The Guitar Book: Volume 1

The Guitar Book: Volume 1
Author: Troy Nelson
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2019-06-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781076770301

What makes the newly-released The Guitar Book: Volume 1 different? More often than not, traditional chord "dictionaries" go for quantity over quality. You know the ones--they gleefully proclaim to have "over 2,500 chords inside!" The problem is, many of these chord shapes sound awful, are too difficult to play, or both. Enter The Guitar Book: Volume 1! Covering nearly 100 pages, Volume 1 contains an abundance of easy-to-play chord shapes. Inside this book you will find: *150+ Arpeggios *100+ Open Chords *100+ Movable Chords *Major Chords *Minor Chords *Dominant Chords *Diminished Chords *Augmented Chords Chock-full of useful information, including hundreds of common, practical, and great-sounding guitar chords and arpeggios, Volume 1 can help you quickly learn all of the chords and arpeggios you need to know for guitar. Plus, get FREE access to instant audio downloads from Troy's website, troynelsonmusic.com. All of the material is presented in easy-to-understand fretboard diagrams and tab, making learning fast and fun! Author Troy Nelson has been playing guitar for over 30 years and has a passion for helping others learn to love the guitar as much as he does. From the author of the 10-year bestseller Guitar Aerobics (Hal Leonard), Troy Nelson once again brings his easy-to-follow guitar teaching style to this helpful guitar resource handbook. Free shipping with Amazon Prime. Buy it now in paperback or Kindle books! Also available: The Guitar Book: Volume 2 - The Ultimate Resource for Discovering New Guitar Scales, Exercises, and Licks! About Troy Nelson: Troy Nelson is the former Editor of top guitar magazines Guitar One (sister publication of Guitar World) and Guitar Edge. After earning a degree in Occupational Music, Nelson launched his music editing career at Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest print music publisher. Here's what others have to say about guitar lesson book author Troy Nelson: "Troy Nelson, guitar god." - Amazon reviewer "I'm a total fan of Troy's books and method of learning." - Amazon reviewer "Troy Nelson, former editor of my favorite guitar magazines." - Amazon reviewer "His brilliance is his ability to break the project down into practical, bite-sized daily medicine and, at the same time, add a nice flavor to the dose." - Amazon Reviewer, Fretboard Freedom "I must say, I have noticed a big improvement in my playing. My wife no longer tells me to turn it down or off." - Amazon Reviewer, Guitar Aerobics "Another winner from Troy Nelson." - Amazon reviewer, Rhythm Guitar 365 "I LOVE this book. It's my first purchase from Troy Nelson, and it's got me interested in his other books" - Amazon reviewer, One-Man Guitar Jam

Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1

Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1
Author: Will Schmid
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1970-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476862036

(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes tuning; playing position; musical symbols; notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords; rhythms through eighth notes; strumming and picking; over 80 great songs, riffs, and examples.

Children's Guitar Chord Book

Children's Guitar Chord Book
Author: William Bay
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609743172

Younger students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve bar blues in many different keys. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with detailed illustrations showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Open chords for folk music as well as power chords for rock music are presented clearly and easily in this text. A complete easy chord chart and capo chart is provided at the end of the book for easy reference. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation.

Guitar Chords for Beginners

Guitar Chords for Beginners
Author: Gareth Evans
Publisher: Intuition Publications
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0957650671

"A very comprehensive book containing chords from the beginning stages and beyond. Everything is very well explained with no stone left unturned. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who's starting out with the guitar." -- Nigel Elliott, Guitarist & Tutor (N.Ireland) Guitar Chords for Beginners contains 65 different chords arranged in easy fingerings. Technique: Fretting hand technique for playing guitar chords is looked at in detail with diagrams. Where necessary, some chords are taught incrementally because taking on only the harder aspects of a chord’s fingering first means our hand is freer to adjust. Other chords are shown with different fingerings for you to choose which you prefer. Playing guitar chords may seem like a contortion for the hands of the beginner so there is some basic guidance on stretching to keep the hands flexible. Audio and More: Each guitar chord has a downloadable audio example enabling you to hear if you have played it right, or to hear what you need to work towards. There is an introduction to moveable power chords and barre chords, in which barre chords are shown as easier cut-down versions of full barre chord shapes. At the back of Guitar Chords for Beginners there is a list of suggested songs that contain chords from within the book. Grab a copy today! "I like what’s been put together! The information covered in technical issues for beginners especially explaining the difference between chords on piano and guitar is great. I think starting with the small position chords for C and G etc and building up to full position is also really important for beginners. The picture diagrams of hand position is a nifty feature, I know lots of beginners respond more to visuals and will often revert to looking at the hand pictures rather than the chord diagrams. Also think the added audio clips are a great feature so students can compare the sounds of their chords with the audio for reference. There could be a couple of chord progressions at the end of each section (Apart from the song suggestions at the end of the book) and strumming patterns. That would be an added feature that I think could work nicely, although this would make for a larger book and it is only £1.99 for the eBook. Otherwise I think what’s been put together is great :)" -- Anthony Bierman, Bmus(Hons) Contemporary/Jazz Guitar (South Africa) "Looks fab. I particularly like the different ways of playing the A chord. The physical warm-up exercises for flexibility are also good. It is good that movable major and minor barre chords are shown as partial versions to make them initially easier, and beginners might find extra interest where near the back of the book easy open versions of other more exotic chords are shown, such as Dm(maj7), the "James Bond" chord." -- Campbell Murray, RGT & MU Registered Tutor (Scotland)

Chord Velocity

Chord Velocity
Author: Bruce E. Arnold
Publisher: muse eek publishing
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2001-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1890944882

The first hurdle a beginning guitarist encounters is difficulty switching between chords quickly enough to make a chord progression sound like music. This book provides exercises that help a student gradually increase the speed with which they change chords. Special free audio files are also available on the muse-eek.com website to make practice more productive and fun. Within a few weeks, remarkable improvement by can be achieved using this method. This book is excerpted from "1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist Volume One."

Essential Elements for Guitar, Book 1 (Music Instruction)

Essential Elements for Guitar, Book 1 (Music Instruction)
Author: Will Schmid
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476826269

(Essential Elements Guitar). Take your guitar teaching to a new level! Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris and popular songs in a variety of styles, Essential Elements for Guitar is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers' instruction and get beginning guitar students off to a great start. This method has been designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Concepts covered in Book 1 include: getting started; basic music theory; guitar chords; notes on each string; ensemble playing; and much more! Songs used in Book 1 include such hits as: Dust in the Wind * Eleanor Rigby * Every Breath You Take * Hey Jude * Hound Dog * Let It Be * Ode to Joy * Rock Around the Clock * Stand By Me * Surfin' USA * Sweet Home Chicago * This Land Is Your Land * You Really Got Me * and more!

A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 (Music Instruction)

A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 (Music Instruction)
Author: William Leavitt
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 197
Release: 1995-08-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1480344540

(Guitar Method). This practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for the guitar program at the Berklee College of Music. Volume One builds a solid foundation for beginning guitarists and features a comprehensive range of guitar and music fundamentals, including: scales, melodic studies, chord and arpeggio studies, how to read music, special exercises for developing technique in both hands, voice leading using moveable chord forms, and more.

Fundamentals of Guitar

Fundamentals of Guitar
Author: Miles Okazaki
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2015-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619114860

This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. It is divided into two parts: pitch and rhythm. Part 1 (pitch) begins with the properties of string, harmonics, and tuning systems. It then moves methodically through pitch information, beginning with locating all versions of a single pitch, building pentatonic, heptatonic, and all possible symmetrical scales. This is followed by a study of intervals, with all possible locations of every two pitches, and a long study that moves through every possible fingering of three pitches, with a series of exercises to master triadic syntax. Part 1 closes with a study of four-pitch structures and complete tables that show all possible pitch sets in circular visual notation. Part 2 (rhythm) begins with a complete course in "Symmetrical Picking," a method based on drum rudiments that builds control in the picking hand through an exhaustive variety of movements. The focus of this section is building a strong rhythmic foundation, with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, speed, dynamics, and groove. It is followed by a study of legato playing, working with ornaments and slides. The study of playing with fingers on multiple strings takes up the remainder of the book. This begins with the study of pulse against pulse, playing two simultaneous tempos. The book concludes with a study of polyrhythm, playing one rhythm against another. Plain English is used as much as possible to describe theoretical concepts, and hundreds of illustrations were made for the book as an aid to those who either don't speak English or prefer to think visually. This approach is designed to be inclusive and to promote creative practice. The main idea of the book is described in this passage (page 154): "Even in this small area there is a lot of material, potentially a lifetime of study. The amount of information can feel overwhelming to students at any level. For this reason, the book is designed for self-directed practice, with an emphasis on what the player "could" do, rather than what the player "should" do. The principle is to develop your own learning process, rather than following someone else's. The ability to make choices is essential in finding a personal approach to the instrument. Pick and choose the studies that seem interesting - there should be enough variety to accommodate a wide range of personalities. If any particular concept or exercise has been useful as the starting point for a new creative direction, then the book has done its job. Its purpose is not to push any dogma, method, or style, but to open the door to options for guitarists of any background that are looking for new perspectives.

Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar

Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar
Author: Mickey Baker
Publisher: Music Sales
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1992
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780860010166

(Music Sales America). This completely revised self-instruction book was written by one of the most outstanding jazz guitarists today. It covers: how to play chords the modern way, vamps and fill-ins, bop-blues, bounce blues, runs, introductions, technique, thoery, and much more.