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Summary: A book that works
Review: Great reasource for the struggling new guitar player. I've bought a lot of books and this one really does a good job. Two key things this book does well:1) Good Progression - Introduces ideas, techniquie, and chords too you in a way that builds a foundation for the next thing you will learn. 2) Good examples - Teaches by example using popular rock songs that are familiar. If it actually came with a CD that contained the music that would be ideal. You can find the songs on CDs or off of fileshare programs but not all the recorded versions include guitar tracks. For example "Stand By Me" doesn't really have a guitar track on it so you have to work to get the rythym when you're playing the guitar. It would be good if this book had a sample "Guitar Only" version of each of these songs that are included.
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Summary: I have all 3 books ... dated but approachable
Review: I have the Omnibus Edition of this which includes all 3 book. I was going to dismiss this as old, mainly chord based and uninspiring. However looking through it, it is not a bad introduction. I find that some of the chord strum patterns do not sound like the intended tune (a CD would have helped) -- but that is unfortunately common to a lot of older style tutorials. I did not care for the heavy chord bias and the very light coverage of lead playing and scales at the end -- but you know really, that is probably how you should learn or at least play guitar: mainly chord/rhythm with a little soloing/improvisation thrown in at the end (yes, I know it is more fun to improvise over everything!).
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