Guitar/Print Version

Note: A current version of this book can be found at Guitar The guitar is a very popular stringed musical instrument. This book is mainly concerned with standard six-stringed acoustic or electric guitars; twelve string guitars are also applicable in most cases. It is definitely not necessary to understand music theory to read this book, although it can yield a deeper understanding of the principles contained herein. The purpose of this book is to introduce novice and intermediate players to the basic concepts of good guitar playing. Important techniques are given their own section, and exercises and examples are provided whenever they can. When you have finished reading this book, you should have a good understanding of the fundamentals of guitar, and be on the right track towards mastering the instrument. =Table of Contents=

Getting Started

 * Different Types of Guitars
 * Anatomy of a Guitar
 * Buying a Guitar
 * Buying an Amplifier
 * Setting up the Guitar
 * Tablature
 * Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar

For Beginners

 * The Basics
 * Double-stops and Power Chords
 * Open Chords
 * Muting and Raking
 * Learning Songs
 * Song Library

Lead Guitar

 * Picking and Plucking
 * Scales
 * Arpeggios and Sweep Picking
 * Slides
 * Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, and Trills
 * Bending and Vibrato
 * Harmonics
 * Tremolo Bar Techniques
 * Tapping

Rhythm Guitar

 * Chords
 * Barre Chords
 * Chord Progressions
 * Alternate Picking
 * Tremolo Picking
 * Rhythm

Playing Styles

 * Folk Guitar
 * Blues
 * Slide Guitar
 * Rock Guitar
 * Country and Western
 * Metal
 * Jazz
 * Classical Guitar
 * Flamenco

General Guitar Theory

 * Tone and Volume
 * Writing Songs
 * Playing With Others
 * Recording Music
 * Tuning Your Ear
 * Harmonica and Guitar Combo

Equipment

 * Guitar Accessories
 * Effects Pedals
 * Cables
 * Bass Guitar

Maintenance

 * Guitar Maintenance and Storage
 * Adjusting the Guitar
 * Stringing the Guitar

Appendices

 * Dictionary
 * Alternate Tunings

Authors

 * Authors

=Getting Started= =Different Types of Guitars=

=Anatomy of a Guitar=

=Buying a Guitar=

=Buying an Amplifier=

=Setting up the Guitar=

=Tablature=

=Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar=

=Playing the Guitar= =For Beginners= =The Basics=

=Double-stops and Power Chords=

=Open Chords=

=Muting and Raking=

=Learning Songs=

=Song Library=

=Lead Guitar= =Picking and Plucking=

=Scales=

=Arpeggios and Sweep Picking=

=Slides=

=Hammer-ons, Pull-off, and Trills=

=Bending and Vibrato=

=Harmonics=

=Tremolo Bar Techniques=

=Tapping=

=Rhythm Guitar= =Chords=

=Barre Chords=

=Chord Progressions=

=Alternate Picking=

=Tremolo Picking=

=Rhythm=

=Playing Styles= =Folk Guitar=

=Blues=

=Slide Guitar=

=Rock Guitar=

=Country and Western=

=Metal=

=Jazz=

=Classical Guitar=

=Flamenco=

=General Guitar Theory= =Tone and Volume=

=Writing Songs=

={Playing With Others=

=Recording Music=

=Tuning Your Ear=

=Harmonica and Guitar Combo=

=Equipment= =Guitar Accessories=

=Effects Pedals=

=Cables=

=Bass Guitar=

=Maintenance= =Guitar Maintenance and Storage=

=Adjusting the Guitar=

=Stringing the Guitar=

=Appendices= =Dictionary=

=Alternate Tunings=

=External Links=

Guitar Resources

 * WholeNote.com On-line guitar community, tabs, reviews, and interactive lessons.
 * GuitarWiki.com Wiki based guitar resource with lessons, chord library, music theory, a gear section and tabs.
 * Wiki Guitar Wiki Guitar site with tablature, lessons, resources, articles, and forums.

Guitar Lessons

 * Free Online Guitar Lessons Free video guitar lessons for kids & adults
 * IGDB.co.uk Guitar lessons, chord charts, useful links, and how to set-up your guitar.
 * GuitarNationLive.com Learn, play and master your guitar with comprehensive guitar lessons. Topics range from complete beginners to advanced.
 * Rhythm-Patterns.narod.ru Sight-reading rhythm patterns, offers rhythmic exercises for guitarists (notes+MIDI)
 * Guitar Tuning Tips has information on basic tuning, along with alternative guitar tunings.

Guitar Software and Hardware

 * www.power-tab.net Useful guitar tab editor named Powertab that lets you play back the song as MIDI.
 * GuitarFX.net Guitar effects software for PC.
 * TuxGuitar Open-source tablature editor for Linux, Windows and Mac.

Guitar Tablature & Chords
Tabs Chords =Authors=
 * ClassicalGuitarTabs.com Tabs and guitar forum.
 * Guitaretab.com Has a large guitar archive without too many ads.
 * Ultimate-guitar.com Over 200,000 guitar tabs, bass tabs and chords. Also features lessons, columns, forums and news updates.
 * 911tabs.com A tab database.
 * Powertab Archive A collection of tab files for Powertab editor.
 * HowToTuneAGuitar.org Chord Finger Over 1800 guitar chords, organized by type of key. As well 8 Chord Inversions for each chord
 * ChordChart.ro Learn to play any song, by learning basic guitar chords
 * All-Guitar-Chords.com Comprehensive scale, chord, progression database, with a very good interface. Also includes a jamming machine allowing you to practice with backing tracks.

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