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Backbeat’s successful Handbook format applied to the world’s most popular instrument. The Electric Guitar Handbook is the latest entry in Backbeat’s best-selling handbook series, combining a two-part book and an audio CD in a practical lay-flat binding for ease of reference when playing. Part one of the book examines how different types of electric guitars are made, and why varying construction methods influence the way guitars sound. It also looks at the role of various pieces of guitar hardware, including pick-ups, tremolo set-ups, and bridges. Part two is a comprehensive, user-friendly course in playing the electric guitar, from the basics of posture and hand positioning to music and tab reading and advanced performance. Newly written exercises – presented in the book and also on the accompanying CD – take the learner through each step in the process, covering styles including rock, country, blues, soul/funk, indie/alternative, and metal. Author Rod Fogg also offers practical advice on everything from simple scales to complex chords, alongside short features introducing key performers and styles.

The Electric Guitar Handbook: A Complete Course in Modern Technique and Styles

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i am confuse should i buy it? because there is nobody to teach me how to play it and in my country we dont have guitar lessons ( my country sucks) sould i buy it?

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Beginner Guitar Lessons Level 1 includes a 79-page book and DVD containing over 2 hours of hi resolution, multi-angle easy-to-follow videos to get you playing songs right away. Our DVD provides you with interactive controls, allowing you to play along with the songs, jam with just the backing band, isolate the guitar part, focus on chords and strumming, and loop, or repeat, individual sections of video over and over until you get it just right. The song videos have scrolling lyrics and chords, so you can play and sing along.

With this product you’ll learn the basics of chords, how to hold, tune, and strum the guitar; how to play your favorite styles including rock, blues, country, folk, metal and punk; and how to play 5 popular songs made famous by artists like Eric Clapton, The Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Creedence Clearwater Revival and more…

Featured Songs:

“Sloop, John B.” – made famous by the Beach Boys “Corrina, Corrina” – made famous by Eric Clapton (better known as “Alberta”) “The Midnight Special” – made famous by Creedance Clearwater Revival “Salty Dog” – made famous by Johnny Cash “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” – made famous by the Carter Family and Wille Nelson

• Full video lessons teach you guitar basics, chords and strumming
• Song lessons have scrolling chords and lyrics for easy play-along
• Background music provided – so it sounds like you are playing with a full band

Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1: For Acoustic & Electric Guitar

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Learn to play guitar with your PC! iPlayMusic offers the first guitar learning software product that works with your PC and video iPod. Users can learn to play guitar, play hit songs, create in ACID XMC and export lessons to their video iPod.

Beginner Guitar: Windows Software – Lessons for Acoustic and Electric Guitar

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Get started playing electric guitar and have fun doing it! The key to success on a new instrument is motivation, and this lesson has you making cool music immediately – inspiring you (or your kids) to practice and improve quickly.

After introducing you to the parts of the instrument and demonstrating how to tune up, get good tone, hold the pick properly and play your first chords, Adam Traum gets beginners playing a groovy lick that will take you through an entire blues/rock chord progression in the key of E. You’ll learn the basics of soloing and simple improvisation on single and double strings using bluesy riffs that you can “mix and match.” Adam and Martin Keith provide rhythm backup for practicing your newly learned licks. Then it’s on to the key of A and a standard “Chuck Berry” rock ‘n’ roll rhythm pattern using one-finger chords and a right-hand damping effect.

By the time you finish this starter lesson you’ll be playing bluesy grooves and will be ready to move on to more skills and techniques.

Electric Guitar for Beginners: DVD 1 – Getting Started

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Another must-have Red Dog Music Book by Larry McCabe. This book contains a goldmine of 101 authentic electric blues rhythm patterns that can be applied to thousands of real songs. Each pattern is recorded note-for-note on the companion CD, and written in standard notation and tablature. Supplemental articles cover blues progressions and rhythm pattern types. The book will help any early-intermediate or intermediate guitarist acquire well-rounded blues rhythm guitar skills. Ideal also for pro reference and teaching studios. It is a book for guitarists who are familiar with, and enthusiasts of, urban blues and other forms of non-commercial music.
The patterns are in the urban blues style heard on recordings by artists such as Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, James Cotton, Little Walter, BB King, Albert King, John Hammond, Anson Funderburgh, Hubert Sumlin, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Dixon, R.L. Burnside, Butterfield Blues Band, Otis Spann Charlie Musselwhite, Lonnie Mack, Boozoo Chavis, Ry Cooder, Gatemouth Brown, Freddie King, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Lockwood, Lonnie Johnson, and similar musicians who recorded for Chess Records, Delmark Records, Sun Records, Alligator Records, Arhoolie Records and other labels that focus on roots music performers and Afro-American music. Prospective buyers are encouraged to use the Search Inside Book feature to examine the contents and music pages prior to purchase.

101 Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns in the Electric Urban / Chicago Style

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Every day people decide to take on new hobbies. One of those hobbies is learning how to play electric guitar. This can be a daunting task and not nearly as easy as people may think. It takes years of practice to achieve the kind of talent you hear from your favorite guitarist. Several hours a day can be consumed in the quest to be the next guitar hero. But, all that practice may be in vain if you go about it the wrong way. Too many times, an aspiring young guitarist gives up after just a short time. Either resigning themselves to a level they are never satisfied with or they quit altogether, never to play again. Usually because they become frustrated at their lack of development due to lack of instruction or lack of focus. Endless hours of finger exercises may be part of it, but it won’t get you where you want to be on it’s own. Strumming away aimlessly will definitely not improve your skills. Playing the same three or four songs over and over might impress your friends for a while, but will eventually become boring even to yourself. So, what is the key to this most noble of quests? Any good guitar teacher will tell you there is a sure fire way to keep yourself focused and constantly improving. That elusive secret that all new guitarists are looking for is simply, setting goals. Without goals, you have no idea what you are trying to achieve, much less how to get there. All the instruction in the world is no good without goals. It is like trying to use a map when you don’t actually know what your destination is. The first goal you should set for yourself is a long term goal. Just how good do you want to be? Do you want to be the next Edward Van Halen, Steve Vai or Joe Satriani? Maybe you just want to be good enough to put together a band with your friends and have a good time. You may even just want to be good enough to play around and impress your friends with your new talent. That is ok too. But, it is crucial to set that long term goal for yourself so you can always evaluate where you are as compared to where you want to be. Intermediate goals would of course be next. What will it take to achieve that long term goal? How quickly do you want to achieve it? This will help to determine how often and how long you need to practice. It will also help to determine what type of practice and exercises you need to be focusing on. Last but not least, you should set short term goals for yourself. These can be daily or weekly goals. How long do you need to practice each day and what do you want to accomplish with that practice. These can be determined pretty easily based on the long term and intermediate goals you have set for youself. To get more information on goal setting or other tips for learning how to play electric guitar, check out our website   http://www. howtoplayelectricguitar. org

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