Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play

by Morton Manus

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop songs! New DVDs with iPod-compatible video have been added for the visual learner, and correlating theory, chord, and pop books ensure that you ll get everything you need from one complete method. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred s Basic Guitar Method the first and best choice for today s beginning guitar students. Book 1 covers * How to Hold Your Guitar * Tuning Your Guitar * Basics of Reading Music * Notes on All Six Strings * Chords, Scales, and Songs * Bass-Chord Accompaniments * Duets * Photos and Diagrams * Use with Acoustic or Electric Guitars Songs Include * Singin in the Rain * Take Me Home Country Roads * Over the Rainbow * Annie s Song * When the Saints Go Marching In.

Genres: Reference

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 1966

About the author

Morton Manus was president of Alfred Music Publishing from 1952–2016, a company founded by his father Sam Manus in 1922 in New York.