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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Indianapolis, IN :
Alpha,
[2002]
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| 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.