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The best guitar lessons available on the internet - and they're free :)
Nothing to pay, nothing to lose - so take a look around and see why over 30,000 people a day learn guitar here!
There are hundreds of free guitar lessons here and it's taken a lot of work over nearly 15 years for me to create it all. It's important to me to help everyone that wants to learn to play the guitar, not just those with money for tuition, so I run it on an "honour system" and I rely on the honesty of users like your good self to make a donation if they can afford to.
Donations allow me to keep it free, so if you like what I'm doing then please support the site, don't leave it for "everyone else". This site is pretty much my full time gig these days, not a hobby, I want to continue making it THE best place to learn guitar, but I need your support!
Click here to make a donation or here for my books and DVDs.
Wishing you love, peace and happiness (and a fun guitar journey!), Justin
Tommy Emmanuel CGP
Tommy Emmanuel (www.tommyemmanuel.com)
"Justin's lessons are so well taught, he has really changed the lives of millions of people all over the world, keep the good songs coming Justin! Your fan, Tommy Emmanuel cgp."
Click here to see Tommy's lessons on Truefire
Brian May on justinguitar.com!
Brian May (www.brianmay.com) on his blog, Brian May's Soapbox.
"On a day when there's a temptation to go into a dark place, and only see all the bad stuff there is in the world ... greed, cruelty, exploitation, selfishness ... I get days like that pretty often .... it's great to find someone giving out, and giving out good, and operating on an honour basis ... There are so many people who can't afford Guitar lessons .... well, here's a wonderful guy who has set up a whole system of teaching guitar ... Blues, Jazz, Rock, even Songwriting, from the basics, tuning the guitar, etc ... upwards ... If you use his site, it's up to you to determine how much you can contribute ... but this is an amazing site .... he is also very aware of issues in the world which need attention ... a great channel .. Check him out. He's a giver."
Dr Martin Taylor MBE
Dr Martin Taylor MBE (www.martintaylor.com)
"Justin is one of the most impressive guitar teachers on the planet.
Whether he's teaching a complete beginner, or helping a more advanced player reach the next level, he knows exactly how to communicate the knowledge he has to share."
Martin has an excellent tuition site too! Click here to check it out.
Richard Bennett on justinguitar.com!
Richard Bennett (www.richard-bennett.com)
"There's an abundance of guitar information out there on the web, some good, some not. I stumbled across Justin Sandercoe's site a year ago and now tell everyone about it. The lessons are conveyed so clearly, concisely and in the most congenial way. The site is laid out logically as well so you can to go straight to your area of interest... beginner, blues, rock, folk, jazz, rhythm, fingerpicking... it's all there and more. Spend ten minutes with Justin and you'll not only play better but feel better too. From novice to know-it-all, everyone will learn something from Sandercoe."
Pierre Bensusan on justinguitar.com!
Pierre Bensuan (www.pierrebensusan.com)
"Lucky you, guitar players from all over the world, to take advantage of the tutorials presented in Justin's comprehensive website! Whatever the style you fancy, Justin is there for you with generous and precise guidance to help you enhance your playing and by doing so, introduce you to so many ways of approaching the guitar and discover new artists along the way. I wish there would have been such a medium and decitated host around when I started to learn how to play. Bravo Justin, and my gratitude for bringing music to the heart and ears of many!"
Click here to see Pierre's Truefire DADGAD course
Steve Wozniak on justinguitar.com!
Steve Wozniak (www.woz.org/)
"I have heard how giving you are in so many respects of music schooling and I must say that I am impressed.
You remind me of the pure idealism that we had in starting Apple.
If I were young, with time, I'd likely offer to join and help you in your endeavors.
Keep making people happy, not just in their own learning, but in the example you set for them.
"
Latest Lesson Updates! TOTAL FREE LESSONS ON THIS SITE: 1028! :)
19-11-16 o Part 2 of Sweet Child O Mine, the chords and harmony!
18-11-16 o Awesome beginner with an odd bar twist All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
12-11-16 o New 7 part series: Sweet Child O' Mine Intro by Guns 'n' Roses
11-11-16 o Another great Aussie hit - Midnight Oil's Beds Are Burning
05-11-16 o Launch of the JustinGuitar 2016 XmasGood Deed Giveaway!
