JustinGuitar
JustinGuitar offers structured online guitar lessons and courses created by Justin Sandercoe.
What JustinGuitar is
JustinGuitar offers structured online guitar lessons and courses created by Justin Sandercoe. The site says most lessons are free and that it relies on donations rather than paywalls. Its practical courses are designed for learners to work at their own pace and schedule. The JustinGuitar Tabs library includes song tabs, chord sheets, and lyrics, with new material added monthly. Tabs provide auto-scroll, transposition, full-screen and display settings, play-along videos, and a metronome; each tab links to a lesson and receives a grade from 1 to 9. The Note Trainer app uses short interactive exercises and visual fretboard practice to teach notes without a guitar. The Lessons & Songs app is available for Android and iOS, and the service also runs on the web. Tabs costs $4.17 a month, billed at $49.99/year after a 7-day free trial. Note Trainer lifetime access costs $4.99, paid once, with no subscription. JustinGuitar says it does not sell personal data and that Stripe or PayPal handles financial transactions without it storing payment details.
Good
- Most lessons are free
- Courses support self-paced learning
- Tabs link songs to lessons and grades
- Note Trainer works without a guitar
- Lessons & Songs app supports Android and iOS
Watch out
- Tabs requires a paid annual subscription after trial
- Note Trainer lifetime access is paid
- Mobile app availability listed for Android and iOS
Who it suits
JustinGuitar suits learners who want structured guitar instruction they can follow on their own schedule. Tabs may fit players looking for song material and practice tools, while Note Trainer is for learning notes without a guitar.
Verdict
JustinGuitar pairs free lessons with optional paid tabs and note-training tools. Review the separate pricing and trial terms if you want the tabs library or lifetime Note Trainer access.
Plans and prices
From JustinGuitar's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| JustinGuitar Tabs — Annual | $4.17 a month | 790+ tabs, chords and lyrics · play-along videos and metronome · phone, tablet and desktop · $49.99/year after 7-day free trial |
| Note Trainer App — Lifetime Access | $4.99, paid once | Lifetime access · short interactive note-training exercises · no guitar needed · One-time price; no subscription |
The facts
Each one read from JustinGuitar's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App security
- The Note Trainer privacy policy says app data is stored on JustinGuitar-managed servers, diagnostic data is processed by Sentry in the EU, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Learning approach
- The site describes its courses as practical and structured so students can learn at their own pace and schedule.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Mobile app availability
- The site identifies the Lessons & Songs app as available for Android and iOS devices.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2003checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Helsinki, Finlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Founder and launch
- Justin Sandercoe says JustinGuitar went live in July 2003 to support his private lessons.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site embeds lessons and tutorials from YouTube and Vimeo and uses Discourse for the JustinGuitar Community.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Lesson links
- Each tab links to a JustinGuitar lesson, and songs are assigned grades 1–9.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Note Trainer
- The Note Trainer app uses short interactive exercises and visual fretboard practice to help users learn guitar notes without needing a guitar.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- JustinGuitar says it does not sell personal data and that Stripe or PayPal handles financial transactions without JustinGuitar storing payment details.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- JustinGuitar offers structured online guitar lessons and courses created by Justin Sandercoe.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Help Center directs users to its Feedback Hub for bugs, ideas and content requests, with further help available by contacting the team.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Tabs library
- JustinGuitar Tabs includes song tabs, chord sheets and lyrics, with new content added monthly.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Tab tools
- Tabs offers auto-scroll, transposition, full-screen and display settings, plus play-along videos and a metronome.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Free lessons
- The site says most lessons are free and that it runs on donations instead of paywalls.checked 2 Oct 2026
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