Paying a professional for lessons directly contributes to your local music community.
And theFender Playapp makes it easier than any other solution Ive tried.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
The first thing Fender Play gets right is the interface.
Your path includes your instrument and the style of your choice.
The instrument options are:
And the style choices are:
These can be changed at any time.
I chose the acoustic guitar blues path it goes well with my cheap acoustic guitar and taste for whiskey.
It should go without saying youll need to provide your own instrument.
A pleasant-sounding person in a well-lit room patiently explained what a guitar was.
I moved on to the next lesson.
And then someone showed me how to tune my guitar.
I just downloaded Fenders freeTune appand used that.
My journey of personal discovery and tasty licks began.
This is pretty much the Fender Play experience.
You watch videos while you play guitar.
The lessons begin slowly.
A smiling woman on the screen, at one point, says This is a whole note.
I want you to strum once every four beats.
Ill count you in, ready?
and when she counts theres a good three Mississippis in-between each number.
Oh my god its so slow.
But, things pick up quickly.
Whose idea was that?
I, too, want to make magic sounds with my hands.
The stranger on my screen has inspired me to try the next lesson.
Before long, Im playing the riff from Train Kept Rolling.
Im a blues guitarist now: hand me a smart hat and Ill play you a sad song.
Fender Play works acrossAndroid,iOS, and mostbrowsers.
That means you’re free to pick up where you left off across your devices and computers.
Fender Play has a 14-day free trial, afterwards its $9.99 per month.
Ill just come right out and say it:seems expensive.
This is a weird place youve put me in, Fender.
Let me demystify the situation: its still worth it, I think.
Plus there are hundreds of included, well-known songs you could learn and play along to.
Im currently learning Aint No Sunshine by Bill Withers.
Theres never been a better time to rock than right now.
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