The Online Guitar Store - Teach Yourself to Play Guitar (Book & Enhanced CD)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 787 EAN: 9780882846798 ISBN: 0882846795 Label: Alfred Publishing Company Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 1992-06 Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company Studio: Alfred Publishing Company
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Editorial Reviews: Everything you need to know to start playing the guitar! With both tablature and standard music notation, photos and diagrams, teach yourself the differences between the various types of guitars and the sounds they create. In addition to learning advanced tablature techniques, such as bending, hammer-ons and pull-offs, you’ll teach yourself to vary your style as you learn to play music arranged in rock, heavy metal, blues, country, jazz and folk styles. One of our most popular books!
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Beginning Guitar Comment: This book isn't bad if you don't know anything at all about the guitar. It starts off a little simple for me, but if that is what you are looking for this book is for you. Good practice at fingering and picking. I think it is geared more toward the acoustic guitar than an electric guitar. Not bad for a beginner's book. Customer Rating: Summary: A TEACH YOURSELF, MUST HAVE... Comment: THIS IS THE EZ WAY TO TEACH YOURSELF. I COULD NOT BELIVE HOW THIS BOOK MAKES IT SO EZ TO PLAY FROM DAY ONE. THE ONLY THING IS IT MAKES IT TO EZ, YOU'LL WANT TO MOVE TO FAST THU THE BOOK. (ITS JUST THAT GOOD OF A BOOK) A MUST HAVE. THE CD IS A BIG HELP YOU CAN HEAR WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE ARE PLAY ALONG. SO TAKE YOUR TIME AND WORK ON YOUR SKILLS DONT RUSH IT. HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU LIKE IT DID FOR ME. I KNOW IT WILL.. GOOD LUCK Customer Rating: Summary: Simple and easy to understand Comment: Very simple and basic book. Just keep in mind that it will teach you the first basics of playing guitar and that is it. There isn't much on building chords, scales, advanced techniques. Which isn't a bad thing, since some books overwhelm and discourage a new guitar player. Customer Rating: Summary: Why the hype??? Comment: I do not understand all the other reviewers who recommend this as a book for beginners. I have never played guitar, or any other musical instrument, and this book is not helpful. It's only 80 pages long, and 68 of those pages require that you know how to read tablature. They only spend one page teaching you how to read tablature, which is completely inadequate for someone who is a complete beginner. There is minimal text in the book - everything is taught through tablature. There is almost no guidance on how to hold the guitar, and no guidance about hand positioning. No way is this a good book for an absolute beginner. I recommend getting a DVD where the show you how to hold the guitar, position your hands, and strum. I assumed that would be on the "enhanced" CD, but it isn't. The CD is a joke - way too complicated for a beginner and poorly made. The CD would've been impressive 10 years ago, but it is very weak by today's standards. No video, small window size (it fills about 1/4 of my screen), and minimal explanation of what you're looking at. If you're a complete visual learner, this book and CD may be helpful. If you have been taught the basics, it might be helpful. As a beginner, it is pretty much worthless. The poorly produced DVD that came with my guitar is infinitely more helpful than this book and CD. Customer Rating: Summary: Pretty Straight Forward Beginning Instruction Comment: If 1) you have never had a guitar lesson, 2) no one has ever taught you how to play four or five basic chords and 3) you are a good sit-by-yourself-and-learn kind of person, this book may be just what you are looking for. I bought it as a gift to give along with a person's first guitar - and it worked for them! Good luck to you, too! More Reviews