SKU: SP.TS71612

ISBN 9781585606924. UPC: 728941716124.

Teach Yourself Guitar published by Santorella Publications is the first in a series including CD that was initially created as an impulse product for a typical independent Guitar & Amp shop. In a market flooded with similar products, we swiftly learned that our edition was more than just a quick fix for the beginner. Although titled, Teach Yourself Guitar, it contains much more than basic instruction. Accordingly, Teach Yourself Guitar has become the standard for countless educators as a private lesson study guide.

There are numerous products on the market that falsely proclaim incomprehensible results in just minutes. Unfortunately, none of these products cultivate permanent advancement. Becoming a better musician is only possible through hard work, discipline and dedication.

Our challenge was to create an approach to guitar that was easy to understand and followed a logical step by step progression. To truly master the guitar, one must have their eyes set on short-term goals in order to achieve long-term results. We are proud to say that we have met this challenge by providing a proven curriculum to learning the many facets of playing the guitar in this one of a kind guide.

Topics covered include:

• Types of Guitars
• Tuning the Guitar
• Holding the Guitar
• Musical Notation
• Timing and Note Values
• The First String-E
• The Second String-B
• The Third String-C
• Playing Chords
• It's Time To Rest
• Notes on the Fourth String-D
• Notes on the Fifth String-A
• High A
• Notes on the Sixth String-E
• Bass Chord Accompaniments
• The F Chord Using Three Strings
• Accidentals
• Ascending Scales
• Descending Scales
• Enharmonic Notation
• Arpeggios
• Transposition
• Major Scale and Key Signatures
• Important Tablature Symbols