Ebook: Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies

Note continued: Eric Clapton (1945- ) -- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) -- Eddie Van Halen (1955- ) -- ch. 21 Ten Great Songs for Beginning Guitarists -- Blowin' in the Wind -- Brown Eyed Girl -- Hang On Sloopy -- House of the Rising Sun -- I Saw Her Standing There -- I'm a Believer -- Leaving on a Jet Plane -- My Girl -- Stand by Me -- Twist and Shout -- Appendix A: How to Read Music -- The Elements of Music Notation -- Reading pitch -- Reading duration -- Understanding expression, articulation, and other terms and symbols -- Finding Notes on the Guitar -- Appendix B: 96. Common Chords -- Appendix C: How to Use the Website -- Relating the Text to the Website Files -- System Requirements -- What You'll Find on the Website -- Audio tracks -- Video clips -- Materials for your own music and chords -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care.;Note continued: Fretting with your left hand -- Picking with your right hand -- Getting Your Head around Guitar Notation -- Understanding chord diagrams -- Taking in tablature -- Reading rhythm slashes -- Discovering How to Play a Chord -- ch. 4 The Best Way to Begin: Strumming Chords -- Chords in the A Family -- Fingering A-family chords -- Strumming A-family chords -- Chords in the D Family -- Fingering D-family chords -- Strumming D-family chords -- Chords in the G Family -- Fingering G-family chords -- Strumming G-family chords -- Chords in the C Family -- Fingering C-family chords -- Strumming C-family chords -- Songs with Basic Major and Minor Chords -- Fun with Basic Major and Minor Chords: The "Oldies" Progression -- ch. 5 Playing Melodies -- without Reading Music! -- Reading Tablature -- Starting from the top -- Looking from left to right -- Getting a Grip on Left-Hand Fingering -- Using Alternate Picking -- Playing Songs with Simple Melodies.;Note continued: ch. 12 Bluer Than Blue: Blues Guitar Basics -- Plugging into the Electric Blues -- Blues rhythm guitar -- Blues lead guitar -- Getting to the Root of Acoustic Blues -- Looking at general concepts -- Eyeing specific techniques -- Turnarounds -- Playing Blues Songs -- ch. 13 Around the Campfire: Folk Guitar Basics -- Playing Fingerstyle -- Fingerstyle technique -- Right-hand position -- Using a Capo -- Aiming for Arpeggio Style -- Playing arpeggio style -- Picking out the "lullaby" pattern -- Tackling the Thumb-Brush Technique -- Considering Carter Style -- Trying Travis Picking -- The basic pattern -- Accompaniment style -- Solo style -- Open tuning -- Playing Folk Songs -- ch. 14 Maestro, If You Please: Classical Guitar Basics -- Getting Ready to Play Classical Guitar -- Knowing how to sit -- Figuring out what to do with the right hand -- Using the correct left-hand position -- Focusing on Free Strokes and Rest Strokes -- Playing free strokes.;Note continued: Sounding Smooth with Pull-Offs -- Playing pull-offs -- Getting idiomatic with pull-offs -- Slipping Around with Slides -- Playing slides -- Playing idiomatic licks using slides -- Stretching Out with Bends -- Playing bends -- Getting idiomatic with bends -- Varying Your Sound with Vibrato -- Looking at methods for producing vibrato -- Practicing vibrato -- Getting Mellow with Muting -- Creating a thick, chunky sound as an effect -- Preventing unwanted string noise -- Playing idiomatic licks using muting -- Playing a Song with Varied Articulation -- ch. 11 Ready to Rock: Rock Guitar Basics -- Playing Classic Rock 'n' Roll -- Rhythm guitar -- Lead guitar -- Mastering Modern Rock -- Sus chords and add chords -- Slash chords -- Alternate tunings -- Getting a Feel for Country-Rock and Southern-Rock Lead Guitar -- The pentatonic major scale -- Licks that you base on the pentatonic major scale -- Playing Songs in the Rock Style.;Note continued: Playing rest strokes -- Surveying Arpeggio Style and Contrapuntal Style -- Combining free strokes and rest strokes in arpeggios -- Trying a contrapuntal exercise -- Playing Classical Pieces -- ch. 15 Sunglasses and Berets: Jazz Guitar Basics -- Introducing a Whole New Harmony -- Extended chords -- Altered chords -- Supporting the Melody: Rhythm Comping -- Inside chords -- Outside chords -- Full chords -- Playing Solo: Chord-Melody Style -- Making substitutions -- Faking it with three chords -- Taking the Lead: Jazz Melody -- Introducing altered tones -- Approaching target notes -- Making melodies from arpeggiated chords -- Playing Jazz Songs -- ch. 16 Shopping fora Guitar -- First Things First: Developing a Purchasing Plan -- Grasping How a New Guitar Is Priced -- Noting Some Considerations for Your First Guitar -- Sifting through Models to Match Your Style -- Moving On to Your Second Guitar (and Beyond) -- Construction and body type.;Machine generated contents note: