Fluent Indian Guitar.
Rhythm Chord Mastery

Stop hitting notes, play music
avoid frustration and quitting – learn to play music you want to play, are familiar with.
Beginner or been playing for sometime, learn the underlying mechanics, the techniques and methods of fluent, connected playing.

Start learning what matters to you

1-1 classes & Private Corrections

1-1 classes and corrections:
shyam@musicianself.com OR Whatsapp: +49 163 222 8094

Learn from a specialist teacher

learn with Shyam or an assistant teacher trained in our method of assessment and practice.
Learn optimized processes from a specialist teacher – assess your playing using best practices and technique checklists our students use
Learn what matters to you – set a unique path from where you are to what you want to be
Teachers are trained in learning theory and student guidance for targeted progress – scorecards, frameworks, goal oriented syllabus
no information limit – you set the pace of learning, we will not limit you to preset learning speed or material

Send your video or doubts (Whatsapp) to +91 82812 34828 to assess and get to know the teacher. Do a call, try it to know the difference.

“I am a student of Shyam, who also teaches in his method. In my life, I haven’t seen anything like this – very goal oriented, without somehow methods, no limiting information to prolong time spent, total commitment to student progress. Once you start in his method, you see the endless possibilities, the relationship with the teacher and you are hooked.” – Sreenath

Fundamentals Bundle - $99

Lifetime access to foundation courses:

Guitar basics that matter
Indian guitar first steps
Rhythm chord basics
[Bonus] Carnatic geetham lambodara

Not sure about your technique, want to make sure you are following best practices and efficient fluency methods from the beginning?

Access All Courses

1 year access to all course topics:

Beginner Courses: Guitar basics, Indian guitar basics, Rhythm Chord basics
Indian guitar skill growth & Fluency
Rhythm chord exercises, patterns, methods
Fingerstyle and Chord Melody exercises
Chord and rhythm knowledge and practice
How to find chords on your own
Ear training exercises
Carnatic basics and techniques lessons

Help you be a better musician

My name is Shyam. Originally from Kerala. Live in Germany. Playing Indian style music, chords & rhythm since I was 11 years old.
Been teaching online and helping others build instruction systems, since 1.5 decades. You may know me from my Youtube (musicianself, shyammonk) free detailed videos.

IIT BTech. Prepared from a small town, on my own: JEE 716. Relevance? I know how to chunk, prepare and get results for myself and others. The background for the analysis and logic you get when learning with me.

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

Fluent Indian Guitar. Rhythm Chord Mastery