4.8 rating out of 3707 reviews
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Best Guitar Course
I love TAC because Tony breaks down the elements so you learn how to play guitar and how songs are constructed. No other course or teacher has helped me consistently practice because each lesson is like candy - it’s the journey that matters, and the nuggets of daily learning culminate into deeper, long-lasting understanding and mastery.
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Kevin
It’s been a good first week for me. The teaching of the daily lesson makes it very doable. The biggest thing is just getting your fingers moving again. It’s been many years since I’ve played, but I’m excited about where I’m going with it. Thanks!
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Marcus Laughlin
Hi Tony,I wanted to drop you a line of encouragement for what you are doing. I joined the Tony's Acoustic Guitar family in May 2025. I have 157 Playing Sessions to-date. I am a retired 64 year old pharmaceutical executive and I am having a ball playing guitar. Your encouraging style and the way you break down the week's lessons has been exactly what the doctor ordered for me. Playing guitar is very relaxing for me. Seeing my progress will keep me playing. I think I'm ready for fretboard wizard but would like your guidance as to whether I should tackle it as a next step. Thank you for all you do for guys and gals like me!
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Dennis Mihalek
I love having structured lessons everyday! And when they all come together at the end of the week, it definitely gives me a feeling of accomplishment. I’ve learned more in the past eight weeks, than in the previous two years of dabbling. Tony is an excellent teacher!
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Greg B
It's kind of funny, my guitar store is Tony's guitar store. I think I met him there years ago, and I knew about his course. I was one of those guys that thought, why should I pay a teacher for lessons, when they are free on youtube! That was 5 years ago, and I have been NOT learning all that time. Needless to say, I pretty much gave up, because deep down inside I really thought "I'm never gonna REALLY learn to play guitar". Finally, a few months ago I looked into Tony's course more deeply, and thought "what do I have to lose" and signed up. After the "30 days to play" at the start of the course, I told my wife that I was really going to learn to play guitar! No doubt anymore. Big change from "I'm never going to learn guitar! If I still lived in Montana, I would buy Tony a beer!
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Kale Braden
A dear friend of mine, Ben, recently passed away and left me one of his guitars because "...he wanted to leave his guitars to people who would play them." I realized that I had to find a way to get back into playing. I'd taken lessons. I'd dabbled, but I always stalled out. A year ago I subscribed to a web course which had 10,000 options, but I found myself completely lost about what to do and how to approach so many options. Then I ran across your video "The truth about learning guitar over 50." Every excuse, reason, or bad habit you described I found myself nodding along with and saying "yup, did that!" I've cleaned out a corner of my office, have my two guitars and Ben's guitar out on stands, and have committed to at least 10 minutes a day. Calluses are coming back, dog howls while I tune up, and I know somewhere my friend Ben is happy that his guitar is getting played.
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Frank Pfeffer
I was reluctant to join TAC because I’ve found it difficult to see finger positions on YouTube lessons I’ve taken. Additionally, while I like the teachers and their abilities, they seemed to speak/move too quickly for me. Taking the 5 day free challenge changed my view. Tony is articulate, speaks at the right pace and even though I still have trouble viewing finger positions, the TABS are game changers for me. The lessons are so well organized and structured, that I feel I am succeeding at becoming a better player. Additionally, Tony makes it easy and fun to play my guitar daily. I highly recommend TAC!
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Lothar Scheld
I was worried about picking up the guitar every day since I seem to not follow through.It’s easy once you’ve got used to it.One thing I do miss is that the tabs don’t show what chord we’re playing. I have to go back in the lesson a few times to hear the vocal call out of the chord
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Ed O’Brien
I am very happy with my decision to join TAC. While I have some skills, I needed direction and fun, as Tony says. This has been fun for me and I feel like I am learning technique and building a guitar toolbox that will make me an actual guitar player.
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Joanne Blair
I love Tony’s acoustic challenge. I started learning under his guidance in September of 2025. I enjoy the short snippets of music. I have learned so much in so little time.It is truly my happy place. I have not found an online course comparable to this one.I’m forever grateful.
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Carla McCann
I joined TAC about a year ago. I was pretty much just starting out. I do realize now that I have come a long way with the help of Tony P. I had no expectations because I didn't really know what I was getting into. I thank you for your calm and easy demeanor. You are good at making us feel like we are winners every day regardless of our abilities and inabilities. I can't wait to see how far the next year takes me and the rest of the TAC family. Thank you!
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OldGal
This is exactly what I have been looking for! These are the pieces that make it worth playing. I got bored with playing just easy chords and beginner songs. I still need a lot of beginner stuff but can muddle through that. This is inspiring and gives me the tools I need to play real songs.
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Dana Pemberton
From the moment I signed up for your free “5 Day Challenge”, I could feel a new switch “flip” on in my “guitar brain” that was undeniable in a way I couldn’t even explain at first. My first musical “wheelhouse” is drums and percussion and I’ve done that on a professional level for going on a few decades. Like many drummers, I always wanted to step out from behind the kit to sing and play guitar. Even write my own songs. I’ve played with many GREAT guitar players and almost all of them encouraged me to pick up a guitar. I learned to play more guitar than I ever thought I could, which wasn’t a lot, but was more than I’d ever done. I could play my open chords and being a drummer, my sense of rhythm transferred over decently enough. I was feeling pretty darn good about myself for a while and then I got STUCK. I was terrified to add single note playing and other techniques and the fretboard above 5 was a scary mystery. Until TAC!! Thank you Tony!! My guitar journey is alive again!!
