Guitar for Dummies - Brossura

Jon Chappell, a multistyle guitarist and arranger, is technical editor at Guitar Shop and musicologist at Guitarra.

Covers rock, blues, folk, and classical styles

Start strumming tunes right away—without reading music
Whether you're contemplating a career as a heavy metal superstar or you just want to strum a few folk songs for your friends, this friendly book-and-CD package makes it easy to pick up the guitar. From simple chord progressions to smokin' blues licks, it delivers just what you need to make beautiful music — and have some fun while you fret!

Discover how to:

• Strum basic chords and simple melodies
• Expand your range with advanced techniques
• Explore rock, blues, folk, and classical fundamentals
• Choose the right guitar
• Tune, change strings, and make simple repairs

Play along with "Simple Gifts," "Streets of Laredo," a heavy metal power chord progression, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," Chuck Berry-slides, a country riff with palm muting, "Chuck's Duck," blues turnarounds, "Mississippi Mud," a folk thumd-brush-up pattern, "House of the Rising Sun," a contrapuntal classical exercise, and many more

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