Guitar (rock and blues) -
Beginning-Intermediate
SKU: MB.30648M
Composed by Adam
Douglass.
Saddle-stitched,
Technique, Theory and
Reference, Pop. Style.
Book and online video. 32
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30648M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30648M).
ISBN
9780786699490. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Is the beginning
stage of learning the
guitar proving to be a
frustrating experience?
Do you lack songs which
you can play from start
to finish? Do the ones
that you can play all the
way through not sound
much like their original
versions? I have been
teaching these pieces to
my beginner students for
quite some time now, and
the success rate has been
remarkable. Most methods
start by having the
student slowly move back
and forth between basic
chords using only down
strokes, playing chords
one note at a time to
make sure all the notes
ring clear. This book
offers something much
differentâ??playing
music! The pieces are
designed to target
trouble areas often
experienced by beginners
of the instrument:
arching the fingers
enough in order to let
all the notes of a chord
ring clearly. Rather than
just droning on through a
series of chords, musical
patterns are created so
that as you learn proper
technique youâ??re also
playing something
musical. The results have
been better than
expected. Focusing on
figures that demand
proper technique and some
of the most common
strumming patterns found
in popular music, many of
my students are able to
execute beginner and
intermediate level songs
within a few weeks of
picking up the instrument
rather than a few months.
Additionally, the dreaded
F chord, or root 6 major
barre chord, often rings
clearly with all 6 notes
being heard upon the
first attempt. This book
will help you achieve
your guitar related goals
quickly, more
efficiently, and most
importantly, more
enjoyably. Includes
access to online
video.
