Playing Guitar: A Beginner’s Guide

Learn to play guitar the fun and easy way, right from the beginning! Whether your passions lie in rock, jazz, fingerstyle, blues, or any other style of music, the lessons in The Beginner`s Guide to Guitar will introduce you to chords, melodies, and rhythmic patterns you need to start playing today.

How to Hold the Guitar
Chord Diagrams
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Tuning
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The First Song
The Song
How the Song Works (Basic Music Theory)
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Basic Chords
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Barre Chords
Minor, Root on String
Minor, Root on String 5
Major, Root on String 6
Major, Root on String 5
Dominant 7, Root on String
Dominant 7, Root on String
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The Right Hand
Strumming
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Melody: Alternate Picking
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Chords: Bass Note Picking
Improvising
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Closing Note
Appendix
The Major Scale
Major Scale Pattern 1: E Major
Major Scale Pattern 2: D Major
Major Scale Pattern 3: C Major
Major Scale Pattern 4: A Major
Major Scale Pattern 5: G Major
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Playing by Ear
Playing Guitar: A Beginner’s Guide
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The Short Version
The Long Version
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Introduction to Reading Music
Common open Position Chords
Chords for C Major
Chords for E Major
Chords for A Major
Chords for G Major
Chords for D Major
Chords for F Major
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Notes on the Fretboard