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Broken down into an 8-week program of speed chapters each with brief goal summary, core lesson, theory and tests, this book offers a fast route to mastering the acoustic guitar. It covers the basics, guides the reader through the essential techniques, and self-tests the student on new found skills.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By "_cmu_"
Format:Paperback
Ignore the offputting cheesy sounding title; In this book David Mead takes you from having never touched a guitar through to playing many pleasing exercises in just a couple of months. Everything is presented in plain English and at a comfortable pace, exactly as it should be.
The book treats you like a beginner, but not as an idiot. It acknowledges that you probably know very little about playing a guitar, but never makes you feel stupid about your lack of ability. The more complex aspects of initial learning (eg, barre chords, correct fingerstyle, alternate picking etc) are not ignored or swept aside, but are embraced instead to lay solid foundations.
Highly recommended for beginners - ie, those whom the book is aimed squarely at. Intermediates and perhaps even experts may find a little new material here, but probably not much.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I tried two other guitar books and two DVDs before I discovered this book. The difference here is that there's a new exercise for each day and the exercises build into a varied collection that you can use every time you practice. When the author introduces something a little more difficult like three-finger chords, the next day's exercise will be something for the other hand like picking, which gives you more time to get to grips with the chords and less risk of falling behind. It's an excellent way to learn from a book and I recommend this one highly.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By s. jones.
Format:Paperback
This is very much a beginner guitar book, if you've never picked up a guitar this will help you right from the begining. Due to this it can get a little boring, it's a collection of exercises which will teach you your first chords and learn some picking techniques. Don't let that put you off, to play a song you need to be able to play and this book will give you a foundation.
One thing that did help me when using this book is after I'd done a few chapters I got sick of flicking through the pages all the time, so I photocopied the chords and TAB notations, cut them out and photocopied them again onto another sheet of paper. Buy doing this I condensed 100 pages of writing and exercises into 6 pages of easy to use exercises to use in my practice sessions. The writing isn't ALL waffle but after I read it once that was enough for me.
Recomended book, just photocopy the important bits.
One thing that did help me when using this book is after I'd done a few chapters I got sick of flicking through the pages all the time, so I photocopied the chords and TAB notations, cut them out and photocopied them again onto another sheet of paper. Buy doing this I condensed 100 pages of writing and exercises into 6 pages of easy to use exercises to use in my practice sessions. The writing isn't ALL waffle but after I read it once that was enough for me.
Recomended book, just photocopy the important bits.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Ok for total beginner
If you know something of guitar playing this book will be
too simple for you.
It is the basics and nothing else in my opinion.
too simple for you.
It is the basics and nothing else in my opinion.
Published 28 days ago by dfurn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good starting point but can be frustrating
I have musical knowledge and can read music. I understand different rhythms etc. From this point of view there are parts of this book that are too basic for me. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Monsieur le B
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners
Easy to follow and would recommend to anyone wishing to learn the guitar. Will buy one for my grandson when he gets a guitar
Published 1 month ago by Suzanne Wolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Bought this for my partner to learn.
It definitely taught an old dog some new tricks and inspired to pursue further.
It definitely taught an old dog some new tricks and inspired to pursue further.
Published 1 month ago by Papercutter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
I got this book as a present, and they have told me that it was very useful for them. They wanted to teach themselves how to play the guitar, and that this was extremely helpful in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Felicity
5.0 out of 5 stars
Want to learn guitar from scratch?
This is The Book. All the basics are covered, and the book progresses at a steady pace with short daily excercises. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lol
5.0 out of 5 stars
No regrets
If you have an acoustic guitar and you're a complete beginer then this is the perfect book... easy to follow, with a helpful CD and motivating. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sirraell
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Starting Place
A good book that definitely helped to get started with the guitar - would recommend to other beginners, even if it is a little slow to start off with - I was finding that I needed... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2010 by Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Introduction For Absolute Beginners
This book was a real find for me. Each lesson builds very gradually on the last, such that in eight weeks (56 days) you can go from knowing absolutely nothing about playing the... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2009 by C. SMITH
5.0 out of 5 stars
buy with confidence
This is an excellent book. Easy to understand, well paced and quite comprehensive.
Published on 27 May 2007 by pistolpete
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