GUITAR FOR DUMMIES (2ND EDITION). CD-ROM. TABLATURE

GUITAR FOR DUMMIES (2ND EDITION). CD-ROM. TABLATURE

This newly updated guide offers expanded coverage on musical styles from blues to rock as well as a new chapter devoted to jazz. Guitar for Dummies 2E features new practice techniques -- from scales to full pieces. Guitar for Dummies 2E also includes updates to charts, illustrations, photos and resources. Guitar for Dummies 2E features updates on tuning as well as the latest information on buying a guitar and accessories. Plus an all-new interactive CD allows readers to listen, learn, tune, and play along. Perfect for beginner to intermediate guitar players seeking step-by-step advice and tips to play the guitar.

Introduction
About This Book
Finding a guitar
Playing the guitar
Caring for your guitar
Not-So-Foolish Assumptions
What You're Not to Read
Conventions We Use in This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Part I: So You Wanna Play Guitar
Part II: So Start Playing: The Basics
Part III: Beyond the Basics: Staring to Sound Cool
Part IV: A Cornucopia of Styles
Part V: Purchasing and Caring for Your Guitar
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Part VII: Appendixes
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here

Part I: So You Wanna Play Guitar

Chapter 1: Guitar 101
Anatomy of a Guitar
How Guitars Work
String vibration and string length
Using both hands to make a sound
Frets and half steps
Pickups

Chapter 2: Turn On, Tune In
Counting on Your Strings and Frets
Everything's Relative, Einstein: Tuning the Guitar to Itself
The fifth-fret method
In Deference to a Reference: Tuning to a Fixed Source
Taking a turn at the piano
Tuning your guitar with a pitch pipe
Sinking your teeth into the tuning fork
Experiencing the electronic tuner
Using your CD

Chapter 3: Ready, Set . . .Not yet: Developing the Tools And Skills to Play
Hand Position and Posture
Settling in to a sitting position
Standing position
Left-hand position: Fretting made easy
Right-hand position
You Don't Have to Read Music to Understand Guitar Notation
Getting by with a little help from a chord diagram
Reading rhythm slashes
Taking a look at tablature
How to Play a Chord
Fingering a chord
Avoiding buzzes

Part II: So Start Playing: The Basics

Chapter 4: The Easiest Way to Play: Basic Major and Minor Chords
Playing Chords in the A Family
Fingering A-family chords
Strumming A-family chords
Playing Chords in the D Family
Fingering D-family chords
Strumming D-family chords
Playing Chords in the G Family
Fingering G-family chords
Strumming G-family chords
Playing Chords in the C Family
Fingering C-family chords
Strumming C-family chords
Playing Songs with Basic Major and Minor Chords
Having Fun with Basic Major and Minor Chords
The "Oldies" Progression

Chapter 5: Playing Melodies without Reading Music!
Reading Tablature While Listening to the CD
Top or bottom?
Right or left?
Getting a Grip on Left-Hand Fingering
Using Alternate Picking
Playing Songs with Simple Melodies

Chapter 6: Adding Some Spice: Basic 7th Chords
Dominant 7th Chords
D7, G7, and C7
E7 and A7
E7 (four-finger version) and B7
Minor 7th Chords - Dm7, Em7, and Am7
Major 7th Chords - Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7 Playing Songs with 7th Chords
Fun with 7th Chords: The 12-Bar Blues
Playing the 12-bar blues
Writing your own blues song

Part III: Beyond the Basics: Staring to Sound Cool

Chapter 7: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops
Playing in Position
Playing in position versus playing with open strings
Playing exercises in position
Shifting positions
Building strength and dexterity by playing in position
Double-stops
Understanding double-stops
Playing exercises in double-stops
Playing Songs in Position and in Double-Stops

Chapter 8: Stretching Out: Barre Chords
Playing Major Barre Chords Based on E
Finding the right fret
Playing progressions using major barre chords based on E
Playing Minor, Dominant 7th, and Minor 7th Barre Chords Based
on E
Minor chords
Dominant 7th chords
Minor 7th chords
Playing Major Barre Chords Based on A
Fingering the A-based major barre chord
Finding the right fret
Progressions using A-based major barre chords
Playing Minor, Dominant 7th, Minor 7th, and Major 7th Barre
Chords Based on A
Minor Chords
Dominant 7th chords
Minor 7th chords
Major 7th chords
Wailing on Power Chords
Fingering power chords
How you use power chords
Playing Songs with Barre Chords and Power Chords

