Ron Manus

Lindsey C. Harnsberger

Presents step-by-step lessons covering the basics of guitar playing.

The Easiest Guitar Method Ever!

Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course 1

Morton Manus

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred’s Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.

Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele, C-Tuning Edition

Paul McCartney

John Lennon

L. C. Harnsberger

A basic course designed to teach the fundamentals of guitar while playing 33 all-time Lennon & McCartney hits. Songs include: Yesterday; Michelle; Hey Jude; Yellow Submarine; Revolution; Here, There and Everywhere; Norwegian Wood; Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da; Eleanor Rigby and many others. The CD demonstrates songs in the styles of the originals.

A Beginning Guitar Method Featuring 33 Songs of Lennon & Mccartney

From Liverpool to Abbey Road

Morty Manus

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop songs! Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfreds Basic Guitar Methodthe first and best choice for todays beginning guitar students. This book combines all of the essential instructional material from Books 1, 2 and 3 of Alfred's Basic Guitar Method and is a complete course. Written in standard notation, it guides guitarists through the basics of playing the guitar using rock, blues, country and folk music. In addition, techniques such as bending, sliding, hammer-on and pull-off are included. CD comes with book.

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Complete

Adam Levy

This is a great collection of folk songs for beginning guitarists that correlates to Books 1 and 2 of Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, or may be used with any other method. It is perfect for both individual or class instruction. The CD provides duet accompaniments and performances of each song performed by live guitarists.

Folk Songs

Alfred's Basic Guitar Folk Songs 1 & 2

Guitarists can now enhance their knowledge of theory with this easy-to-use workbook. Note and rhythm reading, scales, chords and progressions are just some of the topics covered. Use this book alone or with any method. The recording includes accompaniments for songs and exercises.

Guitar Theory

Steve Hall

This handy resource illustrates 36 chords in each key with the most commonly used fingerings, along with chord theory such as intervals, chord structure, building chords and the circle of fifths. With the CD, which includes listening examples for all the chords and styles found in the book, examples of how to play different chords come to life in a variety of styles, such as bluegrass, blues, country, funk, heavy metal, jazz, R & B, reggae, rock, and rockabilly.

Basix Guitar Chord Dictionary

Chris Buono

You know your scales, understand how to play over a chord progression, and learned enough music theory to fill an encyclopedia, but you still aren't satisfied with your solos. This book teaches jazz guitarists how to apply their knowledge of scales, chord progressions, and music theory towards creating great guitar solos. Eight full-length solos in a variety of styles are studied in detail, including analysis of chord progressions and the material used to improvise over them, techniques, and structural characteristics. Styles range from classic standards and Gypsy jazz to Latin, modal and smooth jazz. All eight solos are performed on the accompanying CD.

The Ultimate Guide to Playing Great Leads

Jazz Lead Guitar Solos

Start with basics like holding the guitar, reading music and TAB, and playing chords. Lessons cover blues, rock, jazz, classical, folk and other styles. The DVD provides every example in the book performed by a live guitarist.

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