Build a Solid Guitar Foundation, One Day at a Time
Picking the guitar back up, or just getting started? One short lesson a day, a new style each week, and a backing track every time. You always know exactly what to play next.
Your Boot Camp Calendar
Every week has the same five-day rhythm in a new style. By Friday you put it all together.
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Back to Guitar, but Not Sure Where to Start?
Maybe your guitar has been sitting in the corner for years. Maybe you're just getting started and the internet handed you a thousand lessons at once.
Either way, practice usually goes like this: a video here, a tab there, a scale someone said you should know. Twenty minutes later you've played a lot of bits and nothing that feels like music.
The hard part isn't you. It's not knowing what to practice next.
So the Boot Camp takes that question off your plate. Each day there's one short lesson and a backing track to play it over. You build the fundamentals every good player leans on: rhythm, chords, scales, dynamics, tone and listening, inside real blues, rock, funk and country.
Show up, play along, and tomorrow the next step is waiting.
“I'm picking my guitar back up after too many years of it gathering dust. If the rest of the course is like this first part, then I'm glad to be here!”
Every Gig Came Back to the Fundamentals
I'm Jeff Williams. I studied jazz guitar at Westfield State, then spent years gigging in just about every setting: jam bands at festivals, funk bands, bluegrass and country bands, a reggae band, weddings and musicals.
Every one of those gigs asked for something different. But what kept me afloat was always the same: steady rhythm, knowing my chords and scales, playing with dynamics and good tone, and really listening to the band.
Those are the fundamentals I put into this Boot Camp. One style a week, a few minutes a day, until they're simply part of how you play.
Then on Fridays you put them to work, all the way from a mock audition to a mock gig.
From the Students
“It's helping me remember why I started playing in the first place.”
“I get easily distracted, so having structure is key and this Bootcamp nails it. The lessons are the perfect length: full of useful content but never overwhelming.”
“Playing A Blues with that backing track made me feel like I could get in front of an audience right then and there. Worth the money already!!”
Start Your Boot Camp
Four weeks or the full six. Either way, Day 1 is waiting.
If you want the core four weeks
Boot Camp Basic
$127
One-time payment
- 4 weeks of short daily lessons
- Blues, rock, funk and country
- A backing track to play along with
- Friday challenges: mock band audition, rehearsal and performance
- Lifetime access
30-day money-back guarantee
If you want the full Boot Camp
Boot Camp Extreme
$147
One-time payment
- Everything in Basic
- Week 5: Bluegrass in D minor and G
- Week 6: The Tour, five days mixing every style
- 6 weeks of short daily lessons in all
- Lifetime access
30-day money-back guarantee
If you want everything I teach
Guitar Adventure Bundle
$806
One-time payment (normally $1,611)
- Every course I’ve made, including the Boot Camp
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- Guitar Fundamentals Boot Camp
- Grateful Dead Guitar Fundamentals
- Allman Brothers Band Guitar Fundamentals
- Dead Easy Improv
- Allman Brothers Easy Improv
- Guitar Theory Toolbox
- Language of Guitar: Jerry Garcia Edition (4 volumes)
- Language of Guitar: Bob Weir Edition (2 volumes)
- Dissecting the Dead (4 songs)
- 6 bonuses, including your own Guitar Growth Blueprint
- Lifetime access
30-day money-back guarantee
Try It for 30 Days
Work through the first few weeks and play along with the tracks.
If you’re not playing with more confidence and having more fun on guitar after 30 days, just reply to any of my emails and I’ll refund every penny. Every course on this page has the same guarantee.
Questions
I haven’t played in years. Is this for me?
Yes. That’s exactly who I had in mind. Day 1 starts with a blues in A: a few chords, a rhythm and a scale, with a backing track to play over. You’ll be making music the first day back.
Do I need to read music or know theory?
No. Every lesson shows you exactly what to play, and the theory you need comes in small pieces, right when you use it.
How much time do I need?
About 10 to 15 minutes a day, five days a week. Weekends are off.
How are the lessons delivered?
A new lesson unlocks each weekday, so you always know what to play next and never get buried in videos. If you miss a day, just pick up where you left off.
What’s the difference between Basic and Extreme?
Basic is the core four weeks: blues, rock, funk and country. Extreme adds two more weeks: bluegrass in D minor and G, then the Tour, five days mixing every style you’ve learned.
Acoustic or electric?
Either works, and so does lead or rhythm. The lessons cover both.
Can I watch on my phone?
Yes. Watch on your computer, or on your phone or tablet with the app.
Do I get lifetime access?
Yes. Buy once and it’s yours.
Day 1 Is a Blues in A
Grab your guitar. Your first lesson and backing track are ready, and tomorrow the next one will be too.
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