Guitar for dummies
By: Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell
Contributors: Chappell, Jon, author
Edition: 4th edition, Audio and video access edition.
Series: --For dummies; --For dummies
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781119293354
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Guitar; Instruction and study
Description: Whether you prefer the cool sounds of the acoustic or the edgier tones of the electric, your guitar will get a lot of use as you play your way through the lessons presented in this book.
Notes: "Access to over 85 videos and 95 audio tracks online"--Cover.

Supplemental online material available via publisher's website.

Previous ed.: 2012.

Includes index.

System requirements for online content: PC running Microsoft Windows or Linus with kernel 2.4 or later ; Macintosh running Apple OS X or later ; Internet connection ; web browser.
Table of contents: title: Getting started with guitar. Guitar basics : the parts of a guitar and how it makes music ; How to tune your guitar ; Preparing to play : holding the guitar and reading guitar notation; title: Ready to play : the basics. The best way to begin : strumming chords ; Playing melodies, without reading music! ; Adding some spice with 7th chords; title: Beyond the basics : starting to sound cool. Making things smooth by playing in position ; Doubling up with double-stops ; Stretching out : barre chords ; Special articulation : making the guitar talk; title: A pile of styles. Ready to rock : rock guitar basics ; Bluer than blue : blues guitar basics ; Around the campfire : folk guitar basics ; Maestro, if you please : classical guitar basics ; Sunglasses and berets : jazz guitar basics; title: A guitar of your own. Shopping for a guitar ; Eying guitar amps, effects, cases, and accessories ; Changing your strings ; Guitar wellness : basic maintenance; title: The part of tens. Ten (or so) guitarists you should know ; Ten great songs for beginning guitarists; title: Appendix A. How to read music; title: Appendix B. 96 common chords; title: Appendix C. How to use the website.