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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