5 Best Beginner Guitar Podcasts

1. Play Guitar Podcast

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Lee Anderson has hosted the Play Guitar Podcast for over a decade. He draws on thirty years of teaching to help players at every level stop feeling stuck. Anderson's real focus is blues guitar: phrasing, note selection, and intentional solo building. This makes the show naturally useful for beginners who want to sound expressive from the start. The format is solo instruction, typically around eighteen minutes per episode, with one concept explored per session. Recent episodes tackle bending accuracy, pentatonic patterns, and how to use space in your solos effectively. On this list, it is the only show where blues is the primary lens for beginner guitar lessons.

Anderson returns to mindset and motivation regularly. Listeners identify this as the reason they stay with the podcast through long practice plateaus. Apple reviewers note it fills gaps in intermediate development as much as it helps absolute beginners. That suggests its true target range is wider than the beginner branding implies. The back catalog includes listener Q&A sessions on theory, modes, and gear questions that make early episodes worth revisiting. The show eventually points toward a paid membership academy for tabs, backing tracks, and live coaching. That paid layer is worth knowing about before you commit to it long term.MORE Host Lee Anderson
Producer/Network Lee Anderson
Email ****@playguitarpodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
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2. The Acoustic Asylum

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Dan Thorpe built The Acoustic Asylum for one specific audience: adults over 40 learning guitar. That single focus makes it the most precisely targeted show on this list. Where other shows here address all beginners, Thorpe's episodes focus on the concerns of older learners specifically. Topics include building finger flexibility, managing practice fatigue, and staying motivated when progress feels slow. He also uses storytelling and personal examples to keep lessons grounded and human. The format is solo instruction, around twelve minutes, released every two weeks. Thorpe draws on more than 10,000 hours of one-to-one teaching, with a focus on acoustic fingerstyle and strumming.

Thorpe regularly records himself playing inside episodes, which is rare among the shows on this list. Hearing actual guitar playing in the audio, not just verbal description, helps listeners connect to what they are working toward. His website, Guitar Domination, positions the podcast as an entry point into his broader teaching practice and course offerings. Thorpe also wrote a companion eBook for the show and offers it to listeners who engage. The biweekly schedule may frustrate listeners who want weekly content to work through. For adults over 50 who feel most guitar resources assume a younger learner, this show addresses that gap.MORE Host Dan Thorpe
Producer/Network Dan Thorpe
Email ****@guitardomination.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 176Facebook 3.6KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. Beginner Guitar Academy

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Beginner Guitar Academy treats every month like a mini-semester. Host Paul Andrews groups episodes around a monthly theme and builds a clear progression across each week. Of the five shows here, it most closely resembles a genuine curriculum. Andrews has over sixteen years of teaching experience, has authored a guitar book, and has contributed to guitar publications. He also runs his own guitar school in Kent, England, where he teaches around 100 students a week. Themed months have covered improvisation, jamming technique, ear training, and strumming. For beginners who want organised learning rather than a loose collection of episodes, this podcast is the natural first choice.

One feature sets Beginner Guitar Academy apart from every other show on this list. Paid members can submit playing videos and receive personal feedback from Andrews himself. This kind of direct, instructor-reviewed practice is something no other podcast on this list can match. An independent reviewer described the model as blending a structured online course with an instructor who checks your actual playing. The podcast occasionally drifts into intermediate territory, which may leave absolute beginners temporarily lost. The first two weeks of paid membership cost one dollar. That entry point makes it easy to see whether the broader learning system suits you before spending more.MORE Host Paul Andrews
Producer/Network Beginner Guitar Academy
Email ****@beginnerguitaracademy.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 102 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Tips For Guitar Playing Success

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Seven minutes is the typical episode length for Tips For Guitar Playing Success. That makes it the shortest consistent show on this list and the easiest to fit into a brief routine. Host Marlene Hutchinson is a former elementary school teacher who learned guitar as an adult. Her PBS program, Learn to Play Guitar in a Day!, reached millions and earned coverage on NPR and CBS. Her perspective on beginners comes from lived experience, not just teaching credentials. The format is solo tips: practical, actionable advice covering fingertip soreness, practice routines, and seasonal song suggestions. It suits complete beginners and casual players who want encouragement without a theory-heavy approach.

What sets this show apart from every other podcast on this list is the Yo-Guitar element. Hutchinson integrates yoga and breathing practices into her teaching, arguing that physical tension undermines guitar playing. No other show here addresses the body mechanics of practice this directly. Her Guitar Tips Community hosts regular live jam sessions, adding a social element absent from the other shows here. She also brings a producer's ear to the podcast, keeping the audio clean and easy to follow. Players wanting deep technique breakdowns will find the seven-minute format thin. For someone just starting out, brevity and warmth serve a real purpose.MORE Host Marlene Hutchinson
Producer/Network tipsforguitarplayingsuccess Marlene Hutchinson
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 32 Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

5. Fun with the Guitar

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At five minutes or fewer per episode, Fun with the Guitar is the most stripped-down show here. Host Kimberly Taylor demonstrates a chord, scale, or technique, then explains it briefly. This puts demonstration before explanation in every installment, making it audio-visual in nature. Some episodes began as video content and were repurposed for audio, which means listening without watching occasionally loses context. Each episode covers a single concept: a chord, a scale, a fretboard position, or a guitar mode. Topics range from pentatonic scales and arpeggios to basic chord progressions and classic riffs. There are no structured learning paths or themed series here, which suits curious beginners sampling individual concepts.

Fun with the Guitar has not attracted media coverage, an established listener community, or third-party reviews of note. That absence is worth naming, because it shapes what you can reasonably expect. The release schedule is monthly and irregular rather than weekly, so the show does not suit habitual listening. Taylor's own playing is audible in the episodes, giving micro-lessons a hands-on quality that purely verbal instruction sometimes lacks. Listeners comfortable with the other shows on this list will likely find this one too sparse for regular use. Those wanting a quick refresher on a specific chord or scale may find the short format genuinely useful.MORE Host Kimberly Taylor
Producer/Network Kimberly Taylor
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