Guitar Courses

For a better orientation there are search tags available which can help you find the tutorials or topics which match your need or you interest and your playing level. The search tags can be a great add to the tutorials which are suggested in the Courses. BLUES blues guitar easy blues guitar intermediate blues guitar advanced blues guitar masterclass ROCK rock guitar easy rock guitar intermediate rock guitar advanced rock guitar masterclass JAZZ easy jazz guitar intermediate jazz guitar advanced jazz guitar jazz guitar masterclass jazz guitar standard smooth jazz ACOUSTIC GUITAR Nylon Guitar Steelstring Guitar Beautiful Acoustic Guitar Chords Beautiful Spanish Guitar Chord…

Unlock the world of jazz guitar with our curated selection of essentials. Whether you are transitioning from blues and rock or starting fresh, here you will find the core building blocks: from mastering modes and jazz chords to developing sophisticated phrasing. Explore our comprehensive videos, tabs, and backing tracks designed to bridge the gap between simple scales and professional jazz improvisation. This jazz guitar essentials course will give the essentials you need to know on a intermediate jazz guitar level to start with real jazz guitar improvisation. You will learn the modes, and the essential tricks behind the modes, essential phrasing tricks, essential chord …

Rock Guitar Basic Training This is a course which takes any rock guitar player from 0 to a solid intermediate rock guitar level. This includes rock rhythm guitar techniques and rock lead guitar techniques. Here you can learn everything from scratch and if you finish this course you will be able to play intermediate rock guitar with your personal style and a well trained foundation in the rock guitar genre.

This is a Basic Slow Blues Guitar Training Course which takes you from 0 to an intermediate solid slow blues guitar player. We talk about chords, easy slow blues guitar licks, scales, tricks, timing and also the philosophy and mindset to play a touching and emotional slow blues guitar.

This intermediate smooth jazz guitar course takes you from a basic level of playing smooth jazz by using just pentatonics and basic chords to a more sophisticated approach where you start to use different modes, patterns and chords together with an understanding of the theory of modes, rhythm and chords to the next level of playing smooth jazz guitar. This course does not highlight the technical requierments of playing runs, patterns or licks fast but you start working with the patterns, knowledge and philosophy of modes which will help you later on an advanced level to also play faster and longer jazz guitar lines. I strongly recommend that you also start to work on your…

Basic Bossanova Guitar Course In this online guitar course, students will learn the essentials of bossa nova rhythms and fundamental concepts for simple improvisation. Discover the smooth, syncopated grooves that define bossa nova, and master techniques to create authentic Brazilian sounds. Through step-by-step lessons, you'll explore iconic chord progressions, rhythmic patterns, and easy improvisation ideas to bring this vibrant style to life on your guitar. Perfect for beginners and intermediate players looking to add bossa nova flair to their playing!

Rhythm Guitar Training Course The guitar is in fact in most parts a rhythm instrument so if you want to want to become a solid guitar player I strongly recommend that you train your rhythm abilities and that you also learn to write and read rhythm notation. This is for all levels who have never done this type of training before. If you are already familiar with some basics and want to proceed on your own pace you might want to check out the " Rhythm Studies " and pay close attention to the instructions to get the maximum benefit out of those studies. If you never have done a specific rhythm guitar training whatever your playing level is - then I strongly recommend to wo…

This course will take into the world of the " Guitar Touch Technique " which was invented by Stanley Jordan and many other players followed. Stanley Jordan used a different tuning and others work with a damper which makes the tapping easier at first sight but I decided to develop my version of the Guitar Touch Technique which uses a standard tuning and no additional equipment. This way you can switch between this great new technique and your regular playing technique so that the " Guitar Touch Technique " is a great addition to your playing abilities and does not alter your ways of playing guitar. This course will take you along the first basic steps through this gre…

