An easy to follow guitar method for the complete beginner.  Covers both melody and chord playing using standard notation and tablature.  Introduces all the essential techniques and music fundamentals.  Includes chords and melodies of many well known songs in a variety of musical styles.  Guitar tab book with CD and DVD

Introduction

Approach to Practice

Types of Guitars

Styles of Playing Guitar

Tuning Your Guitar

Using the CD

How to Read Music, Tablature

Music Notation

How to Hold The Guitar

LESSON 1

• The Major Chord, Chord Diagrams, G Chord
• The Downward Strum
• The Seventh Chord, D7 Chord
• The Slide Finger
• Notes on the 3^rd String
• The Quarter Note

LESSON 2

• Notes on the Second String
• The Half Note, The Half Note Strum
• Ode to Joy
• C Chord, G7 Chord
• The Pivot
• The Common Time Signature
• The Quarter Rest, The Half Rest
• Aura Lee

LESSON 3

• Notes on the 1^st String
• The Whole Note, The Whole Rest
• Rock Riff 1
• Marianne
• The Eighth Note
• Alternate Picking
• Rock Riff 2
• Hush Little Baby

LESSON 4

• Eighth Note Rhythms
• 12 Bar Blues

LESSON 5

• Notes on the 4^th String
• Minor Chords, Dm Chord
• Turnaround Progressions, Em Chord
• Am Chord

LESSON 6

• Notes on the 5^th String
• The Dotted Quarter Note, F Chord
• Notes on the 6^th String
• The Lead-in
• First and Second Endings
• Mussi Den

LESSON 7

• The Major Scale
• The C Major Scale
• The Key of C Major
• The ¾ Time Signature
• The Dotted Half Note, The Dotted Strum
• Silent Night
• The Tie
• Morning Has Broken
• The Eighth Note Triplet
• Amazing Grace

LESSON 8

• Sharp Signs, The F# Note
• The G Major Scale
• Key Signatures
• Bass Note Rhythm Patterns
• Waltzing Matilda
• Bm Chord
• Minuet

LESSON 9

• Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythms
• Sloop John B
• Flat Signs, The Bb Note, C7 Chord

LESSON 10

• Key of A Minor
• Scarborough Fair
• Greensleeves
• The Eighth Rest
• El Condor Pasa
• The 6/8 Time Signature
• House of the Rising Sun
• When Johnny Comes Marching Home

LESSON 11

• Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
• The Chromatic Scale
• Hall of the Mountain King

LESSON 12

• How to Tune Your Guitar
• How to Read Sheet Music
• How to Transpose
• Chord Chart