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Brett Burgeson
Love the lessons Tony, you are inspiring for me!
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Roy Stevens
Playing session 300 today. Can't say enough positive things about TAC!My dad taught guitar for a living but passed early on. My grandfather played and taught me a few things when I was a kid but I never started to learn how to play until I signed up for TAC. It's going to be a long journey and I'm enjoying ever step!
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Sheryl Kelley
I am thrilled with TAC. Tony's teaching style is EXACTLY right for me. I'm only a couple weeks in, and at first I was thinking "Wait! You don't teach the whole song?!" and I was worried. But then I figured out Tony teaches all PARTS of the song with room for creativity with how you put them all together -- the techniques, the chords, the strumming, etc. And when you do that final assembly yourself (with the loads of help he's provided all week), then 1) it reinforces the learning of each of the parts, and 2) it lets you play the song at whatever level you're at and come back to it over and over to "re-arrange" it as your skills improve. And it's FUN!!! It brings to mind the idea of teaching us to fish rather than giving us a fish. I am getting better on other instruments and at writing/arranging my own song ideas based on what I'm learning and how much fun I'm having in TAC. Can't say enough positive about this teaching/learning approach and how Tony's passion for guitar comes thro
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Paul M
Today is my granddaughter's 1st birthday. I was able to play and sing happy birthday to her in the key of G. Consistency and small wins is the key. I’m loving the journey. Thank you, Tony!
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Brenda Corley
I haven't been able to practice like I want to due to being out of town for a family emergency. On my way home now and I am looking forward to getting into a groove.
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rick julio
Tony ,if you really read these reviews ,I want you to know, I like others really want to learn to play a guitar . And when I saw you wearing a hockey jersey, long hair and Tattoo's I had to listen and watched your advertisement on U-Tube .I thought you make sense to me so I joined . And let me say I am only a year into your program and have found it really, really works .I am for the first time at 62 years old playing a guitar ,thanks to you . I blow my friends away with what you have taught me in such a short period of time .Its one of the best investments I ever made . Your system works. Cant wait for the next lesson . And I very ,very seldom do I miss a lesson . You have made this a fun journey .Thank You Tony
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Barry Sloan
I am really enjoying the TAC experience after finishing up my first week. It has been difficult to move on after each lesson even when things aren't perfect, but I am following the process and trusting Tony. Looking forward to week two and beyond!.
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Cheryl L Harris
I've been working on Playing guitar for 2-1/2 years, but 2025 I really began to understand that this is not going to come overnight. I was distracting myself, not making it a priority. I finally realized that consistency is important and I changed teachers to get more freedom. That was a win. I started to understand that this could be fun. I am so glad I've found your program to really challenge me and give me something new everyday to shoot for. Though most days I don't master what you're doing. It gives me something new to shoot for. Thanks so much this program is going to push me further (5 times) quicker that my weekly 30 minute lesson. It will challenge me and I can excite my instructor with my progress.
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Kevin Kirby
I have been faithfully doing about 30-45 minutes of watching and learning from Tony's guitar videos every day for the past week. Have not really played guitar for the past 45 years and now, being partially retired from my medical practice, decided it would be a good time to try really become a guitar player, instead of just strumming chords. Other than sore fingers, there are no negatives to report so far...only positives with the TAC course. Tony's teaching style, videos and discussions on having the right attitude when learning to play guitar are perfect for me at this stage of my life. So far, I am impressed.....and I don't impress very easily.
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Curt Boehne
I am 74 years old and I am enjoying the program. However, I vacillate between being hopeful and questioning "why did I start this??". I feel like I am making extremely slow progress and have accepted that I cannot keep up. I feel like my fingers are too big and possibly too stiff to make the chords and have all strings be clear. However, I am not giving up at this point......
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David C
I find the course to be nicely paced with a ‘no guilt’ approach
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David Isteed
I was little reluctant to sign up to a course on line, but the reviews were good and Tony's introductory video made me feel it could well work for me at 68 years of age after dabbling for decades!Being a member and listening to the tutorials made me feel good that I was being taken through a good learning process and at a speed to suit me.I do like Tony's easy-going approach and the bite size learning that suits me fine.So far, it seems ideal for a complete beginner, and although I have had lessons for over a year, it was useful to revise the basics and learn some positive action from doing that. I have also understood and learned things in the first 2 weeks that I didn't get from face to face lessons. I really think this may work for me!
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Steve W Tuck
Ok Ok OK. I wasn’t a believer in this program when I started on it. I figured “ what the heck” I can try it and get my money back if I don’t like it.Now just 39 days in, I think I’ve made more progress in 30 days than I had made in the previous 18 months. The daily challenges are well laid out and cover a lot of ground within them. It’s truly nice to finish the week with the backbone of a song and several new techniques that can be used in other songs.I am 100% sold on this path.
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Nancy
Well I like what I have done so far. I'm a teacher home during break. I have done 3 days. I was hoping for more time. I did read the notes upside down. For three days. Once I started playing the correct strings it sounds like your. I'm excited, optimistic and impatient. I'm a slow learner. Repeat, repeat, and repeat.
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Bill
Everything is working out very well!! Never flat picked before I'm having a good time looking forward to the rest of everything. I'm a little slow but catching up.
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Camille
I find the TAC system pretty easy to use. I do have a little trouble posting my progress in the community spot though (I'm not very proficient with interactive online activities).
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Jim Robison
The holidays interrupted the guitar routine that TAC established. My only New Years resolution is that I want to play more guitar. TAC will be the best resource to accomplish this.
