नादNaad Shala

Instrument path

Guitar

Demo preview. The lesson paths, fees, and saved progress on this site are not the school's final offer.

An acoustic guitar on teal and saffron silk

A first path on an acoustic guitar. You learn how to hold it, what the six open strings are called, how one finger makes a clear note, and how to keep one chord down while the strum stays slow. Chord changes come last, and only between two shapes. Songs with full strumming patterns wait until the change is quiet and even.

Sharvil Gandhi teaches guitar at Naad Shala. He also teaches percussion.

First lessons. A nylon or steel acoustic guitar is enough.

Instrument film · 0:12A short demo film for this instrument. It is not a teacher on camera. Each lesson below has its own film.

You will learn

  • Name the six open strings
  • Press one fret and hear a clear note
  • Hold a simple chord without buzzing
  • Strum slowly and evenly
  • Change between two chords inside four beats

At home

  • An acoustic guitar
  • A pick, or your fingers
  • Headphones and a phone or laptop for Zoom

Lessons

Open a lesson, watch the film, and check off the practice. Marking it done saves that lesson on this browser and moves the path forward. Later lessons stay open. There is no score to pass.

0 of 5 lessons finished on this browser. Next: Six open strings, 14 minutes of practice.

  1. Six open stringsHold the guitar, check the tuning, and name each open string.This week0:18
  2. One finger, one fretPress one string just behind the first fret and hear a clear note.Later0:18
  3. One chord downPlace one beginner chord and hear every string that belongs to it.Later0:18
  4. A slow strumKeep the chord down and strum in a slow, even pattern.Later0:18
  5. Two chords in timeChange to a second chord before the next bar starts.Later0:18