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The About.com guide to acoustic guitar, step-by-step instruction to start playing today, Dan Cross with Douglas Lichterman

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index

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The About.com guide to acoustic guitar

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Dan Cross with Douglas Lichterman

step-by-step instruction to start playing today

ch. 1. Getting started -- First things first : getting a guitar -- Different sytles, different instruments -- Where to buy or not to buy your guitar -- Fifteen great instruments for beginners -- Getting the best from the guitar store -- Basic accessories -- ch. 2. Introduction to your instrument -- The adventure begins -- Parts of the guitar -- Holding your guitar -- Right hand position -- Left hand position -- Choosing a pick -- ch. 3. Guitar basics -- Names of the strings -- Tuning your guitar -- Introduction to scales -- Introduction to chords -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 4. Focus on chords -- Introduction to minor chords -- More major chords -- Moving between chords -- Basic strumming -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 5. Meet the blues -- Introduction to the blues scale -- Introduction to the 12-bar blues -- Other blues progressions -- Introduction to B.B. King's guitar style -- More signature B.B. King guitar phrases -- New strumming pattern -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 6. Learning the notes -- The musical alphabet -- Notes on the E and A strings -- Fifth chords : feel the power -- New strumming pattern -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 7. Reading guitar tablature -- Sharps and flats -- Introduction to the seventh chord -- The world of tablature -- Manipulating the blues scale -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 8. Using the whole neck -- Introduction to barre chords -- More on the movable scale -- Barre chord basics -- Introduction to open tunings -- More open tunings -- New strumming pattern -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 9. Fingerpicking -- More barre chords -- Introduction to fingerpicking -- Tricky finger moves -- Open tunings in C -- Nashville tuning -- Songs you can play now --ch. 10. Advancing both hands -- More advanced fingerpicking -- Leading bass and alternate bass strumming -- Introduction to slash chords -- More tricky finger moves -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 11. Expanding your scales -- More on 2-octave scales -- Introduction to modes -- Introduction to the Dorian mode -- The Phrygian Dominant scale -- Strumming pattern with bass line -- Introduction to Sus4 chords -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 12. Palm muting and chord inversions -- Introduction to palm muting -- Introduction to major chord inversions -- More major chord inversions -- Advanced string bending -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 13. Seventh chords and advanced strumming -- Introduction to seventh barre chords -- Introduction to minor chord inversions -- More minor chord inversions -- How to use and practice minor chord inversions -- Advanced 2-bar strumming pattern -- Songs you can play now -- ch. 14. Taking care of and maintaining your instrument -- Changing strings -- Traveling with your guitar -- Cleaning and polishing your guitar -- General guitar protection -- Keeping your action correct -- When to see the repair guy -- ch. 15. Where do you go from here? -- Acoustic guitarists who changed the world -- Today's top players on acoustic -- Careers in guitar -- Ready to read? -- Where to continue your study -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Other sites -- Appendix C. Further reading and listening