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Guitar from Scratch in 12 Weeks

Daily practice plan with chord changes, rhythm and 5 real songs.

12 weeks3.5 hours/wkbeginner

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๐ŸŽฏ Goal

Play 5 full songs on guitar in 12 weeks.

๐Ÿง  Skill Breakdown

  • Setup & posture
  • Open chords
  • Strumming patterns
  • Chord changes
  • Song repertoire

๐Ÿ“… Curriculum Plan

Week 1: Week 1

  • Objective: Open chords
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 2: Week 2

  • Objective: Open chords
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 3: Week 3

  • Objective: Open chords
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 4: Week 4

  • Objective: Open chords
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 5: Week 5

  • Objective: Rhythm + transitions
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 6: Week 6

  • Objective: Rhythm + transitions
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 7: Week 7

  • Objective: Rhythm + transitions
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 8: Week 8

  • Objective: Rhythm + transitions
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 9: Week 9

  • Objective: Song work
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 10: Week 10

  • Objective: Song work
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 11: Week 11

  • Objective: Song work
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: Steady progression.

Week 12: Week 12

  • Objective: Song work
  • Practical Tasks:
    • 10 min warm-up
    • 15 min focused drill
    • 5 min play a song
  • Expected Outcome: 5 songs performance-ready.

๐Ÿš€ Final Project

Record yourself playing 5 songs end-to-end, share with friends or post online.

๐Ÿ“š Books & Long-Form Reading

  • A canonical book or course in this field

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Communities to Join

  • Active subreddit, Discord or forum for this topic

๐Ÿ” Progress Tracking

  • Weekly self-check questions and a clear "ready to move on" criterion

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