The Ultimate Beginner Series: Acoustic Guitar Basics, Steps One & Two Combined [COMPILATION] (Paperback)

by Wyat (Keith Wyatt) (Author) "Strings are available in three basic gauges, light, medium and heavy..." (more)
Key Phrases: chord aloud, type barre chord, string tuning key, Section Two, Nut Capo, Section Four (more...)

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Product Description
...book & CD package is designed to help aspiring musicians take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music...packed full of tips, lessons and practical knowledge

From the Publisher
This book/CD package is designed to help aspiring musicians take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music, and is packed full of tips, lessons, and practical knowledge. Topics include: guitar basics, chords and strumming techniques, music notation and tablature, the blues progression, fingerpicking, and using the capo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (February 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576234258
• ISBN-13: 978-1576234259
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,536 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Beginner Acoustic Guitar, August 19, 2001

By	Stephane Boudreau (Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada) - See all my reviews

This book just contained a minimum amount of information to get started playing acoustic guitar, a few chords and that's about it. I would sugest bying "Guitar for Dummies", which contains a lot more information and some songs to practice with. Bottom line don't waste your monney on this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not super-helpful, September 8, 2004

By	M. Steinhart "Music Maven/Guitar Newbie" (NYNY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is minimalist in the extreme - a real beginner is going to need fingering exercises and weeks of practice before mastering even the most basic chords. And this book doesn't give you sufficient guidance in those crucial initial stages. Is it a good buy? Yes. But it's not enough to replace a teacher or a more thorough book/video set.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for "NEW to Guitar" players, December 19, 2002

By	Robert L. Trombley Jr. (New Bern, NC United States) - See all my reviews

If you want to "test" the waters with that child who "just has to play guitar" than this is the book. You will not find many book/CD combos for this price. There is enough information to get the new player off the ground and realizing that they can learn from materials and do not necassarily need a $15.00 a half hour instructor. For the price, the instruction on tuning alone is worth it.