Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Second Edition - Complete Edition [HL:697342]

If playing the 6-string has always been a dream of yours, you deserve to learn from the most-trusted name in music. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method has given millions of players their first steps on a life-long journey to making music. It is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This super-convenient Complete Edition features Method Books 1, 2 and 3 spiral-bound together and includes online access to 164 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Written by the “fiendishly talented” guitarist, author, and instructor Greg Koch and leading author, educator, and music ambassador Will Schmid, the books are designed to be used with a teacher or on your own.

Book One covers tuning; playing position; musical symbols; notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords; rhythms through eighth notes; strumming and picking; over 80 great songs, riffs, and examples.

Book Two continues the instruction started in Book 1 and covers: Am, Dm, A, E, F and B7 chords; power chords; fingerstyle guitar; syncopations, dotted rhythms, and triplets; Carter style solos; bass runs; pentatonic scales; improvising; tablature; 92 great songs, riffs and examples; notes in first and second position; and more! It also features 57 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.

Book Three covers: the major, minor, pentatonic and chromatic scales, sixteenth notes; barre chords; drop D tuning; movable scales; notes in fifth position; slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs and string bends; chord construction; gear; great songs, riffs & examples; and more! The online audio includes 60 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.