A complete guide to learning the acoustic guitar. From the first strummings to playing whole songs, this book and CD package contains all the fundamentals as well as a veritable feast of fabulous repertoire songs.
This is an ideal supplement for any guitar method and uses real acoustic songs to teach beginners the basics of acoustic guitar in the styles of artist such as Eric Clapton, The Beatles, John Denver, The Goo Goo Dolls, Robert Johnson, John Mellencamp, James Taylor John Mellencamp and many others. In total there are excerpts from 45 great acoustic songs to inspire you and demonstrate what can be achieved, so just follow the easy instructions and you will be playing them in next to no time!
Lessons featured include:
- Strumming and Fingerpicking,
- Using a Capo,
- Open Tunings,
- The essential elements of Folk, Country and Bluegrass,
- Acoustic Rock and Blues,
- A guide to Standard Notation and Tablature.