Guitar All-in-One for Dummies Paperback – January 1, 2009

I'm in my 40's, never played and this book is laid out to make it easy for an old guy, without a lot of time, to get started. And advanced enough to get good. I'm into rock and heavy metal but if I bought just the rock guitar book I feel it starts out a bit over your head. I believe I needed the basic book to start with and so far I'm happy I bought this all in one book.I also picked up a TRAVEL GUITAR, (the actual brand name) for practicing. It features a built it amp with a head phone jack. It really works well.Hope this helps. Good luck.

I don't know what the discount is for this book currently but I paid 25 dollars for it. This is the greatest product I've ever bought. It is perfect for any beginner guitar player that's aspiring to become intermediate. The book goes through all types of chords and styles of playing which allows you to learn all types of techniques. It gives you advice and suggestions throughout the pages to answere questions that may come up. It has really helped my guitar playing and although I haven't been able to use it habitually, due to time constraints, but I'm already transitioning between A based barre chords and e based barre chords, which is pretty hard. And to not have to go to lessons every week but learn when you feel like warning this book is the best. So, overall single greatest guitar teaching tool for those who do not want to take professional lessons.

I'm a beginner guitar player and I found this to be very informative, however, the figures on the kindle addition are very small and difficult to read. I tried looking at them on my PC and they're still hard to read even if you enlarge the font size to zoom in on everything. I'd suggest buying this on old school paper and be done with it.

Lots of easy to read information

You can always depend on Dummies books to give you just the right amount of information to get you started or fill a gap of knowledge in practically every topic. I must say that there were some assumptions in the book and about the book. I assumed it would be a progressive book about learning to PLAY the guitar from simple to advanced when in fact there is a Lot of side stories and history and guitar care, choosing a Guitar, etc. A little background on the guitar would not be bad but this is definitely Not a book just about learning to play a Guitar. The assumptions made by the author is that they could show you some music, give you drawings with no keys to what the symbols mean or what to do with them and expect you to work it out. Even though you can go back and look at the drawings over and over, the brief instructions won't help you decipher their meaning or use. Now again, as a supplement, this is not a terrible book but there are much better ones out there, even other Dummies books.

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I preordered this book. For the price is it a very complete book.It separates different genres theory and elements into different sections, that is good if you are looking for something specific, the oder it present the chapters makes sense. I am not new into music and guitars so i alreay know a lot of concepts that the book shows, however for a new person this is very complete. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning from scratch or for teachers as reference. The audio tracks are slightly simple but they work the purpuose and are very usable. My next buy would be the bass similar book.

The book contains a CD, which was a significant reason I ordered the book. When the book arrived, the CD was broken and the envelope, which contained the CD had been torn open. A seal on the envelope warned against breaking the seal citing loss of a warranty benefit or something. Also, the book itself was in terrible condition. Besides opening the book to check the CD, I didn’t open the book otherwise, but there were “sprinkled” brown stains on the edges of the pages and the book cover was very, very worn.

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This book has everything I was looking for. I was a complete beginner with no knowledge of music. I tried another book 'for beginners' but was left feeling totally bewildered and ready to give up. This book starts by addressing the things that confused me - how to hold the guitar, which was the first and sixth string, how to read tab, where to find every note on the guitar neck, how to read standard music notation, how to string the guitar, etc.It has a handy chord chart and note chart in the front so you don't have to keep turning over pages to find everything. TAB is included with standard notation throughout.The style is reassuring without being at all patronising. I personally enjoy the excruciating jokes and the lighthearted tone; it lightens the mood which is what a beginner needs. You can tell that the authors understand what you are going through and care enough to want to help you achieve your goals. It is written in a way that is accessable to all age groups. The language is intelligent and elegant. A book that describes a riff as having 'subterranean girth' displaysa certain type of eloquence and humour that I think anybody sensitive to music would appreciate.It takes you through the learning process in a logical and methodical way. I am rarely left with unanswered questions - the authors have the experience to know what the beginner is thinking. The included cd shows you how the tunes are supposed to sound. I found the tuning track particularly useful.If you are the sort of person who needs to know everything before you feel confident, this all in one book is for you. It's my constant guide and companion in the guitar world at the moment , and I can see from the chapters further on that it will be with me for a long time into the future too.If it was made ring bound it would be absolutely perfect!Further: J West in the review below is right - '8 books in one' is marketing hype. It's still got everything you need in it though.

Disappointed no CD. Other reviews indicate that I should have received one. Not sure how to proceed.Book itself is good and is comprehensive.

This book is fantastic and i have given it 5 star's.I agree completly with the other review even down to thinking it would be better if it was ring bound.ButPlease use the "look inside" feature as i would not say it is 8 books in one,Book 8 is just a chord chart and how to use the cd.But this is worth every penny since buying the book i have leaned scales and slide guitar and im starting to sound great (I Think)

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