A beginner's Guide for Group or Private Instruction. The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This guitar method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Guitar lessons include: · Tuning · Reading music and tablature · Chords and strum patterns · Single notes and scales · Basic soloing · Hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides · Alternate picking · Bending · Syncopation · Composing a song · Writing lyrics

Hailed as the most comprehensive and complete beginner's Guitar method ever the Justinguitar.com Beginner's Course from Justin Sandercoe will take you through everything from buying a Guitar to basicimprovisation now including two CDs full of content. If you have ever thought about picking up a Guitar this book should be your first port of call. In renowned music teacher Justin Sandercoe'sfriendly and authoritative way he takes you through the basics of being a Guitarist  from the absolute beginning to playing some impressive songs. You will learn all the essential chords the fundamental scales and rhythmstrumming and picking. The CDs have been specially recorded by Justin giving you demonstrations of every chord technique and exercise to help you hear exactly how everything shouldsound. Justinguitar.com has been world-renowned since it was initially set up in 2003. The Independent newspaper has called him one of the most influential guitarists in history andhis combined total of 100 million viewers would certainly agree. His online videos have gained him huge recognition but he is also a teacher at the Guitar Institute and has taught thousands of students privately including KatieMelua and Cathy Dennis.  The course has been 20 years in the making and has incorporated everything that a beginning guitarist needs to know but that is often skipped over in less rewarding methods;things like music theory aural training and songs specifically chosen to reinforce techniques learned. Speaking of songs if you want more songs to learn as a fantastic complement to this book check out the  Justinguitar.com Beginner's Songbook .  Topics covered in this Beginner's

Complete Edition-The Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Complete Edition is known worldwide for the incredible array of music presented the thoroughness of educational music content and ease of understanding. The methodcontains hundreds of solos duets picking studies chord etudes position studies scale and technique etudes lessons in theory and harmony and much more! Every key and every position on the Guitar fingerboard is thoroughlytaught. Music is presented by many of the great master composers such as Bach Chopin Tchaikovsky Handel Grieg and also renown Guitar composers such as Sor Tarrega and Carcassi. The styles of music presented in thisexhaustive course range from Early Music to Jazz to Bluegrass and Country to Rock. This method will equip any guitarist to perform the demands of modern music with ease and will transition the Guitar student from beginnerto virtuoso. Part 1 comprises volumes 1 through 4 of the Expanded Modern Guitar Method and comes with extensive online audio and video. Part 2 comprises volumes 5 through 7 of the Expanded Modern Guitar Method and comes withextensive online audio.

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Modern Guitar Method Number of pages : 320 All seven volumes of Mel Bay's original, internationally acclaimed Modern Guitar Method series are included in this single, deluxe master compilation. No other comparable method exists for the guitar! As Mr. Bay perceived the need for a guitar method that would effectively teach beginning guitarists to read music, this method is intentionally written in standard notation only, providing just enough music theory to understand what the student is required to play at any given point. Although fingerstyle technique can be applied to the pieces and studies, this book is specifically tailored for the plectrum-style player. Contains hundreds of beginner through advanced solos and duets in all fretboard positions and all keys, plus all four-note rhythm chord formations on high, middle and low sets of adjacent strings. This edition also includes additional outstanding plectrum guitar solo arrangements not found in the original seven volumes. All in all, this outstanding method leads the student to total mastery of the fretboard.

The Beginner Basics: Guitar Bible is an indispensable self-teaching learning and reference manual for the beginning guitarist.This set includes a hardcover glossy full-colour 332-page manual as wellas 5 DVDs and 1 DVD-ROM with over 570 audio and 350 video files to download to PC Mac iPod or MP3 player.The Beginner Basics: Guitar Bible features 90 lessons covering lead rhythm and fingerpickingstyles of playing the Guitar.No prior knowledge of music or the Guitar is required to learn using this method and you will be shown how to play in any style including pop rock folk country and blues.This book canbe used for any type of Guitar: Electric Acoustic or Classical and contains all guitarists need to know to be able to play in a band. A free color chart including chords note summary fingerpicking patterns and more is alsoincluded.

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. 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. / Pédagogie / Méthode / Guitare

New classical Guitar edition of the world leading Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method written by well-known concert guitarist and teacher Stanley Yates. The beginner classical guitarist will learn music reading handand sitting positions practice techniques arpeggio and scale technique chordal and melodic playing and solo and duet playing in the first position. Many of the exercises and study pieces include accompaniments that canbe played along with a teacher during lessons or with the included online audio (the student and teacher parts are presented on separate stereo channels allowing either part to be turned off if desired). The audio also containsall of the exercises studies and solos presented in the book. An instructional online video containing demonstrations practice tips and performances of many of the exercises studies and solos contained in the book isalso available. Includes access to online audio and video.

