Your comprehensive hands-on guide to playing guitar Have you always wanted to play the guitar? You can start today with these 8 minibooks. Covering both acoustic & electric guitar this hands-on resource gives you all the instruction you need to play across multiple genres whether you're a beginner or an experienced guitarist. You'll find plenty of tips for playing easier & more complex pieces
- & for composing your own. Plus you can play along with examples on the bonus CD! Gear up to start playing
- understand the different parts of a guitar find the right guitar for you string & tune the instrument & develop basic playing skills Immerse yourself in sounds & technique
- play major & minor chords master left- & right-hand techniques & play melodies in position & double-stops Get ready to rock!
- from Chuck Berry to Keith Richards to The Edge see how the best play barre chords hot licks & sweet leads Play the blues
- explore rhythm & lead techniques signature riffs blues progressions & the achievements of great blues guitarists Go classical
- learn about the history of classical guitar combine arpeggios & melody & sample different genres Practice practice practice
- try your hand at major scales minor scales & chord exercises to rev up stalled skills Write songs & music
- check out different song forms understand modes & compose with chords Open the book & find: Plenty of music examples & practice exercises Musical styles & genres through the years Correct hand position & posture Basic playing techniques Standard music notation & tablature Tips for playing up the neck Ways to solo & improvise leads Different fingerstyles to play Accessories for your guitar A comprehensive guitar chord chart Bonus CD

Includes:: More than 90 tracks all played by the authors Songs from different guitar genres Examples of chord progressions riffs & more Major & minor scale patterns Note: CD-ROM/DVD & other supplementary materials are not included as part of e Book file.









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Guitar Basics" is a landmark method for young guitarists. It starts at absolute beginner level & progresses to Initial/ Preparatory Grade. The method is set out in fifteen stages & contains original pieces & traditional tunes in an array of styles including classical folk & world music as well as well-known favourite film & TV themes such as " James Bond" " Batman" & " The Flintstones". There is a thorough introduction to standard notation with sections on chords & TAB whilst ensemble pieces are ideal for group teaching including ' Wider Opportunities'. The enhanced CD provides accompaniment parts teachers' notes & tips for parents which are easily downloaded or it can be simply used to play the fun backing tracks." ...

Containing over forty pieces Guitar Basics Repertoire offers a rich & varied mixture of folksongs from around the world (Aura Lee Sakura) classical tunes (Bizet
- March of the Kings J. S. Bach
- Minuet in G) & popular film music (including themes from Pirates of the Caribbean & Harry Potter) alongside evocative originals (Falling Leaves Havana Goodtime Samurai Sword Tudor Dance) & established guitar repertoire by Sor & Carulli. Designed both to consolidate the areas of study covered in Guitar Basics & present new topics in the fun but clear style of the popular method book Guitar Basics Repertoire introduces accidentals moving up the neck two part music arpeggios & plucked chords as well as fun extended techniques that even a beginner can master. Guitar Basics Repertoire contains both solo & ensemble pieces with backing tracks & teachers' part for many pieces provided on the accompanying ECD & is the perfect companion to Guitar Basics whether being used for group teaching or to prepare students for graded examinations.

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Whether you're playing blues rock classical or folk-all the chords you'll need are here Even Eric Clapton started with a few basic chords. & Guitar Chords For Dummies offers guitarists of every ambition skill level & musical genre a key to the simplest & most complex guitar chords-over 600 in all. Illustrated with a grid showing the position of the fingers on a string a photograph of the chord being played & a brief comment on the chord & how to play it this handy portable reference offers musicians whether experimenting at home or playing in a coffee house instant access to the full range of chords that can be played on a guitar. Covers the theory & techniques of guitar chords Features a handy portable design which can fit into a guitar case

Includes:: a convenient lay-flat (wire bound) format allowing users to easily try out new chords An ideal resource for broadening musical technique & getting new ideas Guitar Chords For Dummies will help you whether you're just picking up the guitar or a seasoned musician add sparkle & range to your musical repertoire.

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Guitar Exercises For Dummies

Includes:: over 300 exercises along with lots of technique-building practice opportunities.

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Includes:: simplified arrangements of over 60 guitar tunes from around the world. It contains simple

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The bestselling music guide
- now updated & with a FREE DVD! Have you always wanted to learn to play guitar? Who wouldn't? Think
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Seventeen-year-old Molly's band was always just about being a girl
- singing Hello Kitty Speedboat & pretending to play instruments
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Since the dawn of the electric guitar hip players & manufacturers have been aware of the degree to which the design & specs of the magnetic pickups used on any given instrument will affect its sound & performance. Never before however have there been so many options available for so many different types of guitars. Players today have access to accurate reproductions of the most revered of vintage pickup designs from 50 years ago & more along with any conceivable hotrod modification or upgrade of the form plus countless original & adventurous designs that bring something entirely new to the table. & all of these are available from both large replacement-unit manufacturers & small independent craftsmen alike as well as the major guitar manufacturers themselves. Its a revolution of tone to be sure & that means theres a dizzying amount of information to take on board if you hope to nail down the pickups & therefore the sound that are right for you & your instrument. The magical tonal properties of certain pickups have become almost a religion with many players & an industry has been born out of guitarists desires to alter their tone by swapping this critical link in the signal chain. Changing pickups can result in one of the most dramatic & immediate sonic alterations achievable from any single-component swap that can be made on your entire guitar. Its also one of the simplest modifications to achieve & often relatively affordable too. Swapping pickups can yield dramatic changes in gain dynamics frequency range & overall voice
- all the elements that combine to create your tone. It can also bring about extremely subtle sonic adjustments that are arguably significant only to the player themselves but are nevertheless worth achieving. Dive in blind however & this alteration in tone whether subtle or dramatic is entirely random & potentially counterproductive. Understanding precisely how any pickup swap will alter your sound rather than taking a stab in the dark
- & then either stabbing again or just deciding to live with it if the results arent what you hoped for
- requires a lot of study & thought. The better you understand what makes different pickups sound the way they do & how different elements of their design & construction contribute to variations in tone & response the better youll be able to assess how a given set of pickups might work toward your own sonic goals. This is where Guitar Pickups: A Guide for the Player" comes in & myth hype & snake oil go out. Get the knowledge & its a whole lot easier to bring the tone onboard."


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This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining & repairing electric & acoustic guitars & basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar & keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. It features an essential DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever. New features include set-up specs of leading players; stronger coverage of guitar electronics including pickups & wiring diagrams; & expanded coverage of acoustics. ...