Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies, Enhanced Edition

Mark Phillips · Jon Chappell

Aug 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

When it comes to striking the strings of your guitar for the first time, Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies sets you going in the right direction. One of the coolest things about the guitar is that, even though you can devote your lifetime to perfecting your skills, you can start faking it rather quickly. This books gets you up and playing as quickly and easily as possible. You get expert tips and techniques and the integrated audio and video clips help you lly hone your skills as you play along. Master the basics when you discover how to properly hold the guitar, tune your guitar, and position your hands. Immerse yourself in sounds, techniques, and a whole lot of fun with this enhanced ebook. Part instruction, part video and audio play-a-long, and a whole lot of fun, this book gets you comfortable playing the coolest instrument around.

Ratings and reviews

Never got as far as paying.. Took the free sample.. The sample was about 30 pages of indexes so that's a big part of the book just about wots in the book.. :-(

I love the text in this book. I have fun reading and playing my Guitar. I can't put the book down.

It's a good book and the vids is great to hear if your playing right

About the author

Mark Phillips is a former director of music at Cherry Lane Music, where he edited or arranged the songbooks of such artists as John Denver, Van Halen, Guns N Roses, and Metallica.

Jon Chappell is a multistyle guitarist, arranger, and former editor-in-chief of Guitar magazine.