Playing Guitar

Learning to play the guitar has never been easier Idiot's Guides: Playing Guitar begins with an introduction to different types of guitars and their parts, followed by helpful information on how to choose a guitar. You'll learn how to tune the guitar (supplemented with online audio), how to correctly hold it, how to read tablature, and about basic rhythm. Much of the remainder of the book gives you easy-to-follow instructions on learning chords, and each lesson is followed by a fun practice session and a simple song with which to practice the newly learned chords. In addition to over-the-shoulder color photos showing fingering positions and accompanying two-color chord charts that show exactly what to do, you can hear the chords, exercises, and songs performed from additional content online.

Author: David Hodge
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781615644179
ISBN10: 1615644172
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Musical Instruments | Guitar
- Music | Instruction & Study | Techniques
- Music | Reference

About the Author
David Hodge is on the faculty of the Berkshire Music School and is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Playing Bass Guitar, The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Playing Rock Guitar, and The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Playing the Ukulele. He is the managing editor and senior columnist at GuitarNoise.com, one of the most popular and highly regarded guitar-instruction websites.