This is now the " Basic Jazz Guitar Improvisation " course which will take any guitar player from 0 to the very first steps of jazz guitar improvisation by understanding the concept of jazz, jazz theory, the modes, the arpeggio's and how to use this together with your already existing playing abilities from blues and / or rock guitar improvisation. If you are interested in jazz guitar I strongly recommend that you start learning music theory as well. Even if you can work for a certain time without music theory in jazz it is inevitable that you know the basic music theory of intervals, chords and modes. You don't need the complete theory to start with the course.…

This course will guide you through the basics you need to know about playing smooth jazz guitar. This includes the theoretical knowledge of modes and how to use them in a smooth jazz environment in combination with regular improvisation techniques and ideas with pentatonics. Even pentatonics work in smooth jazz the modes are also needed to get the vibe of smooth jazz. Rhythm and rhythm studies are also part of this course which are essential to play a proper smooth jazz guitar. In order to follow this course here you need to be an intermediate player who at least fullfilled the requierements of the intermediate blues guitar course since blue and smooth jazz have…

This course is there to help advanced players to start working with modes, 3 note per string patterns, arpeggio's and economy picking in order to build up speed for really cool advanced rock guitar chops. If you have any questions or you want the community or me to monitor your progress please open up your students blog to document what you are currently working on and where you have your difficulties. https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/blogs/

View File Rhythm Studies Here you find the entire course " Rhythm Studies " were students can learn to fix their rhythm and timing issues. The key to fix this issue is to know what rhythm is and to practice every aspect of rhythm with a click and directly on the fretboard. If you know how rhythm is written then you know what kind of rhythm pattern you are playing and how it sounds. This is an entire course " Rhythm Studies " were you start from the very beginning. Take every lesson very seriously. At the end of the studies it gets really difficult and if you don't know each module of this course very well you don't have a change in t…

Starting Guitar This course here is the starting point for all guitar players who want to start guitar and they enter a guitar lesson with no experience. This one tutorial is the one which you first should pay attention to. Here you can learn all you need to learn in the first 3 – 6 months of your journey when you are starting the guitar. From my experience as a guitar tutor and guitar instructor since 1999 it always turned to be those topics I am talking about here. The threshold to go further is the barréchord. That one is the tricky part which can make the first steps harder and longer time to get stuck in the beginners phase. The good news is with regular practicing y…

Jazz Guitar Intermediate Here you find some tutorials which help to reach the level of an intermediate jazz guitar player. Rhythm Guitar : Play a simple rhythm guitar on any jazz standard with basic chords or the chords which are suggested in the tutorials or on any jazz blues. Themes : Play a simple theme of a selected jazz standard Improvisation : Play 3 chorus of improisation in a jazz or minor jazz blues by using the blues scale. Useful tutorials : You can find any tutorial which fits the requirement with the search tags : easy jazz guitar jazz standard You can study any of the recommended tutorials but you can use any of the tutorials which are marked with this tag :…

Rock Guitar Intermediate Here you find some tutorials which help to reach the level of an intermediate rock guitar player. Rhythm Guitar + minimum 16 bars Solo Guitar. Please provide a recording with 2 keys of your choice. Lead guitar - use the minor pentatonic in at least 2 positions on the fretboard. Bendings with vibrato's in at least 2 positions. Generell used vibrato's. Use Hammor – Pulloff technique. Try to also use pinch harmonics and palm muted runs. Pitch perfection level 80% Rhythm guitar – play one version of a rhythm guitar per song. Rhythm precision level 70% Max. 3 mistakes per song. Useful video's : You can study the recommended tutorials but you can use an…

Blues Guitar Intermediate Here you find some tutorials which help to reach the level of an intermediate blues guitar player. Lead guitar - use the minor pentatonic + blues scale in at least 2 positions on the fretboard Rhythm guitar – play one version of a rhythm guitar Rhythm precision level 70% Max. 3 mistakes per blues 1. At least 2 different types of blues in one or more keys. 2. One with shuffle or slow blues and one with a straight groove. Below you find some recommended tutorials but you can use any of the tutorials which are marked with this tag : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/tags/blues guitar intermediate/ and here you find those tutorials which I stro…