eMedia Guitar Method Version 3 (Vol 1) [OLDER VERSION]

by eMedia

Product Features

• Learn chord strumming, playing melodies, and fingerpicking
• 160+ comprehensive lessons, plus new modern rock chapter
• 50+ videos including split-screens and close-ups of both hands
• 70+ songs; artists include Bob Dylan, Steve Miller, and more
• Automatic tuner, metronome, and 250-chord dictionary

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000X63JE
• Item model number: 2132631
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 5, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,515 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #79 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Instruction
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

New version of the world's best-selling beginning guitar CD-ROM! Over 160 comprehensive lessons cover everything from the basics through chord strumming, playing melodies and fingerpicking. New modern rock chapter includes various strumming styles, movable power chords and power chord riffs. Now with over 50 videos from instructor Kevin Garry, Ph.D, including split-screens and close-ups of both hands. Learning guitar is made fun through over 70 songs including familiar hits from artists such as Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and Steve Miller. This new version also includes a new rock version of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in the style of Guns N’ Roses.

eMedia Guitar Method includes an animated fretboard, which displays the fingering for each song and exercise in real-time, adjustable to four different viewing angles. Multi-track audio gives full band accompaniment on many of the hit songs. There is a variable-speed MIDI track option allowing students to practice any song or exercise at whatever tempo they want. There is also the option to learn using either tablature or standard music notation. Additional features include a built-in automatic tuner, digital metronome, recorder and 250-chord dictionary.

Guitar Method 1 features many hit songs, including:

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Acoustic version – Bob Dylan
Rock version – in the style of Guns N’ Roses
Little Red Rooster
– made famous by the Rolling Stones
Rock N' Me
– Steve Miller Band
Downtown Train
– made famous by Rod Stewart
Uncle John's Band
– the Grateful Dead
Scarborough Fair
– made famous by Simon & Garfunkel
Ode to Joy
– Ludwig van Beethoven
House of the Rising Sun
– made famous by the Animals
La Bamba
– made famous by Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos
Midnight Special
– made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Product Description

New version of the world's best-selling beginning guitar CD-ROM! Guitar Method 1 makes learning fun regardless of the type of guitar you own. 155 comprehensive lessons cover basics to chord strumming, playing melodies and fingerpicking. Learning guitar is made fun with over 70 songs including hits from artists such as Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead and Steve Miller. Complemented by over 30 videos and over 3 hours of audio from guitar instructor/national performer Kevin Garry, Ph.D., the title offers a better alternative to expensive lessons and hard-to-follow books. There's simply no easier or faster wa

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for beginner guitar players!!, May 27, 2004

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David C. Burgard (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method Version 3 (Vol 1) [OLDER VERSION] (CD-ROM)

If you are a beginner guitar player and are frustrated with your lack of progression, this product is a must have. It is a progressive program, starting with the basics such as; tuning a guitar, replacing strings on a guitar, and even how to hold the guitar. The lessons then move into your first couple of chords and basic folk songs which use those chords. Learning is by repitition and continually building on what you've already learned. You may feel a little silly playing songs like "She'll be comin' around the mountain" and "Oh-suzanna" but you'll soon see the benefit of these simple songs when you can suddenly make smooth chord transitions, which will of course help you later with the more complex lessons and songs. The best thing I've found about this program is that you move at your own pace. If you're having problems with a particular lesson or a certain chord transition, you can continue working on it until you're ready to move on. You can even go back and review any lesson you want. This is especially handy if you've had a break between practice sessions and it's been a while since you picked up your guitar. Also, after each chapter, the program gives you a list of popular songs which you should be capable of playing using the chords and techniques you've learned up to that point in the lessons. The program also has a very useful chord dictionary, metronome, and animated fretboard to follow along with during a song. Even if you don't even know what a fretboard is... even if you don't know a single chord... if you just picked up a guitar for your first time and haven't the slightest idea where to start...THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP!!!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good deal, August 27, 2006

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IndyReview (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method Version 3 (Vol 1) [OLDER VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I bought this based on the Amazon reviews. I am extremely new at this but the software is pretty good. The teacher is somewhat annoying and as another reviewer said, he sings over his playing way too much. I wish there was a way to turn him WAY down and the guitar up. It touts having over 160 lessons, but that is somewhat misleading. I don't doubt it has over 160 pages, but I covered 23 "lessons" in about an hour. I do like the fact that the first few lessons he teaches you very easy versions of the chords so you don't feel hung up on doing the full chords when your fingers don't want to move to strange new positions they aren't used to. I am using this as well as Fender's DVD for acoustic with Keith Wyatt. The DVD is a little more challenging for me, but Keith Wyatt is much better than the guy from the eMedia software (and he doesn't feel the need to sing!!!). Overall, I would recommend this software.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching tool., August 28, 2004

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Hoopy (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eMedia Guitar Method Version 3 (Vol 1) [OLDER VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I really like this software. I have tried to follow countless guitar books only to abandon them halfway through. The interactivity and quicktime movies provided with this software makes it much more interesting to follow. I never get bored learning guitar with this software.