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Free online courseElectric Guitar

Duration of the online course: 25 hours and 45 minutes

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Play iconic riffs and solos with this free electric guitar course—learn tuning, tone, and technique through popular songs. Certificate-ready practice.

In this free course, learn about

  • Song-specific tunings: standard, half-step down, and drop tunings for rock/pop tracks
  • How to use a capo to match song key while keeping easier chord shapes (e.g., Adore You)
  • Power-chord technique: tight fretting, clean attacks, and string-muting methods
  • Alternate picking mechanics and a speed-building approach for fast punk/rock passages
  • Bend technique: bend, hold, then re-pick and release (re-picked bend / bend-release)
  • Common rhythm patterns: pop/rock strums and riffs (e.g., High and Dry intro pattern)
  • Fingerpicking essentials: focus on steady thumb/finger independence and timing
  • How rhythm vs lead parts function in arrangements; rhythm guitar’s role supporting structure
  • Tone-building basics: start with a solid base amp sound before adding effects
  • Using clean boost and reverb to enhance clarity, sustain, and presence in electric parts
  • Gear needs for specific songs: e.g., using a capo or other tools to nail signature riffs
  • Electric guitar home recording options, including mic’ing an amp as one method

Course Description

Build real electric guitar skills by learning the parts people recognize: riffs that drive a song, rhythm patterns that lock in with the band, and lead lines that sing. This course is designed to help you sound convincing faster, using well-known tracks as practical study material so every technique connects to a musical result.

You’ll strengthen core fundamentals that matter on electric guitar, from clean fretting and timing to power chords, bends, alternate picking, muting, and smooth chord changes. As you progress, you’ll start to understand why some parts feel easy while others fight back, and you’ll learn how to troubleshoot: where to place your fingers for clearer notes, how to keep noisy strings under control, and how to build speed without tensing up. The goal is not just to copy songs, but to develop control you can transfer to any style you play.

Because electric guitar tone is part of the instrument, you’ll also get guidance on dialing in sounds that fit the music. You’ll explore practical ways to shape tone, when effects help, and what small adjustments make a big difference in clarity and feel. You’ll encounter different tuning needs as well, so you can prepare your setup, avoid frustration, and stay focused on playing rather than guessing.

To make your practice more complete, the course touches on recording at home in approachable, real-world ways—useful if you want to track ideas, share covers, or measure your progress over time. By the end, you’ll have a stronger rhythm foundation, more confident lead technique, a better ear for tone, and the ability to learn new electric guitar parts with a clearer process. If you’re looking for a free online course that keeps motivation high while building professional habits, this path is built to keep you playing—and improving.

