Learn to play the guitar!

We just posted a course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel that will teach you essential guitar theory including the fretboard, the major scale and the triads. It was created by baritone guitarist, Alex Gordon Hi-Fi.

Here are the sections in this course:

  • Introduction

  • The Crux of Self-Contained Guitar

  • This Notion of Practice - part 1

Chapter 1 - THE FRETBOARD

  • The 12 Chromatic Notes

  • Half Steps & Whole Steps

  • Unisons & Octaves

  • Paperwork - The Fretboard

  • Fingerwork - The Fretboard

  • Fretboard Summation

Chapter 2 - THE MAJOR SCALE

  • The Major Scale Formula

  • Paperwork - The Major Scale Formula

  • Major Scale Intervals

  • Paperwork - Major Scale Intervals

  • Fingerwork - Major Scale Intervals

  • Major Scale Fretboard Patterns

  • Fingerwork - Major Scale Fretboard Patterns

  • The 12 Major Scale Keys

  • Major Scale Summation

Chapter 3 - THE TRIADS

  • Triad Formulas

  • Paperwork - Triad Formulas

  • Chord Voicings - part 1 - Inversions

  • Fingerwork - Inversions

  • Chord Voicings - part 2 - Barre Chords

  • Fingerwork - Barre Chords

  • The Harmonized Major Scale

  • Paperwork - The Harmonized Major Scale

  • Fingerwork - The Harmonized Major Scale

  • Chord Progressions

  • Paperwork - Chord Progressions

  • Fingerwork - Chord Progressions

  • Triads Summation

  • This Notion of Practice - part 2

Watch the full course below or on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel (1-hour watch).