There are so many books on the topic of learning to play the guitar. Can anyone recommend a good beginner book for learning to play the guitar?
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The "Real Book" series is quite good.
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Hey, first off electric guitars are not too pricey...if you go to a music store, you can get one for around 200 dollars(im not sure how much that is in malaysian currency, but it shouldnt be too much there)...Personally, For your first Guitar, I recomend a Fender acoustic...(thats what I got, and its great)...But after you learn, you should probably get an electric guitar; I suggest a Fender, Yamaha or Gibson(Fenders the cheapest cost, but great quality)...and In answer to your question, Guitar is usually played chord by chord, but depending on what song youre playing, sometimes its played note by note (usually for scales and leads or solos)...Bass guitar though, is ALWAYS played note by note to accompany rythm guitar...and as for learning, usually, its best to take classes...the one on one instructions are very helpful and faster than learning on your own... personally its helped me...I learned guitar in two months(But alot of great guitarists have taught themselves how to play...Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, just to name a few)...But you should know that there are some awesome classes you can take on the internet... and knowing how to play other instruments also helps alot (I play guitar and piano)... also, you can buy playing guides and DVD lessons at the music store where you buy your guitar...and whatever guitar you choose to get, I suggest getting a chord dictionary (they have chord chart books and electric chord charts...the book is cheaper, but the elecrtic has more features), also a guitar tuner, a strap, Gig Bag, extra strings, picks, string winder and cutter  and an amp chord (if you get an acoustic/electric combo or an electric)...usually all those things come in the package with your new Guitar (and an amp too, if you go electric),along with the DVD...As for tips; PRACTICE,  PRACTICE PRACTICE...and all you need to play guitar well is Memory, Ears, Fingers, and a passionate love for music (and Im betting we both have all of those things), and youll do great...
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I've got quite a few yahoo widgets and I've never seen one for a guitar. you can go to their widget site and look for one I might have missed it, they have quite a few to choose from. You can even suggest that someone build a widget like the one you want. If you don't have the widget engine you'll have to download it, it's free.
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You sound like you are after a beginner's guiitar, do the following:\n\n1)Take a guitar lesson (anywhere between £15-£25 an hour usually, depending on where you live) and look on the net to find how to play the major choards, but in particular a G major, F major, any major barre chord, and a B minor.\n2) Have another few lessons and learn the pentatonic blues scale 1st position (sound difficult, but it isn't and your instructor should make it clear) + play the chords again.\n3) Go into a guitar shop and try playing what you've learnt on - A Stratocastor, a Les Paul, an SG, an Ibenez and then any other you like the look of or they recommend.\n4) Spend a good chunck of time playing each until you find one that feels comfortable.\n\nYou should have a good idea of whick one to buy now, the other major consideration is the sound you're after though. Basically Humbuckers = Rock/Metal, Single Coil pickups = better for softer, cleaner sounds.\n\nDiscuss this with them at the shop and mail me or ask on here again if in any doubt.\n\nPeople band names about like Fender and Gibson, and to some degree they are right, but I'd never buy a guitar I'd not played. I owned a modified Gibson Studio worth £700 but traded it in for an Epiphone Les Paul standard that I now gig with and to me it is better.\n\nRemember, Slash's main guitar is a hand built one by a now dead guitar maker, he bought around 50 odd £1000+ guitars and still never found one he liked as much.
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Try these links below-\n\nhttp://www.fretplay.com/guitar-lessons.shtml\nhttp://www.guitarmasterclass.net\nhttp://www.sickguitar.com\nhttp://www.freeguitarvideos.com/guitar_lessons_beginner.html\n http://www.guitaralliance.com\nhttp://youtube.com/results?search_query=guitar+lessons\nhttp://www.shredaholic.com\nhttp://www.guitarjamdaily.com\nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm\nhttp://www.cyberfret.com/\nhttp://www.onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/\nhttp://www.guitarnoise.com
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I personally suggest a Peevey Briarwood acoustic guitar for a beginner. At a guitar store you should be able to buy one for $130. Anymore than that straight off the shelves is a rip off, but that is the best guitar you can have as a beginner. It will treat you right I swear. Good luck! Also, you might be able to find for under $100 on ebay...
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For you're first guitar don't spend a lot of money, trust me as time goes by, you'll learn what you like and don't like. first try to buy one with REAL wood.....not laminated. Or at least one that has a solid top (the front). find one that feels comfortable in you're lap and to you're hands. Can you reach the end of the neck comfortably? Is the neck to wide for you're hand? Are the strings to high from the fret board? (hard to push down?) Don't put stickers on it...it could pull the finish off and slowly get bigger. My advice is get a seasoned guitar player to go with you, a salesman will sell any piece of crap. You may even want to look into a used guitar...don't worry about a couple of scratches or a ding. You may end up with a better guitar for the same money. Epiphone makes a decent beginner guitar.....Still I suggest to bring a experienced guitar player with you. If you live near me Id take you,some of the people I play with are guitar store owners. Good luck, If its hard at first..don't give up, keep playing it gets easier as time goes by.