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most-thorough guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to playing guitar. Now, Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method provides a new approach to learning guitar for beginners who want to play rock.Book 2 features new techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and teaches you barre chords, new scales, and how to improvise with pentatonic scales. There are many more licks and melodies in the styles of many of the greatest rock artists, and an authentic arrangement of the opening from Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven.' The DVD includes video lessons, live performances of all the examples, and MP3 play-along tracks for practice. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method---the best choice for beginning guitarists. / Guitare

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over five million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, plus more pop songs! Videos are available for the visual learner, and correlating theory, chord, and pop books provide everything you need from one complete method. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method---the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students. The Complete Edition includes Books 1, 2 and 3 of Alfred's Basic Guitar in one convenient volume. It begins with the basics like how to hold your guitar and read music and takes you all the way to advanced playing techniques. For the first time, companion audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed online are included with the book, so you'll have everything you need in one place. The DVD is newly updated and features video lessons, MP3 audio tracks, as well as TNT 2 software which lets you slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos for customized practice. All of the audio, video, and software include free online access. / Guitare

The Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method is the Guitar tutor that students and teachers have been waiting for. Suitable for beginners this book teaches barre chords with popular songs like 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Drive my Car'. The minor scale is taught through riffs by Eric Clapton and Iron Maiden and blues concepts are demonstrated with songs by Stevie Ray Vaughan T-Bone Walker and many more renowned artists.     This method employs a unique well-paced and logical teaching sequence that will get students playing more easily than ever before and the great selection of featured music from artists like Jimi Hendrix Michael Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne will keep them having fun. Book Three includes: Easy-to-follow Guitar tablature Barre chords Minor scale Relative minor Nashville Numbering System 12-bar blues Blues scale Blues licks and turnarounds 12/8 time Add and sus chords Minor seventh chords Minor blues Variety of music styles Nearly 80 riffs and songs Audio demos of every example Much more

A complete Guitar Method for Beginners all in Guitar Tablature with rhythm slashes. / Guitare

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 128 This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking patterns that apply to an infinite number of songs in the rock, folk and country music styles along with ethnic, spiritual and children's music. Also included is a section on moveable chord forms that provides the means for a repertoire that embodies jazz standards, show tunes and beyond. Written using strum notation, standard notation, chord diagrams, and tablature.

How to Sound Good Fast With DADGAD Tuning (DVD)-Too many left-handed beginners get frustrated and quit Guitar because the right hand (the hand that makes the chords) is too hard at first in standard tuning. DADGAD tuning solves that problem. You can make beautiful chordseasily with just one or two fingers this frees you up to focus on your left hand the hand that generates the rhythm.This method makes it possible for you to sound like a real Guitar player right from the start. In thisvideo Alan Dworsky gives you clear instruction that goes nice and slow step by bite-sized step in lessons that are as beautiful musically as they are visually. Every chord technique and pattern is shown from aplayer's eye view and a side view and they're illustrated in backyard musical performances by Al and Indie-award-winning guitarist Dean Magraw.

Par GIORGI DREW. For music lovers who\'ve always wanted to play guitar but have been put off by traditional guitar methods, these books get you playing right away without having to pick through heavy theory and music-reading lessons first. Every book in the For Beginners series progresses from the very basics of buying your first instrument through the fundamentals of playing your favorite style of music. 48 pages each with enhanced CD. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare Tablatures

Niveau Débutant-The reference for beginners. This method is the best way to learn and improve. All the elements that a beginner would need: techniques rhythm chords etc. are taught step by step introducing theory gradually and using this as a help and not a constraint. This method is extremely playful you will play the Guitar right from the beginning learning songs in the style of some of the world's best-known artists including Beatles Coldplay David Bowie U2 Tracy Chapman Bob Dylan James Blunt J-J Goldman and John Mayer with lots of playbacks. The included DVD will help you to hear and visualise all the examples as they should be played on an acoustic Guitar. The MP3 CD presentslots of different playbacks for you to apply the examples and to prepare you to start playing with a band. The reference for beginners. This method is the best way to learn and improve. All the elements that a beginner would need: techniques rhythm chords etc. are taught step by step introducing theory gradually and using this as a help and not a constraint.This method is extremely playful you will play the Guitar right from the beginning learning songs in the style of some of the world's best-known artists including Beatles Coldplay David Bowie U2 Tracy Chapman Bob Dylan James Blunt J-J Goldman and John Mayer with lots of playbacks.The included DVD will help you to hear and visualise all the examples as they should be played on an acoustic Guitar.The MP3 CD presents lots of different playbacks for you to apply the examples and to prepare you to start playing with a band.