About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherIntuition Publications

ISBN-100956954707

ISBN-139780956954701

eBay Product ID (ePID)143553282

Product Key Features

Number of Pages130 Pages

Publication NameLearn to Play Guitar : a Comprehensive Guide for Beginners to Intermediate Players

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMusical Instruments / Guitar, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic, Education

AuthorGareth Evans

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length11.7 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

SynopsisLearn to Play Guitar is comprehensive and clear with over 180 photographic examples, illustrations and purpose made diagrams. This guitar book includes 42 downloadable mp3 tracks of full band demo and backing track with the guitar removed for you to play over. Learn to Play Guitar bridges the gaps, explaining guitar techniques that can be taken for granted by more experienced guitar players. - Melodies To get you straight into playing music, numbers have been added underneath guitar tablature to assist with the rhythm. Later on, the rhythmical aspect of conventional music notation is covered so you can use it in conjunction with tablature. - Rhythm Guitar Changing between chords and strumming are presented as separate subjects initially, so that you can develop coordination in each hand independently. They are then brought together starting with basic exercises, getting more advanced until there is a rhythm guitar musical piece to play. - Music Theory The major scale, minor scale, major and minor pentatonic scales and basic major and minor chord construction are explained in terms of the fret-board and reinforced by musical pieces in various styles to make the learning process practical and enjoyable. - What Else? Fret-board layout, power chords, barre chords, how to string a guitar, how to practise guitar, palm muting and basic lead guitar techniques. Grab a copy today, Learn to Play Guitar is comprehensive with over 180 photographs, illustrations and diagrams and includes 42 downloadable mp3 tracks of full band demo and backing. Learn to Play Guitar bridges the gaps explaining guitar techniques that can be taken for granted by more experienced players. Melodies - To get straight into playing music, numbers have been added underneath guitar tablature to assist with rhythm. Later, the rhythmical aspect of notation is covered so you can use it in conjunction with tablature. Rhythm Guitar - Changing between chords and strumming are separated initially, to develop coordination in each hand independently. They are then brought together starting basic until there's a rhythm guitar piece to play. Music theory - The major scale, minor scale, major and minor pentatonic scales and major and minor chord construction are explained in terms of the fret-board and reinforced by musical pieces in various styles to make the learning process practical and enjoyable. What else? - Fret-board layout, power chords, barre chords, how to string a guitar, how to practise guitar, palm muting and basic lead guitar techniques. Please Note: The eBook includes musical pieces so is not suitable for smaller screens.