Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Guitar Book and DVD

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Learn to play guitar at your own pace, without taking expensive lessons. This instructional book and DVD combo teaches you the basics of many music genres.

Learn to play guitar and open up a world of musical knowledge with the Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Guitar Book and CD. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar.

Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various guitar types and the sounds they create, how to care for your very own guitar, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB.

You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Folk. Near the end of the book, you will be introduced to advanced tablature techniques such as bends, slides, and palm muting, which will help you color your musical creations with your own unique, rockin' style.

Features:

- Tablature Licks
- Dictionary of tablature techniques
- Guitar note chart
- Magic chord accompaniment guide
- Guitar fingerboard chart

The accompanying DVD provides nearly 2 hours of video instruction, helping you understand the concepts with more ease and efficiency.

Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.

- Series: Teach Yourself Series
- Category: Guitar Method or Supplement
- Format: Book and DVD
- Instrument: Guitar