Mel Bay 99820BCD First Lessons Rock Guitar Book/CD Set

First Lessons Rock Guitar Book/CD Set gets you started on the essentials of the guitar while focusing on the material every rock guitarist should know. Subjects include power chords, rock scales, rock soloing, reading tab and standard notation, open chords, accompaniment strum patterns, and rock licks. Designed to educate you about guitar essentials, this lesson makes the learning fun. Chord progressions and melodies similar to rock classics make this text a must for aspiring rock guitarists. The accompanying CD gives you the opportunity to hear and play along with the pros.

Gets you started on essentials of the guitar, focusing on the material every rock guitarist should know

Subjects include power chords, rock scales, rock soloing, reading tab and standard notation, open chords, accompaniment strum patterns, and rock licks

Designed to educate you about guitar essentials

Contains chord progressions and melodies similar to rock classics

Companion CD included

Author: Mike Christiansen & Corey Christiansen

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Date Published: 1/23/2002

Difficulty: Beginning

Page Count: 40

Contents: Introduction, Parts of the Guitar, Care of the Guitar, Holding Position, Tuning, Reading the Music Diagrams, Music Fundamentals, Strum Bars, Open Chords, Chord Exercises 1-7, Strum Patterns, How to Read Standard Notation, Standard Notation in First Position, Any Time (Notes on the First String), Choices (Notes on the Second String), Think It Over (Notes on the Third String), Under the Arch, Eighth Notes, So Smooth, Sharps/Flats/Naturals, Waiting for You, Loss for Words, Freezing Point, Send Help, Fourth Gear (Notes on the Fourth String), Fifth Gear (Notes on the Fifth String), Overdrive (Notes on the Sixth String), E Shuffle, Power Chords, Power Chord Variation, Tablature, Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales, The Watchtower, Flying High, Moveable Minor Pentatonic Scale, Summer Blues, Summer Not, Licks (#1-#5), You Know What I Mean, Moveable Power Chords, Fifth String Roots

Unit Dimensions: 8.75 x 11.75 inches