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Summary: This DVD sucks
Review: The instruction is good in this video and the menu system makes it easy to use. The instructor is clear. There are some major problems with the video, however.
There is no animated fretboard on the screen so it is difficult to tell where exactly his fingers are on the neck. When he plays the nylon string guitar, there's no markings on the fretboard at all and since you can't see whole thing it's tough to tell on which frets he is playing. While he tells you the name of the chord, some of those chords are unusual that far down. The video seems to assume you know every chord in every position. After repeating a few dozen times I have figured out what's going on. Also, the video needs to have examples of the whole song played through instead of relying on you to use a CD or mp3. It feeds you piecemeal, but you can figure out the songs with the video's help. I would not recommend this DVD unless you have access somewhere to a tab version of the songs so that you can tell what he's doing with his fingers. And pray your tabs match his fingers.
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Summary: Good video if you already have tab versions of the songs
Review: The instruction is good in this video and the menu system makes it easy to use. The instructor is clear. There are some major problems with the video, however.
There is no animated fretboard on the screen so it is difficult to tell where exactly his fingers are on the neck. When he plays the nylon string guitar, there's no markings on the fretboard at all and since you can't see whole thing it's tough to tell on which frets he is playing. While he tells you the name of the chord, some of those chords are unusual that far down. The video seems to assume you know every chord in every position. After repeating a few dozen times I have figured out what's going on. Also, the video needs to have examples of the whole song played through instead of relying on you to use a CD or mp3. It feeds you piecemeal, but you can figure out the songs with the video's help. I would not recommend this DVD unless you have access somewhere to a tab version of the songs so that you can tell what he's doing with his fingers. And pray your tabs match his fingers.
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Summary: This DVD sucks
Review: Wish I could get my money back. The instructor obviously knows Lennon & McCartney's music. Too bad he was too cheap to include any tab so the rest of us could learn it. Instead you have to try to figure it out by watching him play. Which is nearly impossible because his hand obscures the notes he's playing. Unlike most DVDs of this type, the instructor doesn't clearly show you what notes he's playing in the solos. He just plays them and leaves the student to figure out what they are. This DVD is an exercise in frustration. Don't buy it unless you're already an accomplished guitar player.
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