Guitar For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Phillips, Mark;Chappell, Jon

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 410
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This newly updated guide offers expanded coverage on musical styles from blues to rock as well as a new chapter devoted to jazz. Guitar for Dummies 2E features new practice techniques -- from scales to full pieces. Guitar for Dummies 2E also includes updates to charts, illustrations, photos and resources. Guitar for Dummies 2E features updates on tuning as well as the latest information on buying a guitar and accessories. Plus an all-new interactive CD allows readers to listen, learn, tune, and play along. Perfect for beginner to intermediate guitar players seeking step-by-step advice and tips to play the guitar.

✦ Table of Contents

Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition......Page 5
About the Authors......Page 7
Authors’ Acknowledgments......Page 9
Contents at a Glance......Page 11
Table of Contents......Page 13
About This Book......Page 21
What You’re Not to Read......Page 23
How This Book Is Organized......Page 24
Icons Used in This Book......Page 27
Where to Go from Here......Page 28
Part I: So You Wanna Play Guitar......Page 29
Anatomy of a Guitar......Page 31
How Guitars Work......Page 34
Counting on Your Strings and Frets......Page 39
Everything’s Relative: Tuning the Guitar to Itself......Page 40
In Deference to a Reference: Tuning to a Fixed Source......Page 42
Hand Position and Posture......Page 47
You Don’t Have to Read Music to Understand Guitar Notation......Page 54
How to Play a Chord......Page 57
Part II: So Start Playing: The Basics......Page 59
Chapter 4: The Easiest Way to Play: Basic Major and Minor Chords......Page 61
Playing Chords in the A Family......Page 62
Playing Chords in the D Family......Page 65
Playing Chords in the G Family......Page 68
Playing Chords in the C Family......Page 69
Playing Songs with Basic Major and Minor Chords......Page 71
Having Fun with Basic Major and Minor Chords: The “Oldies” Progression......Page 78
Chapter 5: Playing Melodies without Reading Music!......Page 81
Reading Tablature While Listening to the CD......Page 82
Using Alternate Picking......Page 84
Playing Songs with Simple Melodies......Page 86
Chapter 6: Adding Some Spice: Basic 7th Chords......Page 91
Dominant 7th Chords......Page 92
Minor 7th Chords — Dm7, Em7, and Am7......Page 95
Major 7th Chords — Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7......Page 96
Playing Songs with 7th Chords......Page 97
Fun with 7th Chords: The 12-Bar Blues......Page 104
Part III: Beyond the Basics: Starting to Sound Cool......Page 107
Playing in Position......Page 109
Double-Stops......Page 115
Playing Songs in Position and in Double-Stops......Page 117
Playing Major Barre Chords Based on E......Page 123
Playing Minor, Dominant 7th, and Minor 7th Barre Chords Based on E......Page 127
Playing Major Barre Chords Based on A......Page 131
Playing Minor, Dominant 7th, Minor 7th, and Major 7th Barre Chords Based on A......Page 135
Wailing on Power Chords......Page 139
Playing Songs with Barre Chords and Power Chords......Page 143
Chapter 9: Special Articulation: Making the Guitar Talk......Page 147
Getting the Hang of Hammer-Ons......Page 148
Getting Playful with Pull-Offs......Page 152
Getting Slippery with Slides......Page 155
Getting the Bends......Page 159
Varying Your Sound with Vibrato......Page 165
Getting Mellow with Muting......Page 167
Playing a Song with Varied Articulation......Page 171
Part IV: A Cornucopia of Styles......Page 173
Classic Rock ’n’ Roll......Page 175
Modern Rock......Page 189
Playing Songs in the Rock Style......Page 197
Chapter 11: Blues......Page 203
Electric Blues......Page 204
Acoustic Blues......Page 217
Playing Blues Songs......Page 224
Playing Fingerstyle......Page 227
Using the Capo......Page 230
Arpeggio Style......Page 232
Thumb-Brush Style......Page 234
Carter Style......Page 235
Travis Picking......Page 236
Playing Folk Songs......Page 242
Chapter 13: Classical......Page 251
Getting Ready to Play Classical Guitar......Page 252
Free Strokes and Rest Strokes......Page 257
Arpeggio Style and Contrapuntal Style......Page 260
Playing Classical Pieces......Page 262
Chapter 14: Jazz......Page 267
Introducing a Whole New Harmony......Page 268
Rhythm Comping......Page 269
Playing Solo: Chord-Melody Style......Page 273
Taking the Lead: Jazz Melody......Page 274
Playing Jazz Songs......Page 277
Part V: Purchasing and Caring for Your Guitar......Page 281
Chapter 15: Perfectly Good Guitars......Page 283
Before Breaking Out Your Wallet......Page 284
Beginner Guitars......Page 285
Models for a Particular Style......Page 287
The Second (And Third . . .) Guitars......Page 288
Buying an Ax to Grind......Page 294
Amps......Page 299
A Case for Cases......Page 304
Capos......Page 305
Effect Pedals and Devices......Page 306
Picks......Page 309
Straps......Page 310
Electronic Tuners......Page 311
Some Other Helpful (But Nonessential) Goodies......Page 312
Restringing Strategies......Page 315
Removing Old Strings......Page 316
Stringing a Steel-String Acoustic Guitar......Page 317
Stringing Nylon-String Guitars......Page 321
Stringing an Electric Guitar......Page 324
Chapter 18: Staying Fit: Basic Maintenance and Repairs......Page 327
Cleaning Your Guitar......Page 330
Protecting Your Guitar......Page 333
Providing a Healthy Environment......Page 334
Do-It-Yourself Repairs......Page 336
Having the Right Tools......Page 342
Ten Things That You Can’t Do Yourself......Page 343
Part VI: The Part of Tens......Page 345
Charlie Christian (1916–42)......Page 347
Chuck Berry (1926– )......Page 348
Eddie Van Halen (1955– )......Page 349
Guitarists Who May Be on Someone Else’s Top Ten List......Page 350
D’Angelico Archtop......Page 353
Gibson ES-335......Page 354
Martin D-28......Page 355
Rickenbacker 360-12......Page 356
Part VIII: Appendixes......Page 357
Appendix A: : How to Read Music......Page 359
The Elements of Music Notation......Page 360
Finding Notes on the Guitar......Page 367
Appendix B: 96 Common Chords......Page 371
Relating the Text to the CD......Page 375
Using the CD with Microsoft Windows......Page 377
What You’ll Find on the CD......Page 378
Troubleshooting......Page 384
Index......Page 385

✦ Subjects

Music;Nonfiction;Reference;Self Help;How To