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Welcome! Ready to start learning guitar and building your worship leading skill? Well, then you've come to the right place. Below you'll find every lesson you need to achieve amazing results in your playing. It's all laid out in a beautiful progression that builds skill upon skill to ensure you have no learning gaps and that you move naturally from one concept to the next. Check out the intro video to learn more and get stared...  

 
A quick video letting you know how the program works and what you'll need to do to make your guitar learning successful.
 

FIRST HALF (1-10) - GETTIN' IT DOWN

Click here to access all the chord charts and tabs in a single PDF for you to print or download.

 
Learn how to hold a guitar, strum, pluck, tune, and more, so that you can start learning guitar now!
 

NOTE: if you need more help with tuning, please 1) consult your tuner's manual and/or 2) check out the "How To Tune With A Tuner" lesson on the Supplemental page.

Your first song! You'll learn about time signature, fingering charts, and how to play five new chords.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Open The Eyes Of My Heart

***Make sure to print the chord chart for each lesson or open it in a new tab so you can view the video and chart side-by-side.***
Chord Chart - Open The Eyes Of My Heart.  Click here to access all the chord charts in a single PDF.
Lesson Outline

Learn how to determine the key of a song by ear, use "droning" notes to create atmosphere, and new chords!
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Holy Spirit
Learn new chords, the major scale, dynamics, and more!
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Cannons
Learn new chords, how to find the "holy grail" of keys, and pre chorus and alt chorus.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of O Praise Him
Learn new chords, how to think about hymns in a worship set, the beginnings of the number system, and more!
Play along with Jairus to the full version of It Is Well With My Soul
Learn new chords, new strumming pattern, and 6/8 time
Play along with Jairus to the full version of How He Loves
Learn new chords, palm muting, and the "peaks and valleys" of energy.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Happy Day
Learn new chords in Jairus' favorite key, more complex strumming in 6/8 time, and review how to turn the major scale into chords.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Come Thou Fount
Learn a new chord, how to use a capo, and chord chart considerations when using a capo.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of 10,000 Reasons
 

SECOND HALF (11-20)- TAKIN' IT UP A NOTCH

 
 
The half way point! Learn how to make your own chord chart--clear, concise, professional, and beautiful.
 
Learn to play root-strum, Nashville Number System, and how to transpose a song on the fly.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of I Saw The Light
Learn a new chord, the basics of CAGED Method, ritardando, and an awesome dance tune!
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Undignified
Learn to play picking patterns, read guitar tab, and continue learning how to find the 7 chords of a key.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Jesus & 'Tis So Sweet Medley
Learn how to fingerpick, use your thumb to play bass notes, the flat alphabet, and continue learning to read tab.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Beautiful Things
 
Learn one of the coolest and most powerful tools available to guitarists--CAGED Method. With only a capo, you now have multiple options for playing open chords along the whole length of the neck!
 
Learn to play barre chords, mute strums, and how to apply CAGED method to a new song.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of I Feel Good
Learn more about barre chords, how to make major and minor chords, the relative minor, and go further with mute strums.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Let It Rain
Learn jazz chords (my favorite), how to make 7, maj7, and m7 chords, and an advanced strumming pattern.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of So Good To Me
Congratulations! You've made it to the final lesson of "The 20." Learn how to make "sus" and "add" chords, many new jazz chords, and the most advanced finger picking and rhythm of the program.
Play along with Jairus to the full version of Amazing Grace!

If you just finished all 20 Lessons, click here.

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