04-11-16 o Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran
29-10-16 o You ready? to be Thunderstruck by AC/DC :)
28-10-16 o One of my fave Aussie bands, The Hoodoo Gurus tune Like Wow Wipeout!
25-10-16 o Blues Lead continues with Licks & Concepts for Linking Patterns
21-10-16 o All time classic rock, Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival! (1020)
20-10-16 o Review of the Blake Apex
case, a hard soft gig bag case
18-10-16 o Play Awesome One String Blues Solos - this is a big idea, dig blues? then dig this!
14-10-16 o Aussie bad boys Rose Tattoo's classic, Scarred For Life
11-10-16 o All Over Blues Lead Guitar continues with Pattern 5 Licks
08-10-16 o You asked for it when I did the song... The Wet Sand Solo by John Frusciante (Chili Peppers)
07-10-16 o Big hit from 1964 we got beginner blues, Walking The Dog by The Rolling Stones
04-10-16 o Release of the new Backing Tracks album Jam Blues 3! iTunes and Amazon
02-10-16 o Back on All Over Blues Lead Guitar series with Pattern 5 of the Minor Pentatonic
All the previous updates list here.
New Lesson Schedule
I try my best to get new cool content for y'all as often as I can. At the moment the rough schedule is:
Tuesdays: Blues Lead Guitar 2: All Over. New series!
Fridays: Alternating songs from the Beginner Songbook and something from the new Aussie Classics Songbook!
Saturdays: Something for the weekend, all kinds of cool fun songs and solos and stuff!
Not every lesson will be to your taste but hopefully you'll find plenty to keep you busy in the 1000+ lessons I have up already :) See the Lesson Index or just surf around!
We Came As Strangers (Justin's Band!)
My band We Came As Strangers released our 3rd album, Eyedom, in 2015. We released our debut album Recipe For Adventure in May 2013 and Shattered Matter in June 2014. All our albums are available on iTunes and Amazon MP3 and you can get vinyl, tees and merch on the justinguitar store.
Latest News - November 2016
Well been a pretty mixed bag the last month... loads of good things but also spent a few days with a norovirus too which wiped me out and still not quite 100%.
Got a LOAD of new song lessons filmed and edited (into December now) which was cool - some awesome tunes too including a 5 done of a new 7 part series on Sweet Child O Mine (GnR) which starts mid Novemnber! And more great songs including Thunderstruck which came out today!
The Reading Music and Reading Rhythm books are now shipping from the the official store mid November. Also working on some cool new merch for Christmas which is fun. Also working hard on a new song app for beginners which is super exciting and think it's going to turn out great, aiming for the end of November for that one, so going to be a busy month! And a rhythm guitar app - so there's a lot on in iOS land. I did have to abandon the Xmas book idea though as the deadline was just after I got ill and so i missed it.
Right now I'm writing from Sochaczew in Poland and it's cold and wet, perfect for catching up on my emails, got through 100 already this morning! Also updating the web site and working on a new ebook to release before Xmas. I really struggle to find time for emails these days so it feels good to be catching up on that kinda stuff. Do wish I'd bought a guitar with me though, but them I wouldn't be catchng up on emails :) ha ha
Still trying to move house which is a nightmare, the system for buying and selling in the UK is plain stupid and full of frustrations and hassle... but still hopefull we'll get this house I want, my current apartment is too small with the baby and getting the stroller upstairs is also a nightmare... time to move on. Also wanna try having my studio at home to save on travel hassle and so I can spend more time with Vivienne - I'm loving the fatherhood journey and it's also somehow made me more productive with the smaller amount of time I have!
Wishing you lots of love and laughter :) J.
Endorsements and stuff I dig..
I'm real fussy about stuff I endorse, I will NEVER ever say to y'all that I play something if I'm not using it and honestly dig it. I do not get paid to use anything, but I do get discounted or free stuff sometimes. I don't have any exclusive deals and often use things not listed below, I'm a bit of gear slut and not particularly faithful ;) Check them out, all seriously great tools for making happy sounds in your ears!
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