Experience the Fluency

Welcome to Ragacourses — your space to learn guitar with the soul of Indian music. Build strong Guitar foundations OR play Indian songs and Carnatic raga melodies fluently like it is sung OR discover connected rhythm and chord.

Dedicated correction platform. Ultra detailed lessons for each step. Commited teachers.

The learning doesn’t stop. The chat is always open. Students ask, Shyam and others guide and help.

My Teacher - a gentle and beautiful way he teaches the instrument . With Ragacourses, the foundation, the speed and focus that I have now is wonderful. Signing to Ragacourses was one of the best decisions and I recommend it wholeheartedly for music learners.

Krishna Mohan

Ellicott City, US

The posts from the group – from Shyam or other students – when they appear, it inspires me to practice and get better. It’s a truly inspiring group.

The curriculum and study materials are meticulously designed, focusing not just on the intricacies of Raga and Indian film musicals, but also emphasizing common pitfalls that learners might face in their guitar-playing journey.

Access ALL courses ($29/mo)

Indian payment: +91 828 1234 828

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The whole bunch: 100s of video lessons, Tabs, pdfs
- Fundamentals and best practices
- Indian raga & Film song fluency
- Rhythm & Chord connectedness
- Carnatic compositions
- Sing while Rhythm
- Recording and Mixing
- Fingerpicking and Chord melody
- Finding chords for ragas
- Ear training…
Immediate access Start learning in the next 5 minutes: the login and password is automatically emailed to you

Get Guitar Basics that matter

Looking for strong foundations? Get all course access or Get access to the single course with fundamental lessons. USD19

Get the Foundations Bundle

Guitar basics + Indian guitar first steps (Slides etc) + Rhythm chord basics USD49.

Classes & Corrections

(Whatsapp) +91 828 1234 828 | Email: shyam@musicianself.com

Better 1-1

1-1 calls with Shyam / Sreenath
Starts at USD15

“My playing changed within the first 10 minutes. It’s surgical.“

Corrections for Sure and fast progress

All course access
PLUS Dedicated membership space for corrections (Student platform with profiles, go back and review any post)
Ask anything, group calls directly with Shyam

Enrollment opens on 25th for a limited time.
USD35 or INR

My name is Shyam

ex-IITian living in Germany. 1998 BTech (JEE AIR 716)
playing Indian style guitar since 11 years of age
Teaching, building instruction systems, since 1.5 decades
Free videos: Youtube (musicianself, shyammonk)

I used my FOCUS – CHUNK – SKILL method to prepare and pass JEE, from a small town in South Kerala. My students and I use DELIBERATE practice methods to get results while deepening the process. Benefit from my learning and teaching methods.

Sreenath | Trained Teacher

Sreenath began learning Indian guitar from Shyam’s YouTube channel, later joining Ragacourses. After personal guidance and video submissions, he was validated and now teaches using Shyam’s method and values.

Sreenath is a humble and patient tutor. He understands beginners well and keeps lessons engaging. He lets me choose songs and adapts the notes to my level. My hearty thanks to Sreenath and Shyam sir for making this wonderful journey.

THIRU

DUBAI

“”I’m a student of Shyam and now teach his method. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen — clear goals, no time-wasting, full focus on progress. Once you start, the possibilities draw you in.” – Sreenath

Your Needs & Interests

Beginner Best Practices

You have the right to start learning music playing towards what you like, knowing for sure that you are in the right direction, absorbing the best practices without wrong methods.

Indian Guitar Fluency

Stop hitting notes. Play music. Learn the rules of connected sustained playing. Practice exercises relevant to playing your favorite Indian songs fluent and efficient like it is sung!

Rhythm Chord Ability

Automated rhythm hand. Smooth intelligent transition moves. Underlying mechanics to reduce the time you take to go from 0 to be a consistent rhythm chord player.

Chord Melody & Fingerpicking

Fingerstyle rich playing using song notes and chords at the same time. Better sound when playing alone. 0 to Higher skill level exercises.

Sing while rhythm

Play with family and friends? You play the rhythm while you sing or accompany. How to sync and not go awkwardly out of rhythm? Rhythm hand automation, chord techniques.

Advanced skills

How to find notes and chords on your own? Ear training, improvisation… other musician concerns. Join the family, let us go the path together. Custom solutions – just ask us.

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Path & Practice

Learning theory, methodology, frameworks, steps we use to systematically and efficiently learn the different skills involved in playing music fluently and connected as we want it. Instead of trying in vain to somehow get the final sound, you understand the sub skills that chunk down the bulk to managable rewarding substeps. Spend your time, energy and money to get the best results as possible:

Beginner what to do
Indian guitar fluency – raga or film song – how
carnatic on guitar – additional
rhythm and chord steps
the smart chord root & pattern method overview
how to find chords steps
finding notes on your own – logic
learning using songs you like. Why
raga improvisation on western instrument – phrasal
fast and sure progress