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Beginner Guitar Course: Have More Fun With Your Guitar (Udemy.com)

Without mastering music theory, spending thousands of dollars on a private teacher, or leaving the comfort of your home

Created by: Lauren Bateman

Last updated September 2020

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What you will learn

  • Learn The Chords Needed To Play 1000s Of Songs
  • Fun Strumming Patterns That Make You Feel Like A Guitar Player
  • Easy Beginner Fixes For Difficult Barre Chords
  • Build Finger Dexterity For Faster Chords Changes And Cleaner Chords
  • Simple Picking Patterns To Sound Like A Pro
  • A Self Paced And Step-By-Step Process For Making REAL Progress On Your Guitar
  • Training Modules To Practice Along In Time With Lauren

How it compares

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

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 81% of them
  • Reviews411#47 of 184 by number of reviews
  • Length6.2 hourslonger than 74% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2020earlier than 54% of them

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Course Description

Guitar Lessons should be fun and help you play better, not frustrating and confusing.


If you're tired of wasting time on boring music theory when all your want to do is strum along to your favorite songs, then let Lauren's beginner guitar course lead the way? Learning to play the guitar the right way and in the right order will help make playing your guitar much more fun and increase your chances of success. That's why Lauren focuses on the 3 Fundamentals of Learning Guitar:

  • Chords for playing songs

  • Strumming to make it fun

  • Picking to develop finger flexibility and speed

Follow the videos is the order or mix and match according to Lauren's workbook to build your skills all at once.

  • 105 Video Lectures

  • 179 Downloadable Resources

  • 6.5 hours of on-demand video

  • Available on both PC or Mac

  • Keep track of which of which lectures you have completed

  • Follow along step-by-step or use Lauren's leveling system

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING:

“I’ve learned more in 4 months with [Lauren] than I have in 2 years with in person instruction.” — Joanne Inzinna

“I started the course about four months ago and cannot get over how far I have come in so short a period of time. I’ve gone from knowing absolutely nothing to being able to play “Country Roads,” “Horse With No Name,” and “Eleanor Rigby.”— Daryl Holmes

“I’d had trouble with other online lessons not showing fingering or strum patterns clearly, but Lauren breaks it down to the very simplest steps that things just really began to click with me. I started lessons with her about 3 months ago and I led worship at church this week for the first time playing my acoustic guitar. I would have never dreamed success would come so quickly!” — Pamela Yates

“When I turned 60, I wanted to take guitar lessons. I signed up for classes at a well-known music store. Four instructors, two music schools and two years later, I didn’t feel like I had learned very much. As each instructor moved on, each new instructor taught in a different style and I always felt like I was starting from square one. I decided to try to learn on my own with YouTube. I came across some videos by Lauren Bateman. After watching a few videos and seeing what I liked, I signed up for Lauren’s online classes. I love them. She is a great instructor, very patient and very concise. Her course is laid out very well and I love Lauren’s videos. They are easy to understand and easy to follow along with. I would highly recommend Lauren Bateman’s online course.” - Lori Bennet


Lauren's teaching is very different the other guitar teachers online, probably because she doesn't have a degree in music. Just like you, Lauren picks up the guitar so she could have fun playing the songs she loves and that's how she teaches.


WHO IS THIS GUITAR COURSE FOR?

  • Absolute beginner with no experience, this course is for YOU!

  • Those trying to learn on their own but feeling stuck, then this course is for YOU!

  • Retirees looking for a new hobby or trying to check off your bucket list, then this course is definitely for YOU!

  • If you feel like you are not getting the results you want from your current guitar instruction methods, then this course is perfect for YOU!


WARNING:

This course does take time and practice. This course will not magically turn you into an amazing guitar player via osmosis. You do need to put the time in to see results. In as little as 5-10 minutes a day, 3-4 times a week, you can see serious progress in your playing.

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Instructor Details

Lauren Bateman

As a childhood cancer survivor, Lauren knows the importance of achieving your goals today, not tomorrow. That's why Lauren has made it her life's mission to help as many students as possible learn to play guitar with her simple and step-by-step approach.

