
The Complete Rock Guitar Method: Beginning Rock Guitar (2nd Edition)
By Paul Howard Guitar Book & DVD-ROM Level: Beginner Item: 00-39325Share
Description
Beginning Rock Guitar is perfect for beginning guitarists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge. Topics in this book and DVD-ROM include rock theory, left-hand techniques, power chords, rhythm guitar, and improvising with pentatonic scales. Also included are licks in the styles of such greats as Chuck Berry, Van Halen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and more. This revised edition features a new chapter on drop D tuning, new examples in the styles of the hottest guitar players on the scene, new audio recordings, and a brand new video demonstrating the examples in the book. The video teacher, Jared Meeker, is a rock guitar virtuoso with a relaxed and unique style that makes learning fun. Beginning Rock Guitar is the most thorough method available for beginning rock students.
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Contents
Title | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |
INRTRODUCTION | |
CHAPTER 1 -- GETTING STARTED | |
The Guitar Fingerboard | |
Tuning | |
Music Notation | |
Reading TAB, Scale, and Chord Diagrams | |
Roman Numerals | |
Some Terms and Signs | |
Basic Technique | |
CHAPTER 2 -- ROCK THEORY | |
The Major Scale | |
Key Signatures | |
Cycle of 5ths | |
Numbering (Spelling) | |
CHAPTER 3 -- POWER CHORDS | |
Power Chord Examples | |
Pedal Tones and Palm Muting | |
Power Chord Riffs | |
CHAPTER 4 -- THE MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE | |
Improvisation | |
The Minor Pentatonic Formula | |
Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale | |
Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #1 | |
Practicing the Minor Pentatonic Scale | |
CHAPTER 5 -- LEFT HAND TECHNIQUES | |
Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs | |
Slides | |
Vibrato | |
Bending | |
CHAPTER 6 -- CHORDS AND RHYTHM GUITAR | |
Triads | |
Basic Diatonic Harmony | |
Other Commonly Used Chords | |
Summary of the Basic Chord Group | |
Basic Chord Forms | |
Rhythm Guitar | |
Left-Hand Damping | |
Slash Chords | |
Movable Chords | |
Principal Chords (I, IV, and V) on the Fingerboard | |
Rhythm & Blues Patterns | |
Triads | |
CHAPTER 7 -- MORE MINOR PENTATONICS | |
Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #2 | |
Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #3 | |
Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #4 | |
Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #5 | |
Minor Pentatonic Connections | |
The Entire Minor Pentatonic System | |
CHAPTER 8 -- THE BLUES | |
The 12-Bar Blues | |
Open String Shuffle and Rhythm Riffs | |
Blues Scales | |
The Entire Blues Scale System | |
CHAPTER 9 -- THE MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE | |
Relative Pentatonic Scales | |
The Five Major Pentatonic Fingerings | |
Sliding E Major Pentatonic | |
Major Pentatonic Connections | |
Major Pentatonic Licks | |
The Entire Major Pentatonic System | |
CHAPTER 10 -- DROP D TUNING | |
APPENDIX A---Suggested Songs for Practice | |
APPENDIX B---Guitarists to Hear |
Additional Information
Series: | Complete Method |
Author: | Paul Howard |
Instrument: | Guitar |
Format: | Book & DVD-ROM |
Page Count: | 96 |
Item Number: | 00-39325 |
ISBN 10: | 1-73908-927-8 |
ISBN 13: | 978-1-73908-927-6 |
UPC: | 038081440385 |
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