A good book?

Bajingo

I bought this guitar and I havent a clue how to use it or anything about chords or anything like that.

I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on a book I could get because I want to teach myself from scratch any help would be great.

Zangetsu

Youtube is a HUGE help, they have millions of tutorials from beginner all the way up.

If your completely new to guitar your probably best getting a lesson or 2 to get you on your feet. If you have any friends that play guitar they might even show you a few chords...

The Boarder Man

The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer is quite good for a general introduction to the world of guitars and guitar playing. I think I saw one for sale in MusicMaker last time I was there though probably cheaper on the web.

Rigsby

Zangetsu wrote: »

If your completely new to guitar your probably best getting a lesson or 2 to get you on your feet.

I agree 100%. A few lessons will get you off to a good start. Then you could try You Tube ect. As for books, there are 1000's to choose from. Maybe get your teacher to recommend one. As said above it's probably cheaper to buy them on line, ebay maybe.

RodVelvet

I found http://www.justinguitar.com to be helpful when I started out messing with the guitar but I must admit I didn't make any significant progress until I began to take lessons.

The book by Denyer is a good refenence book for all things guitar also.

Johnny Storm

Good enough for Hank Marvin, Dave Gilmour etc ......

spoonbadger

Bajingo wrote: »

A good book?

Rigsby

There's more than one bible......


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Hal-Leonard-Rock-Guitar-Bible-Tab-Songbook-100473024-i1156996.gc

SoWatchaWant

I read The New Complete Guitarist by Richard Chapman. Google it and you'll see the cover. It's pretty extensive, all the theory you could ever want, also alot of info about guitar types, amplification and effects, pick it up and just look through it to get a feel for if you like it or not.

Bod1

As a new guitarist do not buy or attempt to read the Richard Chapman book. It is the worst guide you can buy. I've owned it since 1994 and I took it out last night and it's still sh1t. As a retard guitarist I'd recommend any website that recommends how to play open chords, that will get you playing all the songs you ever wanted to play at a party. Then use tab sites and learn all the songs you initially wanted to learn.

It's not hard to learn how to use a guitar, it gets hard when you want to know how to play a guitar.

When you want to go a bit further I'd recommend the Ultimate Guitar website, search google and and add crusade, you will get a clear, concise and practical guide to theory. It was a revalation to me.

Bottom line, you know one chord, you can play a tune, you know two chords, you will impress yourself, you know three chords and you'll have a career !!!


The best bit of advice I can give you is enjoy yourself.......

Bod1

Sorry, last thing, ask as many questions as you can. Why am I doing this, how can I make my fingers do that, how have Oasis made a career on 4 chords ?
This is a great site for encouragement so use it !

rgt320q

Starting off, I'd recommend sites like http://ultimate-guitar.com (which has both tabs and lessons) and youtube. Through lessons and tabs you'll also get a decent working idea of theory, albeit not a formal one.

If you're looking to get into theory fully, "The AB Guide to Music Theory" by Eric Taylor (link.) is the way to go. I still keep a copy handy nowadays for a quick reference.

Rigsby

Bod1 wrote: »

how have Oasis made a career on 4 chords ?

That is the $64,000 question. :rolleyes:

Though, when you think of it, a lot of the early Beatles songs had only three or four chords ( eg "Love me do" ). I'm not for one minute saying there is anything near a comparison between the two bands.

Bajingo

Cheers for the advice I might get some lessons next year when finances pick up I just wanted to get a bit of a start until then ill try out some of those sites..thanks again.

Jay P

It's not a book but John Petruccis dvd is very good. Can't think of the name though....

seachto7

i would recommed youtube for lessons, or how to learn some songs, or other web forums and sites.
Buy a little chord book with some lessons on how to tune a guitar etc, and you'll be sorted...

The Boarder Man

You must know somebody who plays guitar. Ask them to give you a quick intro. If you teach yourself from the getgo off the internet I think you're likely to get into bad habits/techniques that might be difficult to undo later.