The "First Stage" Guitar Book: Learn How To Play Guitar Easily & Quickly! » (Coiled Bound Edition, Revised)

The "First Stage" Guitar Book is for the anxious beginner who desires a direct no frills method to learning how to play guitar without pages and pages of reading before you start putting your fingers on the strings and begin strumming some music right away; it is also a great reference guitar book for those who already play some. Recently revised and updated with more easy to understand guitar learning information.

All instructions are boldly and clearly illustrated in the most easiest to understand finger shapes.

This must have guitar book is a generous welcome addition to better understand all other guitar books you may already have in your learn how to play guitar collection.

The "First Stage" Guitar Book introduces and guides you to learning:

• Clear and bold illustrations of the most commonly played guitar chords for every key in the easiest to play Open & Barre chord shapes, for example, Major, Major 7ths, Major Dominant 7ths, Minor, Minor 7ths, and 9ths

• The absolutely must have Chord Combination Chart which clearly illustrates which chords go with chords in the same key. Practice chord progressions galore in every key. You will enjoy putting your own creations together with this indispensible chord chart

• Simple techniques of changing one chord to other chords of the same root note names by just lifting a finger or two

• Transposing any chord progression to the key that is the most comfortable for your voice

• Power Chords

• How to read and write in Tablature (Tabs)

• A simple method to maintaining a steady rhythm while strumming

• Clearillustrations of every note on the guitar neck fret board and where each note is located in standard notation and sheet music

The coil bind format allows the guitar book to remain flat for easy viewing of both the left and right side of each page.

Special Note: Both The "First Stage" Guitar Book and The "Guitar Book" (red cover) contain the same learning information. Here you have a choice of which cover art you prefer. This text refers to both the Coil Bind and Paperback Editions.

CHAPTER 1: Getting Started

Describes the best way to tune the guitar, choosing guitar pick and how to use it, proper positioning of the guitar, proper positioning of the hand on the guitar neck, positioning the fingers on the guitar neck and proper strumming of the guitar strings...

CHAPTER 2: How To Tune Your Guitar

Includes the proper way to keep your guitar in tune with a clear and easy to understand illustration for each string - a simple quick check method to tell you whether your guitar is in tune, also how to eliminate slippage - or the slack that occurs when tension on a string is lessened...

CHAPTER 3: Guitar String Note Names

Clear and bold illustration of each individual note and where they are located on the guitar neck, also which notes have two names are shown-enharmonic notes...

CHAPTER 4: The Staff & Note Names

Shows individual notes of the Staff - a staff is where music notation or notes are written - these notes are presented in a clear and easy to understand illustration and where these notes are located on the guitar neck, especially useful when looking at a piece of sheet music, takes the guess work out of knowing where a particular note is located on the guitar neck, shows exactly the fret and string that an individual note is located...

CHAPTER 5: Left Hand Finger Positioning

Shows the proper way to rest the hand on the guitar neck, the correct placement and positioning of fingers in order to produce the best sound from the guitar strings

CHAPTER 6: LET S GET GOING! (3 Finger Easy Practice Start-Up Chords)

Easy to understand illustrations of the seven most important chords to learn and memorize at the beginning along with chord combinations to practice them...

CHAPTER 7: Open & Barre Chord Combinations

Illustrates Basic Major, Minor, Dominant 7th, and Major 7th Chords. Describes the relationship of Open & Barre Chord Progressions - a selected series of chords - in the simplest finger forms that can possibly be used for a beginner. There are over twenty (20) practice chord progressions to get you going which are presented in bold, clear and easy to understand illustrations, one progression is presented in Open form and then the same progression is presented in Barre form . From here you will be directed to a portion of the book where you will be able to CREATE YOUR OWN CHORD PROGRESSIONS and you decide which chord form you would like to you use and be able to form endless chord progressions which always come out right because I describe which chords go with which chords in a very resourceful and uniquely illustrated Chord Combination Chart...

CHAPTER 8: Instant Chord Changes

Shows you how you can instantly change a chord to another chord by just lifting a finger...

CHAPTER 9: Barre Chord Finger Positioning

Shows the easiest finger positions to form the most commonly played Barre chords

CHAPTER 10: Barre Chords

Clear and easy to understand illustrations of how each Barre chord can be moved up and down the guitar neck to form new Barre chords...

CHAPTER 11: Mixed Open & Barre Chord Combinations

Illustrates various chord progressions using both the Open and Barre chords in the same progression producing new and interesting sounds

CHAPTER 12: Transposing Chord Patterns

Explains how to transpose chord progressions. Sometimes a melody or song may be too high or too low for your voice, you will learn how to change any chord progression to suit your voice in clear and easy to understand illustrations

CHAPTER 13: How To Read Open Chord Diagrams

Describes how to read the different parts of an Open Chord, such as which strings are played open and which strings are not played

CHAPTER 14: Most Commonly Played Open Guitar Chords

Illustrations of the most commonly played Open Chords and proper finger positioning, so that practice time will only be spent learning the chords that you will use frequently. These chords consist of the four most commonly played guitar chords from each key Major Chords, Dominant 7th Chords, Minor Chords and Major 7th Chords

CHAPTER 15: Chord Combination Chart

This chord chart is exactly what every beginning guitar player needs to make learning how to play the guitar simple and easy. It shows exactly which chords go with which chords, taking the guess work out of trial and error. You will always know which chords work together. Also makes transposing chord progressions very simple in order to change any chord progression from one key to another instantly. For example, if you want to change the chord progression G Major, E Minor, C Major and D Dominant 7th because it does not suit your voice, the chord chart will show you how to change the chord progression to any key, for instance, let s say you want to change the chord progression to a higher key like the Key of A, then the chord progression would be A Major, F# Minor, D Major and E Dominant 7th. The chord chart is readily available to do this for any chord progression

CHAPTER 16: Seventh - 7th Chords

Illustrates the most common form of the 7th Chord from each key - the Rock n Roll chord. Chord progression showing how the 7th Chord is used, you will be able to transpose the chord progression using the 7th Chord to any key to suit your voice by using the Chord Combination Chart

CHAPTER 17: Ninth - 9th Chords

Illustrates the most common form of the 9th Chord from each key - the Blues chord. Chord progression showing how the 9th Chord is used, you will be able to transpose the chord progression using the 9th Chord to any key to suit your voice by using the Chord Combination Chart

CHAPTER 18: How To Use & Read Tablature

Explains how to use and read tablature. Presented in clear and easy to understand illustrations, also explains how tablature relates to standard music notation and how chords can be written in tablature

CHAPTER 19: Practice Scale Patterns (Major & Minor Pentatonics & Blues Scale) With Chord Progressions

Scale patterns presented in the easiest finger forms for easy practicing, also clearly illustrated chord progressions to practice each scale pattern on to give you a feel of playing lead guitar...