Screen LibraryGuitar for dummies /
Explains how to select a guitar, learn chords and melodies, explore different musical styles, and repair and maintain the instrument, with an interactive DVD featuring videos, audio tracks, and printable documents.
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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For dummies
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Explains how to select a guitar, learn chords and melodies, explore different musical styles, and repair and maintain the instrument, with an interactive DVD featuring videos, audio tracks, and printable documents. |
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Previous ed.: 2006. Bonus DVD includes: more than 50 short videos that demonstrate key examples, more than 150 audio recordings of the songs and exercises in the book, printable chord sheets, and tab paper. Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 388 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
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9781118115541 (pbk.) : 1118115546 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | MT580 |
| CLC: | J623.2-62 |
| Call Number: | J623.2-62/P558/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | So you wanna play guitar. Guitar basics ; tuning your guitar ; Getting ready to play -- Starting to play : the basics. Getting stated by strumming chords ; Playing melodies -- without reading music! ; Adding some spice with 7th chords -- Beyond the basics : starting to sound cool. Playing in position ; Doubling up with double-stops ; Stretching out : barre chords ; Special articulation : making the guitar talk -- A pile of styles. Let's rock : rock guitar basics ; Bluer than blue : blues guitar basics ; Around the campfire : fold guitar basics ; Maestro, if you please : classical guitar basics ; Sunglasses and berets : jazz guitar basics -- A guitar of your own. Shopping for a guitar ; Guitar amps, effects, cases, and accessories ; Changing your strings ; Guitar wellness : basic maintenance -- The part of tens. Ten (or so) guitarists you should know ; The ten greatest guitar songs of all time -- Appendixes. A, How to read music ; B, 96 common chords ; C, How to use the DVD. |