“For the first time since I picked up a guitar, I am becoming lost in the joy of the music, rather than dreading the practice.”
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How to Play Spanish Guitar for Beginners & Beyond
In this course, you’ll learn to play beautiful Spanish guitar in 15 minutes a day—without years of boring practice or expensive tuition.
This course is exclusively available to members of Real Guitar Success.
Six Adventures On Your Spanish Guitar Journey
Explore the origins of the Spanish guitar sound and the musical influences that helped shape the Spanish guitar into the emotional instrument it is today. Learn some foundational techniques you’ll use throughout the course and get a preview of what's to come as you start building your musical toolbox.
We'll take the techniques you learned in the last Adventure and use them to craft a beautiful melody. After introducing a few new chords, we'll combine your growing arsenal of basic skills into a full song. We’ll add in a unique technique for swift and seamless chord changes. Finally, we'll embark on learning one of the most iconic Spanish guitar songs of all time.
Learn to play with “the" band"—taking your skills far beyond solo practice. Not only will you improve your rhythm and coordination, but playing with other instruments introduces a whole new level of fun.
Then you’ll learn a series of rhythmic strumming patterns, building up to the vibrant “Flamenco Rumba” style made famous worldwide by the Gipsy Kings. We’ll apply your new musical skills by playing several lively songs that are sure to get people clapping along.
It’s time to incorporate the Flamenco guitarist’s not-so-secret weapon—the thumb! This opens the doors to full-bodied melodies and lively rhythms. You’ll also discover exotic new chord shapes and a classic Flamenco technique that brings new fire to your playing. Then you’ll level up your new skills by jamming with “the band.”
We'll explore the exciting world of improvisation - being able to make up melodies on the spot. Many think improvising is a natural talent, but that's a myth. I'll show you it can be learned!
You'll follow a three-step process. First, you'll learn the fundamental Flamenco scale. Then, add spicy riffs and catchy phrases to get people moving. With practice, you'll smoothly combine everything you've learned.
Now it's time to apply all that you've learned! You'll combine all your new skills to several beautiful songs. Enjoy passionate romantic melodies that move people or get the party started with upbeat, foot-tapping Flamenco grooves.
Then I’ll give you a series of pro-tips for continuing to grow your talents long after completing this course. This chapter is about celebrating how far you've come and hinting at the amazing things you can achieve when dedication meets vibrant musical expression.
Get full access to the Spanish Guitar For Beginners & Beyond course when you join Real Guitar Success today!
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The Four Pillars of Real Guitar Success
1. Daily Guitar Sessions
When you have time to practice, you want to be able to pick up your guitar and start playing. You don’t want to waste time searching through lessons and deciding what to focus on.
How it works
Each week we focus on a new Adventure - either a song or a deep dive into a particular skill.
Each Adventure is broken down into 5 lessons—one per day.
Each lesson includes a short ‘Learn’ video, a ‘Play-a-long’ video, and a PDF with the TAB you need.
You log in and complete that day’s lesson—it'll take 15 minutes or less.
These Daily Guitar Sessions take the thinking and planning out of your guitar learning—you just turn up and play, and know that you’re making progress.
2. RGS Course Library
The Real Guitar Success includes 13 courses to help you develop your skills in key aspects of playing guitar.
All the courses include printable tabs, music notation, jam tracks, and play-along sessions.
Inside the RGS Course Library:
Develop foundational skills that prepare you for a lifetime of guitar-playing enjoyment. Through five immersive Adventures, you'll learn basic chords, arpeggios, strumming patterns, and an introduction to soloing. The clear explanations, demonstrations, and exercises will guide you at your own pace. Perfect if you’re brand new to guitar or you’re self-taught and want to be sure you’ve got the foundational skills needed to progress.
Whether you enjoy flamenco, are a complete beginner, or are an experienced guitar player who wants to incorporate Spanish rhythms and melodies into your playing, this is perfect for you.
Learn the seven most-used guitar chords and how to change quickly and smoothly between chords.
Barre chords are the next step after open chords but require a completely different technique and mindset to master. And if you get it wrong, you’ll be frustrated and even in pain. Through step-by-step instructions, you'll learn from the foundation level how to play barre chords smoothly and pain-free. Plus, you'll also pick up valuable aspects of music theory, chord progressions, and even how to play power chords.
Develop your tab reading skills string by string, fret by fret, then learn new songs as you test your newfound tab reading skills that match perfectly with the frets you are exploring.
One of the first hurdles for beginner guitar players is being able to switch chords smoothly. Use this technique to progressively change chords faster and smoother. Come back to this anytime you have a chord change that isn’t as smooth as you’d like it to be.
Learn why a capo is used, how to use the capo as a tool to play the guitar better, and to easily change to any key you require through its use.
Unlock the secrets of rhythm and elevate your guitar playing with this essential course on strumming patterns and techniques. Learn when and how to use various strums effectively, read sheet music with ease, and apply your skills to create a captivating groove. By the end, you'll be rocking to the beat with confidence, armed with a solid foundation that will serve you well in any musical situation.
