How to Play Popular Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons [Paperback]

Norman Monath (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1994

With the easy-to-follow program, the building-block skills of playing acoustic or electric guitar can be mastered in a matter of weeks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809237652
• ISBN-13: 978-0809237654
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,373,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For the novice only; not much to go on, January 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Play Popular Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons (Paperback)

I wasn't thrilled with this book; the diagrams are downright lousy...They are not photographs but rather cartoons and only 2 or 3 chord fingerings are showed in the entire book. Basically, this book just does not have enough information and material....Personally, I feel Guitar for Dummies was the best beginners instruction manual I have found.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is an inspiration giver to any beginning guitarist, April 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Play Popular Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons (Paperback)

Because of the simple manner in which this book was written and the easy to understand explanantions I found this book to be very good reading. For any beginning guitarist it is the type of book that helps to alay fears about the difficulty in learning the guitar. Nothing helps to inspire and motivate a beginner more than the ability to play simple but entertaining tunes as soon as possible. This is the stepping stone to more complex music and this book helps the beginner to take that first step in one of the easiest manners I have seen.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for learning accompaniment!, December 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Play Popular Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons (Paperback)

First off, let's clarify who this book is and is not intended for. If you're looking for how to play awesome riffs, amazing solos, or rousing instrumental versions of your favorite songs; then this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you want to learn how to accompany yourself or someone else's singing, then this is definitely the book for you. In a few short lessons, this book will teach you how to how and when to strum chords along to a song, which chords are the most common in songs, and how to quickly change between them. As someone else mentioned, there are not many songs included in the text. The good news is that with the information and charts provided, you can EASILY start playing your own favorite songs, by taking advantage of gutiar tabulature available online at places like olga.net.