Guitar For Dummies

Guitar For Dummies
Author: Mark Phillips
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1998-09-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780764551062

Let’s face it – in the music world, guitars set the standard for cool. Since the 1950s, many of the greatest performers in rock ‘n’ roll, blues, and country have played the guitar. Playing electric guitar can put you out in front of a band, where you’re free to roam, sing, and make eye contact with your adoring fans. Playing acoustic guitar can make you the star of the vacation campfire sing-along or allow you to serenade that special someone. And playing any kind of guitar can bring out the music in your soul and become a valued lifetime hobby. Guitar For Dummies delivers everything the beginning to intermediate guitarist needs. The information has been carefully crafted so that you can find exactly what you want to know about the guitar. This clearly written guide is for anyone who wants to know how to Strum basic chords and simple melodies Expand your range with advanced techniques Play melodies without reading music Choose the right guitar Tune, change strings, and make simple repairs Figure out how to play anything from simple chord progressions to smokin’ blues licks. Guitar For Dummies also covers the following topics and more: Hand position and posture Basic major and minor chords Adding spice with basic 7th chords and barre chords Playing melodies in position and in double-stops Different styles including rock, blues, folk, and classical Buying a guitar and accessories Taking care of your guitar Guitar For Dummies also contains a play-along audio CD that contains all 97 songs and exercises from the book. Whether you’re contemplating a career as a heavy metal superstar or you just want to strum a few folk songs for your friends, this friendly book-and-CD package makes it easy to pick up the guitar and start playing. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Total Rock Guitar

Total Rock Guitar
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2001
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793587872

(Guitar Educational). Total Rock Guitar is a unique and comprehensive source for learning rock guitar, designed to develop both lead and rhythm playing. This book/CD pack covers: getting a tone that rocks; open chords, power chords and barre chords; riffs, scales and licks; string bending, strumming, palm muting, harmonics and alternate picking; all rock styles; and much more. The examples in the book are in standard notation with chord grids and tablature, and the CD includes full-band backing for all 22 songs.

Rock Guitar for the Young Beginner

Rock Guitar for the Young Beginner
Author: Corey Christiansen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610651286

Rock Guitar for the Young Beginner was written with the young student in mind. This book provides information and etudes covering the basic essentials of rock guitar. the hip songs and etudes make the learning fun. Subjects such as Open Chords, Power Chords, Barre Chords, Rock Scales, Arpeggios, and Slash Chords are all presented with fun songs and graded learning. the accompanying CD, featuring a great rhythm section, is fun to jam with and allows students to hear how the etudes should be played.

Complete Rock Guitar Method: Beginning Rock Guitar

Complete Rock Guitar Method: Beginning Rock Guitar
Author: Paul Howard
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457408236

Perfect for beginning guitarists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, this volume covers basic rock theory, essential left-hand techniques, power chords, rhythm guitar, and how to improvise with the pentatonic scale. Includes licks in the styles of rock greats like Chuck Berry, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and others. The most thorough book for beginning rock students! All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar
Author: David M. Brewster
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634065408

"This book provides a quick, effective, un-complicated, and practical method to playing guitar. Get started right away and learn at your own pace in the comfort of your home."

How to Play Rock Guitar

How to Play Rock Guitar
Author: Richard Johnston
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879307400

Offering lessons, licks, and tips drawn from rock guitar masters, this how-to guide boosts players' soloing techniques, rhythm playing, and understanding of rock theory. Fully updated and expanded, it reveals secrets of the stars and spotlights the latest on gear and recording. Photos. 100 charts & tables.

Andy Guitar Improver Guitar Course

Andy Guitar Improver Guitar Course
Author: Andy Crowley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781722333553

The follow on book from Andy's Beginner Guitar Course. This course bridges the gap between Beginner and Intermediate levels, allowing those learning from home to have a smooth progression in all the main styles of guitar in the fastest possible way. Covers every improver level chord needed to excel on guitar, including barre chords, power chords and advanced open chord techniques. Also includes chord sheets, TAB and further help with playing along with Andy's custom made audio jam tracks (available separately) where the new chord skills can be tested and demonstrated.

