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Hey Aida. When playing the folk pattern, you should always play the root note of the chord for beat 1 of the measure. Which will not always be the low E string. Like you said, the F#m, A2, C#m, Bsus4, and G#m in the E family, all have the A string as their root note. Only the E chord has the E string as the root note.

Hey Laura! Welcome to the SG family! So glad to have you hear.
I hope you’ve been finding success with your struggles: clean chords, smooth transitions, and understanding transposing. I hope you will be able to reach your goal of playing in the church band. Keep me updated on that progress!

Hey Walter, you do have lifetime access. If you are writing in the forums, then that means you are signed in to the Beginner Course. There is a “Beginner Course Home Page button” On this screen that will take you to the home page. Or you can go directly to it with the url below. If you still have trouble, please let me know with more detail about the exact error you are…Read More

Hey Randy, if you are commenting here, that means you are logged in. You can find the beginner course home page in 2 ways.

1. If you’re on a PC, along the right side of the screen, you’ll see a “Beginner Course Home Page” button. If on a mobile device, it will be near the bottom.

2. Follow this url: https://simplifiedguitar.com/beginner-course/

If you’re still having trouble, let me…Read More

welcome Dan! Glad to have you in the SG family! Keep us posted with your progress.

Hey Dean, you can find some of the song’s BPM’s on the song tutorial on the website. But I stopped putting that info for newer songs, because it was difficult to keep up with, and the exact BPM is not really that important. If you want, you can put on a metronome while playing the video and find a BPM that is at least close, and that will work.

For instance, slower songs are usually…Read More

Hey Estaban, after you log in, you can access the beginner course material at this url…

https://simplifiedguitar.com/beginner-course/

If you are still having trouble, please email me at jonathan@simplifiedguitar.com and give me the full details of your issue.

Hey Esteban, if you are writing in this forum, then that means you are logged in. To access the bonus lessons, you can find them on the course home page at this url…

https://simplifiedguitar.com/beginner-course/

let me know if you have any more trouble.

Hey Tracy, there’s no time limit. You have life time access to all course material. All the songs should be available in the “Song Library” section of the website.

Can you let me know exactly what you are trying to access and what errors you are getting?

awesome Ebert! Keep it up!

Hello Bob, I don’t do the live classes anymore, but the full library of past live classes is available for course students here in the forums. You can check the “Live Classes” thread.

However, if you do have any questions about your progress, you can let me know here in the forums or on email at jonathan@simplifiedguitar.com

Hello Ebert! Welcome to the SG family! Glad to have you on board.

You’ve explained some common problems that are very typical. You can overcome them. Looks like you have a great plan moving forward and good goals in place. Keep practicing and following the course guides, and keep us posted with your progress!