This fantastic new collection is the ultimate songbook for the ultimate beginner's guitar course. Justin Sandercoe's revolutionary lessons are used by hundreds of thousands of people across the world, and is probably the most-used guitar course ever!The book includes:Complete lyrics and chords to 100 songs by artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, Jeff Buckley, Crowded House, Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Nirvana and many more.
This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique andthe exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities.It is divided into two parts: pitch and rhythm. Part 1 (pitch) begins with the properties of string, harmonics, and tuning systems. It then moves methodically through pitch information, beginning with locating all versions of a single pitch, building pentatonic, heptatonic, and all possible symmetrical scales. This is followed by a study of intervals, with all possible locations of every two pitches, and a long study that moves through every possible fingering of three pitches, with a series of exercises to master triadic syntax. Part 1 closes with a study of four-pitch structures and complete tables that show all possible pitch sets in circular visual notation.Part 2 (rhythm) begins with a complete course in "Symmetrical Picking," a methodbased on drum rudiments that builds control in the picking hand through an exhaustive variety of movements. The focus of this section is building a strong rhythmic foundation, with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, speed, dynamics, and groove. It is followed by a study of legato playing, working with ornaments and slides. The study of playing with fingers on multiple strings takes up the remainder of the book. This begins with the study of pulse against pulse, playing twosimultaneous tempos. The book concludes with a study of polyrhythm, playingone rhythm against another. Plain English is used as much as possible to describe theoretical concepts, and hundreds of illustrations were made for the book as an aid to those who either don't speak English or prefer to think visually. This approach is designed to beinclusive and to promote creative practice. The main idea of the book is described in this passage (page 154): "Even in this small area there is a lot of material, potentially a lifetime of study. The amount of information can feel overwhelming to students at any level. For this reason, the book is designed for self-directed practice, with an emphasis on what the player "could" do, rather than what the player "should" do. The principle is to develop your own learning process, rather than following someone else?s. The ability to make choices is essential in finding a personal approach to the instrument. Pick and choose the studies that seem interesting - there should be enough variety to accommodate a wide range of personalities. If any particular concept or exercise has been useful as the starting point for a new creative direction, then the book has done its job. Its purpose is not to push any dogma,method, or style, but to open the door to options for guitarists of any background that are looking for new perspectives.
The Chord Songbook: Starter Book for Guitar is the easy way to learn. This is a brand new tutor method to accompany the ever-popular Chord Songbook series, a song-led way to learn the guitar which uses just the words and simple chord boxes, with photos and diagrams to help you as you learn. Sing and play as you improve your major and minor chord skills and learn the basics about tuning and holding your guitar Songlist: - Amazing Grace - American Pie - Auld Lang Syne - Blowin' in the Wind - Clemetine - Don't Look Back in Anger - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - Scarborough Fair - Stuck in the Middle with You - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
(Guitar Chord Songbook). This fantastic collection features lyrics, chord symbols, and guitar chord diagrams for 400 hits across decades and genres, such as: All Along the Watchtower * Back to December * Band on the Run * Bennie and the Jets * Brick House * California Girls * Couldn't Stand the Weather * Daydream * Evil Woman * Footloose * The Gambler * Good Lovin' * Hey Jude * Hollywood Nights * I Love Rock 'N Roll * Jump * King of the Road * Livin' on a Prayer * Man in the Mirror * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * The Rainbow Connection * Smoke on the Water * That'll Be the Day * Walkin' After Midnight * Wild Thing * Your Mama Don't Dance * and many more.
(Guitar Chord Songbook). A concise collection of 40 U2 songs presented with just their chords and lyrics. Songs include: Beautiful Day * Bullet the Blue Sky * Elevation * Even Better Than the Real Thing * I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For * I Will Follow * Mysterious Ways * New Year's Day * One * Pride (In the Name of Love) * Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of * Sunday Bloody Sunday * Walk On * When Love Comes to Town * Where the Streets Have No Name * With or Without You * and more.
collection of 100 most popular timeless, folk, and children's songs, suitable for parents and children, presented with a melody in standard notation and tablature, chord diagrams, and lyrics, including free, online audio tracks for all 100 songs, with solo and basic chord changes, intended for anyone who would like to increase the repertoire of songs, suitable for playing solo melodies, accompaniment of singing with chords, and playing in a duet, suitable for use with other books for guitar, mandolin, ukulele, guitalele and banjo from the same book collection, for all those who would rather play 1 hour on the instrument than waste one hour of their life searching for a single song (x 100) on the Internet. A Sailor Went to Sea, Amazing Grace, Aura Lea, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Bingo, Boys and Girls Come Out To Play, Brother John, Curly Locks, Dance a Baby Diddy, Did You Ever See a Lassie?, Five Little Monkeys, Down in the Valley, Doctor Foster, Five Little Ducks, For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Five Little Speckled Frogs, Georgie Porgie, Good King Arthur, Goosey Goosey Gander, Greensleeves, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Happy Birthday To You, Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark, Hickory Dickory Dock, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush, Hot Cross Buns, Home on the Range, Humpty Dumpty, Hush Little Baby, I Had a Little Nut Tree, I Saw Three Ships, I Love Little Kitty, It's Raining, It's Pouring, Jack Sprat, Jingle Bells, Jack and Jill, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Kumbaya, Lavender's Blue, Lazy Sheep, Pray Tell Me Why, Little Jack Horner, Little Bo-Peep, Li'l Liza Jane, Little Miss Muffet, Little Polly Flinders, Looby Loo, London Bridge Is Falling Down, Lucy Locket, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Mistress Bond, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean, Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone, Oh My Darling, Clementine, Oh, Susanna, Old King Cole, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, On Top of Old Smoky, Over in the Meadow, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Pat-a-cake, Pop! Goes the Weasel, Polly, Put the Kettle On, Rock-a-bye Baby, Rain, Rain Go Away, Ring a Ring o' Roses, Red River Valley, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Rub-a-dub-dub, See Saw Margery Daw, She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain, Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, Silent Night, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Skip to My Lou, Skidamarink, Sur le Pont d'Avignon, Sleep, Baby, Sleep, The A.B.C., Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Ten Little Teddy Bears, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, The Farmer in the Dell, The Muffin Man, The King Of France, The North Wind Does Blow, The Riddle Song, There Came To My Window, This Old Man, Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, Three Craws, Three Little Kittens, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, We wish you a merry Christmas, Wee Willie Winki, When the Boat Comes In, When the Saints Go Marching In, Yankee
