Below you’ll find all of the Learn to Play Guitar with Jimmy Yeary lessons in this category. Each post is part of a step-by-step journey designed to help you build skills, gain confidence, and enjoy the process of making music. Explore the lessons here and revisit them anytime as you continue growing as a guitar player.
Jimmy Yeary introduces you to your very first guitar lick—a simple but powerful scale-based phrase designed to build dexterity, coordination, and confidence. He breaks it down slowly, showing multiple picking approaches (all downstrokes, alternate picking, or a mix) and encourages you to repeat it until it becomes second nature. Once mastered, this single lick can unlock dozens of variations and open the door to improvisation. It’s a challenging but rewarding step beyond chords and strumming.
In this lesson, Jimmy Yeary steps away from teaching songs to share encouragement for staying motivated on your guitar journey. He talks about setting goals, learning from other players, handling nerves, and trusting the slow-but-sure process of practice. Jimmy illustrates this with personal stories about learning mandolin and banjo, reminding you that progress often feels invisible until it suddenly clicks. To wrap up, he demonstrates a simple but powerful dexterity exercise that will prepare you for future licks and scales.