Beginners Guide to Electric Guitar

A Complete Guitar Course for a Beginner to Intermediate Level Guitarist-A complete guitar course for absolute beginners with Lee Hodgson. This easy-to-follow tutorial is ideal if you've just bought your first electric guitar or if there's been a guitar sitting around somewhere just waiting to beplayed. This DVD will take you from novice level through to intermediate level. Yet it requires no prior knowledge at all; it truly is for someone starting from the beginning. Slowly but surely the DVD guides you through all thethings that a beginner needs to know and very importantly points out what can go wrong. Each of the carefully designed chapters includes chord vocabulary while commonly used scales and technique are introduced strategicallyalong with some practical theory. Nothing too demanding just enough to help you understand what you're doing and why. You'll soon be strumming chords picking out melodies and hopefully writing some songs of your own! Makingmusic has never been so easy! Lee Hodgson is a versatile studio musician and vastly experienced stage performer. He is also a regularly featured columnist and transcriber for both Guitarist and Guitar Techniques magazines.

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs! The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises, concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away, with a free online tuner and metronome! The electric guitar book features lessons on: guitar fundamentals, music reading, chords, strumming, arpeggios, syncopation, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, string bending and vibrato, double stops, harmonics, alternate picking, palm muting and scales and basic theory. Includes guitar parts from 33 songs: American Pie · Brown Eyed Girl · Crazy Little Thing Called Love · Hit Me with Your Best Shot · James Bond Theme · Layla · Runnin' down a Dream · Smells like Teen Spirit · Smoke on the Water · Under the Bridge · When I Come Around · You Really Got Me · and more. Fast-paced learning for your first year of instruction!

Learn to play guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various guitar types and the sounds they create, how to care for your very own guitar, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Folk. Near the end of the book, you will be introduced to advanced tablature techniques such as bends, slides, and palm muting, which will help you color your musical creations with your own unique, rockin' style. The book features the following helpful resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Tablature licks * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Guitar note chart * Magic chord accompaniment guide * Guitar fingerboard chart The accompanying CD provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

More and more adults are taking the positive step to learn or rediscover how to play the Guitar. But having made the decision the challenge is knowing where to turn! Whatever your starting point leading Guitar educationalists James Longworth and Nick Walker provide the answers in this all-in-one adult tutor It’s Never Too Late To Play Guitar: An instructive teach-yourself programme covering essential music theory and the basics of Guitar technique. Contains a wealth of original music alongside pop rock blues folk classical and jazz hits. Breaks down the key musical features of different styles such as classic chordprogressions riffs and strumming patterns – ideal for aspiring songwriters! Packed with useful information in the form of technical tips help with notation and ‘Did you know?’ boxes. Photocopiable chord and notation guides for quick reference. Recommended listening ideas. CD containing a vast range of play-along tracks to make even the simplest pieces sound great. Perfect for beginner acoustic and classical guitarists and an ideal grounding for aspiring Electric Guitar players.

If you want to spend more time making music and less time bogged down in mind numbing theory then this book is for you. The best entry level book for wannabe bassists - the Xtreme series provides a funky and fresh teaching method for beginners through a series of easy-to-follow lessons exercises true stories and superstar tips. Whether it be electric guitar drums DJing or singing our team of Xtremists are here to guide you.In Xtreme bass resident groove mistress Deep guides you through a 10-lesson programme that covers everything from tuning up and using a pick to mastering techniques such as slap bass. With a free audio CD profiles of 10 of the greatest bass players ofall time and easy-to-follow guidelines that will help you to play just like them Xtreme bass arms you with all you need to be able to create some of the funkiest bass grooves in no time.

