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For complete beginners

Learn guitar the right way. From day one.

From your very first strum to your first bar chord. Five songs, two melodies, and not a single bad habit along the way.

For complete beginners. If you just got a guitar, or you tried before and it never clicked, this is where you start.

  • 20 video lessons
  • 5 songs Β· 2 melodies Β· 1 riff
  • Downloads: song charts, notes, tabs, chord diagrams
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The No-Bad-Habits Start From your first strum to your first bar chord

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Bad habits take months to unlearn. Let's not pick them up.

Most beginners pick up their bad habits in the first week, then spend months fighting the guitar. Here everything comes in the right order, from the first time you hold it, so there is nothing to unlearn later.

The transformation.

What changes in your first month.

Random videos, no plan

You know what to practise

A clear path in the right order. You always know what today's twenty minutes are for, and why it matters.

Sore fingers, buzzing strings

The guitar stops fighting you

Posture, grip and fingertips sorted on day one, so chords ring clean and your hand isn't sore after ten minutes.

Practice feels like a chore

Practice feels rewarding

A song in week one, a new chord or pattern every lesson, and real progress you can hear every time you sit down.

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You explain this so well, very clear and accurate, thank you. I just picked up a guitar for the first time in many years and you are helping drive my motivation forward.

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Always love how you structure, build and teach your lessons. Beginners will definitely get a lot from this and even as an intermediate player I enjoyed it as well.

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Very nice course. Great explanations of the concepts and techniques. Started as a long-time beginner and learned a lot.

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Very extensive and detailed, and very easy and cleanly explained. I understand everything now, so I practise and have fun. This course is worth every single cent.

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Focused, clear and no waffle. Gentle, calm delivery as well. Nice guy vibe. Full marks!

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You explain concepts in a clear and easily digestible manner.

Your first five songs. Your first two melodies.

Not just boring lessons. You start strumming straight away, in Lesson 1, and you learn actual songs, taught the beginner way: the rhythm, the change that trips you up, a slow play-through, then the full one.

Five songs to strum

Lesson 6

Take Me To Church

Hozier Β· your first song, counted in 3
Lesson 11

Riptide

Vance Joy Β· your first strumming pattern on a real song
Lesson 14

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley Β· the reggae offbeat
Lesson 15

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan Β· built for clean changes
Lesson 16

I'm Yours

Jason Mraz Β· all 8ths, up to tempo

Two melodies to pick

Lesson 7

Peter Gunn

Your first melody: one string, and you learn to read tab
Lesson 12

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes Β· the pick moves across the strings

And a first taste of fingerpicking

Lesson 17

No Scrubs

TLC Β· the riff, fingerpicked, with your first arpeggio pattern
5 patterns

Five strumming patterns

Each one built on the last.

Built, not memorised

Every pattern comes from the count

So it holds up when the song changes.

Then on your own

The tools to learn more songs

By the end you can work out new songs yourself.

From your first strum to your first bar chord.

20 video lessons, each one built on the last. Nothing skipped, nothing out of order, and you're holding the guitar within minutes of pressing play.

20 video lessons11 chord shapes5 strumming patterns5 songs Β· 2 melodies Β· 1 riffSelf-paced: a little every day

Your first steps

Intro + Lessons 1 to 5
IntroWelcome3:31How the course works, the one habit that matters, and what you need.
Lesson 1Your first guitar lesson14:58Parts of the guitar, how to sit, how to hold the pick, and your first chord before the lesson ends.
Lesson 2Tune like a pro8:32String names, standard tuning, tuning with an app or a clip-on tuner, and how not to snap a string.
Lesson 3Your first chords (Em and Asus2)14:15Hand setup, finger numbers, reading a chord diagram, your first chord change, and the buzz check.
Lesson 4The fretboard in 5 minutes + Am9:21The 12 notes, naming any note on the neck, what a capo does, and a 60-second change drill.
Lesson 5Feel the beat12:27Foot tapping, counting out loud, strumming from the wrist, and playing along to a slow click.

