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“…offers everything the beginner to intermediate guitarist needs in an irreverent and accessible format…” (Harborough Mail, 17th November 2005)
“Offers great guidance on everything from buying your first guitar to legends who can inspire you.” Shortlist Thursday 7 August 2008
“Offers great guidance on everything from buying your first guitar to legends who can inspire you.” Shortlist Thursday 7 August 2008
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"Offers great guidance on everything from buying your first guitar to legends who can inspire you."
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All guitars - whether painted purple with airbrushed skulls and lightning bolts or finished in a natural-wood pattern with a fine French lacquer - share certain physical characteristics that make them behave like guitars and not violins or tubas. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
All guitars - whether painted purple with airbrushed skulls and lightning bolts or finished in a natural-wood pattern with a fine French lacquer - share certain physical characteristics that make them behave like guitars and not violins or tubas. Read the first page
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191 of 193 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a wonderful book!
This book is very good for people like myself who have absolutely no experience playing guitar. After only a few days with the book I am already playing small tunes and feeling much more confident. It seems everything a beginner might wonder about has been covered, from purchasing a guitar, to the pains in your fingers as you start playing for the first time!
The key, as with all books is to take the time to read it thoroughly and be patient. Everything is explained well and the authors have included several bad jokes and puns along the way which are soo bad you have to laugh. It lightens the mood nicely, as learning to play can get very frustrating at times!!
Also included is an excellent CD so any sample music and practice pieces may be heard as they SHOULD sound. Also, the CD audio files have been split so that guitar only sound is heard on the left channel, whilst any backing music from other instruments is played through the right audio, allowing you to single out the guitar if necessary.
The book focusses on trying to get you to be able to play well as quick as possible - without having to learn musical notation. Learning musical notation can be quite boring, and there is a danger of loosing interest in learning to play. With this book, you don't have to do this (the author says that most guitar players learned to play before learning how to read music - only to learn afterwards as a matter of interest).
Instead a form of music notation called TAB is used, which is the most common guitar music available. It is very easy to understand and this is what the book mainly uses.
Have fun!
This book is very good for people like myself who have absolutely no experience playing guitar. After only a few days with the book I am already playing small tunes and feeling much more confident. It seems everything a beginner might wonder about has been covered, from purchasing a guitar, to the pains in your fingers as you start playing for the first time!
The key, as with all books is to take the time to read it thoroughly and be patient. Everything is explained well and the authors have included several bad jokes and puns along the way which are soo bad you have to laugh. It lightens the mood nicely, as learning to play can get very frustrating at times!!
Also included is an excellent CD so any sample music and practice pieces may be heard as they SHOULD sound. Also, the CD audio files have been split so that guitar only sound is heard on the left channel, whilst any backing music from other instruments is played through the right audio, allowing you to single out the guitar if necessary.
The book focusses on trying to get you to be able to play well as quick as possible - without having to learn musical notation. Learning musical notation can be quite boring, and there is a danger of loosing interest in learning to play. With this book, you don't have to do this (the author says that most guitar players learned to play before learning how to read music - only to learn afterwards as a matter of interest).
Instead a form of music notation called TAB is used, which is the most common guitar music available. It is very easy to understand and this is what the book mainly uses.
Have fun!
185 of 188 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you know nothing about guitars other than that you want to play one then this is the book for you.
Sure, it covers the usual ground of learning to play guitar that every guitar book out there does, but it does so in style that's so friendly it makes using other guitar books seem positively painful.
Plus, as well as those essentials it also tells you everything else you'll need to know, such as how to choose and buy a guitar, how to restring it, how to keep it in tune - all the basic stuff and some great tips that other books should tell you but suspciously never do.
It's designed so that you can easily "dip in" to sections, but because it's written in that wonderfully entertaining and humorous (and corny) ...For Dummies style you'll probably want to read the whole book anyway. Seriously!
I can't recommend it enough.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book really easy to understand, even for a total novice like myself. Everything is set out and explained in a really easy manner, and I found it relatively easy to play basic songs well enough that other people could recognise them.My Guitar playing relatives also found it very interesting as it covers a broad variety of playing styles.
A Real confidence boosting book.
A Real confidence boosting book.
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The best for the money
This great book does everything you would hope, going through the long and complex areas of learning to play the guitar for the complete beginner, but also includes a CD Rom with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tarranbob
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a must for all new to the guitar not only is it a tutor it also covers a lot of other aspect of owning and maintaining a guitar its very good value for the price over 350 pages of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by ken h
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a good book but i think i really am a dummie :) follow a bit then just get lost maybe one day i will be a rock star bending those strings but for now its back to my very dull job... Read more
Published 3 months ago by denny
Marmite
I have found this book to be dissapointing. I had hoped for a step by step book that would lead and encourage my enthusiasm for learning the guitar, but I did not find it in this... Read more
Published 4 months ago by MarkSwansea
Fantastic easy to read book
This book came on time and thanks to my room mate I had it. Its easy to read and the fact that it emphasises that you dont have to read music to be able to play helped me alot. Read more
Published 4 months ago by twotimetrouble
Definitely recommend
I would certainly recommend this book to any other guitar learner unable to afford lessons or perhaps to accompany. Read more
Published 4 months ago by L. Hobson
A Good All-Rounder
After finding out that my boyfriend always regretted giving up the guitar years ago, I bought him a brand new Spanish Guitar and this book for Christmas. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss Bolt
A messy way to learn with too much padding
As a complete beginner I purchased this book to get me started.
Although some the content is good, it's let down all the way through by not being clear or focussed. Read more
Although some the content is good, it's let down all the way through by not being clear or focussed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MissKimBond
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Sooo easy to read n follow. Learning the guitar at 30 is v.frustrating.. esp with no prior knowledge and influence. This book is a great way to slowly sink into it. Read more
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Arrived well packed and undamaged. Prompt delivery and reasonable price. As it was a gift for someone else I am not able to say how useful it is but the receipient seemed pleased... Read more
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