Guitar courses can help you learn chord progressions, strumming patterns, fingerpicking techniques, and music theory basics. You can build skills in improvisation, songwriting, and playing by ear, allowing for greater creativity and expression. Many courses introduce tools like tablature, metronomes, and digital audio workstations, which enhance practice routines and support recording projects.

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Music History, Music Performance
★ 4.7 (170) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Performance, Music, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Performing Arts, Writing and Editing, Post-Production, Media Production, Editing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Theory, Music Performance, Media Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Sydney
Skills you'll gain: Music, Digital pedagogy, Musical Composition, World Music, Classical Music, Education Software and Technology, Instrumental Music, Formal Learning, Creativity, Music Performance, Childhood Education and Development, Electronic Media
★ 4.8 (71) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, Music Theory, Classical Music, World Music, Performing Arts, Musical Composition
★ 4.5 (53) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Music, Market Opportunities, Music Performance, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Innovation, Business Modeling, Revenue Management, Media and Communications, Business Ethics, Media Production, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Compensation Management
★ 4.5 (147) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Style Guides, Web Components, Software Design, Design Elements And Principles, Application Design, Web Design, Application Development, Software Engineering
★ 4.4 (174) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Music Performance
★ 4.8 (505) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Skills you'll gain: Vibrations, Mechanics, Systems Of Measurement, Engineering Analysis, Differential Equations, Physics, Calculus, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Trigonometry
★ 4.5 (144) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Electronic Hardware, Electronic Components, Electronics, Electronic Systems, Hardware Design, Music, Embedded Systems, System Configuration, Embedded Software, Digital Communications, Creative Design, Programming Principles, Physics
★ 4.6 (14) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Musical Composition, Music, Media Production, Peer Review, Music Performance, Editing, Timelines, Coordination
★ 4.8 (126) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Algorithms, Digital Signal Processing, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Mapping
★ 4.6 (23) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks