Complete Learn to Play Guitar Manual: Complete Learn to Play Instructions

by Gary Turner

Progressive COMPLETE LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR MANUAL is the ultimate guitar manual. It assumes you have no prior knowledge of music or playing the Guitar, and will take you from beginner to professional level. In the course of the book you will learn about the different types of guitars and the styles they are used for, and learn all the essential techniques of both acoustic and electric guitar, along with how to read traditional music notation, guitar TAB, and rhythm notation. You will also learn many well known pieces and songs and get a great introduction to many styles of music. The book is divided into sections, the first covering the basics of left and right hand technique, chord playing, picking, fingerpicking and music reading. The second section covers playing in all keys and introduces a variety of new styles and techniques. The later sections deal with playing along the whole fretboard, lead guitar playing and more advanced fingerpicking, including some great classical pieces. The accompanying CDs also contain several jam-along tracks for you to play your solos over, or improvise with. The book also has a special section on tuning, an index of all chord types and a glossary of musical terms. After completing this book, you will be an excellent guitarist and will be ready to play in a band or perform solo. Through the book you will have learned about many styles, so you may wish to learn more about some of them

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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