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Jon Chappell presents this guide to learning basic guitar skills and techniques, from left hand chords, to right hand strumming patterns, with advice on how to apply them to several different musical styles.
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249 of 250 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
My daughter aged 8yrs decided that she wanted to learn to play the guitar a couple of mnths ago. The middle of October (last month) we bought her one. Suprised to see how she could manage the frets she now has lessons at school, sadly it appears for this yr. only.
I puchased this DVD for her not really knowing what to expect only to find this Brilliant step by step guide, simplistic to follow in every way.
The DVD zooms in on the guitar itself and positioning on fingers on frets etc. at the right hand side of the screen is the cord Mr. Chappell is playing once again denoting where positioning of fingers should be.
Having had no previous experience at all our daughter found this DVD informative and extremely easy to follow as did her father, only unable to follow correctly at the 9th out of 10 chapters when "Fingerpicking" was introduced.
This dvd is aimed at no particular age group only Beginners of whatever age. Mr. Chappell's experience and honesty shines through as he repeatedly states you will not beable to play overnight that practice is a must all the things beginners need to hear.
I cannot praise this DVD enough it hss to be one of the best if not the best DVD's and an invaluable aid to guitar playing irrespective of which type of guitar you choose to play.
If you are looking for a Beginners guide to learning to play the guitar i cannot recommend this one too highly. You will not regret this purchase!.
I puchased this DVD for her not really knowing what to expect only to find this Brilliant step by step guide, simplistic to follow in every way.
The DVD zooms in on the guitar itself and positioning on fingers on frets etc. at the right hand side of the screen is the cord Mr. Chappell is playing once again denoting where positioning of fingers should be.
Having had no previous experience at all our daughter found this DVD informative and extremely easy to follow as did her father, only unable to follow correctly at the 9th out of 10 chapters when "Fingerpicking" was introduced.
This dvd is aimed at no particular age group only Beginners of whatever age. Mr. Chappell's experience and honesty shines through as he repeatedly states you will not beable to play overnight that practice is a must all the things beginners need to hear.
I cannot praise this DVD enough it hss to be one of the best if not the best DVD's and an invaluable aid to guitar playing irrespective of which type of guitar you choose to play.
If you are looking for a Beginners guide to learning to play the guitar i cannot recommend this one too highly. You will not regret this purchase!.
73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
By D. Cochrane
Format:DVD
I bought the Guitar For Dummies book when I got my guitar. I'm working my way through the book so thought this DVD would help - I haven't gone to an instructor (yet). It's not as in-depth as the book (there simply isn't enough DVD space), but it is very useful to actually see the strumming and finger techniques Chapell uses.
I'd recommend you buy the book along with this DVD, that way you can continue to progress once you've gone the DVD lessons.
I'd recommend you buy the book along with this DVD, that way you can continue to progress once you've gone the DVD lessons.
145 of 147 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I bought a number of different “teach yourself” tools on a variety to media to get myself started on the guitar and this is definitely top of the bunch. Unlike many of the others, this DVD schools the learner in exactly the same way a (very expensive) private tutor would. It spends time on teaching not just the basic notes, but also different ways of strumming and finger picking (I’ve found that may of the other books, CDs, and PC CDROMs tend to ignore the right hand).
The DVD progresses at a steady speed and allows the learner to stop and achieve competence in one area before moving on and, unlike some of the private music tutors that you run the risk of hiring from your local paper, this guy actually knows what he is doing. He can play AND teach!
I can’t say enough positive things about this DVD – it does exactly what it says on the cover!
The DVD progresses at a steady speed and allows the learner to stop and achieve competence in one area before moving on and, unlike some of the private music tutors that you run the risk of hiring from your local paper, this guy actually knows what he is doing. He can play AND teach!
I can’t say enough positive things about this DVD – it does exactly what it says on the cover!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Again, I must be the worst dummy in the world!
Although the instructions and lessons are OK, it's much better to have a real tutor to show you the chords.
Published 12 days ago by W. M. Dallas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spiffing!
I am giving this five stars out of five. I absolutely love this sort of book. I am very musical.
Published 1 month ago by Alex
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Jon Chappell - Learning Guitar For Dummies
Very easy to pick up the basics needed to play the guitar, but transferring that to actually playing guitar, still requires some aptitude :)
Published 2 months ago by Dee
4.0 out of 5 stars
i like the easy instructions
i would recommend this dvd to anyone who wants to learn the guitar, the intructions are easy to understand, the only thing is had to keep pausing dvd couldn't always keep up but... Read more
Published 2 months ago by barbara fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
dvd
good for beginners but the tutor talks with a irritateing american voice. that you cant always understand. Gives you the basic idea
Published 2 months ago by Jeanette Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value
Well presented and easy to follow. Explanations are good. Videos are appropriate and demonstrations completely cover all of the topics
Published 4 months ago by David Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars
So far...so good!
I Bought this with a Yamaha acoustic guitar set for my sixteen year old son for Christmas...a great buy! Thank you
Published 4 months ago by DONNA DAVISON
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Published 4 months ago by Pamela Ryland
3.0 out of 5 stars
Learning Guitar for Dummies
Guitar for Dummies is a bit "low"... Not what I was expecting "malgre" its title. I'm sorry about that! Aurevoir.
Published 4 months ago by Mr Edgar Sedas
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COMPRESHENSIVE
Very compehensive. Certainly doesn't treat you like "Dummie". Makes it easy to understand how to play without being "over" technical
Published 9 months ago by A. P. Hunt
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