Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (3rd Edition): The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play

Morty Manus · Ron Manus

Jul 2007 · Alfred's Basic Guitar Library Book 1 · Alfred Music

About this ebook

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 1 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 learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, plus more pop songs! Correlating theory, chord, and pop books ensure that you'll get everything you need from one complete method. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method---the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students.

Book 1 can be used for acoustic or electric guitar and covers how to hold your guitar, tuning, the basics of reading music, the notes on all six strings, chords, scales, songs, bass-chord accompaniments, and duets.

Titles:
* Singin' in the Rain
* Take Me Home Country Roads
* Over the Rainbow
* Annie's Song
* When the Saints Go Marching In

Ratings and reviews

I use this book for junior school-age children wirh my own material as well as for adults. Its inexpensive and covers the basics before going into more depth. Like the explanation of major scales. Would be 5 stars if it included bass notes earlier. I use this for fingerstyle playing, inspite if the emphasis on use of the plectrum. Disappointed the later editions dont include the chord list which was on the back cover.

wow great