[Jonathan]

Welcome Carol! You got this! You will reach your goals, for sure. I hope you enjoy your experience here!

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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.

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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!

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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 receiving.

Beginner Course

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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 know a bit more detail about the error you are receiving

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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 between 80 to 100. Average songs are around 120, and fast songs can be around 140-160. That should get you a good ball park. But try a song at one tempo, and see how it feels. If it feels too slow or fast to keep up with, adjust it as needed. The BPM can change from one player to another for the same song. It’s more a personal preference.

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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

Beginner Course

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

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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…

Beginner Course

let me know if you have any more trouble.

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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?

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

awesome Ebert! Keep it up!

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

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!

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

Hey Barbara! So excited you haven’t given up on your passion and giving it another go. This will be your time! Best of luck to you and keep us posted with your progress!

You never fail until you quit!

[Jonathan]

Welcome to the SG family Dane! So glad to have you here! I hope you see a lot of success from the course. And be sure to share your progress with us along the way!

You never fail until you quit!