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Here's a sampling of the topics covered in "Rock Guitar For Dummies: "How electric guitars and amplifiers workĬhoosing the right guitar and amp for you, and how to care for them If you've been playing for a while, you can pick up some tips to help improve your playing and move to the next level. If you're a beginner, you'll discover what you need to know to start playing immediately, without drowning in complicated music theory. Whatever rocks your world, "Rock Guitar For Dummies" can help you bring that message out through your fingers and onto that electric guitar that's slung over your shoulder. Whether "moving your listeners" means mowing down crowd surfers with your power chords or making the audience cry with your sensitive melodies, no other musical instrument allows you so much versatility. But even if you were a butt-kicking international person of mystery, playing rock guitar would still be cooler because it involves art, passion, power, poetry, and the ability to move an audience of listeners. But I Like It.Ĭhapter 3: The Other Half: The Guitar Amp.Ĭhapter 4: What the Left Hand Is Doing: Chords.Ĭhapter 5: The Right Stuff: Right-Hand Rhythm Guitar Techniques.Face it, being a rock guitarist is just about the coolest thing you can be - next to a secret agent with a black belt in karate.

Part I: So You Wanna Be a Rock-and-Roll Star.Ĭhapter 1: It's Only Rock Guitar. * Get news you can use on everything from money to health to computers Get Smart! * Sign up for daily eTips at * Choose from among 33 different subject categories * Rock licks using techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, and slides * A variety of rock styles, including classic rock, heavy metal, southern rock, and progressive rock * Blues- and early rock-based lead passage * Explore the mechanics of guitars, amps, and effects * Play licks, from rockabilly to rap rock From simple chord progression to smokin' rock riffs, Rock Guitar For Dummies delivers just what you need to get down and groove! Whether you're contemplating a career as a heavy metal superstar or you just want to jam with friends, this friendly book-and-CD package make it easy to master the fundamentals of rock guitar. Your ultimate guide to playing rock guitar - get ready to rock and roll! "Have a blast learning the guitar!" -Michael Molenda, Guitar Palyer magazine Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. So, if you consider yourself an air guitar virtuoso and would like to try the real thing, Rock Guitar For Dummies can help you on your way to becoming an accomplished guitarist.
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Rock Guitar For Dummies also comes with a CD that includes audio of every example shown in the book, plus play-along tracks with a band.

The different styles of rock guitar playing.Left-hand and right-hand guitar techniques Ĭhoosing the right guitar and amp for you, and how to care for them.How electric guitars and amplifiers work.

Here's a sampling of the topics covered in Rock Guitar For Dummies: Whatever rocks your world, Rock Guitar For Dummies can help you bring that message out through your fingers and onto that electric guitar that's slung over your shoulder. Face it, being a rock guitarist is just about the coolest thing you can be – next to a secret agent with a black belt in karate.
