1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist: 1 Book

1st Steps presents you with all the information you will need to get started on the guitar. All the chord forms you will need to play your favorite songs whether they be rock, folk, or country are here. The book contains clearly illustrated and easy to understand pictures, and our website offers hundreds of free videos and files to supplement your learning. A picture or (a movie) is worth a thousand words so if you learn best through actually seeing and hearing someone demonstrate what they are teaching, then 1st Steps is your best choice; it's like getting a book, Audio CD and DVD all together for one great low price. Because these Audio and Video files are on line they grow each week. We are always updating our files to give you more information or to share some fascinating aspects of the guitar with you. Here's what you get with First Steps: 1. All the most commonly played guitar chords (Major, Minor, Dominant 7th ) along with videos on how to tackle the typical problems students have with learning them. 2. Both Open and Barre Chords with practice chord progressions and the strumming directions which most books do not include. Each chord progression is presented with strumming patterns of various difficulties so that you can start making music as quickly as possible. All chord progressions have online video and audio files presenting the material at different speeds. These will get you playing along right away, and students who have difficulty strumming and changing chords will find this immensely helpful. 3. Videos demonstrating chords with special added notes (used by such artists as Jimi Hendrix) show you how added notes and phrases can take a strumming pattern from run-of-the-mill to exciting. 4. The easiest fingering patterns for both chords and scales along with tips on the common problems you will encounter -- this really speeds learning. Videos present you with common alternate fingerings, muting, and alternate chord forms so you can sound better with more variety in your playing. 5. The scratch method: This will get you switching between chords more fluidly and make your songs sound like music right away. 6. A Video on the popular CAGED Method for learning chords with a discussion of the pros and cons of reliance on this unique aspect of the guitar. 7. Information on how to tune the guitar is found both in the book and on line with audio files so you can hear what the correct pitch for each string sounds like. There is also an online movie on how to change strings on a steel string acoustic guitar. 8. Music Theory information in the book is accompanied by on line video so you can understand each part of music theory and prioritize what to learn first and what can wait until later. 9. The book contains a note chart showing you all the notes found on the guitar fretboard so you won't be guessing which note you are playing and you can quickly find the note you need in your favorite piece of music. 10. Ever wonder why certain chords go really well together? The book and on line videos show you which chords go together the best (and why!) so you can really understand what you love about your favorite songs and begin to make up your own. 11. Hammer-ons, Pulloffs, Slides, Bends, Vibrato-- these are some of the essential techniques of the guitar, and our videos show you exactly how to play these cool effects to enhance your playing. These small but useful tools make all the difference, and you'll start to sound like a professional in no time. 12. Learn through the online videos how to add notes into chords to give them more interesting sounds, and to build your understanding of chord theory. Examples from real music help you understand and learn this essential aspect of playing. 13. And more but no more space to tell you about it....Read More