Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1742 in Books
• Published on: 1993-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

what a bargain
This book is cheaper than one issue of any popular guitar magazine and less than half the cost of a guitar lesson,
so you would have no right to expect the quality of guidance contained in its pages.

And yet this is the only book I have seen (yet) which gave me any practical hook into learning my way around the fretboard, rather than a cold slab of notation on a diagram (the typical presentation from what I have seen).

Guaranteed it won't be the only book you'll want or need, but to get you off the ground I couldn't recommend this book highly enough for its practicality.

Worth more that every penny spent.
Consider this. I bought this book (including the postage) for a total of £5.56. now if you consider that a single 1/2 hour guitar lesson will set you back upwards of £15 this is an absoloute bargain. I have been playing for over 20 years and have been a frequent dabbler. I've done this and that, but never found a way of bringing together what I understand about music.

What this book does, is bring those loose strands together and put them into 12 achieveable lessons. I am currently at about lesson 5 and have been amazed at how much I actually understand about scales, chord formations and key tones.

I would recommend that the reader have some basic understanding of the guitar before using this book, but it is not essential. If I were beginning I would look at something like Begin Guitar - by Douglas J Noble as this will give you the understanding of the easier open chords. This book focuses more on barre chords and sliding scales, which could be daunting for the beginner.

This book has already made me consolidate what I understand and has taught me a lot. I will definitely be purchasing the Fretboard Roadmap Rock book when I am done with this one. Highly recommended to all, especially intermediate player. This book will improve your playing!

Vital reading. Surprisingly good...
I was sceptical but this would be a great 2nd or 3rd book for a beginner (David Mead's is another). This will stand you in good stead for the rest of your playing career. As an intermediate player I recognised the first pattern & recommend learning them -- and I found plenty of useful new info. too. This really is guitar playing in a nutshell. It could have fancier graphics and layout, but it is resfeshingly clear and concise and inexpensive. Great value.