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Acoustic Guitar Redefined. Learn Chords, Rhythm and Melody! (Udemy.com)

Learn how to spice up basic chords, add simple melodies to chord progressions and learn easy percussive techniques

Created by: Marco Cirillo

Last updated December 2018

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What you will learn

  • Basic chords in different keys as well as extended chords such as add9, sus4, min7 etc
  • How to pluck chords and melodies using fingerpicking technique
  • How to play basic percussive techniques to spice up chords progressions and melodies
  • You will be able to play melodies over simple chord progression in different keys
  • Learn how to play the same chords in different creative ways

How it compares

Against the other 183 rated Udemy courses in Guitar on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 27% of them
  • Reviews1,106#14 of 184 by number of reviews
  • Length4.5 hourslonger than 66% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2018earlier than 74% of them

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Course Description

ACOUSTIC GUITAR REDEFINED is a course for any guitar player who wants to learn how to play chords, melody, and rhythm creatively and practically.


If you are tired of playing the same static, boring chords over and over and you want to find a way to make your acoustic guitar sound more interesting without necessarily having to learn crazy stuff, then this program is definitely for you.


AS A GUITAR TEACHER, I GET THIS QUESTION A LOT: "Hey Marco, I have been playing guitar for a while, but I am stuck in a guitar rot. I want to learn a different way of playing chords and melodies to get my motivation back. What should I do and which guitar lessons should I follow?"


If this is your situation, you can do three things:


Number 1: You can go on social media and try to figure things out yourself. Places such as YouTube are great, but it can be overwhelming to navigate through thousands of videos for some people. If you want to have access to a vast amount of guitar lessons at zero cost, social media is excellent. If you want a structured program, you should avoid this step.


Number 2: Private teachers still represent the best way to learn guitar. You could get assessed by a professional guitar teacher who will fix bad habits, come up with a structured program, and follow you step by step. However, private tutors can be quite expensive. You will also have to deal with location and availability. If you don't have much time available, this option doesn't work.


Number 3: You could find an excellent online guitar course that fits your music style.  A good online guitar course is perfect if you don't have much time available and want to practice from home. Most of the time, online guitar lessons are way cheaper than private lessons. The only downside is that you don't have support, and most of your questions will be unanswered. Also, some courses can be quite slow to follow.


With Acoustic Guitar Redefined, I did my best to put together a practical acoustic guitar course that will teach you how to spice things up in your playing without "talking" too much.


In each module, you will learn how to practice, play, and then transform simple chord progressions.


There are three levels for each module: The Basic level, in which I will show you how to play the chords using the fingerpicking technique. The Rhythmic level, where we will then add the percussive technique. And the Melodic level, where we will be learning a simple yet beautiful melody over the chords.


This program is perfect for intermediate guitar players who want to learn more about chords, rhythm, and melodies and finally play creative and exciting guitar parts.


Make sure you preview some of the guitar lessons if you want to know more about my teaching style and forget to take advantage of the 30 days money back guaranteed.


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Instructor Details

Marco Cirillo

Hey guys, Marco here! I have been playing guitar for over 20 years. I changed my music career different times since I started. I played classical guitar for 10 years (from 10 to 21 years old) and finished my degree in classical guitar in 2005.

I then decided I wanted to explore more about music and I spent five years in a school in Rome learning modern guitar. Those five years have been really beneficial! I learned about music theory, chords and how to improvise. When I finished my degree in classical guitar I had a really fluent technique but very little knowledge about chords and music theory. Rome was an awesome experience that really opened up a lot of directions in my playing.

In 2011 after finishing the school in Rome I decided to move to London. I left home and reached the big city with my electric guitar and a lot of dreams. I learned how to speak English (didn't lost my Italian accent though) and how to jam with other people. I also did different jobs for a while before I was able to go full time with music.

In 2013 I opened my YouTube channel and recorded few videos to promote my private teaching. I got hooked pretty soon with YouTube and decided to post more an more videos. I currently have 100.000 subscribers and over 15.000.000 total views.

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Reviews

4.5

1,106 ratings on Udemy

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By Amy Barnhart on 10/12/2025

I am absolutely loving this course. As a singer songwriter, I've wanted to have more interesting guitar arrangements and Marco really breaks it down into step by step exercises to expand the patterns and skills I can utilize in my songwriting and performances. This is my favorite udemy course I have taken. Thank you Marco!!

By Gerald Black on 2/5/2023

This course is exactly what I need right now! After discovering Marco on YouTube, I found his 2 courses here on Udemy and signed up right away. I find his teaching approach to be very direct and inspiring, and the tabs are well designed and easy to follow. Marco has a friendly and encouraging demeanor, and even though some of this is still above my level, I am enjoying working through it and becoming better at fingerstyle playing.

By Yu Chai on 1/6/2022

The melodies are beautiful and inspires the learning. However the section arrangement look a bit off. Section 11 should be at the beginning or broken down into each of the 10 section

By Adam Pasco on 1/2/2022

Excellent course content that is really helping improve my fingerpicking dexterity. Well structured courses that are all clearly explained, taking things a step at a time so you can easily follow. Marco has developed some beautiful musical exercises that make guitar practice not just a pleasure but a fun activity I look forward to every day.

By Sabhyata Ajit Satpute on 4/6/2021

This Course could be better, if provided with information about Note Circle before explaining major minor keys. But overall, I can recommend this course is good for finger-style rhythm style learning.

By Renzon Abilio on 11/22/2020

Ensea muy bien

By Patrick Gerald Riley on 11/15/2020

This course has taught me a lot of useful and practical fundamentals for guitar. It has organized my thinking about many aspects of music theory that I have learned from time to time. I think I can apply my knowledge much more effectively now.

By Marco Tonetti on 11/15/2020

It's quite boring, especially coming from Marco's previous course.
I'm honestly disappointed. Feels like he is teaching a bunch of different combinations of chords that sound more or less all the same and it's all quite boring.

By Jean Marie on 11/8/2020

ne correspond pas ce que je recherchais . n'tant pas dbutant,je n'avais pris ce cours que pour les percussions . celles ci sont bien expliques ,mais les exemples se limitent quelques enchainements d'accords.je pensais que l'on pouvait mettre le tuto en application chaque fois avec un morceau .ce n'est malheureusement pas le cas..je demande donc le remboursement

By Lobo Ferraz on 11/1/2020

Excellent course with "incredibly beaultiful sounding chords"! Even the simplest lesson gives the feeling that you're actually playing something meaningful and sweet.

By Jorge Daz Orsola on 10/18/2020

Si, todo bien. Excelente Curso.

By Dharmika Henshel on 9/25/2020

I am learning a lot about not being stuck on which right-hand finger plays which note, but to be using the right hand fingers in patterns for specific results that may be transposed into different keys.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100