Guitar for Near Beginners: Learning How to Play Essential Strum Patterns Using Basic Chords (New York City Guitar School)
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Guitar for Near Beginners: Learning How to Play Essential Strum Patterns Using Basic Chords (New York City Guitar School)
How to play guitar better: The follow-up volume to Guitar for Absolute Beginners, the effective guitar method successfully used by thousands of busy New Yorkers in their classes at New York City Guitar School. For those who have already learned a few basic chords and strums, and want to take the next steps in guitar playing. Learn to play your basic chords with confidence, rhythm and groove in the motivating step-by-step comprehensive course for near beginners from New York City Guitar School. This program covers the fundamentals of rhythm guitar, and includes detailed practice session plans, motivating stories and great song examples. Topics covered include: The Fundamental Habits of Great Guitar Players PLUS Gadd5 and Cadd9; Reading Tablature; The Secrets of Guitar Success; Review of Basic Strums; Laying Down The Law: The Art of the Palm Mute; 12 Bar Blues; The Shuffle Rhythm, The Punk Rock Rhythm; For A Mellow Feel, Strum...Faster? Sixteenth Notes and Ballad Strums; How to Strum and Count Alternating Sixteenth Notes; The Bass-Strum Style, The Foundation of Expressive Rhythm Guitar PLUS Fmaj7; Getting Physical: Learn The Scratch and Never Need A Drummer Again; SuperRock and SuperBallad Strums; D Minor; Combine Palm Mutes and Full Strums; Explore the Powerful and/or Heartbreaking Down Strummed Medley of Palm Muted Eighth Notes (or triplets) and Full Strums; The Best-Bass-Strum; Combining the Scratch With Mixed Strums; Syncopated Up-Strums Mixed With Bass-Strum Patterns; and More, including a concise Chord Dictionary of essential chords and Strum Pattern Encyclopedia of essential strums. This book is ideal for use with a teacher or in a class, and has also been used successfully around the world as a self-study course. Students who complete this book will be able to play arrangements of songs such as Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) , Firework , Knocking on Heaven's Door , Purple Haze , Stand by Me , Somebody Who I Used to Know , Who Will Save Your Soul , I m Yours and LOTS MORE. For added help, students can visit NYC Guitar School's website or Youtube channel for video examples of the lessons.