Cool techniques that will improve your guitar playing stylistically, and, just in general, make your skills sharper and more advanced sounding. We're going to learn some pentatonic scales to jam with, some fun guitar licks, then we'll throw in the mix some hammer-ons and pull-offs, finesse our playing with some more polished skills, such as vibrato, and then finish off with what direction you should go next in your guitar practicing.
And more…
3. The Quick Wins
Dozens of short video lessons to help you develop a specific skill or overcome a particular problem. Searchable by subject or experience level.
Too many to list here, but here’s a sample:
4. Support System
One of the biggest problems with learning guitar from YouTube and other free resources is that when you get stuck, your progress stalls, or you might even give up.
When you become a member of Real Guitar Success, that problem's history.
As a member, you'll get full support access directly from me, my team, and your fellow RGS member, so you can get personal instruction, attention, and guidance whenever you need it.
Just one comment, one suggestion, or one idea could save you months or even years of wasted effort and frustration.
- If you have a question related to a specific lesson, leave a comment on that lesson. I’ll be able to better understand the question and get back to you quickly.
- If your question needs a more detailed answer, you can submit a question to the Real Guitar Live Show. I’ll record an answer as part of the show; you can either watch live or watch the recording later.
- If you have a question that other students would benefit from seeing the answers to or could give you the answer to, post it in the forum.
Ready to develop the essential skills needed to confidently play the guitar?
All you need to do is show up with your guitar for 15 minutes each day.
Hi, I’m Tomas Michaud.
After teaching guitar for more than 40 years, I’ve worked with thousands of adult learners.
When they first come to me, they’ve often struggled to make progress with their playing because:
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Together, we'll get you playing guitar faster than you ever thought possible.
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“I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart for resurrecting my guitar talent after 4 decades. As a result, I played my first official guitar accompaniment with my niece on piano at a family gathering. My family was amazed with my guitar playing.”
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“I started the Spanish guitar course today and I'm hooked! Even though I'm just at the beginning of the course, the music that I’ve produced is beautiful. I find that any free moment I have, I pick up the guitar and practice. I love it so much that I simply can't resist.”
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“You take beginners patiently, systematically, with encouragement and humor through each ascending lesson, building a strong foundation of manual skill that's fun... plus theory when it's needed.
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Spanish Guitar for Beginners is exclusively available to members of Real Guitar Success. You can start your free trial now, with no charge today, and there’s no tie-in. Cancel your membership at any time.
Inside the course platform, use the menu bar to navigate to ‘My Account’ and then select 'Subscriptions', and click "Cancel.”
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One of the unique secret weapons of RGS is the Monthly Practice Sessions. These will keep you moving forward and help you break out of any guitar rut. You’ll receive a brand-new session every week day. When you spend 10 minutes on each of the sessions we'll enter you into a monthly drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.
The real prize is the skill you'll develop on guitar and the feeling of accomplishment.
Unless you cancel your subscription before then, we will automatically take your first payment 14 days after you start your free trial.
Real Guitar Success is entirely online. You can watch the lessons on your desktop computer, tablet or phone. For most people streaming the lessons over the Internet is the best option. If you have a slow Internet connection you can also download the videos.
All the Real Guitar Success courses, including Spanish Guitar for Beginners, are available inside the membership platform as soon as you start your free trial. You can access the membership platform from any device that’s connected to the Internet.
Perfect! – Real Guitar Success includes a lesson program named Beginner’s Journey. It's a unique roadmap to guide you through everything you need. You’ll know exactly where to start and how to proceed... step-by-step.
In fact, now is a perfect time to join Real Guitar Success because you’ll learn the correct habits from the very beginning and avoid problems later. You’ll also be able to get the support and advice you need to help you through your journey.
I’d love it if all our members stuck around forever. I’ve worked with students long enough to know that that’s never going to happen! So, if you do decide to cancel... I’ll be very sad, but if your intent on leaving then you’ll be able to do so with two clicks of a mouse.
Also, I recognize that sometimes you may not want to leave, but the timing isn’t right for you. Something has come up in your personal life. Or you can’t justify paying for something that you know you’ll not be able to use for a few months.
You’ll actually have the option to pause your membership for as long as you need to. You don’t need to contact us to do it either – you click a link in your account area and put your membership on hold. Then when you’re ready to return, come back and resume payment to get going again. Simple!
One of the things that separates Real Guitar Success from many online courses is the caring support. “A lot of guitar teachers online are really engaged with the skills and the guitar, but they're sort of focused on their guitar, whereas Tomas is focused on you, and helping you learn.” - Tom and Sherri
You can ask questions and get feedback, support and advice on every lesson. Monthly we stream a live training which includes a Q & A session. You can submit your questions ahead of time or ask them live.
You can request feedback from Tomas, and even submit a video of your playing to get advice or suggestions.
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