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 strumming patterns by teaching you how to play his number-one bluegrass song Bone Dry. You’ll learn a down–up pattern that turns your right hand into the “drummer” of the song, keeping rhythm steady from start to finish. Along with practicing the chords in the key of A (A, D, E, and G as the flat seven), Jimmy shows how repetition and playing full songs accelerate your growth more than anything else. This lesson blends rhythm, chords, and practice into one fun challenge.
In this lesson, Jimmy Yeary reveals a powerful secret behind nearly every song: the three-chord foundation. Walking through each of the seven major chords (A–G), he shows you the two supporting chords that complete the trio in any key. Using “Happy Birthday” as a simple example, Jimmy makes it clear how songs are built and why chords fit together the way they do. This is an eye-opening step that helps guitarists move from strumming shapes to truly understanding music.
Jimmy Yeary takes everything you’ve learned so far and applies it to a classic—John Denver’s Country Roads. In this lesson, you’ll practice the chorus in every key (A through G), learning how to combine the 1-4-5 progression with the right minor chord for each key. Along the way, Jimmy explains chord placement options, strumming patterns, and how practicing songs in multiple keys will sharpen your ear and expand your playing.