Learn Guitar online

Guitar lessons here are built around the songs you want to play. A teacher checks the basics that quietly hold most players back — fretting-hand pressure, wrist angle, how you anchor the picking hand — and then attacks the specific thing you are stuck on, whether that is a barre chord that buzzes, a strumming pattern that never sits in the pocket, or the leap from open chords to the CAGED system. Acoustic, electric and classical players all work here, and the lesson room includes an interactive fretboard your teacher can draw on, so shapes, scale positions and voicings are shown rather than explained.

What you'll learn

Clean chord changes: open chords, barre chords and power chords without buzz
Strumming and picking patterns that stay in time with a click
The CAGED system and how to find the same chord in five places on the neck
Pentatonic and major scale shapes used for real solos, not just drills
Fingerstyle basics: thumb independence, travis picking and arpeggios
Reading chord charts and tablature, plus enough theory to work out songs by ear
Tone basics — amp settings, pickup choice and simple pedal chains for electric players

How lessons work here

Find a teacher. Browse profiles with headline, country, spoken languages, experience, credentials and student reviews. Every public profile has been verified before it goes live.
Book a slot. Teachers publish real availability, including exceptions and holidays. You pick a time and the booking is confirmed against that calendar, so double-bookings are blocked at database level.
Join the lesson room. Lessons run in the browser with live video and audio — nothing to install. Audio settings are tuned for instruments and voice rather than speech-only calls.
Use the tools built for this subject. The lesson room includes a live pitch monitor that draws the note you are actually singing or playing; a shared metronome and an instrument tuner; an on-screen piano keyboard (with Web MIDI), guitar fretboard and drum sequencer; notation and chord charts on the shared whiteboard; file sharing so you can send recordings and backing tracks before the lesson.
Get homework and keep the thread. Teachers set tasks with attachments and deadlines, comment on what you submit, and keep a shared learning plan you can both see between lessons.
Track progress. Attendance and a simple lesson rating are recorded by the teacher, quizzes are graded on the server, and a progress report can be generated for you — or for a parent or guardian.

Who it's for

First-time players who own a guitar and have not got past two chords
Self-taught players who plateaued and want structure and honest feedback
Singers who want to accompany themselves and songwriters who need better voicings

Teachers work with complete beginners, intermediate players rebuilding technique, and advanced students preparing auditions, exams or recordings. Levels are agreed in the first lesson rather than assumed.

Levels and lesson formats

One-to-one lessons — the standard format, usually 30, 45 or 60 minutes.
Recurring weekly slots — booked from the teacher's live availability calendar.
Group workshops — teachers can run scheduled workshops with limited places and a waiting list.
Trial or one-off sessions — useful for a single problem, an exam panic or checking the fit before committing.

Lesson length, cancellation notice and any price are set by each teacher and shown on their profile before you book. Teachers can also share materials, quizzes and certificates of completion with public verification.

Guitar teachers on SingArena

No teacher has listed guitar yet. This page stays open so that the first teacher to join can be found here — and so learners can see honestly that the subject is not covered right now, rather than landing on an empty list.

If you teach guitar, you can apply to teach on SingArena. Applications are reviewed before a profile goes live.
If you want to learn it, create a student account and browse the full teacher directory — several teachers cover more than the subjects listed on their headline.

Frequently asked questions

Acoustic or electric to start on?

Either. Electric is physically easier on the fingertips and quieter through headphones; acoustic needs no gear. Tell your teacher which one you own and the lesson plan adapts to it.

My fingers hurt and chords buzz. Is that normal?

Yes, for the first few weeks. Buzzing is usually finger placement and pressure, not strength. A teacher can fix it in one lesson by watching your fretting hand from the right angle.

How do online guitar lessons handle latency?

You will not jam in perfect sync over the internet, so teachers use call-and-response: they play, you copy. The shared metronome and fretboard tool keep everything anchored, and backing-track practice happens on your side.

Do I need to read standard notation?

Only for classical guitar and exam syllabuses. Most students use tab and chord charts, with notation introduced gradually if you want it.

How much should I practise between lessons?

Twenty minutes a day is far more effective than two hours once a week. Teachers set a small, specific task — one chord change, one scale position — instead of a vague 'practise more'.