Table Of Content(NOTE: Chapters conclude with The Least You Need to Know .) I. PREPARING TO PLAY. 1. The Guitar: A Noteworthy History. The Ancient Roots of the Guitar. Early Guitar Masters. The Guitar in America. The Folk Revival. 2. What Is a Guitar? The Parts of the Guitar. Guitar Styles. More Guitar Talk. Selecting a Guitar. Guitar Variants. 3. Buying a Guitar. Before Shopping. Shopping Tips. Fitting an Instrument to You. Common Guitar Brands. What Will a Dealer Do for You? Mail Order. Accessories. 4. Strings and Things. About the Fingers. The Playing Action. Strings. Tuning. String Stretch. II. GETTING STARTED. 5. Beginning to Play. Playing Position. Sitting Correctly. The Left Hand Chords. 6. The Right Hand. Right-Hand Playing Position. Preparing the Nails. Right-Hand Chord Technique. Rhythmic Variety. Further Practice. Quick Review. 7. Advanced Right Hand Techniques. The Rest Stroke. The Free Stroke. Arpeggios. III. TUNES AND TABLATURE. 8. How Guitar Music Is Written. Guitar Tablature. Rhythm and Counting. Ties, Rests, and Damping. Some Familiar Tunes. The Eighth Note. Counting Beats with Fractions. More about Dotted Notes. 9. Varied Accompaniments. Playing Chords and Arpeggios in Tablature. Some New Chords. A First Solo. 10. Rhythm Practice. Advanced Counting. Sixteenth Notes. Mixed Rhythms. Triplets. 11. Slur Techniques. The Upward Slur (Hammer-On, Ascending Ligado). The Downward Slur (Pull-Off, Descending Ligado). Practice for Upward and Downward Slurs. 12. The Full Bar. Playing a Full Bar. Chord Sequences. IV. MAKING NOTES. 13. How to Read Notes. Why Learn Notation? The Music Staff. Tones and Half Tones. The Octave. The Notes on the Staff. The Notes on Each String. 14. The Scale. Sharps and Flats. Accidentals. Tunes from Notation. The Least You Need to Know. 15. Music in Multiple Voices. Independent Voices. "Andante" (Fernando Sor). "Bourèe" (J. S. Bach). "Country Dance" (Frederick Noad). V. REGIONAL STYLES. 16. Elements of Travis Picking. Syncopation. "Careless Love". 17. Folk and Country. Keeping It Steady. Basic Chord Shapes. Picking a Country Song. 18. Introducing Flamenco. The Flamenco Forms. Development of the Solo Art. Technique. Right-Hand Techniques. The Rasgueo . Farruca . 19. Latin Rhythms. Tango. Rumba. The Beguine. The Bossa Nova. Carnavalitos . 20. The Blues. Taking Measure of the 12-Bar Blues. Seventh Chords. Getting Down to the Blues. 21. Rock and Roll. The Boogie Bass. A High-Note Solo. @PARTHEAD - VI. TAKING OFF. 22. Chord Formation. Chord Families. Related Chords. The Relative Minor. Other Useful Chords. Transposing with the Chord Clock. 23. Moving up the Fingerboard. The Positions of the Guitar. Ways to Change Position. Notes of the Fifth Position. Equivalent Notes. Natural Harmonics. 24. Classical Virtuoso Secrets. Tone Production. Vibrato. Tremolo. Dividing your Practice Time. Additional Study. 25. Putting It All Together. Study in B Minor (Fernando Sor). Romance Anònimo (Anonymous Romance). The Least You Need to Know. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Further Study. Appendix B. Guitar Gods. Appendix C. Guitar Talk. Index.
SynopsisLearning guitar can be difficult - and even more so when you don't read music or understand the basics of technique. Starting at the beginning, this book leads students through the basics from how to choose a guitar to learning to read music. With a CD added and expanded coverage on styles, techniques and technology, the author continues to help readers get a good start on playing guitar! Includes- The basics of guitar parts, stringing and tuning Right-hand techniques from strumming to rest strokes, arpeggios and more Notes - rhythms, chords, and the structures Practice techniques - from scales to pieces Expanded coverage on styles - with musical selections, tips and techniques Audio CD with practice sessions and recorded music!, Learn to play the guitar using this quick and easy guide. Whether you dream of playing classical guitar, a B.B. King lick, or just the opening bars to "Stairway to Heaven," this book can get you there., Learning guitar can be difficult--and even more so when you don't read music or understand the basics of technique. Starting at the beginning, Frederick Noad, an experienced "name" in the guitar instruction world, leads students through the basics from how to choose a guitar to learning to read music. With a CD added (at readers' requests!) and expanded coverage on styles, techniques and technology, Noad continues to help readers get a good start on playing guitar! Includes: the basics of guitar parts, stringing and tuning; right-hand techniques from strumming to rest strokes, arpeggios and more; notes - rhythms, chords, and the structures; practice techniques - from scales to pieces; expanded coverage on styles - with musical selections, tips and techniques; and audio CD with practice sessions and recorded music!