Description

Begin with the fundamentals, such as how to hold the guitar, read music and tablature, and play basic chords. The lessons encompass a variety of genres, including blues, rock, jazz, classical, and folk. Accompanying the book, the DVD features a live guitarist demonstrating each example.

Songs / Content

• The Parts of the Guitar
• Steel Strings and Nylon Strings
• How to Hold Your Guitar
• The Right Hand
• Strumming with a Pick
• Strumming with Your Fingers
• The Left Hand
• Proper Left-Hand Position
• Placing a Finger on a String
• How to Read Chord Diagrams
• Tuning Your Guitar
• Using the DVD
• Tuning the Guitar to Itself
• Pitch Pipes and Electronic Tuners
• The Basics of Reading Music
• The Staff
• The Treble Clef
• Measures (Bars)
• Reading TAB
• Chord Diagrams
• Notes on the First String E
• Playing E, F and G on My Extra Fine Guitar
• Extra Credit
• Counting Time
• Four Kinds of Notes
• Time Signatures
• Notes on the Second String B
• Jammin' on Two Strings
• Beautiful Brown Eyes
• Rockin' Guitar
• Jingle Bells
• Notes on the Third String G
• Jammin' on Three Strings
• Largo from the New World Symphony
• Repeat Signs
• Aura Lee
• Chords
• Two-Note Exercise
• Three-Note Chord Exercise
• Three-String C Chord
• Ode to Joy
• Three-String G7 Chord
• Love Somebody
• Jammin' with Two Chords
• Three-String G Chord
• She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain
• Notes on the Fourth String D
• Old MacDonald Had a Farm
• Reuben Reuben
• C Blues
• Daisy Bell
• Four-String G & G7 Chords
• Rock Me Mozart!
• Notes on the Fifth String A
• Volga Boatmen
• A Minor Boogie
• High A
• Back in Russia
• Incomplete Measures
• A-Tisket, A-Tasket
• The Yellow Rose of Texas
• Notes on the Sixth String E
• All the Notes You've Learned So Far
• Tempo Signs
• Three-Tempo Rock
• Theme from Carmen
• Bass-Chord Accompaniment
• Can-Can (duet)
• Dynamics
• Theme from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
• Half Rests & Whole Rests
• Give It a Rest
• Four-String C Chord
• When the Saints Go Marching In
• Guitar Fingerboard Chart