Teach Yourself to Play Guitar Chords was created specifically for beginning guitarists with no music-reading background. Topics covered include: open- and closed-position major and minor chords • rhythm and strumming patterns • power chords • suspensions and alterations • open seventh chords • barre chords • and much more. The book includes audio demonstration tracks online for download or streaming. Like the original guitar edition, this book features easy-to-interpret diagrams, photos and illustrations with complete, concise explanations, preparing the student for the option of further guitar instruction.
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The Hal Leonard Loog Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the Loog–the popular 3-string guitar that's the perfect starter instrument for beginners, kids, and folks of all ages! This step-by-step guide provides the basics of Loog guitar from the ground up, teaching you how to play with fun songs and helpful video demonstrations.
Includes: instrument basics, tuning, strumming chords, picking melodies, reading music and tab, strumming & singing, fun songs & exercises, open chords, barre chords, blues grooves, preparation for 6-string guitar playing, video demos, and more!
Video is accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code in each book.
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20 studies for the classical guitar written by Beethoven's contemporary, Fernando Sor. Revised, edited and fingered by the great classical guitarist Andrés Segovia. These essential repertoire pieces continue to be used by teachers and students to build solid classical technique.
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For electric or acoustic guitar – or both! Teaches music notation, tablature, Full chords and power chords, riffs, licks, and scales, and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes 73 songs and examples. Audio demonstrations can be accessed online.
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A comprehensive collection of studies for beginners to improve their reading and technical ability. Covers: positions 1 through 7 in all keys while introducing scales, arpeggios, written-out chords, and a variety of rhythms and time signatures.
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Do-It-Yourself Guitar is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using over 90 well-known pop and rock tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes over 150 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, plus video instruction that covers all concepts within!
Covers: Guitar fundamentals; reading guitar tablature; fret-hand and pick-hand techniques; chords & chord progressions; scales; techniques for acoustic and electric guitar; lead guitar; fingerstyle guitar; playing styles of famous guitarists; demonstraton and play-along audio tracks; video instruction and demonstration; and more!
The price of this book includes access to audio and video online, for download or streaming, using the unique code found inside. Includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right–available exclusively from Hal Leonard.
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This technique handbook for the fingerstyle guitarist will help you master the techniques and styles of players like Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, and Tommy Emmanuel. Refine your left- and right-hand skills with focused exercises and helpful tips, learn how to build a compelling fingerstyle arrangement for guitar, and take total control of your practice routine. To help guide you through the exercises, 80 demonstration videos are included for online streaming or download, and many of the videos feature both slow and fast versions of the exercise. The lessons presented in this book are bound to take your guitar playing to the next level!
Workouts in this book focus on topics like: right-hand dexterity; right-hand speed; useful pima patterns; left-hand stretches; finger independence; legato techniques; barre techniques; Travis picking; arpeggios and scales; building fingerstyle arrangements; and much more!
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Learn how to play power chords using real rock songs! This beginner's guide teaches riffs from rock anthems by Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, the Beastie Boys, Nirvana and more. Includes: All Along the Watchtower • Buddy Holly • Fight for Your Right (To Party) • I Can't Explain • Iron Man • Rock You like a Hurricane • Smells like Teen Spirit • You Give Love a Bad Name • and more. The audio recordings include tracks for all the examples in the book. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Embarking on your guitar journey is an exciting adventure, and this book is here to guide you! Perfect for beginners, it features clear notation, tips, and fretboard diagrams alongside tailored chord progressions. Explore essential scales like the major and minor pentatonic, melodic, and harmonic minor scales, and various modes. An appendix with rhythmic variations and scale sequences will further enhance your skills.
Each scale includes an audio demonstration and backing track that can be accessed online to build confidence while practicing. Whether you're just starting or solidifying your skills, this book will inspire you to become a skilled guitarist!
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Finally a chord chart that's easy to read! 98 beginner and advanced versions of the most popular chords with fingering and note construction of each chord, plus key chart showing the principal and relative chords in each key.
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What do Robert Johnson, Beck, the Beatles, Pearl Jam, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Sonic Youth, Ry Cooder, and Ben Harper have in common? They have all at one time or another used open-tuned guitars to make their music. This book provides an introduction to the two most popular open tunings with over 300 chord shapes for open D and open G tuned guitar, useful tips on tuning and string set-up, music scores for four songs using open tuning chord shapes, a glossary of favorite chords and recommended listening. “What a super book, this is such fun. I could use this for the next album.” – David Bowie.
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The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. This deluxe beginner edition for Book 1 includes the book, online access to 48 audio tracks and 85 minutes of video lessons. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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A complete guide diagramming over 1,000 guitar chords in their most common voicings. The book is arranged chromatically and each chord is illustrated in three ways for three levels of difficulty: the easiest form of the chords for the beginner and the more difficult versions for the intermediate and advanced players. Note names of each string are indicated on each chord diagram to let the player know what notes are being played in the chord.
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Learn to use the entire fretboard with the Incredible Scale Finder! This book contains more than 1,300 scale diagrams for the most important 17 scale types, including major and minor scales, pentatonics, the seven major modes, diminished, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and more – in all 12 keys! Basic scale theory is also presented to help you apply these colorful sounds in your own music.
