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By the end of 14 days you’ll be playing music — not just practicing.
Hey, I’m James. Like most people who pick up a guitar, I started by trying to memorize as many chord shapes as I could before I’d played a single song. That approach kept me stuck for months.
After teaching thousands of beginners through Good Guitarist, I see the same pattern over and over: players who know plenty of chords but can’t get through one complete song.
So I built this the way I wish someone had taught me — the right things in the right order, real songs as the vehicle, nothing assumed. The fundamentals are built in as you go, one chord at a time.
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After 2 years bouncing between courses, said this at Chapter 2
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