02394cam a2200253 4500 547198862 TxAuBib 20160517120000.0 160517s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780634065408 0634065408 TxAuBib Brewster, David M. Teach yourself to play guitar. Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard, 2004. 47 pages of music : illustrations ; 30 cm. Tablature notation. Getting started: Guitar anatomy, fingerboard diagrams, pitch, hand and finger placement, picking and strumming, posture and position, tuning -- How to read and interpret the notation used in this book: Chord diagrams, tablature, rhythm notation -- Open-position chords: major scale: G chord (1), G chord (2), C chord, D chord ; Amazing grace ; Home on the range -- Open-position chords: minor scale: Am chord, Em chord, Dm chord ; The strumming song ; When Johnny comes marching home -- Power chords: Basic power chords, power chord boogie ; 12-bar blues progression ; AC/DC-style rock progression -- Single-note patterns: Major, minor, and combined single-note patterns ; Extended single-note riff 1 ; Extended single-note riff 2 -- Open-position scales: Major, minor, and pentatonic scales in open-position ; Auld lang syne ; The sailor's hornpipe (Popeye's theme) -- Barre chords: Open-position, 5-string, and full barre chords, major/minor barre chord composition ; Scarborough Fair ; Canon in D. This book opens with essential basics like guitar anatomy, hand and finger placement, and posture, as well as a concise overview on how to read and interpret chord charts, tab, and rhythm notation. It then introduces the student to power chords, open-position chords, single-note patters (scales, fills, arpeggios), and barre chords. Each section incorporates music example from a wide variety of musical genres, including well-known and immediately recognizable melodies and songs. The objective of his book is not only to get the beginning guitarist playing immediately but also to lay the foundation for a growing repertoire upon which the student can build. 20160517. Guitar -- Methods -- Self-instruction. Methods -- Self-instruction. TXCKT