This book will give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals of guitar playing.   No prior knowledge of music or guitar is needed. Suitable for both acoustic and electric guitars.   Features: 

*   40 full color, easy to follow step-by-step lessons on how to play chords, rhythms and songs.  

*   2 DVDs, 1 CD and 1 DVD-ROM with over 572 audio and 578 video files to download to your PC, Mac, iPod or MP3 player.  

*   Guitar Tab and standard music notation

*   Dynamic video, score and fretboard animations of all examples so you can see and hear both left and right hand parts of everything up close.  (see video samples below)  

*   Backing tracks so you can play along with the band.  

*   Free Guitar Chord Chart.    

Teaches you:

*   Essential chords used by the world’s greatest guitarists.

*  Strumming and picking techniques used in both rhythm and lead guitar.

*   Riffs melodies and well known songs in a variety of styles including Rock, Pop, Blues, Country and Folk.

*   Essential chord progressions which will enable you to play hundreds of songs.

*   How to read music using both standard music notation and guitar tab.

*   Basic music theory as it applies to the guitar including key signatures, time signatures, sharps and flats, ties, rests and major scales.

Also features special sections on tuning, how to read sheet music, learning the notes on the entire guitar fretboard and a chord chart containing all the chords you need to play your favourite songs.  Everything a beginner guitarist needs to know to be able to play in a band, play their favorite songs and even write their own.

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