The ideal reference guide for beginner guitarists of all ages and abilities La Guitare Ã?lectrique is undeniably the best way for beginners to progress in playing this instrument. Firstly this method is extremely comprehensive meaning it addresses all the elements that a guitarist must learn to succeed. Techniques like playing rhythm and chords. Since the method is so progressive and logically laid out everything is taught in gradually increasing difficulty meaning learning and assimilation happens smoothly. Music theory is used as an aid to learning rather than a constraint and using this book is fun thanks to the songs in the style ofpopular bands like The Who David Bowie U2 and Led Zeppelin.  The accompanying CD is packed with invaluable MP3 backing tracks so you can become used to playing as part of a group with other musicians. What's more the DVD not only allows you to hear the demonstrations but also to see them as played letting you grasp everything in a quicker and more efficient manner.

A complete guitar course for absolute beginners with Lee Hodgson! This easy-to-follow tutorial is ideal if you've just bought your first guitar or if there's been a guitar sitting around somewhere just waiting to be strummed??? This DVD will take you from novice level through to intermediate level. Yet it requires no prior knowledge at all: it truly is for someone starting from the beginning. Slowly but surely the tutor guides you through all the things that a beginner needs to know and very importantly points out what can go wrong. Each of the carefully designed chapters includes chord vocabulary while commonly used scales and technique are introducedstrategically along with some practical theory nothing too demanding just enough to help you understand what you???re doing and why. You???ll soon be strumming chords picking out melodies and hopefully writing some songs of your own! Making music has never been so easy!

A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric G-Blues Guitar for Kids is a fun easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. It can also function as a great supplement for kids who already play guitar. Cool blues riffs chords and solos keep students motivated while the clean simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for children using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parent. Lessons include: selecting your guitar ? parts of the guitar ? holding the guitar ? hand position ? easy tablature ? strumming and picking? blues riffs and chords ? basic blues soloing ? and more. Demonstration and play-along audio tracks as well as a metronome and tuner are provided online.

A thorough guide to the most widely used tunings! Tunes and exercises that illustrate each technique are written in tab and standard notation and played on the CD featuring fifty demo tracks.These essential fretboard patterns are roadmaps that all guitarists need to know and use to play in alternate tunings. Learn to: solo and play backup in Drop D Open G Open D DADGAD Open A and Open E tunings; play a variety of lead Guitar styles and songs (acoustic and electric) in open tunings; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard in all keys in many tunins and more.Each chapter presents a fretboard pattern and shows how to use it along withplaying tips and Guitar insights.An absolute beginner can follow the diagrams and instruction from the beginning. Intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the Guitar.

Revolutionary Guitar Finger Positioning Guide-Southpaws rejoice! Now there's a Don't Fret Note Map? made just for you! This innovative product created by 11-year-old Nicholas Ravagni and featured on ABC's World News Tonight makes it easier to learn to playelectric or acoustic guitar. Whether you're a beginner just starting out or an experienced player who wants to learn to read music it will give you the tools you need to learn to locate notes on your guitar. The Don't FretNote Map? is made of cling vinyl ? no fasteners or glues required ? and is easy to install. Simply peel the note map off the backing paper and guide one edge between the strings and fretboard positioning thefret holes in the vinyl over the corresponding frets on the instrument and stretching the device tight across the fretboard as you position the notes under the proper strings. Press one side against the back of the neck then foldthe other side smoothly over the first and you're ready to play! The note map does not affect tone or playability and is removable after each use!Shows note names and locations across the fretboard ? over all 12frets ? Unique color-coded method makes music reading easy ? Accurately accelerates ?finger memory? ? Includes music instruction and three simple songs to play ? No previous musical experienceneeded!

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : FAQ Number of pages : 80 A hands-on guide to bass guitar repair. With photographs, diagrams, and sketches made by the author, John LeVan and some provided by manufacturers. It even includes a forward written by Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars. Learn how to: - Clean & condition a guitar. - The restringing techniques of the professionals. - Adjust the neck. - Adjust the bridge saddle. - Adjust the string nut. - Adjust the pickups. - Adjust the intonation. - Carve string nuts. - Miscellaneous upgrades and repairs. This book is perfect to teach a beginner or a reference for the guitar repair professional

This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. It features an essential DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever. New features include set-up specs of leading players; stronger coverage of guitar electronics including pickups and wiring diagrams; and expanded coverage of acoustics.