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I would try guitar lesson of the net \nhttp://www.freeguitarvideos.com/ looks like a good place to start also there are probably podcast on it.
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HERES SOME GUITAR SITES YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT AND BOOKMARK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.\nGUITAR LESSONS\nhttp://www.guitarnotes.com \nhttp://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/ \nhttp://www.cyberfret.com/ \nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/blguitar...\nhttp://www.crossroads-guitar.com/  \nhttp://www.guitarnoise.com/\nhttp://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/\nhttp://www.chordbook.com/\n\nGUITAR TABS\nhttp://www.all-good-tabs.com/lyrics.html...\nhttp://www.eguitar-tabs.com/\nhttp://www.chordie.com/\nhttp://www.axeltabs.com/\nhttp://www.iol.ie/~murphypj/\nhttp://www.tabrobot.com/\nhttp://www.top100tabsites.com/\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com/... \nhttp://www.mxtabs.net/guitartabs.php\nYOU CAN GET A CHEAP ACOUSTIC AT WALMART OR MAYBE A GOOD USED ONE AT A PAWN SHOP OR MUSIC STORE. BY ALL MEANS GET A TEACHER IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!
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i'm a guitar instructor, i teach about 40 students a week. if you have any questions, dont be afraid to ask. the first thing i'd recommend is figuring out what guitar is right for you. the 3 big things to learn about are the type of neck/neckjoint on the guitar, the type of pickups (single coils, or humbuckers) and the type of bridge on the guitar (fixed bridge or tremolo system). after that, its just a matter of making sure the instrument is comfortable for you.\n\nanytime anyone tells you that you need to play a certain type of guitar/amp, or use certain strings or picks or whatever..... well, thats the same as me telling you that you should only wear red shirts, and only eat tacos, never wear blue shirts or eat ice cream. just because something is good for me, doesnt mean its right for you.
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thnx for ur suggestions u gave me abt improving my guitar.\ni'm playing it for 6 months,practicing on my own with few professional help.i mostly like plucking,so i've practised some songs such as:one last breath,nothing else matters,fade to black,unforgiven2,breakdown, dust in the wind,holiday,don't cry,so close,n some others including my own n local songs.
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you need to know more than four chords. from there you can go to www.911tabs.com to find a song that you want to play. i think tabs are easier to learn than chords, but the alot of songs have the same chords in them. a good site to go to to learn chords is http://www.8notes.com/guitar_chord_chart/  it has a bunch of different ways to play the chords, but you can go through and find the ones that are easiest to play for you. i reccomend you learn G, C, D, and Eminor (aka Em)
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First, decide what your goal is. Do you want to play leads? If so, learn to read music and do it the old fashioned way with music lessons. BUT, if you just want to learn chords, strumming, accompaniment type stuff, get a cheap guitar, a diagram of the basic chords and play along with simple tunes until you get the rhythm. The hardest part at first is learning the strumming patterns, but once you get that, you're cool. Find a friend to play with and as long as you have the chord progressions and know where to put your fingers, you're good to go. It's the easiest way to begin. After that, you can decide if you want to be Eddie Van Halen. ;-) Good luck!
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Please let me know if he actually gets to learn to play the guitar from a book. I´d like to learn as well but have no much time and I have an erratic shcedule that won't allow me to take lessons.(P.S. You must really love your husband to be willing to endure constant headaches for the next few months; my wife would probably recommend I take painting lessons instead)
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I find that for any fundamental java development a good learning book are the HEAD FIRST volumes.  the book is called :Head First JavaBy Sierra, Bates, Kathy Sierra, Bert Batesvery descriptive and makes learning programming language very easy!\n\nhave fun programming
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um...get a teacher or a book, remember that electric guitar is easier if u ever want to try it ( the neck is skinnier)
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No.\n\nThe reason that most people quit guitar is music theory. Here's what I do for people who want to learn (works for electric and acoustic).\n\nAsk him/her five artists/songs that they like. Go to harmony-central.com and grab five tabs for them to learn. Help them bang out the five songs until they sound decent, then move on the five more. This help s in a couple of ways. It teaches chords and scales WHILE learning a song they like. Once they learn a  song, it gives them something to show off to their friends AND gives them something to go back to and mess around when they get frustrated learning something new.\n\nGood Luck!