Teach yourself visually guitar
By: by Charles Kim.
Series: Teach yourself visually; Visual read less, learn more
Publisher: Wiley; Visual
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780764596421
Subjects: Guitar -- Instruction  and study.
Other titles: Guitar
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the guitar and learning to play. The versatility of the guitar ; Hit the ground running ; Set goals for yourself; title: Parts of the guitar. Parts of the acoustic guitar ; Parts of the electric guitar ; The headstock and tuning pegs of the guitar ; The neck of the guitar ; The body of the guitar ; The bridge of the guitar ; Types of guitar strings ; Electric guitar controls; title: Tuning the guitar. Standard tuning of strings ; Tuning with an electronic tuner ; Relative tuning; title: Getting into position.  Sitting position ; Standing position ; Fretting hand position ; Ways to avoid fretting position problems ; Picking hand position; title: Your first chords. How to read a chord chart ; The D chord ; The A7 chord ; The G chord; title: Moving between chords. Economy of motion ; Chord shifts with common fingering ; Chord shifts on the same fret ; Chord shifts on the same string ; Moving chord to chord without a common string; title: Strumming and picking technique. Start out with your thumb ; Play with a pick ; Fingerpicking; title: Rhythm guitar. The basics of tempo ; The basics of 4/4 time signature ; 4/4 strumming patterns ; 3/4 strumming patterns; title: The rest of the open chords. A chords ; B7 chord ; C chords ; D chords ; E chords ; F chords ; G chords; title: How to read chord symbols, tablature, and lead sheets. Five common types of guitar chords and their symbols ; How to read tablature ; How to play a song from a lead sheet ; More fingerpicking ; Fingerpicking patterns you can use; title: Suspensions and bass runs. Suspensions ; Suspension chord fingerings ; Bass runs ; Other bass runs in the key of G; title: The capo and barre chords ; How to use a capo ; Barre chord technique ; Your first barre chord : F ; Related barre chords : F7, Fm, Fm7 ; Moving up and down the neck; title: Chord progressions. Figuring out the key ; Use Roman numerals to show major and minor keys ; Common chord progressions; title: An introduction to soloing and improvisation. The pentatonic scale ; Creating simple melodies; title: Advanced techniques. Slides ; Pull-offs and hammer-ons ; Vibrato and string bending; title: Purchasing and maintaining equipment. Buying your first acoustic guitar ; Buying your first electric guitar ; Buying your first amplifier ; Care and maintenance of your strings ; How to restring your guitar ; The truss rod ; Electric guitar intonation adjustments ; Humidification ; Other maintenance; title: Electric guitar sounds. Controls on your electric guitar ; Controls on your amplifier ; Effect pedals; title: Continuing your guitar education. Use a private teacher ; Why study music theory? ; Learn from other guitarists ; Some final advice; title: App. A. Chord charts; title: App. B. Scales; title: App. C. Guitar gallery.