The First Stage Guitar Book

Presents a method for learning to play guitar chords quickly and easily without delving into music theory, featuring diagrams of the most commonly played chord forms, a chord combination chart, illustrations of how to transpose chord progressions, and basic practice scale patterns.

Music Professor Damon Ferrante guides children five and up through how to play the guitar with step-by-step lessons for beginners and streaming video lessons. This easy-to-follow method, used by thousands of guitar students and teachers, is designed to be interactive, engaging and fun. It is specifically crafted to suit the needs of all children beginning the guitar. No music reading is required! Learn great guitar songs! Each child learns how to play the guitar and read music through playing famous and beautiful songs and pieces. Along the way, there are jokes, illustrations, and characters that make learning exciting and engaging. Based on over twenty-five years of guitar teaching experience, Damon Ferrante's piano books are used by thousands of piano students and teachers. The Little Piano Book will greatly improve your child's piano technique, song repertoire, creativity, and understanding of music. * Ode to Joy by Beethoven * Amazing Grace * Happy Birthday * Jingle Bells * Yankee Doodle * When the Saints Go Marching In * Scarborough Fair * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star * Mary had a Little Lamb * Take Me Out to the Ballgame * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * House of the Rising Sun * This Little Light of Mine * Home on the Range * Shenandoah *And Many More Great Songs and Pieces!

Boldly Illustrated... See and Do Approach... Only the Good Guitar Stuff... Free of All That Wordy Fluff... The First Stage Guitar Book.... is a must have simplified pool of guitar playing information to carry along as your trusted companion to get any beginning new guitar playing enthusiasts moving forward. For starters, it is a guitar book without a lot of words and words, but is a See and Do guitar book that presents the basics for every beginning guitar player in bold and easy to understand fingering diagram illustrations. Here is a list of some of the basic but important learning to play guitar information contained in The First Stage Guitar Book...., the source to building a great foundation for the beginning guitar playing enthusiast: *How to tune the guitar *How to hold and strum the guitar *How to play chord progressions without reading music *Learn the most commonly played guitar chords in both Open and Barre forms *Learn how to play the most commonly played guitar chords in all keys: Majors, Minors, Minor 7ths, Dominant 7ths, Major 7ths, 9ths along with practice chord progressions galore *Simple and boldly illustrated practice chord diagrams to show you how to move from chord to chord with ease *Learn the most commonly and easiest fingering patterns and the best sounding fingering patterns along with suggested tips on how to enhance the sound of a chord *Instantly change a chord of the same name from a major chord to a minor to a minor seventh or dominant seventh chord by just lifting a finger (i.e., an F Major to an F Minor to an F Minor Seventh to an F7) *Turn your chord progressions into rock 'n' roll by adding 7th chords in every key along with illustrated accompanying chord progressions *Turn your chord progressions into the blues mood by adding 9th chords in every key along with accompanying illustrated chord progressions *Simple technique on how to transpose a chord progression to suit your voice *How to play scale patterns without reading music in both staff and tab notation *Start-Up Scale Patterns With Tablature are given in easy to understand illustrated diagrams along with chord progressions to accompany the scale patterns in matching keys *Put your own melodies together with the easy to understand CHORD COMBINATION CHART leaving you without the guessing of which chord goes with which chord....available only in The "First Stage" Guitar Book.... You will discover and experience immediate progress on your way to learning how to play the guitar and then use it toward your favorite style of music, rock 'n' roll, blues, country, popular, folk, etc., for as long as you play the guitar. There are more than just two or three chords and scales in this simple and clearly illustrated learn how to play guitar book. The First Stage Guitar Book.... contains the easiest and best sounding chord fingering patterns from every key as well as some of the most basic scale patterns suitable for the beginning guitar player.

(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes tuning; playing position; musical symbols; notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords; rhythms through eighth notes; strumming and picking; over 80 great songs, riffs, and examples.

Simple instructions to start guitar lessons.

This book is the perfect introduction to the Guitar for kids of all ages. With no sheet music to follow, kids can easily follow the clear and simple diagrams and photos to learn their first chords, play fun tunes and gain confidence playing their first guitar! * Easy to follow instructions and illustrations * Simple exercises to follow and practice * Learn at their own pace * Fun and easy songs, chords and tunes to play * Simply follow the lessons in the book and kids will be playing guitar in no time !