Rock Guitar Lessons for Beginners

Rock Guitar Lessons for Beginners
Author: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Publisher: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2014-04-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9825320230

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy rock guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.*** "A great buy! I bought a guitar a while ago, but never figured out how to play until I found this book. It covers quite an extensive amount of material. Highly recommended." - Jim O’Connor, Casper, WY Progressive Beginner Rock Guitar contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great rock guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson rock guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of guitars including electric guitar and acoustic guitar. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the guitar is required to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: • All the important chords, progressions, rhythms, lead guitar scales and techniques used by rock guitarists • How to play electric guitar and how to play acoustic guitar • How to play rhythm guitar and how to play lead guitar • How to play rock guitar chords and rock guitar strumming patterns • Essential chord types including power chords and bar chords in open and movable positions • How to play rock guitar arpeggios, rock guitar scales and essential techniques including slurs, slides, note bending and vibrato • How to use guitar improvisation to invent your own licks and rock lead guitar solos • Practical guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music for beginners and how to read guitar tab • How to tune a guitar • Guitar tips and guitar tricks that everyone needs when learning guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the guitar today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy guitar lessons written by a professional rock guitar teacher • Easy-to-read rock guitar music for beginners, guitar chords for beginners and easy guitar tabs for beginners • Full color photos and diagrams • 110+ rock guitar exercises, rock guitar chord progressions, rock guitar riffs, rock guitar licks, rock guitar solos and popular easy rock guitar songs for beginners, in classic rock guitar, blues guitar and folk guitar styles • Jam along band backing tracks for practicing your rock guitar improvisation Beginner guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's rock guitar lessons for beginners are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.

Guitar Lessons for Beginners

Guitar Lessons for Beginners
Author: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Publisher: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2013-12-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 982532001X

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.*** "...I've used this book for about eight years and I give it five stars both for teachers and beginning students!" - Guitar Guy (Virginia) [Amazon] Progressive Beginner Guitar contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of guitars including acoustic guitar and electric guitar. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: ́ How to play rhythm guitar and how to play lead guitar ́ How to play guitar chords for beginners and rhythm guitar strumming patterns ́ How to play beginner guitar notes and beginner guitar scales used in lead guitar solos, riffs and licks ́ All the fundamental techniques of guitar playing ́ How to read guitar tabs for beginners ́ Guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music for beginners including key signatures, time signatures, sharps and flats, ties, rests and major scales ́ How to tune a guitar ́ Guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar ́ Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the guitar today. Features include: ́ Progressive step-by-step easy beginners guitar lessons written by a professional guitar teacher ́ Full color photos and diagrams ́ Easy-to-read guitar music for beginners, guitar chords for beginners and easy guitar tabs for beginners covering both melody and chord playing ́ Guitar chord chart containing formulas and chord diagrams for all important guitar chords ́ 60 guitar exercises, guitar chord progressions and popular easy guitar songs for beginners in rock guitar, country guitar, folk guitar, blues guitar and pop guitar styles Beginner guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's guitar lessons for beginners are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.

Rock Guitar Lessons - Licks and Solos

Rock Guitar Lessons - Licks and Solos
Author: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Publisher: LearnToPlayMusic.com
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9825322659

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy rock guitar solo lessons. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.*** "This book gave me great ideas for soloing all over the fretboard. It also teaches you the correct technique for playing rock solos." - Bud Schneider, AZ Progressive Rock Guitar Solos contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great rock solo guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson rock solos guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of guitars including acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing the guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play acoustic guitar and electric guitar solos • How to play guitar scales including pentatonic scales, blues scales and major scales in various patterns over the entire fretboard • How to play rock guitar notes and rock guitar scales and licks used in rock lead guitar solos • All the fundamental techniques of rock guitar playing including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, reverse bends, vibrato, muting and pick tremolo • Guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music and how to read guitar tabs for beginners • Rock solo guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the guitar today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy guitar lessons written by a professional rock guitar teacher • Full color photos and diagrams • Easy-to-read rock guitar music, and easy rock guitar tabs • Guitar scale diagrams for all important rock guitar scales • 43 guitar exercises covering 12 full rock guitar solos Guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's rock guitar solo lessons are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.