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A comprehensive source for learning rhythm guitar in a variety of musical styles. It covers: open chords, barre chords, and other movable shapes; strumming, fingerstyle, flatpicking and arpeggiation; common progressions and basic chord theory; triads, sixth, seventh, ninth, and many other chords; and much more, with standard notation and tab. The cost of the book includes access to 85 online audio tracks for streaming or download. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ functions including tempo adjustment and looping features to aid with practice.
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Covers power chords, barre chords, riffs, slides, bends, strumming patterns, fifth position, rock, blues and other styles. Includes 92 songs and audio examples.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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For electric or acoustic guitar - or both! Teaches music notation, tablature, Full chords and power chords, riffs, licks, and scales, and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes 73 songs and examples.
Corresponding audio files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” – Guitar World magazine
Learn chords with songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Knockin' on Heaven's Door,” single notes with riffs and solos by Nirvana and Pink Floyd, fingerpicking with artists like Jewel and Metallica and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Eagles, Johnny Cash and the Rolling Stones will keep them playing and having fun. This special combo edition includes books one and two of the series, demonstration audio tracks online for download or streaming, plus tons of bonus material!
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Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is also available for guitar! These handy 5″ x 8″ flash cards help students learn material taught in the method book. Concepts covered include: music symbols, musical terms, notes on each string, keys and scales, guitar chords and more!
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“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” –Guitar World magazine
Designed for electric or acoustic guitar.
Learn chords with songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Knockin' on Heaven's Door,” single notes with riffs and solos by Nirvana and Pink Floyd, arpeggios with classics by Eric Clapton and Boston, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Green Day will keep them playing and having fun. Book 1 includes: parts of the guitar, easy-to-follow guitar tablature, notes & riffs starting on the low E string, tempo & time signatures, strumming patterns and arpeggios, slides and slurs, hammer-ons and pull-offs, many music styles, nearly 100 riffs and songs, audio demos of every example, and more!
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This practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for Berklee's guitar program. Volume 2 is an intermediate-level book that continues and builds upon the study of melody, scales, arpeggios and chords, covering the entire fingerboard. Also covers: intervals, chord voicings, improvisation, rhythm guitar techniques, and play-along duets.
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The Hal Leonard Guitar Method has been a mainstay for students of the guitar for many years. In this latest installment, the Hal Leonard Fingerpicking Guitar Method, guitarist Doug Boduch fast-tracks you through the fundamentals, utilizing familiar songs that are guaranteed to help you master this essential way of playing. Topics include how to play with the pick-hand fingers, playing multiple lines at once, accompaniment patterns, Travis picking, and much more! To help you achieve success in the best way possible, we've also included solo guitar audio and video demos of the author playing through the examples. Two dozen songs are featured, including: Africa • Blackbird • Dust in the Wind • Landslide • Rolling in the Deep • Shallow • and more!
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Five complete best-selling books in one: Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1, Easy Pop Melodies, The Chord Strummer, Easy Chord Trax, and Rock Trax 1. This collection gives any guitarist all the information they need to start playing, including: playing solo guitar and accompaniments in a variety of styles; playing melodies or strumming along with over 100 famous songs; chord charts, strum and fingerpicking patterns; and more!
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Essential Elements for Guitar, Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1 and includes all of its popular features as well - great songs in a variety of styles, quizzes, music history, music theory, and much more. Concepts taught in Book 2 include: playing melodically in positions up the neck; playing movable chord shapes up the neck; playing scales and extended chords in different keys; more right-hand studies; fingerpicking and pick style; improvisation in positions up the neck; studying different styles through great song selections; and more!
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A beginner's manual to the classical guitar. Uses a systematic approach using the interesting solo and duet music written by Noad, one of the world's foremost guitar educators. No musical knowledge is necessary. Student can progress by simple stages. Many of the exercises are designed for a teacher to play with the students. Will increase student's enthusiasm, therefore increasing the desire to take lessons.
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This revolutionary approach to chord-tone soloing features a 52-week, one-lick-per-day method for visualizing and navigating the neck of the guitar. Rock, metal, blues, jazz, country, R&B and funk are covered. Topics include: all 12 major, minor and dominant key centers; 12 popular chord progressions; half-diminished and diminished scales; harmonic minor and whole-tone scales; and much more. The accompanying online audio contains demonstrations of all 365 licks!
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One of the most common questions Pat is asked by students is, “What kinds of things do you do to warm up before a concert?” Over the years, in many master classes and workshops around the world, Pat has demonstrated the kind of daily workout he puts himself through. This book includes a collection of 14 guitar etudes he created to help you limber up, improve picking technique and build finger independence.
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All the right chords at your fingertips! Contains nearly 1,000 standard chord forms presented in easy-to-read color-coded diagrams with clear, close-up full-color photos. Keep this handy reference in your gig bag and never be at a loss again!
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Starting at the elementary level and progressing to advanced techniques, this comprehensive method is like a complete two-year guitar course in book form. It includes over 450 songs and examples, and covers: notes, rhythms, keys, positions, dynamics, syncopation, chord charts, duets, scale forms, phrasing, odd time, and much more. Designed from an MI core curriculum program.
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A first of its kind, the At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic, and the DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information. Beginning Guitar – At a Glance features five lessons to get players started and uses riffs from 14 classic songs to demonstrate the concepts in action. Songs include: Brown Eyed Girl • Iron Man • Oh, Pretty Woman • Should I Stay or Should I Go • Smells like Teen Spirit • Wonderful Tonight • and more.
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