The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar /

Explains how to select a guitar, understand chords and melodies, how to read notes, explore different musical styles, and details how guitar music is written.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noad, Frederick M.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, [2002]
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Preparing to play
  • 1. The guitar : a noteworthy history
  • 2. What is a guitar?
  • 3. Buying a guitar
  • 4. Strings and things
  • pt. 2. Getting started
  • 5. Beginning to play
  • 6. The right hand
  • 7. Advanced right-hand techniques
  • pt. 3. Tunes and tablature
  • 8. How guitar music is written
  • 9. Varied accompaniments
  • 10. Rhythm practice
  • 11. Slur techniques
  • 12. The full bar
  • pt. 4. Making notes
  • 13. How to read notes
  • 14. The scale
  • 15. Music in multiple voices
  • pt. 5. Regional styles
  • 16. Elements of Travis picking
  • 17. Folk and country
  • 18. Introducing Flamenco
  • 19. Latin rhythms
  • 20. The blues
  • 21. Rock and roll
  • pt. 6. Taking off
  • 22. Chord formation-- 23. Moving up the fingerboard
  • 24. Classical virtuoso secrets
  • 25. Putting it all together.