More than an instrument, the guitar is a global institution, and this book is loaded with enough crazy facts, stories, anecdotes to keep you amazed for hours.
The Essential Classical Guitar Collection, With Tablature
Thirty-six classical masterpieces, including: Pachelbel’s Canon * The Four Seasons * Greensleeves * Pavane (Pour Une Infant Defunte) * Ave Maria * Arabesque * The Swan * Clair de Lune * Moonlight Sonata and many more.
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar
Everything beginners need to know to start playing guitar Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar shows you the basics—step by step and note by note.
You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read tablature and lead sheets, you can play any number of songs and styles of music, from rock to folk to country.
The chord chart and scale appendices are ready references for use long after you master the basics. Plus, this new edition includes an audio CD so you can hear what each note, chord, and technique should sound like, along with a new chapter on reading music.
This new edition includes substantial improvements to get readers playing the guitar faster A photo-intensive, step-by-step approach to playing acoustic and electric guitar The bonus CD includes more than 100 audio tracks Whether you’ve never picked up a guitar or want to brush up on the basics, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar will get you strumming in no time.
Rock Guitar For Dummies
Face it, being a rock guitarist is just about the coolest thing you can be – next to a secret agent with a black belt in karate. But even if you were a butt-kicking international person of mystery, playing rock guitar would still be cooler because it involves art, passion, power, poetry, and the ability to move an audience of listeners.
Whether “moving your listeners” means mowing down crowd surfers with your power chords or making the audience cry with your sensitive melodies, no other musical instrument allows you so much versatility.
Whatever rocks your world, Rock Guitar For Dummies can help you bring that message out through your fingers and onto that electric guitar that’s slung over your shoulder. If you’re a beginner, you’ll discover what you need to know to start playing immediately, without drowning in complicated music theory.
If you’ve been playing for a while, you can pick up some tips to help improve your playing and move to the next level. Here’s a sampling of the topics covered in Rock Guitar For Dummies: How electric guitars and amplifiers work Choosing the right guitar and amp for you, and how to care for them Left-hand and right-hand guitar techniques The different styles of rock guitar playing Creating great riffs The history of rock guitar Buying accessories for your new toy Top Ten lists of the guitarists you should listen to, the rock albums you must have, and the classic guitars you should know about Rock Guitar For Dummies also comes with a CD that includes audio of every example shown in the book, plus play-along tracks with a band.
So, if you consider yourself an air guitar virtuoso and would like to try the real thing, Rock Guitar For Dummies can help you on your way to becoming an accomplished guitarist. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Electric Guitar Playing: Grade 2
Ideal for improvers and early stage players. This book is part of an acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. This book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors Grade Two electric guitar examination, enabling you to gain an internationally recognized qualification.
The material covered includes: 5 different types of fretted scales; open position and half-barre chords; exercises to use the chords with chord charts and use the scales for lead playing; full details of spoken tests on the anatomy of the guitar and musical knowledge; examples of aural assessments to develop your ear for music.
Whether or not you are interested in taking an RGT exam, studying this course will help you achieve your full potential as a guitarist by developing all aspects of your guitar playing, increasing your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques and improving your understanding of the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing.
Guitar Facts
An A-Z of everything to do with the guitar, covers all styles, from folk to rock, from flamenco to the blues, full chord dictionary, entries on the great guitarists, easy-to-use instructions, comprehensive entries on equipment, notation and guitar tabs, includes special features like ‘how to read music’ and ‘simple repairs’
Composer’s Guide to the Electric Guitar
The Composer’s Guide to the Electric Guitar is an essential book for composers, arrangers, and electric guitarists. It is the only book on the market that provides in-depth coverage on how to compose for all aspects of the electric guitar.
the book provides notation for all standard plectrum performance practices, harmonics, and extended techniques. It compares the key components that distinguish common types of electric guitars. There is also significant information about sound processors and how they affect the guitar’s tone and timbre.
the book comes with a compact disc that provides audio corresponding to the music examples. This is a valuable book for composers of any musical genre. It also makes a great reference book for electric guitarists who wish to have the complete profile of their instrument.
Yamaha Guitar Method, Book 1, The Easy-to-Use Tab Method That Gets You Started Playing Now!
This two-volume method uses both standard music notation and TAB making it great for teaching yourself or learning with a teacher. Book one gives you information on subjects such as the different types of guitars, a history of the guitar, what to look for when buying a new or used guitar, caring for your guitar, tuning your instrument and reading music There are also lots of great songs that help introduce techniques important to good guitar playing.
In addition to more great songs, book two introduces techniques such as bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, palm mute and more. Rock, heavy metal, blues, country, jazz and jazz-rock TAB licks are included along with some handy reference charts that make learning fun and easy.
