This inspirational, fully illustrated guide to playing the guitar provides a sound framework for the beginner and reinforces basic knowledge for the more experienced player. Arranged in three sections - The Basics, Moving On and Learning from the Experts - it builds into a progressive course, with exercises, useful tips and examples designed to enable you to play better. The comprehensive coverage ranges from mastering first chords, simple tuning and fingerpicking, to improvising and composing, creating effects and matching the sounds and styles of the guitar greats.
THE BASICS:
Guitar Parts.
Hand Positions.
Playing Position.
Tuning the Guitar.
Chords.
Strumming.
Three-chord Tricks.
Chord Sequences.
TAB & Single-string Playing.
Rhythm.
Hammer-ons, Pull-offs.
Combining Chords & Single-string & Slides playing.
MOVING ON:
Power Chords.
Bar Chords.
Damping.
Palm Muting.
Easy Soloing.
Seventh Chords.
Two Blues Pieces.
Modifying the Basic Chords.
Navigating the Finger Board.
Altered Bass Notes.
'Drop-D' Tuning.
Finger picking.
Scales - Major & Minor.
Double Stopping & Intervals.
Adding Colour to your Playing.
DEVELOPMENT:
Modifying Bar Chords.
Being Creative.
Time Signatures.
Extended Chords.
Extended Soloing.
Capo.
Alternate Tunings.
Slide Guitar Tapping.
Harmonics.
Going Classical.
Technical Development.
Daily Exercise Routine.
Buying Guide.
Guitar Reference.