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Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar is the complete guide to playing the Acoustic Guitar from the first time you pick it up all the way to playing your first songs along with backing tracks. With clear images easy-to-understand text and demonstrations of every exercise on an Audio Download this book is the easiest way to learn the techniques that are essential to learning to play the AcousticGuitar. Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar opens with a clear introduction to the parts of the Guitar how to choose one and the different types. After this you'll learn the differencesbetween playing with a plectrum or your fingers you'll tune up then you'll be ready to play! A guide to your first chords and strumming will get you making music before you learn more chords different strumming patterns andsome scales. Throughout this the included Audio Download allows you to hear each exercise as it should sound ensuring you play everything correctly and train your ear at the same time. As you learnfingerpicking the twelve-bar blues some tunes and other techniques you'll find you've gone from knowing nothing about the Guitar to being able to play songs chords and even with others. The Audio Download also featuresprofessionally-recorded backing tracks for the songs so that you can play along and sound great. The book also features a handy guide to the notes of the neck and a chord reference sheet.  If you'rean Absolute Beginner with no knowledge of how to play the Acoustic Guitar this book will guide you on this journey with pictures an audio download and practical advice from expert authorDavid Harrison. The Absolute Beginners series has taught millions to play from novice to confident player over the years. Now it's your turn!

Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar begins with the fundamentals of the classical guitar. You will start by learning about parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, caring for your instrument, and standard music notation and TAB. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and great classical pieces. Important techniques are taught such as the free and rest strokes, right- and left-hand positions, sitting properly, efficient finger movement, and more. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo, and isolate parts. The CD features audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. The DVD and CD feature internationally renowned classical guitarist and educator Martha Masters. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to read music and play beautiful classical pieces by some of the great classical masters, including Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Scott Joplin! Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

The Total Blues Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of blues guitar playing. Start with simple blues progressions and end up playing licks in the styles of greats like Stevie Ray Vaughan Muddy Waters B. B. King and Bonnie Raitt. This wide-ranging study of blues guitar is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate student will find all the tools needed to become a great player while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on blues guitar. This book is filled with scales chords licks and tunes in many different blues styles including funk-blues jazz-blues and modal blues. Whether youare just beginning or have already begun your blues guitar journey this is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great blues guitarist. A CD is included with backing tracks to jam over.

From Beginner guitarist to rock guitar hero! This fully illustrated comic tutor is packed with riffs licks and tips to start your journey to super stardom! This is a novel approach that enables you to fulfill your dreams and play like your favourite rock gods and play along to your favourite tunes. There is no need to read music this book teaches you how to use tablature and is ideal for young beginners.

This instructional guide presents you with everything you need to make the journey from a mediocre acoustic player to a solid one. It's perfect for anyone who feels that they may be in a rut a situation all too familiar to the advancing beginner.Packed with tons of examples and audio demonstrations this book/CD package breaks down the most common essential acoustic techniques with clear concise instruction and then applies them to real-world musical riffs licks and songs. You'll learn syncopation power chords arpeggios rhythm fills and much more.Songs include: House of the Rising Sun; Midnight Special; Amazing Grace; Scarborough Fair; Frankie andJohnny and more.

In this superb DVD Tom Quayle teaches you all of the essentials required to begin your journey with Jazz Rhythm Guitar playing. Includes lessons, TAB and jam tracks Tom takes the most important aspects of this style and breaks them down into easy to follow steps that take you from zero to swing hero in a short period of time.You'll learn techniques such chord construction, the harmonised major scale, 7th chords, Major and Minor II-V-I's, common chord progressions, swing rhythms and two complete songs with superb professional backing tracks. Start your jazz journey the right way with this fantastic course. / Guitare

A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Flamenco Guitar Playing By Jonathan Juanito Pascual The Total Flamenco Guitarist is an exciting journey into the world of flamenco guitar playing, a style loved by the world for its explosive techniques and depth of emotion. This book and CD kit is a complete curriculum for beginning to advanced flamenco guitarists. The lessons are based on a three-pronged approach of technique, rhythm, and listening. The material is organized according to the major rhythmic families: fandango, tango, solea, siguiriyas, and more. You?ll learn popular styles including rumba, bulerias, and sevillanas, and lots of authentic flamenco techniques such as rasgueado, arpeggio, picado, and tremolo. Whether you want to be a flamenco guitarist, or just incorporate some of these techniques into your own music, The Total Flamenco Guitarist is the book for you!