Online Instruction

[Wileadrookie]

Hi All,
Working on learning how to play lead guitar. With the goal of eventually playing classic country lead guitar. I have started with the minor pentatonic scale and will go from there.
With all the online instructors out there, I’m interested in any recommendations you would care to share.
I prefer the instruction to be free of course
Thank you!

 

[Boreas]

Welcome aboard!

 

[PhredE]

Hi All,
Working on learning how to play lead guitar. With the goal of eventually playing classic country lead guitar. I have started with the minor pentatonic scale and will go from there.
With all the online instructors out there, I’m interested in any recommendations you would care to share.
I prefer the instruction to be free of course
Thank you!

Welcome aboard.

I'm not trying to rebuff your question, but wanted to get more information in order to elicit useful responses. So, I'll answer your question by asking a bunch of questions!

Have you ever played another instrument?
How long have you been playing guitar?
Can you read music notation?
Are you ok using Tabs?
Which artists/what types of music do you listen to?

Although there are endless sources of info floating around online, some are good and many aren't worth wasting time with. I see you're here in hopes of getting help sorting through that. Is the 100% online approach a requirement? How do you feel about books/instruction guides? In person lessons? (I throw them out to cover the range of possibilities). I have found that the adage about 'you get what you pay for' proves itself true over time with experience. The more efficient and highest quality guidance is with an in person instructor that is well versed in the style you are most interested in.

I'll let the pickers jump in and lend some suggestions. I'm out of my subject area TBH.

 

[elihu]

Learn the Don Rich solos on all the Buck Owens hits.

That's all I got.

 

[thescarecrow]

Welcome to the forum.
If you are interested in learning classic country, I would recommend learning the chord shapes up and down the neck. Then learning the triads for these chords. This information will be invaluable when you begin to learn real classic country picking. I would also suggest learning the major scales as well. At some point in your journey, you will realize that chord shapes and scales work together to form a large portion of the lead licks in classic country (this pretty much applies for all forms of music).
I can not state the importance of learning some music theory enough. Learning the chords in all of the keys is absolutely necessary when learning to actually make music.

Personally, I would start with a good reference for guitar chords (a good spiral bound book would be ideal). Once you are comfortable with your chords, learning to play rhythm for country classics would be an excellent exercise. Like @elihu posted, start with the Buck Owens catalog.

Finding a good local musician for one-on-one lessons would be great.
It seems the hot ticket for online lessons at this time is Truefire. I haven't used them, but lots of musicians push this method.

 

[Wileadrookie]

Thank you so much for your suggestions.
I’ve been playing rhythm guitar for years and never got into lead guitar.
Don Rich is one of my favorite players.

 

[Stringbanger]

Welcome to the fold! There is an unwritten rule here that newbies must post guitar pics to validate their memberships.

 

[Hey_you]

Howdy!

 

[FrankJames]

Welcome to the forum !!

 

[Vibroluxer]

Welcome to the fold! There is an unwritten rule here that newbies must post guitar pics to validate their memberships.

Or else we get to shave your head and you get to buy the beer.

Welcome!!

 

[unixfish]

Not sure where to learn for me, so I cannot help.

Welcome.

 

[Wileadrookie]

Hi All,
Finally got around to posting my tools of the trade.

 

[Vibroluxer]

Hi All,
Working on learning how to play lead guitar. With the goal of eventually playing classic country lead guitar. I have started with the minor pentatonic scale and will go from there.
With all the online instructors out there, I’m interested in any recommendations you would care to share.
I prefer the instruction to be free of course
Thank you!

Howdy again.

Take a look at the Ultimate Guitar app. Online tabs are a crapshoot but this has pretty accurate tabs. And it's has tabs for nearly every song I looked up.

Another thing it has that helps a lot and that's the "Play" feature. The app will play the guitar part so you can play a long, which is great. But it gets even better: you can slow the song down, a lot, and it doesn't change the pitch.

There are a lot of free features and if you decide to pay for full access, it's $29.99 a year. That's about the cost of 1 in person lesson.

This is the website and there's a lot to see on it, the app is much cleaner and has the same information:

ULTIMATE GUITAR TABS - 1M+ songs catalog with free Chords, Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, Ukulele Chords and Guitar Pro Tabs!

Your #1 source for chords, guitar tabs, bass tabs, ukulele chords, guitar pro and power tabs. Comprehensive tabs archive with over 2M+ tabs! Tabs search engine, guitar lessons, gear reviews, rock news and forums!

www.ultimate-guitar.com

 

[Chester P Squier]

Welcome to the TDPRI!

Make yourself at home!

 

[Blue Bill]

Youtube is loaded with good teachers, all free. Some of my favorites:

GuitarLessons365Song

Note-for-note full song lessons for all styles by Carl Brown

www.youtube.com

Marty Music

The ONLY & OFFICIAL YouTube Channel of Marty Schwartz. ð¸ If itâs not here, itâs not me! Marty Music is the premier destination for guitar instruction on YouTube. Host Marty Schwartz is a modern classic who combines his love and knowledge of music to help others improve their musical abilities...

www.youtube.com

Tim Pierce Guitar

LA-based Session Guitarist Tim Pierce shares every aspect of his professional life. Lots of guitar tips and instruction, tons of great gear, and a variety of distinguished guests. If you want to play and laugh and learn about ALL things guitar, from a real-world “first call” industry...

www.youtube.com

Paul Davids

A fun and inspiring guitar channel, dedicated to keep the guitar fresh and alive! Quality guitar playing, beautiful arrangements, comparisons, lists, lessons, and other fun guitar related stuff from guitarist, producer and teacher Paul Davids.

www.youtube.com

Brett Papa

Welcome to my channel! My goal is to dramatically improve your guitar playing! Whether you want to learn to solo over chord changes, how to mix major and minor pentatonic scales, learn how the CAGED system can supercharge your improvising, how to play rhythm guitar like Jimi Hendrix, and much...

www.youtube.com

 

[Texicaster]

My favorite is Stich Method! Free and a Patreon with extra stuff for minimal $$$

StichMethod Guitar

Are you a frustrated guitar player? Been playing guitar for years but are having a hard time understanding guitar scales or even guitar chords? Or when to use them for guitar improvisation? How is your Music Theory? Do you yearn to understand how Modes work? Want to learn when to use a...

www.youtube.com

 

[teletail]

You get what you pay for. The problem with these “lessons” is they provide no feedback, which is an important learning tool. Suck it up and take lessons from a qualified instructor.

 

[Paulie_Boy]

Hey howdy hey.

 

[mk_716]

hey @Wileadrookie ,
Welcome! I've been crushing through books on Kindle on my tablet. Lot's of great stuff there including country (with audio files!).

I particularly like Levi Clay and Joseph Alexander's books!

nice gear!
m.

 

[Blue Bill]

You get what you pay for. The problem with these “lessons” is they provide no feedback, which is an important learning tool. Suck it up and take lessons from a qualified instructor.

Do both!