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Index
Introduction
Chapter 1: How to Choose Your First Guitar
Acoustic Guitars
Simple Acoustic
Acoustic /Electric
Classical
Electric
Electric Guitar Amplifiers (Amps)
Tube Amplifiers
Solid State Amplifiers
Shopping Tips
Ukulele
Electric Bass
Additional Hints
Size
Cost
Free Video
Chapter 2: Tips For Selecting a Good Guitar
Four-Point Quality Test
Does It Look Cool?
The Frets Are Important
Test the “Action”
Check the Tone
Buying Used Guitars
Free Video
Tips For the Left-Handed Beginner
Chapter 3: How to Choose Your Guitar Pick
Free Video
Chapter 4: Strange, But Common, Guitar Terms
“Up and Down”
“On the Fret”
“Flat Top”
“Nut”
“Sharp/Flat” vs. “Righty Tighty”
Free Video
Chapter 5: How to Hold a Guitar
Free Video
Chapter 6: How to Hold a Pick
Free Video
Chapter 7: How to Get Your Pick Out of Your Guitar
Free Video
Chapter 8: How to Tune Your Guitar
How to Tune With A Tuner
How to Tune a Guitar to Itself
Free Video
Chapter 9: How to Get Great Tone on Your Guitar
Good Left-Hand Positions
Bad Left-Hand Positions
Free Video
Chapter 10: How to Read Seville Notation
Free Video
Chapter 11: With These 3 Chords One Could, Dare I Say it, RULE THE WORLD!
C Chord
G Chord
D Chord
Free Video
Chapter 12: One More Chord to Play Most of the Songs Ever Written
Free Video
Chapter 13: If You’re Having Trouble Changing Chords
Free Video
Chapter 14: If You’re Having Trouble Strumming
Free Video
Chapter 15: How To Read Tab
Free Video
Chapter 16: Finger Exercises for New and Not So New Guitar Players
Stretch – GENTLY!!!
Tip to Tip
Pad Press
Press Wiggle
Ball Squeeze
Free Video
Chapter 17: 5 Tips to Help Fingertip Pain
Tip #1: Avoid It
Tip #2: Shake It
Tip #3: Work It
Tip #4: Rub It
Tip #5: Lighten Up
Free Video
Chapter 18: Practice with a Drum Machine
Free Video
Chapter 19: How to Change Guitar Strings
What You Need to Get Started
Follow These Steps
Free Video
Chapter 20: How To Get The Most Out Of Practice
Appendix A: Partial List of Three-Chord Guitar Songs
Add the Em Chord
Appendix B: Parts of the Guitar
About the Author: Ben Brown
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
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