Your first songs

Lessons 6 to 12
Lesson 6Song: Take Me To Church Song4:13Counting in 3, counting yourself in, the change that trips you up. Slow, then full play-through.
Lesson 7Your first melody: Peter Gunn Melody7:51How to read tab, single notes on the low E string, one finger per fret.
Lesson 8Expand your chords: C and G17:50Both G fingerings, the C to G change (the first real wall) and the tips that get you through it.
Lesson 9Counting in 8ths9:44Ghost strokes, the "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +" count, and the all-8ths pattern.
Lesson 10Your first strumming pattern6:44Built from the count rather than memorised, slow and then at tempo.
Lesson 11Song: Riptide Song7:44Your first pattern on a real song, verse and chorus. Slow, then full play-through.
Lesson 12Second melody: Seven Nation Army Melody6:09The melody across the strings, keeping the thumb in place as the pick moves.

More chords, more songs

Lessons 13 to 16
Lesson 13Two more chords (A and E)9:21Which A fingering to start with, and the change drills.
Lesson 14The D chord + Three Little Birds Song20:41The D chord, the reggae offbeat, verse and chorus, and the choked reggae chop.
Lesson 15Song: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Song7:10A pattern with a rest that buys you time to change, and every change tip so far, applied.
Lesson 16Song: I'm Yours Song11:50All 8ths at speed, plus the shuffle feel, little strums and palm muting.

Fingerpicking and your first bar chord

Lessons 17 to 19
Lesson 17First fingerpicking + the No Scrubs riff Riff12:29Thumb on the bass, fingers on the top strings, your first arpeggio pattern, then the riff.
Lesson 18Introduction to bar chords (F and Fmaj7)13:42The beginner F that sounds great on its own, then the bar step by step, and why the shape moves up the neck.
Lesson 19You're ready7:03Every chord and rhythm recapped, the CAGED shapes you already know, and the tools to learn more songs on your own.

Learn fast.Learn right.

Every lesson comes with the chord-change tips and the good habits that usually take years to pick up. You get them from day one.

Everything on screen. Nothing left to guess.

Every chord drawn out as you learn it, every song chart with the strumming arrows and the count, every pattern on screen. You always know where the fingers go.

Three chord diagrams as they appear in the song notes: Am, G and C
Chord diagrams, as in the song notes. Finger numbers and the root note in red, drawn on screen the moment you need them.
A lesson frame explaining how to read a chord diagram: the nut, the frets and the fret numbers
Explained from scratch. How to read a chord diagram, in Lesson 3, before your first chord change.
The five strumming patterns of the course as arrow charts with the count
Every strumming pattern on screen. The arrows and the count, built from the beat, not memorised.

Resources to download

  • Song chart and notes for each song
  • Tabs as PDF and Guitar Pro files
  • All the chord diagrams
The downloadable chord diagram and strumming pattern sheets
Included with the course

Plus 4 bonuses, yours free.

Everything around the lessons: the materials, the community and direct support from me, so the habits actually stick.

The course on a laptop, a tablet and a phone

Resources to download

A song chart and notes for each song, tabs as PDF and Guitar Pro files, and all the chord diagrams.

Student favourite

Private student community

Share your playing, ask questions, and get feedback directly from me and from other students walking the same path.

Value $499

Direct email access to The Bearded Guitarist

Mentor-level support: email me directly whenever you're stuck. I personally answer every student question.

10% off Guitar Pro

Official Guitar Pro partner discount. The best tab software for practising along with the lessons.

Here is everything you get today.

The complete course

20 video lessons across 4 modules, in the right order, from your first strum to your first bar chord.

Everything on screen

Every chord drawn as you learn it, every song chart with the strumming arrows and the count.

4 exclusive bonuses

Song notes, PDF and Guitar Pro tabs and all chord diagrams to download, the private community, direct email access to me and 10% off Guitar Pro.

4 modules. 20 lessons. All materials included.
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One payment. Yours for life.

Less than one private lesson, for at least two months of the lessons I'd give you in person. A fraction of the price.

Everything in one place. In the right order.
Nothing skipped, nothing to unlearn.

