From zero to your first song, step by step.

730 Simms Managing Member is a small studio making structured online guitar courses for complete beginners. No shortcuts and no rockstar promises — just step-by-step video lessons, honest practice plans and steady progress from your very first chord.

Explore the Course How the Method Works
  • 340+ students since Jan 2026
  • 8 course modules
  • ~2 wks to your first song
  • $29 per month · cancel anytime
Module 01 · Tuning and posture
Lesson 03 — Your first chord Em. Two fingers, that is all.
Zero to Hero · The full path

Seven frets between zero and your first song.

One flagship course, seven standalone modules. Take the whole neck, or just the fret you need today.

FRET 00 — THE WHOLE NECK

Zero to Hero Guitar Course

The complete beginner path. Eight guided modules take you from your first chord to confident basic playing with video lessons and practice plans.

  • 7 standalone modules in one path
  • 50+ video lessons
  • Downloadable chord charts
  • Weekly practice plans
$59.00 $79.00 one-time · lifetime access
FRET 01

Guitar Fundamentals

6 lessons · 1.5 hrs

Meet your guitar. Hand posture tuning and the basic principles every beginner needs before anything else.

  • Parts of the guitar
  • Proper posture
  • Tuning by ear
$19.00 $29.00
FRET 02

Chords & Chord Progressions

9 lessons · 2.5 hrs

The essential open chords and the simple progressions used in hundreds of popular songs.

  • Major open chords
  • Minor open chords
  • Smooth changes
$24.00 $34.00
FRET 03

Rhythm & Strumming Lessons

8 lessons · 2 hrs

Practical rhythm training with strumming patterns and backing exercises you can play along to.

  • Strum patterns
  • Steady timing
  • Play-along tracks
$24.00 $34.00
FRET 04

Step-by-Step Guitar Practice

4 plans · 3 hrs

Structured weekly practice plans that build skill gradually without overload.

  • 20-min routines
  • Progress tracking
  • Warm-up habits
$19.00 $27.00
FRET 05

Guitar Technique Training

7 lessons · 2 hrs

Clean chord changes hand coordination and accuracy drills for smoother playing.

  • Chord change drills
  • Picking accuracy
  • Relaxed hands
$24.00 $35.00
FRET 06

Song-Based Learning Pack

6 songs · 3 hrs

Learn through simple song breakdowns that apply your chords and technique in real playing.

  • Easy song forms
  • Chord sheets
  • Playing with a track
$29.00 $39.00
FRET 07

Digital Learning Materials

PDF pack · 12 pages

Printable chord charts exercise sheets and reference guides for practice at your own pace.

  • Chord charts
  • Exercise sheets
  • Reference guides
$14.00 $19.00

Every module is a one-time purchase. No subscription, no hidden fees, and all digital materials stay yours forever.

Less content. More playing.

We built the course we wished existed when we started: short lessons, honest practice and no magic. Here is how it works, who we are and why beginners stay.

How it works

Four moves, repeated weekly.

No 40-hour video dumps. Each week is a small loop you can actually keep, even with a job, a family and twenty spare minutes.

20 min a day is enough
01

Watch the lesson

Short videos, ten to fifteen minutes each. One idea per lesson, explained like you are sitting right next to us.

02

Play along

Every lesson ends with a play-along track at a forgiving tempo. You make music from day one, not someday.

03

Practice with a plan

A simple weekly plan tells you exactly what to repeat and for how long, so practice never turns into guessing.

04

Move one fret

When the plan feels easy, you move to the next fret. Small wins stack into real playing without burnout.

About 730 Simms Managing Member

A small studio with a short promise.

730 Simms Managing Member began in 2026 in a spare room with one acoustic guitar, a webcam and a stubborn belief: beginners do not need more content, they need a clearer path.

We are a two-person studio. We record every lesson ourselves, answer our own emails, and update the course every time a student gets stuck where they should not.

No investors, no growth team, no hockey-stick promises. Just a small course that helps a few hundred people a year make real music.

2026 the year we opened
2 people in the team
340 students so far
20 minutes a day is enough
Why choose us

Because we promise less, and deliver it.

The usual promise The 730 Simms Managing Member way
Play like a pro in 30 days
Play your first song in a few honest weeks
Hundreds of videos dumped on you
One clear path, one module at a time
Secret pro techniques
Basics done properly, nothing magical
Another monthly subscription
One-time price, yours forever
See the curriculum
Student stories · honest numbers

Small numbers, real songs.

We are not a unicorn startup and we never will be. Here is what our small studio actually looks like, in graphs and in the words of the people who took the course.

Students per quarter
38 Q1
74 Q2
96 Q3
132 Q4
132 new students this quarter
Days to first song
14 days on average, down from 21
Finish module one
87%

of students who start week one finish the first module. The plan does the work.

I tried three apps and quit all of them. This is the first time I actually played a song for my family.

MK
Marta K. 34 · marketing manager
First song in 19 days

The practice plan is the whole trick. Twenty minutes with a plan beats an hour of messing around.

DR
Denis R. 41 · father of two
Module 3 in progress

I bought only the chords module because I was skeptical. A month later I came back for the rest.

IS
Igor S. 27 · developer
Started with one module

My hands are slow and I am not young. The course never once made me feel behind.

LP
Lydia P. 58 · retired teacher
Finished Fundamentals

All numbers come from our own short student surveys, n = 214. We are small and we like it that way.

Get in touch · Denver, CO

Have a question? Write to the studio.

We answer every email ourselves, usually within one business day. No support tickets, no chatbots — just the two of us in Denver.

  • General question
  • Course or module question
  • Technical issue
  • Billing or payment
  • Partnership or press

We reply within one business day. No spam, no newsletter sign-up, ever.

Frequently asked questions

You asked, we answered honestly.

Everything we get asked most often, in one place. If your question is not here, the form below is read by a real human in Denver.