1st Steps For A Beginning
Guitarist: Chords and Chord Progressions for Guitar
by Bruce Arnold
"1st Steps" presents you
with all the information you will need to get started on the guitar.
All the chord forms you will need to play your favorite songs whether
they be rock, folk, or country are here.
The book contains clearly illustrated and easy to understand pictures,
and our website offers hundreds of free videos and files to supplement
your learning. A picture or (a movie) is worth a thousand words so if
you learn best through actually seeing and hearing someone demonstrate
what they are teaching, then "1st Steps" is your best choice; it's like
getting a book, Audio CD and DVD all together for one great low price.
Because these Audio and Video files are on line they grow each week. We
are always updating our files to give you more information or to share
some fascinating aspects of the guitar with you.
Here's what you get with "First Steps:"
1. All the most commonly played guitar chords (Major, Minor, Dominant
7th ) along with videos on how to tackle the typical problems students
have with learning them.
2. Both Open and Barre Chords with practice chord progressions and the
strumming directions which most books do not include. Each chord
progression is presented with strumming patterns of various
difficulties so that you can start making music as quickly as possible.
All chord progressions have online video and audio files presenting the
material at different speeds. These will get you playing along right
away, and students who have difficulty strumming and changing chords
will find this immensely helpful.
3. Videos demonstrating chords with special added notes (used by such
artists as Jimi Hendrix) show you how added notes and phrases can take
a strumming pattern from run-of-the-mill to exciting.
4. The easiest fingering patterns for both chords and scales along with
tips on the common problems you will encounter -- this really speeds
learning. Videos present you with common alternate fingerings, muting,
and alternate chord forms so you can sound better with more variety in
your playing.
5. The "scratch" method: This will get you switching between chords
more fluidly and make your songs sound like music right away.
6. A Video on the popular "CAGED" Method for learning chords with a
discussion of the pros and cons of reliance on this unique aspect of
the guitar.
7. Information on how to tune the guitar is found both in the book and
on line with audio files so you can hear what the correct pitch for
each string sounds like. There is also an online movie on how to change
strings on a steel string acoustic guitar.
8. Music Theory information in the book is accompanied by on line video
so you can understand each part of music theory and prioritize what to
learn first and what can wait until later.
9. The book contains a note chart showing you all the notes found on
the guitar fretboard so you won't be guessing which note you are
playing and you can quickly find the note you need in your favorite
piece of music.
10. Ever wonder why certain chords go really well together? The book
and on line videos show you which chords go together the best (and
why!) so you can really understand what you love about your favorite
songs and begin to make up your own.
11. Hammer-ons, Pulloffs, Slides, Bends, Vibrato-- these are some of
the essential techniques of the guitar, and our videos show you exactly
how to play these cool effects to enhance your playing. These small but
useful tools make all the difference, and you'll start to sound like a
professional in no time.
12. Learn through the online videos how to add notes into chords to
give them more interesting sounds, and to build your understanding of
chord theory. Examples from real music help you understand and learn
this essential aspect of playing. There is also a video that
demonstrates how to understand the two different ways to figure out the
notes found in any chord.
13. A learning tool called "cycle 5" is presented in the book (and with
a video) to help you memorize and play the barre chords. This is
essential stuff.
14. All music has rhythm yet most beginning books don't really deal
with this integral element. "1st Steps" has an entire section in the
book explaining all aspects of rhythm so you can understand and play
any rhythm you find in music.
15. Most American popular and folk music has some element of the Blues.
"1st Steps" gives you access to a large online resource showing you how
to play the blues with tons of information on alternate ways to play
the chords along with the scale patterns, turnarounds, fingering
patterns, bending notes, and the blues triplet feel.
16. Here's the biggie: A resource of 22 different scales is presented
in the form of videos so you can learn all the commonly used scales in
music with downloadable fingering charts and videos telling you how to
use the scales and common applications. THIS IS A HUGE RESOURCE WITH A
STAGGERING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. If you are serious about the guitar,
you'll be in heaven!
All the above is just some of what "1st Steps" is about. In addition to
this you have access to the author through email if you run into any
problems. There is also a hugh FAQ section on the publisher's website
so you can read about other student's problems to gain insight into
your own.
THIS BOOK IS UNIQUE. You will find no other book that presents this
amount of information in such a clear and accessible way. Whether you
learn best by reading notation, reading diagrams or watching videos
this method has it all.
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There are also files
available in the member's area that cover specific subjects related to
this book. These member's area files include:
Strumming
Slow mp3 files for chord progressions
Videos help on how to play each chord
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