If playing 6-string guitar has always been your dream, you deserve to learn from the most trusted name in music. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method has helped millions of players take their first steps on a lifelong journey of music making. It is designed for anyone learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This super-convenient complete edition features method books 1, 2, and 3 spiral-bound and includes online access to 164 full-band tracks for demonstration or accompaniment. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multifunctional audio player that allows you to slow down the audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Written by "fiendishly talented" guitarist, author, and instructor Greg Koch and author, educator, and music ambassador Will Schmid, the books are designed to be used with a teacher or on your own.
The first book covers tuning, playing position, musical symbols, notes in first position, C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords, rhythms through eighth notes, strumming and picking, over 80 great songs, riffs, and examples.
The second book continues the instruction started in the first book and covers: Am, Dm, A, E, F, and B7 chords; power chords; fingerstyle guitar; syncopation, dotted rhythms, and triplets; Carter-style solos; bass runs; pentatonic scales; improvisation; tablature; 92 great songs, riffs, and examples; notes in first and second position; and more! It also includes 57 full-band tracks for demonstration or accompaniment.
The third book covers: major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic scales, sixteenth notes, barre chords, drop D tuning, movable scales, notes in fifth position, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and string bends, chord construction, gear, great songs, riffs, and examples, and much more! The online audio includes 60 full-band tracks for demonstration or performance.