The Beginning Guitarist's Guide to Technique, Theory, & Tunes

$39.00

The Beginning Guitarist's Guide to Technique, Theory, & Tunes is a comprehensive beginner guitar book designed to help players build practical skills while developing a strong understanding of the instrument.

The book includes 40 tune arrangements, music theory designed specifically with guitar players in mind, and detailed instruction on chords with photos, diagrams, standard notation, and tablature examples. It also includes an extensive section on flat-pick soloing, helping guitarists learn to play melodies and develop their skills beyond basic chord accompaniment.

Whether you're learning guitar for the first time or looking to strengthen your foundation, this guide brings technique, theory, and tunes together in one resource.

This is a digital download with permission to make copies for personal use.

Whether you're learning guitar for the first time or looking to strengthen your foundation, this guide brings technique, theory, and tunes together in one resource.

This is a digital download with permission to make copies for personal use.

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Audio (click on audio links below to listen to tunes from this book)

First 6 Tunes

Beginning & Intermediate Tunes

Sandy River Belle (Study in 9 Key Signatures)

Please know that the audio files above are midi files generated from our music software. These files will serve well as samples of how the tunes sound even though they are not played by a real human playing a real, acoustic instrument. However, we will add real human audio as soon as we can. Please accept these midi files for now.

The Beginning Guitarist's Guide to Technique, Theory, & Tunes

Institute of American Music