A comprehensive, lesson-by-lesson introduction to playing the Guitar. Covers notes on all six strings, picking technique, chords, strumming patterns, reading music and basic music theory. Includes many well-known Pop, Rock, Folk and Blues songs.

This book is a complete, step-by-step course for beginners on how to play djembe. Right from the start you'll be learning interlocking parts for some of the most popular West African rhythms: Kuku, Djole, Kassa, Madan, Suku, Sunguru Bani, and Tiriba. While you learn the patterns, you'll also learn how to make each of the basic strokes--bass, tone, and slap--with proper playing technique. We use life-like illustrations to show how each stroke looks from the outside and give detailed descriptions to explain how each stroke feels from the inside. The book also has easy-to-read box charts and a friendly writing style that creates the feel of private lessons. Please note: audio files of the CD that comes with the print version of this book are not included in this ebook version (but are available separately).

Introduces right hand fingerpicking patterns that can be used as an accompaniment to any chord, chord progression or song. Covers fingerpicking styles as used in Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Blues, Ragtime and Classical music.

Teach yourself Metal Guitar as played by the world's best Metal guitarists. Starting with basic power chords and rhythm variations, it covers all aspects of playing Metal rhythm parts, using great sounding examples, as well as combining Metal lead techniques such as slurring, vibrato, pick tremolo, harmonics, raking, tapping and using the whammy bar.

Teach yourself Rock Guitar. Covers all the essentials of both rhythm and lead playing. Contains lots of great sounding licks and solos.

Contains a wealth of information to assist with the tuning of the Guitar. Covers both simple and advanced tuning methods along with valuable information on choosing and fitting strings for all types of Guitars as well as useful setup and maintenance tips.

A great introduction to the world of Blues Guitar. Covers rhythm and lead playing, turnarounds, note bending, slides and vibrato, along with many licks and solos in a variety of Blues styles. All examples sound great and are fun to play.