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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar 2nd Edition
Author(s): Charles Kim (Author)
- Publisher: Visual
- Publication Date: February 7, 2012
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 111813334X
- ISBN-13: 9781118133347
Book Description
Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar 2nd Edition shows you the basics—step by step and note by note. You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read tablature and lead sheets, you can play any number of songs and styles of music, from rock to folk to country. The chord chart and scale appendices are ready references for use long after you master the basics.
Plus, this new edition includes an audio CD so you can hear what each note, chord, and technique should sound like, along with a new chapter on reading music.
- This new edition includes substantial improvements to get readers playing the guitar faster
- A photo-intensive, step-by-step approach to playing acoustic and electric guitar
- The bonus CD includes more than 100 audio tracks
Whether you’ve never picked up a guitar or want to brush up on the basics, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar 2nd Edition will get you strumming in no time.
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From the Back Cover
- Step-by-step instructions
- Hundreds of color photos
- Bonus audio CD
Longing to learn guitar? Don’t fret. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar 2nd Edition shows you what you need to knowphoto by photo and note by note. Whether you choose an acoustic or an electric guitar, you’ll begin by getting into the proper position and playing basic chords. Then you’ll progress through strumming and picking, barre chords, arpeggios, suspensions, bass runs, soloing, and much more to play songs in any style. Plus, in this revised edition, you get all-new coverage of how to read music, even more photos and examples to help you grasp techniques, and a companion CD packed with audio help on everything from tuning your guitar to keeping rhythm.
About the Author
Charles Kim teaches guitar, bass, songwriting, recording, and music theory at Chicago’s renowned Old Town School of Folk Music. A multifaceted musician, producer, and composer, his scores have been commissioned and featured by the Royal Academy of Art, Showtime, and the History Channel.
