Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar
Chapter One
Introduction to the Guitar
and Learning to Play
You've chosen to start off on a musical adventure: playing the guitar.
Let's take a look at some of the facets of the instrument and the
different musical options it offers.
The Versatility of the Guitar 4
Hit the Ground Running 5
Set Goals for Yourself 6
The Versatility
of the Guitar
The guitar is found everywhere in
modern popular music. Learning the
fundamentals of the guitar unlocks
the potential of playing numerous
genres of music.
The guitar is found in many genres of music, including folk, classical, rock, pop, blues, country, and jazz. A
guitarist can play a melody as well as play chords and accompany a singer. Even a beginning guitarist can embrace all
the aspects of a song by playing a few chords while singing the melody.
The guitar is also versatile because it's a remarkably rhythmic instrument. While the guitarist's ... read full excerpt from Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar ebook
