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Guitar Learning Plan

The document outlines a structured 1-year guitar learning plan divided into 10 stages, each focusing on different skills and chords, along with corresponding songs for practice. It includes a daily warm-up routine that emphasizes chord transitions, strumming, timing, and finger independence. The plan is designed to help learners progressively master the guitar step by step.

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Guitar Learning Plan

The document outlines a structured 1-year guitar learning plan divided into 10 stages, each focusing on different skills and chords, along with corresponding songs for practice. It includes a daily warm-up routine that emphasizes chord transitions, strumming, timing, and finger independence. The plan is designed to help learners progressively master the guitar step by step.

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🎸 1-Year Guitar Learning Plan 🎸

A structured roadmap for mastering


guitar step by step.
🔥 Stage 1: Open Chords (G, C, D,
Em, Am)
• • Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
• • Horse with No Name – America
• • Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater
Revival
• • Knocking on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
• • Twist and Shout – The Beatles
🔥 Stage 2: Add E, A, and Basic
Strumming Patterns
• • La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
• • Wild Thing – The Troggs
• • I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
• • Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
• • Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
🔥 Stage 3: Minor Chords (Dm, Bm)
& Palm Muting
• • Zombie – The Cranberries
• • House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
• • Stand By Me – Ben E. King
• • Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
• • Let Her Go – Passenger
🔥 Stage 4: The F Chord (Open or
Barre)
• • Riptide – Vance Joy
• • Let It Be – The Beatles
• • Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
• • Counting Stars – OneRepublic
• • Wonderwall – Oasis
🔥 Stage 5: 7th Chords (A7, B7, E7)
& Blues Feel
• • Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
• • Love Me Do – The Beatles
• • Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
• • Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
• • Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
🔥 Stage 6: Basic Capo Use
• • The A Team – Ed Sheeran
• • Ho Hey – The Lumineers
• • Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
• • Collide – Howie Day
• • Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry
🔥 Stage 7: Fingerpicking Basics
• • Dust in the Wind – Kansas
• • Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
• • Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
• • Blackbird – The Beatles
• • Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
🔥 Stage 8: Barre Chords (F, Bm) &
Power Chords
• • Creep – Radiohead
• • Hotel California – Eagles
• • Brain Stew – Green Day
• • No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
• • Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
🔥 Stage 9: Advanced Strumming &
Rhythms
• • I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
• • Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
• • Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
• • Viva La Vida – Coldplay
• • Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
🔥 Stage 10: Capo + Barre Combo &
Songwriting
• • Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
• • Slide – Goo Goo Dolls
• • Shape of My Heart – Sting
• • More Than Words – Extreme
• • Fire and Rain – James Taylor
🎸 Daily Warm-Up Routine (5–10
Minutes)
1 Chord Transition Drill (2 min): Pick two
• • 1️⃣
chords you struggle with (e.g., G → C, Em →
Bm). Slowly switch between them, focusing on
clean movement.
• • 2️⃣Strumming & Timing (2 min): Mute all
strings and strum with a metronome (D DU
UDU). Change tempos (slow → fast) to
improve rhythm.
• • 3️⃣Finger Independence (3 min): Practice the
Spider Walk Exercise across the fretboard to

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