Every lesson, in the right orderFrom your first strum to your first bar chord
20 lessons
Every chord a beginner needsFrom your first chord to your first bar chord
11 shapes
Rhythm from the ground upQuarters, 8ths, four patterns, the reggae offbeat
5 patterns
5 songs, 2 melodies and 1 riffReal music, with the chart on screen
Included
Chord-change tips and good habitsThe ones that usually take years to pick up, from lesson one
Every lesson
A β€œwatch out” moment in every lessonSo the bad habits never start
Every lesson
Resources to downloadSong charts and notes, PDF and Guitar Pro tabs, all chord diagrams
Included
Private community and direct email support
Included
The tools to learn more songs on your ownChords, rhythm, reading charts and tab
For good
Lifetime access and every future update
Forever
Next step Β· Coming early 2027

The full Beginner Course

This course gets you to your first bar chord. The full Beginner Course takes it from there: bar chords properly, sus and add chords, 16th-note strumming, more fingerpicking and full songs with their structure.

What you pay now is credited towards it when it launches.
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Guitar From Day One
The No-Bad-Habits Start
From your first strum to your first bar chord Β· acoustic or electric
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  • 20 video lessons, in the right order
  • 11 chord shapes, 5 strumming patterns, 5 songs, 2 melodies, 1 riff
  • Downloads: song charts, PDF and Guitar Pro tabs, all chord diagrams
  • 4 bonuses: community, direct email access, 10% off Guitar Pro
  • Lifetime access, including every future update
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Is this for you?

It's for complete beginners, with no shortcuts. If you have a guitar and twenty minutes a day, you're ready.

This is for you if

  • You just got a guitar, or you're about to, and you've never had a lesson.
  • You tried before, learnt a few things from videos, and it never quite clicked.
  • You can play a bit but you know your posture, your pick grip or your chord changes are a mess.
  • You have an acoustic, an electro-acoustic, a classical or an electric. Any of them works.

Not for you if

  • You already play bar chords comfortably. The full Beginner Course, coming early 2027, starts where this one ends.
  • You want to skip ahead. The lessons are in order for a reason.
Simone, The Bearded Guitarist, smiling with his acoustic guitar in his studio

Hi, I'm Simone.

I'm a guitarist and content creator based in London. I've spent over 15 years teaching private lessons to thousands of students, many of them complete beginners, and I've watched the same handful of bad habits slow nearly every one of them down.

In 2020 I started sharing my lessons on YouTube. Since then I've collaborated with over 20 guitar companies and built a community of 595K+ players across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

This course is at least two months of the lessons I'd give you in person, at a fraction of the price: in order, with nothing skipped and nothing to unlearn. Whatever you want to play one day, your foundation will be rock solid.

Simone

P.S. On the fence? You're covered by the 14-day guarantee, and what you pay now counts towards the full Beginner Course in 2027.

Questions

Do I need an acoustic guitar?
No. Acoustic, electro-acoustic, classical or electric, the course works on any of them. Lesson 1 shows you which one you have and what, if anything, changes.
I've never touched a guitar. Is this really for me?
Yes, that's exactly who it's for. Lesson 1 starts with the parts of the guitar and how to sit with it, and you're strumming your first chord before the lesson ends.
How long will it take me?
It's self-paced. Some students finish in two weeks, some in two months. The only rule is a little every day, one lesson at a time.
What do I need besides a guitar?
A free tuner app or a clip-on tuner, a free metronome app, a capo (used from Lesson 11), and a few medium picks. That's it.
Do I need to read music?
No. Chord diagrams are explained from scratch in Lesson 3 and tab in Lesson 7, the moment you need them. There's no standard notation to learn.
What's the full Beginner Course?
The next step, coming early 2027: bar chords properly, sus and add chords, 16th-note strumming, more fingerpicking and full songs with their structure. If you take this course, what you paid is credited towards it.
Is this a subscription?
No. One payment, lifetime access, including every future update to the course.
What if it's not for me?
Email me within 14 days and I'll refund you in full. No forms, no questions.

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