Fender Play

The polished paid option for someone who wants songs from day one. You pick acoustic or electric, then a style such as rock, blues, folk, country or pop, and Fender Play builds a path of short video lessons around riffs and songs in that style. That song-first design is its strength for motivation. The trade-off is depth: Tech Advisor's review found it aimed at people who want to play their favorite songs rather than read music or study scales, and the same basics are available free elsewhere, so you are paying for the structure and the polish. There is a 14-day free trial, which is long enough to see whether the format keeps you practicing. Bass and ukulele paths are there too if a partner wants in.