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Guitar for Beginners

Name: Guitar for Beginners
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Offered by Berklee. Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you ... Enroll for free.

★★★★★4.8(2.3K reviews) 0 learners English

Course highlights

Provider	Coursera
Duration	15h 50m
Level	Beginner
Mode	Self-paced
Language	English
Certificate	Yes — shareable certificate
Rating	4.8★ (2.3K reviews)
Price	Check price Free

What you’ll learn

Identify string names and numbers and read music notation, tablature, chord block diagrams, and fretboard maps

Practice picking, finger picking, and strumming patterns

Play various chords including major and minor triads, open, barre, and pose chords

Read and play a lead sheet

Syllabus

6 modules

Module 1 · 0h · 0 lessons

Module 2 · 0h · 0 lessons

Module 3 · 0h · 0 lessons

Module 4 · 0h · 0 lessons

Module 5 · 0h · 0 lessons

Module 6 · 0h · 0 lessons

What learners rate it

4.8

★★★★★

2.3K ratings

Rated 4.8/5 by 2.3K learners on Coursera (checked 10 Aug 2026).

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