Welcome to Guitar Weekends – the home of quality guitar courses spanning Full Weekend Breaks (residential), Day-only courses (non-residential) and online lessons for hobbyists: raw to high beginners, all intermediate levels and even advanced players.
Since 1994, Guitar Weekends has been helping players of all abilities—from complete beginners to semi-professionals—become better, more confident musicians.
Our courses focus not just on what to play, but how and why it works, giving you the skills to keep improving long after the course has finished.
SHOP
Learn at your own pace with recordings of our previous online masterclasses, detailed PDFs and additional practice materials.
LIVE ONLINE
Join our tutors live from home for interactive Zoom lessons, complete with detailed materials and a recording afterwards.
DAY COURSES
Spend a full day learning, playing and developing your skills alongside other guitarists.
RESIDENTIAL WEEKENDS
Immerse yourself in guitar for a whole weekend of tuition, playing, jamming and socialising.
Join us for Nat Martin’s new three-part Blues Vocabulary series – Groovin’ and Adding Chords, starting this Wednesday evening, 30 September. A big part of good blues playing isn't about playing more notes – it's about developing a groove that feels good and making your rhythm playing more interesting while still supporting the song, singer or band. Across the three live online lessons, Nat will explore creating the groove, developing the harmony with different chord voicings, and finally bringing chords and licks together without losing the groove. 30 September – Creating the Groove 14 October – Adding Harmony 28 October – Chords + Licks Together Nat and I recorded a video demonstrating some of the ideas he'll be covering. Have a watch below and, if you'd like to join us, you can find all the course details and booking options on the course page.
BOOK YOUR PLACESpend a weekend immersed in the music that shaped rock, pop, soul, funk and so much more. Develop your rhythm playing, explore the fretboard, learn blues licks and soloing, and most importantly, play loads of great music with a fantastic group of fellow guitarists. Gary Dunn will expertly guide you through all you'd like to know.
BOOK YOUR PLACEStop playing alone. Start making music together. Join Gary Dunn and Andy Moore for a weekend of great songs, group playing, singing, jamming and live performance. Learn how to build guitar parts, play alongside other musicians and experience what it's like to be part of the band. Saturday places from £210 – or make a weekend of it.
BOOK YOUR PLACEIf your blues and fusion playing has hit a plateau, this is the weekend that will move you forward. Many guitarists reach a point where they’re relying on the same pentatonic patterns, familiar barre chords and repetitive licks. The problem isn’t technique—it’s knowing how to create groove, make better musical choices and sound like a complete player. Over the weekend, Nat Martin will show you how professional musicians approach blues and fusion. You’ll learn how to combine shell chords, triads, fingerstyle and plectrum techniques to create rich, dynamic rhythm parts, while developing a vocabulary of licks and solos that sound natural, expressive and musical.
BOOK YOUR PLACEBook now and secure one of our day or residential guitar courses at a special discounted price. Places are filling quickly, and once the early booking deadline passes (30th September), any remaining places will revert to the full price.
Learn from some of the UK’s most respected guitarists and tutors on inspiring, hands-on courses designed to improve your playing, build your confidence and give you a clear path for future progress.
Don’t miss out—book today and invest in your playing. If you’d like to know more about a particular course, simply get in touch via our contact us page. We’d be delighted to help.