Course content

  • Video class: Kiss Me Guitar Solo Tutorial - Ed Sheeran Guitar Lesson | Solo Tabs Guitar Cover 10m
  • Exercise: What is the technique used when you pick a note, bend it to a higher pitch, hold it, and then pluck again to release the bend?
  • Video class: Do I Wanna Know Guitar Tutorial - The Arctic Monkeys Guitar Lesson | Tabs Guitar Cover 20m
  • Exercise: What tuning is required to play 'Do I Want to Know' by the Arctic Monkeys?
  • Video class: Still Breathing Guitar Tutorial - Green Day Guitar Lesson |Tabs Chords Guitar Cover| 14m
  • Exercise: What is required to play 'Still Breathing' by Green Day according to the tutorial?
  • Video class: Bang Bang Guitar Tutorial Green Day Guitar Lesson |Greenday Tabs Guitar Cover| 30m
  • Exercise: What is a key challenge in playing 'Bang Bang' by Green Day on guitar according to the tutorial?
  • Video class: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Guitar Tutorial Lesson Rhythm Lead 13m
  • Exercise: What type of guitar tuning is required to play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' as described in the lesson?
  • Video class: True Friends - Bring Me The Horizon Guitar Tutorial Lesson Cover 21m
  • Exercise: In the guitar tutorial, what tuning is required to play "True Friends" by Bring Me The Horizon?
  • Video class: Decode Guitar Tutorial - Paramore Guitar Lesson | Acoustic Electric Tabs Guitar Cover 29m
  • Exercise: What is the primary tuning of a guitar when playing the acoustic rhythm section of 'Decode' as taught in the GuitarZero2Hero tutorial?
  • Video class: Bohemian Rhapsody Solo Guitar Tutorial Electric Riffs - Queen Lesson | TABS All Guitar Parts 29m
  • Exercise: Which Guitar Part Includes the Solo in Bohemian Rhapsody's Electric Guitar Tutorial?
  • Video class: I Guess I Just Feel Like Guitar Tutorial - John Mayer Guitar Lesson | Chords Solo TAB 18m
  • Exercise: What is one technique described for playing rhythm guitar in the song tutorial?
  • Video class: Crazy Little Thing Called Love Guitar Tutorial - Queen Guitar Lesson | TABS Easy Chords Solo 23m
  • Exercise: What strumming pattern is used for the intro of 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'?
  • Video class: BLOW Guitar Tutorial Ed Sheeran Bruno Mars Chris Stapleton Guitar Lesson | Solo TABS 21m
  • Exercise: What is the tuning required to play the main riff in the song tutorial?
  • Video class: Boulevard of Broken Dreams Electric Guitar Tutorial Green Day Guitar Lesson TABS Solo 17m
  • Exercise: What is the starting power chord in 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' electric guitar tutorial?
  • Video class: Paint It Black Guitar Tutorial The Rolling Stones Guitar Lesson | Riff Chords TAB | 14m
  • Exercise: What tool is required to play the song 'Paint It Black' by the Rolling Stones in the way described in the tutorial?
  • Video class: Here Without You Guitar Tutorial 3 Doors Down Guitar Lesson | Main Riff TAB 16m
  • Exercise: What is the standard tuning for playing 'Here Without You' in a simplified lesson?
  • Video class: Johnny B Goode Guitar Lesson Chuck Berry Blues Guitar Tutorial | Solo TAB 28m
  • Exercise: What equipment is mentioned as being used to record the electric guitar in the lesson?
  • Video class: Holiday Guitar Tutorial Green Day Guitar Lesson TAB 20m
  • Exercise: What type of chords does the song 'Holiday' by Green Day predominantly use?
  • Video class: Wicked Game Guitar Tutorial Chris Isaak Guitar Lesson | Easy Chords TAB 17m
  • Exercise: Which piece of equipment is suggested for achieving the specific tone used in the electric guitar parts of the song tutorial?
  • Video class: 10 Iconic Guitar Tones Electric Guitar Tone Tutorial 29m
  • Exercise: What is an essential first step in creating a good electric guitar tone?
  • Video class: Adore You Guitar Tutorial Harry Styles Guitar Lesson | Easy Chords Solo TAB | 15m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of using a capo when playing the rhythm guitar in 'Adore You'?
  • Video class: Adore You Guitar Tutorial Harry Styles Guitar Lesson | Easy Chords Solo TAB | 15m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of using a capo when playing the rhythm guitar in 'Adore You'?
  • Video class: Simple Man Guitar Tutorial Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar Lesson |Standard Tuning Solo TAB| 30m
  • Exercise: In standard tuning, what are the three primary chords used in the song tutorial described in the text?
  • Video class: Every Breath You Take Guitar Tutorial The Police Guitar Lesson |Acoustic Electric TABs| 28m
  • Video class: Blue Ain't Your Color Guitar Tutorial Keith Urban Guitar Lesson |Chords Solo| 11m
  • Exercise: What is the primary chord progression for the verse in the song 'Blue Ain't Your Color' as taught in the lesson?
  • Video class: Lips Of An Angel Guitar Tutorial Hinder Guitar Lesson |Standard Tuning 33m
  • Video class: How To Record Electric Guitar At Home - 3 Easy Methods 15m
  • Exercise: Which method of recording an electric guitar involves using a microphone directly on an amplifier?
  • Video class: The Ghost Of You Guitar Tutorial My Chemical Romance Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 34m
  • Video class: Welcome To The Black Parade Guitar Tutorial My Chemical Romance Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 1h03m
  • Exercise: What is the primary role of the rhythm guitar in a song's structure?
  • Video class: More Than A Feeling Guitar Tutorial Boston Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 43m
  • Video class: High And Dry Guitar Tutorial Radiohead Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead Solo| 18m
  • Exercise: What is the main rhythm pattern used in the intro of the 'High and Dry' lesson?
  • Video class: Only Wanna Be With You Guitar Tutorial Post Malone Guitar Lesson |Chords Solo| 17m
  • Video class: Landslide Guitar Tutorial Fleetwood Mac Guitar Lesson |Fingerpicking Electric Solo| 33m
  • Exercise: What is an important aspect to focus on when learning finger picking for acoustic guitar according to the lesson?
  • Video class: Last Train Home Guitar Tutorial John Mayer Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Solo TABs| 23m
  • Video class: Built By Nations Guitar Tutorial Greta Van Fleet Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts Original Stems| 34m
  • Video class: Shot In The Dark Guitar Tutorial John Mayer Guitar Lesson |Electric Acoustic| 28m
  • Video class: Zitti E Buoni Guitar Tutorial Ma?neskin Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 17m
  • Video class: Wild Blue Guitar Tutorial John Mayer Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 40m
  • Video class: Coraline Guitar Tutorial Ma?neskin Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts| 21m
  • Exercise: What is a key characteristic of the intro riff in the song tutorial described?
  • Video class: Til The Right One Comes Guitar Tutorial John Mayer Guitar Lesson |Chords Lead Guitar| 32m
  • Video class: DiE4U Guitar Tutorial Bring Me The Horizon Guitar Lesson |Chords Solo| 16m
  • Video class: Wonderful Tonight Electric Guitar Tutorial Eric Clapton Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead| 18m
  • Video class: Twist And Shout Guitar Tutorial - The Beatles Guitar Lesson |Chords Riffs Solo| 13m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of using a clean boost pedal and a little bit of reverb when playing an electric guitar?
  • Video class: If I Can Dream Guitar Tutorial Ma?neskin Elvis Guitar Lesson |Studio 53m
  • Video class: Come As You Are Guitar Tutorial Nirvana Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts TAB| 16m
  • Exercise: What is the specific tuning required to play 'Come as You Are' in this guitar tutorial?
  • Video class: Lithium Guitar Tutorial Nirvana Guitar Lesson |Riff Chords TAB| 16m
  • Video class: Last Resort Guitar Tutorial Papa Roach Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts TABs| 17m
  • Exercise: What type of tuning is recommended to play the song 'Last Resort' by Papa Roach for authenticity?
  • Video class: What's My Age Again Guitar Tutorial Blink 182 Guitar Lesson |All Guitar Parts TAB| 17m
  • Video class: The Loneliest Guitar Tutorial Ma?neskin Guitar Lesson |TAB 31m
  • Exercise: What equipment is NOT necessary to play the electric guitar parts in the tutorial for 'The Loneliest' without any modifications?
  • Video class: Teenagers Guitar Tutorial My Chemical Romance Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Solo TAB| 33m
  • Video class: American Idiot Guitar Tutorial Green Day Guitar Lesson |Chords Solo TAB| 20m
  • Exercise: What type of tuning is required to play 'American Idiot' by Green Day as described in the tutorial?
  • Video class: My Happiness Guitar Tutorial Powderfinger Guitar Lesson |Chords Lead Guitar| 32m
  • Video class: Helena Guitar Tutorial My Chemical Romance Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead TAB| 44m
  • Exercise: Which technique is recommended to increase speed when performing alternate picking on the guitar?
  • Video class: Where Is My Mind? Guitar Tutorial - Pixies Guitar Lesson |Chords Lead TABs| 18m
  • Video class: When I Come Around Guitar Tutorial Green Day Guitar Lesson |Chords TAB| 12m
  • Exercise: What is the tuning setup recommended for playing 'When I Come Around' by Grande in this tutorial?
  • Video class: What I've Done Electric Guitar Tutorial Linkin Park Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead TAB| 22m
  • Video class: Gone Away Electric Guitar Tutorial The Offspring Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead TAB| 26m
  • Exercise: Which of the following is a technique mentioned for muting strings when playing power chords?
  • Video class: Brown Eyed Girl Lead Guitar Tutorial Van Morrison Guitar Lesson |Lead Parts TAB| 46m
  • Video class: I'm Not Okay I Promise Guitar Tutorial My Chemical Romance Guitar |Chords Solo TAB| 47m
  • Exercise: What is the main focus when playing a power chord on an electric guitar?
  • Video class: Take Me Out Guitar Tutorial Franz Ferdinand Guitar Lesson |Lead Rhythm| 35m
  • Video class: Dance Dance Guitar Tutorial Fall Out Boy Guitar Lesson |Chords Lead| 23m
  • Exercise: What is the primary guitar effect used in the rhythm section of the tutorial?
  • Video class: All The Small Things Guitar Tutorial Blink 182 Guitar Chords |Rhythm Lead| 21m
  • Video class: Adam's Song Guitar Tutorial Blink 182 Guitar Lesson |Rhythm Lead| 21m
  • Exercise: Which tuning is needed to play the song mentioned in the tutorial?

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