Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies, Enhanced Edition E-Book

Mark Phillips

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

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.

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Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies®, Enhanced Edition

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions We Use in This Book

Count-offs

Stereo separation

Not-So-Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Chapter 1: Guitar 101

Anatomy of an Acoustic Guitar

String vibration and length

Using both hands to make a sound

Frets and half steps

Tuning

Counting on your strings and frets

Tuning to a fixed source

Chapter 2: Getting Set to Play

Hand Position and Posture

Settling into a sitting position

Standing position

Fretting and left-hand position

Picking your right-hand position

Understanding Guitar Notation

Getting chord diagrams

Reading rhythm slashes

Taking a look at tablature

How to Play a Chord

Fingering a chord

Avoiding buzzes

Chapter 3: Basic Major and Minor Chords

Playing Chords in the A Family

Fingering A-family chords

Strumming A-family chords

Playing Chords in the D Family

Fingering D-family chords

Strumming D-family chords

Playing Chords in the G Family

Fingering G-family chords

Strumming G-family chords

Playing Chords in the C Family

Fingering C-family chords

Strumming C-family chords

Playing Songs with Basic Chords

Chapter 4: Playing Melodies

Reading Tablature

Top or bottom?

Right or left?

Getting a Grip on Left-Hand Fingering

Using Alternate Picking

Playing Simple Melodies

Chapter 5: Basic 7th Chords

Dominant 7th Chords

D7, G7, and C7

E7 and A7

E7 (four-finger version) and B7

Minor 7th Chords

Major 7th Chords

Songs with 7th Chords

Playing the 12-Bar Blues

Chapter 6: Stretching Out: Barre Chords

Playing E-Based Major Barre Chords

Finding the right fret

Playing E-based progressions

Playing E-based Minor, Dominant 7th, and Minor 7th Chords

Minor chords

Dominant 7th chords

Minor 7th chords

Playing A-Based Major Barre Chords

Fingering the chord

Finding the right fret

Playing A-based progressions

Playing a Variety of A-Based Barre Chords

Minor chords

Dominant 7th chords

Minor 7th chords

Major 7th chords

Wailing on Power Chords

Fingering power chords

How you use power chords

Putting Chord Forms to Use

Chapter 7: Keeping Your Guitar Fit

A Few Small Repairs

Cleaning Your Guitar

Removing dirt and grime

Caring for the finish

Protecting Your Guitar

On the road

In storage

Providing a Healthy Environment

Temperature settings

Humidity

Having the Right Tools

Chapter 8: Guitar Repairs You Can’t Do Yourself

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Cheat Sheet

Media at a Glance

Video

Video intro (0:11)

Tuning: 5th fret method (1:29)

Left hand position (0:41)

Right hand position (0:27)

Playing a chord (0:39)

Strumming A-family chords (0:44)

Single note playing (0:45)

Alternate picking (0:52)

Playing D7, G7, and C7 chords (1:45)

Playing Dm7, Em7, and Am7 chords (1:37)

Playing Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7 chords (1:57)

F barre chord (1:01)

Chords using E-based major barre chords (1:01)

Chords for 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' (1:04)

A-based barre chord (1:00)

A-based major barre chords (0:41)

Chord progression for 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' (0:59)

A power chord progression in D (0:40)

Audio

Audio intro (0:24)

Kumbaya (0:33)

Swing Low Sweet Chariot (0:20)

Auld Lang Syne (0:37)

Michael Row the Boat Ashore (0:18)

Little Brown Jug (0:12)

On Top of Old Smoky (0:19)

Swanee River (0:19)

Home on the Range (0:23)

All Through the Night (0:21)

Over the River and Through the Woods (0:22)

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring (0:21)

Oh, Susanna (0:15)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (0:25)