Unlike most guitar teachers out there, Lauren doesn't have a music degree (she was a scientist) and knows what students want to learn to have fun on the guitar quickly. She doesn't like to bog students down with useless information that they won't use or don't need. If you are not becoming a professional musician there are a number of shortcut you can take to fast track your learning and Lauren wants to teacher them to you.

Lauren has successfully taught guitar for a decade and her methods were so successful that she opened a entire music school around them. She believed in them so much that she quit her job as a scientist to teach and inspire people through music.

Imagine if:

- You could play guitar like you always wanted
- You had a tested step-by-step approach to learning
- You had access to one of the top guitar teachers in the Boston area

Well now you can!

You are never too old to learn. Some of Lauren's favorite student to teach at her studio are those ages 50 and older.

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Reviews

4.8

411 ratings on Udemy

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By SID Peter on 2/8/2026

well planned course for beginners step by step lesson explained well easy to follow and practice and progress and achieve the goal of playing guitar basics thanks Udemy,more than worth the cost

By Gustavo Quintini on 10/10/2025

I'm a drummer and always wanted to learn to play guitar. I decided to start, and I decided to take this course. I must say that I feel very comfortable with this course and the teacher; she speaks very well and calmly, and I appreciate the recommendation she gave at the beginning to get me started on my journey. I'm very optimistic that this course will help me learn to play guitar. Thank you!!

By Thuy Hoang on 4/22/2025

Lauren is a great teacher, making you start from the most basic but important skills in this course. It’s a pity other advanced courses by her will only available on her website at a little higher cost. But anyway it’s a good start here i guess.

By Doru-Grig Orleschi on 7/25/2024

Well, Lauren taught me a long time ago what guitar to buy and how to change guitar strings and she's a positive person all around, I only have respect and thanks for her, after you get this course you will too!

By Phil Nadel on 6/27/2022

Great teaching! Lauren breaks everything down into segments so we can understand. I'm really enjoying all that I am learning. I also like that she provides the strumming patterns/chords on the screen so we don't have to look down at the handouts. I also like the closeups so we can see how to strum properly or create the proper chords! Thank you so much!

By Gordon Lynch on 5/3/2021

This is an excellent course. It is split into 3 areas of 1. Dexterity and Picking, 2.Chords and chord changing, and 3.Rhythm and strumming. Each of the 3 levels has progressive levels that build your confidence and proficiency, in learning to play guitar. My top tip is for the learner to go to the Lecture Options and reduce the playback speed to 0.5x to ensure they can model Lauren's excellent technique.

By Duygu Becerik on 4/25/2020

I enjoyed the videos thus far, and the pdf document on the first lecture seems thorough. Yet the names of all pdf files in this course is named "original", and I'm not sure if all the other documents placed in the resources folders are actually in the first one or not. In short, the resources aspect of this course is a bit sloppy, should be revised. Also, the first, all-encompassing document is written very well but not properly organized. This makes me wonder if following the multidimensional approach of learning will be rendered difficult due to this lack of organization.

By Lieuwe Leeftink on 9/2/2019

Lauren has a easy and easy to understanding way of teaching which makes this course outstanding of other courses. When you want to start playing guitar this is surely one of the courses you need. Lauren thanks for creating this course !

By Samuel Bassey on 2/22/2019

My experience in my course has been so much fantastic, as the Instructor is very experienced and uses clear terms to explain and to break down complex tasks into smaller understandable bits. This course is worth it.

By Peter Gray on 12/10/2018

A course that a total beginner needs. I'm amazed by my own progress. Lauren won't lie that learning guitar is easy, but when you follow her guidance you will acquire all the basic techniques very quickly. Course contains both theory and practice, which is unique on Udemy. The are videos in which she plays all basic 8 chords changes in 4 different tempos so you can play along. That's so much better than just using a metronome.

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Overall Score : 96 / 100