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The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar

2nd ed.
  • 3 Want to read

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Publisher
Alpha
Language
English
Pages
268

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Cover of: Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar
Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar
2002, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar
The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar
2002, Alpha
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar
Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar
1998, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar
The complete idiot's guide to playing the guitar
1998, Alpha Books
in English

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Table of Contents

pt. 1. Preparing to play. The guitar : a noteworthy history ; What is a guitar? ; Buying a guitar ; Strings and things
pt. 2. Getting started. Beginning to play ; The right hand ; Advanced right-hand techniques
pt. 3. Tunes and tablature. How guitar music is written ; Varied accompaniments ; Rhythm practice ; Slur techniques ; The full bar
pt. 4. Making notes. How to read notes ; The scale ; Music in multiple voices
pt. 5. Regional styles. Elements of Travis picking ; Folk and country ; Introducing flamenco ; Latin rhythms ; The blues ; Rock and roll
pt. 6. Taking off. Chord formation ; Moving up the fingerboard ; Classical virtuoso secrets ; Putting it all together.

Edition Notes

Companion CD contains play-along tracks of songs and exercises in the book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246), videography (p. 246-247), and index.

Published in
Indianapolis, IN
Genre
Methods, Self-instruction.
Other Titles
Complete idiot's guide, Playing the guitar

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
787.87/193
Library of Congress
MT588 .N585 2002, MT588 .N585 2002eb, MT588.N585 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 268 p. :
Number of pages
268

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Open Library
OL23018095M
Internet Archive
completeidiotsgu00noad
ISBN 10
0028642449
LCCN
2001093548
Library Thing
509248
Goodreads
639284

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