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By the end of these ten lessons you’ll be confidently playing scales, improvising solos, finger picking, and strumming chords in every key. Packed with 800 photos and illustrations, and written by a guitar teacher who’s a virtuoso in his own right, this guide offers straightforward coaching that makes mastering even the complicated techniques painless. From advice on buying a guitar to adopting the correct posture, from guidance on reading tablature to music theory, beginners will find everything they need to become proficient players. Also included: a directory of more than 250 essential chords.
Play Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons: A Simple, Structured Approach to Learning Guitar
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November 16th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I needed a good book to learn how to play guitar and this is a great place to start. I have learned scales, chords, the fret board and how to continue in my practicing. It is a good size, so I can take it on the road with me, when I travel and I use it all the time. Good price and great book.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 16th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
do not waste your time with any of the “idiot guide” books…this one has most of what you need to build your skill if you’re a beginner. its easy to read and work through. this book focuses on excercises and theory and not so much songs. if you want a bunch of easy songs to play, check out the jumbo easy guitar song book by hal leanord publishers.
Rating: 4 / 5
November 16th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I am a guitar teacher and have reviewed many, many books.
I have “starred” this book based on its claim to be a beginning lesson book. It is not that sort of book, it is a guitar-theory book, and it is unfortunate when anyone buys it thinking that they’ll have clear lessons on learning the guitar.
This is a very biased book. Biased toward a particular theoretical jazz/pop approach to music. The “10 lessons” are not really lessons but 10 chapters of pop-guitar theory. As such, the theory is decent, but not any better than you would get if you bought one of the many books that honestly present themselves as guitar theory books. This has no musical content or examples. The diagrams are upside-down from standard, which makes for confusion when relating this to other books.
I’ll let you decide for yourself, but consider this quote (which happens early in the book):
“You’ve [learned] 35 chords… some you will use, others you may never use. Either way you must learn them all…”
If that’s the sort of teaching you want, then go ahead I guess. I’m not saying don’t learn the chords, but as a teacher, I think it is important to understand why and what the use of things actually is. And I find things like that quote very insulting and stupid.
There are TONS of guitar books out there. If you want a theory one, get one, if you want clear lessons, get something else. There’s no reason to ever consider this book.
Rating: 1 / 5