Your First Song: A Pathway That Works
- Week 1-2: get Em, Am, G, C and D under your fingers (first chords).
- Pick a platform with a real song library from the verified counts below, and choose its easiest song lesson in a style you love.
- Learn it in sections - intro/verse first, chorus later - slowly with the lesson, then play along.
- Finish one song before starting three. A finished easy song teaches more than five abandoned hard ones.
Song libraries (verified counts)
| Platform | Library (as verified) | Trial |
|---|---|---|
| Guitar Tricks | 11,000+ lessons (pricing page: 'Over 11,000 lessons'; also 1,000+ songs) | 14-day free trial (billing collected, no charge for 14 days; auto-converts unless cancelled) |
| TrueFire | 85,000+ interactive video lessons; 1,900+ courses (pricing page); 30,000+ jam tracks | 14-day free trial (checkout page join.truefire.com: 'Free 14-day trial included' on the yearly plan; the older All Access page saying 7 days appears superseded — confirm the length shown at checkout before paying) |
| Fender Play | Thousands of lessons (product page; no exact count stated) and 1,000s of songs | 7-day free trial on monthly plan; 14-day free trial on annual plan (new members; auto-rolls to paid unless cancelled) |
| JamPlay | 70,000+ video lessons; 1,500+ courses; 450+ song lessons (combined JamPlay + TrueFire library) | 14-day free trial of JamPlay + TrueFire All Access (free-trial page; includes 70,000+ lessons) |
| Yousician | 10,000+ lessons and popular songs (guitar page / family page) | 7-day free Premium+ trial (payment method required; auto-converts unless cancelled) |
| Pickup Music | 1,000+ lessons (gift page; older Pickup pages stated 500+ — library grows, count checked 2026-10-17) | 14-day free trial ('Try free for 14 days. Easy to cancel any time.') |
Counts are as stated on each platform own pages, checked 2026-10-17 - see each platform page for sources. Editorial pathway, not hands-on testing.