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.

progress is in the corrections
Saravanan
Chennai
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.
Harsha
Bangalore
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.
Automatic access to All Student Only lessons within the next 5 minutes.
- 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
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

“”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

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
- 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