Your First Guitar Lesson (Day 1 for Complete Beginners) – Tune, Strum & Play Your First Song

This is your FIRST guitar lesson.
If you’re brand new (or dusting off a guitar you haven’t touched in years), this Day-1 beginner lesson will walk you through tuning your guitar, strumming smoothly, learning your first chords, switching between them, and even playing real music… all step-by-step with zero overwhelm.

By the end of this lesson you will:
• Tune your guitar the easy way
• Learn how to strum without sounding harsh or messy
• Play your first two essential chords
• Practice smooth chord switching with a simple game
• Strum along with real songs ????

If this lesson helps, your next step is my FREE Beginner Crash Course — 10 structured lessons, printable workbook, proper posture, rhythm training, more chords, and two full songs.
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⏱ Lesson Timestamps

0:00 – Welcome + What We’ll Do Today
0:50 – Parts of the Guitar (what matters + what doesn’t)
1:08 – How to Tune Your Guitar (Beginner Friendly)
2:08 – Strumming Basics (make it sound smooth, not scratchy)
3:28 – String Names + Learn Your First 2 Chords
7:07 – The Chord Switching Game (this is the secret!)
8:40 – Real Songs You Can Play with Just 2 Chords
9:50 – Tips, Next Steps & Free Beginner Resources

???? Who This Lesson Is For

This lesson is perfect if you’re looking for your very first guitar lesson, beginner guitar lessons, or how to start guitar from day one.

• Absolute beginners starting guitar for the first time
• Anyone who just got a guitar as a gift
• Players who tried before but gave up
• Adults returning to guitar after years away
• People who feel clumsy or slow switching chords (totally normal)

Thanks for watching! Have a fun time practicing!

-James

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