I just started the 7 step course and i must say it,s worth the price.Laura has to be the most laid back on line teacher going.With that kind of demeanor it makes learning fun.I don't feel rushed and can enjoy what i am practicing with her pdf. In fact i plan on getting her fingerpicking course as well.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you so much!

[@luc8584]

merci ma belle lauren de nous montrer ca gratuitement et avec patience

[@jeramiedutcher6720]

My first battle was switching between open D and open Em. No pivot. Then it was stretching just to play open C and open G. I started the pivots wherever I could, made several chord changes not battles. Open chords took me about 4 years to switch between all of them without missing a beat. By then barre chords, Bm and F, were more comfortable. I had to start the barre chords up the neck because I couldn't stretch that far yet. Cant solo like a pro, but it's too much fun to stop. At about 24 years in, I have 3 guitars, a bass, 2 Amps, 4 pedals. Next is an acoustic amp.

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@dianamariasantiago4573]

Thanks Easy lesson Like🎉

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for liking

[@derekfletcher1058]

Brilliant teacher, wish I had the Internet many years ago - this one video alone is so helpful 🎸

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@tomprophet7097]

Great video you rock!!

[@LaurenBateman]

You rock!

[@tomprophet7097]

@@LaurenBateman Do you know Guitar Man by Bread?

[@kenanderson8506]

Hi Lauren, just watched your finger exercise, you could call it the spider pentatonic 😉 from your first lesson must see.

[@LaurenBateman]

Yes!

[@robinsonchristian702]

Thank you...

[@LaurenBateman]

You are welcome!

[@draster541]

I’ve been playing guitar for years but there’s always more to learn. You just showed me in this beginner lesson. I think if a vote was taken of the best acoustic guitar teacher you would be No. 1. Excellent Teaching😊😊😊

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy to help!

[@brayonmileeng904]

So sweet and out trending guiter teacher

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@hoo76maga79]

After just 2 weeks I have nailed the Em cord! Nothing to this guitar stuff.😳

[@LaurenBateman]

You got it!!!!!!

[@ben-jammin2284]

I’ve been practicing tirelessly at least two hours a day minimum to learn guitar for the past year and a half and just not progressing sufficiently. Going back to the basics starting with this video hoping to get somewhere this time around. Super interested in your lessons!

[@LaurenBateman]

Most people 'play' guitar VS 'practice' guitar. It's really focusing in on the fundamentals that make music that helps most. Chord changes, finger dexterity, strumming. Get those down and you will be awesome.

[@dannystanford2142]

Same here think it's my age I'm 52

[@johnrizzi6434]

hi Lauren you are the guitar teacher i ever know

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Already subscribed to another app/system but I discovered you afterwards. I’ll likely give you a try. I liked this lesson and that you specialize in teaching us “not young” folks 😉

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you for watching and keep playing

[@kennyvaughn3912]

Hey Lauren, I am almost ready to sign up for your classes. I went all out and bought both an acoustic and an electric guitar. I am 64; never played before and I am always going to the electric since it is so much easier. I wonder should I go back to the acoustic or keep going on the electric.

[@LaurenBateman]

Great question. If you love the electric, go with that. I think it's important to practice both, but even myself, I mostly play acoustic even though I do play electrics as well.

[@arthurmomsen910]

Cool

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@healerondemand3464]

You have a lot of patience. Appreciate it

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@healerondemand3464]

@@LaurenBateman I’m a newbie (69) so you make it easy for me to learn.

[@dianasantiago4101]

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[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for liking

[@diesel_guy4513]

I need you HERE . .

[@deadgoon74]

Listen to every word this woman says and I guarantee you will get better. Practice often and when you have that light bulb moment, please donate to her!

[@LaurenBateman]

Aww that’s very kind of you. Thank you!

[@admilsonferreira204]

Ok thank you😳

[@LaurenBateman]

No problem 😊

[@dannystanford2142]

Hi Lauren 52 year old from UK. I watch mainly 3 (Utube) acoustic teachers. I love your tutorials u make it so easy to learn. I've been (playing) for over a year now and have a bad habit of just learning a few bars from songs I like but my main problem is switching between chords without stopping any tips to help with this would be greatly appreciated.

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Danny, yep, that's a problem for many students. In my course, I really focus on chord changes. There are tons of videos to play along with me. M y biggest recommendation is to take two chords at a time and practice going back and forth back and forth over and over again. It takes a lot of repetition.

[@dannystanford2142]

Thanks

[@dianasantiago4101]

Excellent 👍 like,like...

