Absolute Beginners

Guitar (Book/CD/DVD)

By: Arthur Dick

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Paperback | 1 July 2004 | Edition Number 1

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Step-by-step pictures take you from your first day exercises to playing along with a backup track! "Absolute Beginners" has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your instrument. The ultimate "owner's manual" approach to playing music - a complete package featuring both audio and video backup tracks on the CD and DVD.

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Introduction	p. 4
Electric or acoustic	p. 5
Know your guitar	p. 6
Strings and things	p. 8
Holding the guitar	p. 9
The electric guitarist	p. 10
Right hand position	p. 12
Holding the pick	p. 14
Left hand position	p. 15
Tuning your guitar	p. 16
Relative tuning	p. 17
Your first chord A	p. 18
Playing A	p. 19
The chord of D	p. 20
Playing D	p. 21
The chord of E	p. 22
Playing E	p. 23
Let's play!	p. 24
Upstroke/downstroke	p. 26
Speed up your learning	p. 27
In rhythm with D	p. 28
In rhythm with E	p. 30
Moving around!	p. 32
The chord of G	p. 34
The chord of C	p. 36
Your first song	p. 38
Changin' time	p. 39
Some other chords	p. 42
Your first guitar melody	p. 43
Adding a melody	p. 44
Congratulations!	p. 46
Classic guitar songs	p. 47
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