Chapter 9: Special Articulation: Making the Guitar Talk
Getting the Hang of Hammer-Ons
Playing a hammer-on
Getting idiomatic with hammer-ons
Getting Playful with Pull-Offs
Playing pull-offs
Getting idiomatic with pull-offs
Getting Slippery with Slides
Playing slides
Playing idiomatic licks using slides
Getting the Bends
Playing bends
Getting idiomatic with bends
Varying Your Sound with Vibrato
Getting Mellow with Muting
Creating a thick, chunky sound as an effect
Preventing unwanted string noise
Playing idiomatic licks by using muting
Playing a Song with Varied Articulation

Part IV: A Cornucopia of Styles

Chapter 10: Rock
Classic Rock'n'Roll
Rhythm guitar
Lead guitar
Modern Rock
Sus and add chords
Slash chords
Alternate tunings
Country-rock and Southern-rock lead
Playing Songs in the Rock Style

Chapter 11: Blues
Electric Blues
Blues rhythm guitar
Blues lead guitar
Acoustic Blues
General concepts
Specific techniques
Turnarounds
Playing Blues Songs

Chapter 12: Folk
Playing Fingerstyle
Fingerstyle technique
Right-hand position
Using the Capo
Arpeggio Style
Playing arpeggio style
"Lullaby" pattern
Thumb-Brush Style
Simple thumb-brush
Thumb-brush-up
Carter Style
Travis Picking
Playing the pattern
Accompaniment style
Solo style
Open tuning
Playing Folk Songs

Chapter 13: Classical
Getting Ready to Play Classical Guitar
How to sit
The right hand
Left-hand position
Free Strokes and Rest Strokes
Playing free strokes
Playing rest strokes
Arpeggio Style and Contrapuntal Style
Combining free strokes and rest strokes in arpeggios
Point/counterpoint
Playing Classical Pieces

Chapter 14: Jazz
Introducing a Whole New Harmony
Extended chords
Altered chords
Rhythm Comping
Inside chords
Outside chords
Full chords
Playing Solo: Chord-Melody Style
Making substitutions
Faking it with three chords
Taking the Lead: Jazz Melody
Scales with altered tones
Approaching target notes
Making melodies from arpeggiated chords
Playing Jazz Songs

Chapter 15: Perfectly Good Guitars
Before Breaking Out Your Wallet Beginner Guitars
Models for a Particular Style
The Second (And Third…) Guitars
Construction
Materials
Workmanship
Appointments (cosmetics)
Buying an Ax to Grind
Bringing along an expert
Meeting the salesperson
The art of the deal

Chapter 16: Guitar Accessories
Amps
Getting started with a practice amp
Powering up to a performance amp
A Case for Cases
Hard cases
Soft cases
Gig bags
Capos
Effect Pedals and Devices
Picks
Strings
Straps
Electronic Tuners
Some Other Helpful (But Nonessential) Goodies

Chapter 17: Getting Strung Along: Changing Strings

Restringing Strategies
Removing Old Strings
Stringing a Steel-String Acoustic Guitar
Changing strings step-by-step
Tuning up
Stringing Nylon-String Guitars
Changing strings step-by-step
Tuning up
Stringing an Electric Guitar
Changing strings step-by-step
The Special case of the Floyd Rose bridge

Chapter 18: Staying Fit: Basic Maintenance and Repairs

Cleaning Your Guitar
Removing dirt and grime
Caring for the finish
Protecting Your Guitar
On the road
In storage
Providing a Healthy Environment
Temperature settings
Humidity
Do-It-Yourself Repairs
Tightening loose connections
Adjusting the neck and bridge
Replacing worn or old parts
Having the Right Tools
Ten Things That You Can't Do Yourself

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Guitarists You Should Know
Andres Segovia (1893-1987)
Charlie Christian (1916-42)
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
Wes Montgomery (1925-68)
B.B. King (1925-)
Chuck Berry (1926-)
Jimi Hendrix (1942-70)
Jimmy Page (1944-)
Eric Clapton (1945-)
Eddie Van Halen (1955-)
Guitarists Who May Be on Someone Else's Top Ten List

Chapter 20: Ten Guitars You Should Know
D'Angelico Archtop
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster
Gibson ES-335
Gibson J-200
Gibson Les Paul
Gretsch 6120
Martin D-28
Ramirez Classical
Rickenbacker 360-12

Part VII: Appendixes

Appendix A: How to Read Music
The Elements of Music Notation
Reading pitch
Reading duration
Expression, articulation, and miscellaneous terms and
Symbols
Finding Notes on the Guitar

Appendix B: 96 Common Chords

Appendix C: How to Use the CD

Relating the Text to the CD
Count-offs
Stereo separation
System Requirements
Audio CD players
Computer CD-ROM drives
Using the CD with Microsoft Windows
Using the CD with Mac OS
What You'll Find on the CD
CD audio tracks
Digital music
Troubleshooting