Quick Easy Guitar by Scott Brooks

I Really Just Want To Strum Some Of My Favorites
Are you one of those people that just wants to be able to pick up a guitar and start strumming some of your favorite songs without having to learn a whole bunch of scales, music theory, musical notation, tablature, and every chord in existence? Do you just want to keep things simple and not be “guitar god of the universe?” Are you interested in learning a few simple, easy to learn, easy to play chords, so you can sing along to your favorite oldies? If that’s you, I think I have just the guitar course for you.

Today we’re taking a look at Scott Brooks’ “Quick Easy Guitar” website – the website that teaches you how to play your favorite songs without having to earn a masters degree in music. That’s saying a lot, since everybody is trying to sell you and teach you everything there is to know about playing the guitar.

To begin: I have to say that looking at the material that’s provided, there is a lot here for you to sink your teeth into. The question is: Are you going to learn anything? Will you be able to play the guitar? And will you learn to play any songs when you are done? I set out to investigate.

Now Scott claims that he can teach you how to play guitar in as little as fifteen minutes. Hmmm, fifteen minutes! That’s a BIG claim! Personally, I’m pretty skeptical.  Let’s dig in and see if that’s true.

To get you started, Scott has two introductory videos explaining how to get the most out of his Quick Easy Guitar course, how to develop proper hand positioning, and some basic stretching for playing chords. Very straight forward, very easy to understand. Already we’re headed in the right direction.

I Have Never Played The Guitar
Now if you are brand spanking new to playing the guitar, and know absolutely nothing about the guitar, Scott has a video tutorial that breaks down several aspects of playing the guitar – including names of the strings, tuning, picking and more. Even better, if you haven’t purchased a guitar yet, and are wondering what kind of guitar you should get, Scott jumps right in and has a video answering that very question. Not many people step up to the plate trying to answer that question.

OK, back to playing guitar in 15 minutes. Now after going through the course and watching most of the videos, I’ve boiled his secret down to one element.  It’s what makes his course so simple to grasp, and I’ll give it to you in one word… positioning. That’s right – positioning. When you play the classical guitar or the piano, you learn to play with correct positioning.  Every piece you learn has to be played in the correct and proper position, or you can’t play the proper chords or musical sequence. This is similar to the CAGED system that we discussed in our Jamorama review.

Learn As Much Or As Little As You Want.
However, a huge portion of Scott Brooks’ “Quick Easy Guitar” course members’ area isn’t only for learning simple songs. He also covers a lot of other material besides just playing your favorite songs.  For instance, like any other good guitar course, his covers playing the major, minor, suspended, major 7th, dominant, bar, open, and power chords for those of you who want to eventually rock out.

Scott has developed a pretty simplified system to playing guitar, based around chords taken from each position on the guitar neck. Altogether, you walk away with a pretty good understanding of the instrument. Because of his extensive music and song knowledge, he has been able to identify a library of songs that only have 2 – 4 chords, and with his approach, I think you will be well on our way to learning the guitar and some of your favorite songs.

Now here’s the cool part: playing the guitar in as little as 15 minutes. Can you do it? Can you start strumming your first song or some basic chords in as little as 15 minutes?  If I hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t believe it. But yes, it is true. Scott Brooks’ “Quick Easy Guitar” can have you playing the guitar in your first fifteen minutes of picking up the instrument. But there is one caveat! Scott jumps right into learning one of the hardest chords there is to learn. On the flip side, grasp this chord, and you’ve conquered 95% of the chords that you can play.

All in all, Quick Easy Guitar is the perfect guitar course for the beginning guitar student who wants to start strumming some simple songs almost from the beginning. Even better, once you sign up, there is a ton additional material that you can learn if you decide to pursue the guitar on a deeper level.

Finally, one of the best things about this course is its cost. As of this writing, full access to the material is only $19.95 a month, but Scott Brooks has a sale going on right now and it’s only $9.95 a month. That’s the cost of two Starbucks coffees. I highly recommend that you jump on board before the price goes back up. If you are on dial-up, Scott also has 2 double DVD sets that are also on sale right now. To order the DVDs click here.

Does Quick Easy Guitar make the grade:
So, should you buy “Quick Easy Guitar” by Scott Brooks? Guitarlessonreviews.net gives Quick Easy Guitar an absolute yes. We think Scott Brooks will show you the most effective way to learn some simple songs and that you will grasp the new material fairly quickly.

Presentation: B
Material: A
Quality: A
Usability: A
Shipping: A (Download)

Scott Brooks did an excellent job of breaking down playing the guitar, organizing it into simple to follow, simple to understand, easy to grasp lessons.

Our recomendation: A Buy
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