Guitar
Capo on the 2nd fret. The guitar side is a pillar of the workbook: 12 chords, one strum pattern, and a verse chain you can carry into the whole song.
Before you start
Clip the capo across all six strings at the 2nd fret before anything else. With the capo on, every open-position shape sounds two steps higher — that is the key the song is written in. Every chord in this app assumes the capo is on.
Standard tuning, low to high: E A D G B E. If you have not tuned recently, start with the Tuner.
Thumb leads the strum, fingers follow. For this song the strum stays around the sound hole, in the middle of the strings — not near the bridge, not over the frets.
The 12 chords, in learning order
Tools
All 12 chords of the song — see the shape, hear it, place it finger by finger.
Every chord switch in the song, in learning order, with honest timing.
Three stages with the metronome, from one strum to following the guide.
Get the guitar in standard tuning before you clip on the capo.
A clean click for any tempo, with tap tempo.