The Beginner's Guide to Guitar
- Price $24.99
- By Travis John Andrews
and Ruth Parry - PDF & Video
- Published by String Letter Publishing
Learn to play guitar the fun and easy way, right from the beginning. Whether your passions lie in rock, jazz, fingerstyle, blues, or any other style of music, this series of beginner lessons will introduce you to chords, melodies, and rhythmic patterns you need to start playing today.
- Play simple, three- and four-note chords
- Learn the notes on the guitar’s strings
- Start strumming new rhythm patterns
- Play 32 fun, easy songs
Sign up for 8 weekly lessons, delivered to your inbox. When you place your order, the first lesson will be delivered to you right away, with each subsequent lesson delivered on each Friday for the next 7 weeks.
Learn a simple, three-note E-minor chord; notes on the guitar’s first string; quarter- and whole-note rhythmic patterns; how to play downstrokes; the proper wrist position for comfortable playing; plus four easy songs to play.
Learn a three-note C chord, notes on the guitar’s second string, half-note rhythms, how to change chords while strumming, proper fretting finger technique, plus four easy songs to play on two strings.
Learn to play a three-note G chord, how to read dotted-half-notes and rests, the basics of 3/4 time, techniques for varying your tone, plus four easy songs to play.
Learn an easy three-note G7 chord, notes on the guitar’s third string, how to develop coordination in your picking and fretting hands, plus four easy songs to play.
Learn a three-note E-minor-7 chord, eighth-note rhythmic patterns, how to mix upstrokes and downstrokes in your strumming, techniques for developing a steady tempo, plus four easy songs to play using three strings.
Learn a simple, three-note A-minor chord; notes on the guitar’s fourth string; how to quickly change chords; tips for memorizing a tune; plus four easy songs to play using four strings.
Learn to play a three-note E7 chord, eighth-note triplet rhythms, a guide to playing with other musicians, plus four easy songs to play.
Learn a simple, four-note D7 chord; how to play F# notes; fail-safe tips on how to play for an audience; plus four easy songs to play.
