Best book for learning how to play guitar

Sonny678

Hi

Imstarting to learn guitar, what would be the best book out there to buy for aperson just starting. Im thinkin of buying a book i saw in my local bookstorecalled guitar playing for dummies. It part of a series of books eg learningcomputers for dummies, how to write a novel for dummies, it has yellow cover .Does anyone have any other recommendations for a good book to learn guitar from



Thanx

darkvalley

Hi
I don't know the book you are referring to, but make sure any book you get shows how to play full songs rather than just techniques.
Have you looked at web sites for learning. I hear a lot of positive mentions for http://www.justinguitar.com/ as a learning tool for beginners. If you google beginner guitar I'm sure you will find others. In my opinion there is a big advantage to being able to see and hear someone playing and them explaining what they are doing.
Hope that is some help and good luck with it.
regards
Finbarr

b318isp

Eh, don't learn from scratch from a book - IMO you will find it too daunting and you will be too tempted to turn the pages, rather than getting a few basics right.

Find someone who can play already - or even better, go get a few lessons. As few as 10 lessons can have you well on your way.

From there, you can use the Justin Sandercoe videos/books. I find the Dummies book you refer to is a jack-of-all-trades book, but too complex at this stage.

Green Giant

b318isp wrote: »

Eh, don't learn from scratch from a book - IMO you will find it too daunting and you will be too tempted to turn the pages, rather than getting a few basics right.

Find someone who can play already - or even better, go get a few lessons. As few as 10 lessons can have you well on your way.

From there, you can use the Justin Sandercoe videos/books. I find the Dummies book you refer to is a jack-of-all-trades book, but too complex at this stage.

I agree, nothing can beat being taught by a person who already knows the instrument. If you're lucky enough to be friendly with somebody who plays, maybe get them to teach you the basics. They can tell you things that books might not and they can also teach you at your own pace.

groovie

Sonny678 wrote: »

Hi

Imstarting to learn guitar, what would be the best book out there to buy for aperson just starting. Im thinkin of buying a book i saw in my local bookstorecalled guitar playing for dummies. It part of a series of books eg learningcomputers for dummies, how to write a novel for dummies, it has yellow cover .Does anyone have any other recommendations for a good book to learn guitar from



Thanx

Welcome to you. Please consider the youtube when looking to learn anything about guitar, it is simple wonderful, and I wish that it existed when I was starting out. JustinGuitar is a great teacher, and there are plenty more out there. The book will be handy as a reference, and the dummies books are well written, IMHO.
If you seek motivation, look for a teacher locally, nothing like a face to face to aid momentum.

lyonsm65

Ralph Denyer the compleate Guitar Book

neaideabh

I got this book over a year ago and found it to be brilliant...

I since have being getting lessons of a friends who has being playing for the last 15 years and at the first lesson, I ended up teaching him a few things based on the book! My friend is considered an excellent guitar player so it's not that he's lacking in playing knowledge.

The thing about this book it teaches you how to understand what you can do with the fretboard... Where my friend played a certain scale for example... based on the book, I could show him an the same scale from the same root note with less finger movement!

neaideabh

I got this book over a year ago and found it to be brilliant...

I since have being getting lessons of a friends who has being playing for the last 15 years and at the first lesson, I ended up teaching him a few things based on the book! My friend is considered an excellent guitar player so it's not that he's lacking in playing knowledge.

The thing about this book it teaches you how to understand what you can do with the fretboard... Where my friend played a certain scale for example... based on the book, I could show him an the same scale from the same root note with less finger movement!

endacl

groovie wrote: »

Welcome to you. Please consider the youtube when looking to learn anything about guitar, it is simple wonderful, and I wish that it existed when I was starting out. JustinGuitar is a great teacher, and there are plenty more out there. The book will be handy as a reference, and the dummies books are well written, IMHO.
If you seek motivation, look for a teacher locally, nothing like a face to face to aid momentum.

As ever, I must butt in on the old youtube recommendation....

Op, its a resource, not a teacher. It won't tell you when you've 'got it', and it won't tell you when you're 'doing it wrong'! Justin Guitar is a great demonstrator, but he can't be described as a teacher in terms of online lessons, as there is no interaction..

'If you seek motivation, look for a teacher locally, nothing like a face to face to aid momentum'. Absolutely!