Guitar Teaching Lesson Plan

Day One
 Anatomy of Guitar
Tuner Sound hole
Headstock Body – top, sides and
Nut Back
Frets Bridge
Fretboard Pick guard
Inlays
  Guitar tuning – using a clip tuner or phone application
 Name of strings from high to low
e – 1st
B – 2nd
G – 3rd
D – 4th
A – 5th
E – 6Th
 Name of fingers – 1 – 2 – 3 - 4
 First three chord – use 1 & 2 fingers only with strumming patterns, use a metronome
Em - ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ counting 1 2 3 4
↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
G - ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ counting 1 2 3 4 (without the high G note)
↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
A9 - ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ counting 1 2 3 4
↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
Day Two
 Review previous lesson
 Ask learners for any questions regarding previous lesson, ensure all are able to
perform the first three chords and strumming patterns.
 Next three chords with strumming patterns, use a metronome
D - ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
↓↓↑↑↓

C - ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

↓↓↑↑↓

Am - ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

↓↓↑↑↓
 Complete the notes for Gmaj chord – add G and D notes.
 Teach a song Leaving on a Jet Plane with Chords G – C – D.

Day Three
 Review previous lesson and ask learners for any questions or clarifications.
 Play the song leaving on a Leaving on a Jet Plane.
 Teach last two open chords
Dm - ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓
↓↓↑↓↑↓
E-↓↓↑↑↓
↓↓↑↓↑↓
 Play songs with the following chords – CAGED
Day Four
 Dexterity Exercise 1 – Chromatic Exercise