The guitar
Subtitle: an illustrated step-by-step guide
By: Frank Cappelli
Series: Learn to play; Learn to play
Publisher: Grange Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Near Rochester, Kent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781840139907
Subjects: Guitar; Methods; Self-instruction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The guitar basics. Choosing the guitar ; Do I need an amplifier? ; Parts of the guitar ; Holding the guitar ; Hand techniques ; Strumming ; The strings ; Tuning the guitar; title: Making music. Reading a chord diagram ; The G and D chord ; Reading the music ; Getting rhythm ; Rhythmic notes ; Basic warm-up ; Two new chords ; E chords ; The family of A's ; One more ; Playing with the chords you know; title: The basics of music. Exploring the notation ; A quick test ; The notes ; Time signature ; More chords ; Sharps and flats ; String notation ; Putting it all together.