Guitar Method Book 1: Beginners With Cd

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Summary: Excellent Method Primer!
Review: I bought this book about five years ago around this time in the fall of 99 and let me tell you this was without a doubt the best primer book on learning the guitar out there,it's easy to learn with it's large musical notations and it's mini pictorials on each lesson page/s.It contains about fifty pages and includes a page on basic chords and also a music glossary at the end. This book was what started me in my guitar career.With this book to start off and daily practice you could achieve your goals as an accomplished guitarist.Once you get passed this book I do recommend the progressive series method books to follow.

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Summary: Great beginner book
Review: I have been teaching myself guitar from various sources for about 9 months and this was the first book that actually got me to read music and not tab(there aren't any tabs to follow). There is also a good linear progression and enough theory used so as not to overwhelm the reader. Most of the songs in the book are familiar enough so that you know what they are supposed to sound like without the enclosed CD. The CD is still very helpful for all the exercises. I have since bought 3 more books in this series but have yet to finish them all.

Rating:
Summary: Great beginner book
Review: I have been teaching myself guitar from various sources for about 9 months and this was the first book that actually got me to read music and not tab(there aren't any tabs to follow). There is also a good linear progression and enough theory used so as not to overwhelm the reader. Most of the songs in the book are familiar enough so that you know what they are supposed to sound like without the enclosed CD. The CD is still very helpful for all the exercises. I have since bought 3 more books in this series but have yet to finish them all.

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Summary: Great beginner book
Review: I need 2 more pages to finish the book and I can certainly say it has helped me to pursue my dream of becoming a good guitar player.

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Summary: A very good introductory instructional manual with CD
Review: I recently completed this manual and I have purchased the second in the series. I liked the idea of a short, lightweight and inexpensive manual that approaches guitar instruction systematically. I am learning the guitar using a few instructional manuals. This manual was the least "overwhelming".