About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- ch. 1 Guitar Basics: The Parts of a Guitar and How It Makes Music -- The Parts and Workings of a Guitar -- How Guitars Make Sound -- Strings doing their thing -- Using left and right hands together -- Notes on the neck: Half steps and frets -- Comparing how acoustics and electrics generate sound -- ch. 2 How to Tune Your Guitar -- Before You Begin: Strings and Frets by the Numbers -- Tuning Your Guitar to Itself with the 5th-Fret Method -- Tuning Your Guitar to an External Source -- Keying in to the piano -- Putting that pitch pipe to work -- Getting a taste of the tuning fork -- Electing to employ the electronic tuner -- Using the audio tracks -- ch. 3 Preparing to Play: Holding the Guitar and Reading Guitar Notation -- Assuming the Positions -- Sitting down and playing a spell -- Standing up and delivering.;Note continued: Materials: Woods, hardware, and other goodies -- Workmanship -- Appointments (cosmetic extras) -- Before You Buy: Walking through the Buying Process -- Choosing between online and brick-and-mortar sellers -- Seeking expert advice -- Involving the salesperson -- Closing the deal -- ch. 17 Eyeing Guitar Amps, Effects, Cases, and Accessories -- Getting Wired with Guitar Amplifiers -- Starting out with a practice amp -- Powering up to a performance amp -- Effects: Pedals and Other Devices -- Investigating individual effects -- Considering multi-effects processors -- Making a Case for Cases -- Hard cases -- Soft cases -- Gig bags -- Accessories: Other Essential Stuff to Complete Your Setup -- Strings -- Picks -- Cables -- Electronic tuners -- Straps -- Capos -- Other helpful goodies -- ch. 18 Changing Your Strings -- Surveying String-Changing Strategies -- Removing Old Strings -- Stringing an Acoustic Guitar -- Changing strings step by step -- Tuning up.;Note continued: Stringing a Nylon-String Guitar -- Changing strings step by step -- Tuning up -- Stringing an Electric Guitar -- Changing strings step by step -- Tuning up -- Setting up a floating bridge -- ch. 19 Guitar Wellness: Basic Maintenance -- Keeping Your Guitar Clean -- Removing dust, dirt, and grime -- Caring for the finish -- Protecting Your Guitar -- On the road -- In your home -- Providing a Healthy Environment -- Temperature -- Humidity -- Considering Do-It-Yourself Fixes -- Tightening loose connections -- Adjusting the neck and the bridge -- Replacing worn-out or broken parts -- Gathering the Right Tools -- Tasks That You Shouldn't Try at Home -- ch. 20 Ten (Or So) Guitarists You Should Know -- Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) -- Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) -- Charlie Christian (1916-1942) -- Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) -- Chet Atkins (1924-2001)) -- B.B. King (1925-2015) -- Chuck Berry (1926- ) -- Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) -- Jimmy Page (1944- ).;Note continued: Beginning with an open-position E chord -- Finding the right fret for every major E-based barre chord -- Playing progressions using major barre chords based on E -- Minor, Dominant 7th, and Minor 7th Barre Chords Based on E -- Mastering minor chords -- Delving into dominant 7th chords -- Trying_minor 7th chords -- Combining barre chords based on E -- Major Barre Chords Based on A -- Fingering the A-based major barre chord -- Finding the right fret for every major A-based barre chord -- Playing progressions using A-based major barre chords -- Minor, Dominant 7th, Minor 7th, and Major 7th Barre Chords Based on A -- Minor chords -- Dominant 7th chords -- Minor 7th chords -- Major 7th chords -- Power Chords -- Fingering power chords -- Knowing when to use power chords -- Songs with Barre Chords and Power Chords -- ch. 10 Special Articulation: Making the Guitar Talk -- Hitting Hammer-Ons -- Playing a hammer-on -- Getting idiomatic with hammer-ons.;Note continued: ch. 6 Adding Some Spice with 7th Chords -- Dominant 7th Chords -- D7, G7, and C7 -- E7 (the two-finger version) and A7 -- E7 (the four-finger version) and B7 -- Minor 7th Chords -- Dm7, Em7, and Am7 -- Major 7th Chords -- Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7 -- Songs with 7th Chords -- Fun with 7th Chords: The 12-Bar Blues -- Playing the 12-bar blues -- Writing your own blues song -- ch. 7 Making Things Smooth by Playing in Position -- Playing Scales and Exercises in Position -- Playing in position versus playing with open strings -- Playing exercises in position -- Shifting positions -- Creating your own exercises to build strength and dexterity -- Practicing Songs in Position -- ch. 8 Doubling Up with Double-Stops -- Beginning with the Basics of Double-Stops -- Defining double-stops -- Trying exercises in double-stops -- Playing Songs in Double-Stops -- ch. 9 Stretching Out: Barre Chords -- Major Barre Chords Based on E.