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you very much

[@jesseross6029]

Lauren, I have a comment about the timing you were talking about. Instead of doing four strums, what I found helpful in the beginning was strumming once and using the rest of the count to build the next chord. I have a metronome app on my phone so I can speed up slowly. Just a thought.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@shivendu011]

Lesson 2 Plz share the link

[@billytyner64]

Another great advice video! I have tried over and over and over on the d chord but my dang long big fingers just won't fit correctly on the E and B strings. So, I'm barring or playing the 2 strings with one finger in the 3rd fret and the d chord with just 2 fingers. I've found the sound is very similar at least until I figure out how to fit my fingers correctly.

[@LaurenBateman]

That's great! I'm really glad it helped. Thanks so much for watching :D

[@vernschillinger7340]

This lady is cool af

[@michaelulrichsr1536]

Hi Lauren Bateman. I've been watching your videos for the last month. I also seen one of your live shows couple weeks ago. I'm Michael from Kentucky. I always wanted to play. And watching you has made it so simple. I've started with this video. And I'm catching on pretty quick. I know you talked about the fat fingers. I'm using the tip of my fingers and I got the calluses going there. But do they have some kind of little straps that will go around the top of your fingers because when I do push down on the strings it makes my fingers push out and barely barely touching the other string always getting this little blah. I have skinny fingers. But when I push down on the string it makes that puff out. Now if I don't push down on the string hard enough I I get the blah. Love the way you teach. One video at a time

[@LaurenBateman]

One video at a time. That will sort itself out with more experience. Right now, your fingers will mush a lot. But you will figure what works best for you and your finger shape.

[@robertrodriguez4858]

This is great. I am a beginner and I think I can learn a lot from you. Question, why is the diagram showing the six string opposite from the guitar? I am placing all you lessons on my computer so I don’t miss a lesson. Thank you so much. Robert from Texas

[@LaurenBateman]

That’s how whoever created the diagrams made it. The high notes are on the top. The low notes are on the bottom.

[@TheCabreraFrancisco]

Team Cap! Miss Bat(e)man! 🦇

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@darrelledgell3328]

You are very good teacher. Thank you. I am 64 and my fingers very eat up with arthritis and can really hard to make the chords. Any ideas cuz I love guitar, drums, I am working om the djembe . thak you

[@LaurenBateman]

You can do it! You will have good days and bad days but my recommendation would be to keep the chord shaprs simple. You may never be able to play barre chords, but that's OK. You can still have a lot of fun. Search Lauren Bateman stuck like glue chords. You might find those helpful.

[@Analyzr01]

Quick question: If chords are named based on the first note played, why is the 2-finger "C" chord a "C" and not an "E" ? Just wondering. Great lesson. Thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

The two fingered c chord would be w C/E chord. It's an inversion.

[@juditheverist4723]

Lol yo soo good 👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you for watching!

[@priscamartens3042]

Hi Laura, congratulations for your award in Business and thank you for this free guittar lessons. I am not sure where to strike. Is it on the string where my other finger presses down or its all the 6 strings?

[@LaurenBateman]

The string where you finger is

[@priscamartens3042]

@@LaurenBateman Thanks alot. Been striking all 6 strings. How then, if I have fingers on 5th and 2nd strings? Sometimes I see people striking through all 6.

[@MikeChamplin]

Looking to begin taking acoustic lessons (at 65), but trying to understand whether I should be learning chords/strumming or fingerpicking styles.

[@seenonyt2210]

I'd say, whatever attracts you must.

[@LaurenBateman]

I would start with chords and strumming first. Add fingerpicking once you get some more control and dexterity. Fingerpicking doesn’t sound very good when your chords are muted. That’s exactly what I show people in my course.

[@Edit-k9i]

Can you show me the second lesson with your hand the 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10....

[@jimmie322]

Hey! I like your teaching style...do you teach electric guitar or mostly acoustic?

[@LaurenBateman]

I teach both, but this channel is mainly acoustic.

[@tommo5050]

I just started watching you and think you are great. I looked for the link for the pdf version request but didn't see it. How do I get it?

[@LaurenBateman]

Visit www.laurenbateman.com/crashcourse sign up for the free course and you can get the PDFs

[@martinmoore606]

Hello

[@samarjitnandy]

Hello..I am based I'm India and have just subscribed your channel as I liked the first lesson very much. However I have gew queries if you can please answer them: 1. Are these lessons same for playing electric guitar? 2. Is it compulsory to use a pick for playing electric guitar. 3. I have small hands so the lessons that you have uploaded will that help me in the learning process. 4. I am about to buy my first electric guitar as the Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Do you think that's a good guitar to buy.

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Saman, I recommend my free crash course. It will answer those questions: www.laurenbateman.com/crashcourse

[@iCarryBoatsAndTheLogs]

Subbed

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks!

[@lynnritchie231]

I wish I'd found you years ago.

[@andrewsappiah2739]

I need the soft copy of the exercise

[@LaurenBateman]

Soft copy?