Folk Americana Guitar for Beginners

Are you a beginner at guitar but want something a little more than the basics? Joe Scott's Folk Americana for beginners is a course that will not only introduce you to your guitar and the fundamentals of beginning guitar playing but also introduce you to two Folk songs, 'Comin' Around the Mountain' and 'Wayfaring Stranger'!

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Joe Scott

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acoustic, americana, folk

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About this course

Are you a beginner at guitar but want something a little more than the basics? Joe Scott's Folk Americana for beginners is a course that will not only introduce you to your guitar and the fundamentals of beginning guitar playing but also introduce you to two Folk songs, 'Comin' Around the Mountain' and 'Wayfaring Stranger'!

What you'll learn

Play chord progression at 80 BPM with metronome
Use open string transition technique for smoother chord changes
Apply down-down-up strumming pattern to new chord progressions
Apply the chord lifting technique to facilitate faster transitions
Visualize chords as shapes for better memorization

Release date: 12/01/2021 • 6h 25m runtime

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Sample lessons

Smooth Transitions

Lesson

Strumming Through the Song

Lesson

Fingerpicking Over 'She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain'

Lesson

Four New Chords

Smooth Transitions

Lesson

Strumming Through the Song

Lesson

Fingerpicking Over 'She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain'

Lesson

Four New Chords

What's included

45 lessons • 15 charts

Introduction to 'Folk Americana for Beginners'

Joe Scott introduces us to 'Folk Americana for Beginners'!

Ground Floor - Getting to Know Your Guitar

Before we jump into our beginning Folk Americana lessons let's get started with some ground floor fundamentals featuring Trevor Gordon Hall! In this lesson, Trevor discusses the name and purpose of various parts of the acoustic guitar.

Ground Floor - String Names and Tuning

Let's continue with our ground floor skills. Here, Trevor will discuss each of the strings and how to tune them properly using a digital tuner.

Ground Floor - Putting Your Hands on the Guitar

Continuing on the ground floor, in this lesson, Trevor will discuss the importance of proper and ergonomic posture while playing.

Ground Floor - Reading Tablature and Basic Notation

One more ground floor skill before we join Joe for our beginner Folk Americana lessons. Here, Trevor will break down the basic building blocks of guitar notation and provide us with the tools to help read the notation included with each lesson.

Getting Comfortable

Let's grab our guitar and get comfortable as Joe Scott takes us through some basic strumming techniques.

Strumming with a Metronome

Now let's build on the strumming techniques we just learned. Here, Joe incorporates a flat pick as we begin to play with a metronome.

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budhauler

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03/11/26

So far I’m enjoying the lesson. I’ve been working on playing Danny boy for St. Patrick’s Day so I haven’t had a chance to go on it too much but a little bit that I did I really like I enjoy all your lessons guys do a great job.

LaMonte

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11/14/25

folk americana guitar for beginners

great course i say buy it you can't go wrong

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