Guitar For Dummies

by eMedia

Product Features

• Interactive, educational, guitar-playing software with animated fretboard
• 80+ step-by-step video-enhanced lessons; over 40 high-quality videos
• More than 50 songs with recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks
• Teaches stringing and tuning, playing chords, and different strumming styles
• Includes automatic tuner, recorder, chord dictionary, and metronome

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002LLJ0W0
• Item model number: FD12091
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 14, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #1 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Instruction
  • #56 in Software > Graphics
  • #61 in Software > The Mac Software Store

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The eMedia Guitar For Dummies CD-ROM is a fun and easy way to learn guitar quickly. Learn to play acoustic or electric guitar at your own pace with techniques demonstrated in full-motion videos. Have fun playing along with live-recorded songs or MIDI tracks that you can slow down or speed up.

Interactive Educational Software

• Over 80 step-by-step video-enhanced lessons.
• Over 50 songs with recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks.
• Over 40 high-quality videos with full-screen option.
• Animated fretboard displays fingering positions as the music plays.

Your teacher is professional guitarist Kevin Garry, Ph.D., from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The excellent teaching he offers in this method will help you become a good guitarist and offers exceptional value.

Discover How To:

• String and tune your guitar.
• Play simple chords, full chords, power chords, and slash chords.
• Use different strumming styles, such as folk, rock, blues, as well as syncopated rhythms.

Lessons include high-quality videos, live-recorded music, our Animated Fretboard that shows you where to put your fingers, and much more! Guitar For Dummies also includes an automatic tuner, recorder, chord dictionary, and metronome.

Everything You Need to Get Started!

• Automatic tuner--tune your guitar quickly and easily!
• Chord dictionary--includes fingering chart and recorded sound for over 250 chords.
• Metronome--set your own speed and keep a steady beat.
• Recorder--save recordings and play them back to share and compare.

Learning guitar is made fun with over 40 songs, including famous hits from artists such as Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and Steve Miller. Many of the songs are recorded live with multi-track full-band accompaniment. As the songs play, an Animated Fretboard guides you through the fingerings, and MIDI tracks allow you to slow down and loop parts of the music for practice.

Play Hit Songs!
Including:
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Acoustic version--Bob Dylan
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Rock version--in the style of Guns N' Roses
"Little Red Rooster"--Made famous by the Rolling Stones
"Scarborough Fair"--Various artists
"Downtown Train"--Made famous by Rod Stewart
"Midnight Special"--Made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Uncle John's Band"--The Grateful Dead
"La Bamba"--Made famous by Richie Valens
"Rock 'N Me"--The Steve Miller Band
... and many more!

Product Description

The eMedia Guitar for Dummies CD-ROM makes learning quick and easy with over 80 step-by-step lessons. Songs and exercises are accompanied by full-motion videos, live recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks. The easy-to-follow lessons range from basics like stringing the guitar to playing chords and strumming techniques. Professional guitar instructor Kevin Garry, Ph.D., guides you with video demonstrations of techniques. The costs for the same number of private lessons and all of the accessories included in eMedia Guitar for Dummies would run well over a thousand dollars which is why this software is an excellent value!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done, November 29, 2010

By 

Rae J. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Guitar For Dummies (CD-ROM)

Guitar for Dummies is a good place to start learning how to play. It's pretty straight forward in teaching chords and strumming techniques and I really enjoyed that it had the built in recorder, metronome and tuner. The only drawback is that with SOME lessons the teacher assumes you know certain things already. I've never picked up a guitar in my life before buying this and now I can at least play along to simple songs. It was worth it for the price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Newb, July 18, 2011

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Shelly Najera (HARKER HEIGHTS, TX, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Guitar For Dummies (CD-ROM)

I had never touched a guitar in my life but after I finished this program in less then a week I felt comfortable with a guitar in my hands and confident that I could play. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because it really needed to have some kind of book, like a supplementary guide, so I could have the chords and songs on a hard copy and not just having to print them off the computer. Other than that, it's a fantastic choice for newbs like me!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good product, August 29, 2011

By 

Faith C. Van Pelt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guitar For Dummies (CD-ROM)

The only reason I give this 4 stars instead of five, is that the program moves a little too slow at some parts and a bit too fast at others. This is an EXCELLENT program for the beginner guitar player. Easy to use and follow. Lots of helpful extras like animated fretboard and metronome. I tried a few other guitar programs and this one is far above the rest.