Beginning Guitar (Seventh edition)

The benefits of Beginning Guitar, Seventh Edition are as follows:A complete and comprehensive method for learning the guitarProven record of success in teaching students the basics of guitar playingPraised by both students and peers as an excellent Beginning Guitar bookHas been used as a textbook for Beginning Guitar classes at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) for over 15 yearsAccess to extremely helpful and useful online audio tracks and bonus video included.

Also included, is an online Speedshifter software that allows to slow down or speed up any audio tracks without changing their pitchDedicated to teaching how to play single note melodies and also chords (harmony) with strumming patternsWide variety of topics coveredFun, easy, and logical step-by-step approachLearn how to play well-known and loved melodies, such as Jingle Bells, Ode to Joy, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Aura Lee/Love Me Tender, When the Saints Go Marching In, Amazing Grace, Greensleeves, and Fur EliseLearn how to play chord progressions similar to songs by such famous artists as The Beatles, The Police/Sting, Smokey Robinson/The Temptations, Kansas, Metallica, Deep Purple, Elvis Presley, The Animals, and EaglesBlues form, Verse/Chorus format, and I, IV, and V chords/chord progressions explainedA chapter on Classical guitar is includedBasic music fundamentals coveredLearn how to read music notation and chord chartsPlaying in time emphasizedMore advanced information covered in the second half of the book and the Appendix can be used for Intermediate Guitar classes and private lessonsSuitable for both guitar classes and one-on-one guitar instructionSuitable for both in classroom and online learning