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 and 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 and more complex pieces — and 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 and tune the instrument, and develop basic playing skills
Immerse yourself in sounds and technique — play major and minor chords, master left- and right-hand techniques, and play melodies in position and double-stops
Get ready to rock! — from Chuck Berry to Keith Richards to The Edge, see how the best play barre chords, hot licks, and sweet leads
Play the blues — explore rhythm and lead techniques, signature riffs, blues progressions, and the achievements of great blues guitarists
Go classical — learn about the history of classical guitar, combine arpeggios and melody, and sample different genres
Practice, practice, practice — try your hand at major scales, minor scales, and chord exercises to rev up stalled skills
Write songs and music — check out different song forms, understand modes, and compose with chords
Open the book and find:
Plenty of music examples and practice exercises
Musical styles and genres through the years
Correct hand position and posture
Basic playing techniques
Standard music notation and tablature
Tips for playing up the neck
Ways to solo and 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, and more
Major and minor scale patterns
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Introduction 1
Book I: Guitar 101 7
Chapter 1: Guitar Anatomy and Tuning 9
Chapter 2: Developing Basic Playing Skills 23
Chapter 3: Buying and Stringing Guitars35
Chapter 4: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature 59
Book II: Sounds and Techniques 75
Chapter 1: Basic Major and Minor Chords 77
Chapter 2: Adding Spice: Basic 7th Chords 95
Chapter 3: The Left Hand: Chord Techniques 107
Chapter 4: The Right Hand: Rhythm Techniques 121
Chapter 5: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops 139
Book III: Rock Guitar 151
Chapter 1: It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It 153
Chapter 2: All about Amplifi ers 169
Chapter 3: Playing Lead 191
Chapter 4: Groovin’ on Riffs 213
Chapter 5: Playing Up the Neck 225
Chapter 6: Rock Guitar Legends, Styles, and Genres 245
Book IV: Blues Guitar 267
Chapter 1: Blues Meets Guitar: A Match Made in Heaven 269
Chapter 2: Playing Blues Rhythm 279
Chapter 3: Blues Progressions, Song Forms, and Moves 303
Chapter 4: Blues Riffs: The Bedrock of the Blues 325
Chapter 5: Blues Genres: Acoustic, Electric, and Blues-Rock 339
Book V: Classical Guitar 371
Chapter 1: Introducing the Classical Guitar 373
Chapter 2: Playing Easy Pieces in Open Position 395
Chapter 3: Combining Arpeggios and Melody 409
Chapter 4: Classical Guitar Genres: The Renaissance to the 20th Century 429
Book VI: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice 445
Chapter 1: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing 447
Chapter 2: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire 463
Chapter 3: Tackling the Three Minor Scales 477
Chapter 4: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises 509
Book VII: Writing Songs and Music 537
Chapter 1: Everything You Need to Write a Song 539
Chapter 2: Whipping Your Song into Shape: Song Forms 549
Chapter 3: Scales and Modes, Moods and Melodies 569
Chapter 4: Composing with Chords 581
Book VIII: Appendixes 603
Appendix A: The Mother of All Guitar Chord Charts 605
Appendix B: How to Use the CD 621
Index 629
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Guitar All-in-One For Dummies |
Consumer Dummies | |
For Dummies | |
696 صفحه | |
2009 | |
0470481331 , 978-0470481332 | |
انگلیسی | |
16.2 مگابایت | |
freebooks24.ir | |
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