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Are you a beginner struggling with how to play guitar chords? Make it easy with Guitar Chords for Beginners. This book will teach you 65 different guitar chords arranged in easy fingerings and provide you with techniques and tips to improve your fretboard hand.
- Beginner Guitar Chords: Every chord has a photographic example and is shown on a clear fretboard diagram with guide numbers to show you which fingers to use.
- Fretboard Technique: How to correctly position your hand and fingers to play guitar chords is looked at in detail with diagrams and photographic examples.
- Incremental Approaches: Where appropriate, some chords are taught incrementally by taking on only the harder aspects of their fingering first. This forces our hand into the optimal position for the entire chord, after which we add the easier fingers.
- Find Your Fingerings: Some chords are shown with different fingerings for you to choose which you prefer.
- Moveable Guitar Chords: Learn how to play guitar chords up and down the neck with moveable power chords and barre chords that are shown as easier cut-down versions of their full shapes.
- Audio Examples: Downloadable audio examples for each chord will help you hear if you are playing it correctly and guide you towards improvement.
Learn guitar chords easy and grab your copy of Guitar Chords for Beginners today!
Gareth Evans
Gareth started learning guitar at age 8 and by age 10 was playing dom 9th, diminished, major 7th chords and similar in the orchestral pit with the teachers for school plays. At age 13 he achieved grade 5 classical guitar with honours. Later on he attained Distinction at higher diploma level from the Academy of Contemporary music, grade 8 Electric guitar (RGT), grade 8 Electric guitar (RSL), grade 8 Contemporary Music Theory (LCM) and grade 8 Bass Guitar (RSL). He has had a guitar tuition practice for over 20 years where many of his students keep coming for years. His books are based on his own experience as well as teaching his own students at various levels.
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