Talk About
The Problem
Most beginner guitar instruction books want you to start playing Yankee Doodle Dandy or Good King Wenceslas. You don’t have time to waste playing nursery rhyme songs. With the Internet, you can find just about any song you’d want to learn how to play. Just type “how to play [insert song of choice]” into a search engine, and you’ll find YouTube videos and tablature showing you how to play the songs you REALLY want to play.
But you still need a guide or handbook that will walk you through a few important things and show you the best things you can start practice while learning to play your favorite songs.
Thinking About
Guitar Lessons
Most guitar teachers charge up to $100 a month or more for lessons. But for less than that, you can start learning how to play guitar today, with self-paced lessons. This is the book that will take your guitar playing and music understanding to the next level. Remember: it doesn’t matter if you’re learning on an acoustic or an electric guitar.
Play Smart QuickStart
All Guitar Lessons
The Guitar
Tuning the Guitar, Notes on the Fretboard
Chords
The First 10 Chords to Learn, Tips on Fingering Chords, Tips on Arm and Wrist Position, Strumming, Finger Picking, The Capo, Two Keys and the Truth, The Next 10 Chords to Learn, Barre Chords, Power Chords, Chord Variations, Add9 Chords, Slash Chords
Altered Tunings
E Tuning, Drop D Tuning
Reading Music
Standard Music Notation, Time Signatures, Chord Symbols, Chord Diagrams, Tablature
Scales
The Chromatic Scale, The Major Scale, The Pentatonic Major Scale, The Pentatonic Major Sliding Scale, The Pentatonic Minor Scale, The Blues Scale
Exercise
Answers & Possibilities
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