YES, you’re in the right place! How do we know that? Because the very fact that you’re reading this course description says a a lot about you…
You’ve always wanted to play guitar and so you bought one or received one as a gift. You picked up a couple of beginner’s courses or had a friend give you a few tips. You put in the time to learn a few chords and a strum or two. But you still can't play your favorite songs or jam with your buds. You’re frustrated because you’re still a beginner, and not yet a player.
Statistically, only 7% of the people who set out to learn guitar have the conviction to get as far as you have (the vast majority quit before they even learn three chords). So, congrats to you! Now, the only thing keeping you from graduating from beginner to guitar player is desire (we know you have that!) and the right course of study.
Rich Maloof’s GUITAR 201 is the bridge between beginner and guitar player. The curriculum is specifically designed to teach beginners how to play entire songs smoothly, add personality to their sound, and play with other musicians confidently.
"This course may be made for beginners, but you don't have to be a beginner to learn from it. I see some things in here that I need to pick up in order to fill some of the gaps in my own playing and I have been playing a long time." - Ron H., TrueFire Student
Building on the fundamentals that Rich presented in his ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS course, GUITAR 201 is the perfect course for electric and acoustic guitarists alike who want to take their skills to the next level and start making music.
“GUITAR 201 will get you unstuck. Using very little music theory, we'll work with open-position chords and basic major/minor barre chords to expand the possibilities and rocket you to the next level. I’ll clear up those troubling little things that are keeping you from getting through the songs you want to play. GUITAR 201 will take your skill set to the next level — all with a very minimal amount of music theory and tech talk. We're also going to do a lot of troubleshooting and work through the problems that a lot of people run into during the early stages of playing.”
Rich will present and demonstrate the specific key concepts and techniques that will take you playing to the next level: Chord Flow, How to Practice, Strum Patterns, Slash Chords, Barre Chord Tips, Left-Hand Mutes, Right-Hand Mutes, Sus Chords, Picked Arpeggios, Chord Vocabulary, Riffs, Drop D, Making Tabs Sound Good, Power Chord Do's and Don’ts, Capos, Intro to Lead Lines, Chord Tones, Expressivity, Building on a Melody, Playing Well With Others, Be Tight with the Drummer and Thoughts on Gear.
No tedious theory of boring exercises here; you will play your way through the course so that you can put each new concept and technique to work in a musical context immediately. Rich also includes charts, tabs and a variety of practice rhythm tracks for you to reference and work with throughout the course.
You’re just a click away from leaving those beginner blues behind and learning how to really play. Grab your guitar and lets get busy!
