This All-in-One guide includes content from Jon Chappell, a guitarist, composer, author, and magazine editor; Mark Phillips, a guitarist, arranger, and editor; Desi Serna, a guitar guru and music theory expert; and Hal Leonard Corporation, a renowned U.S. music publishing company.

Introduction 1

Book 1: Guitar 101 5

Chapter 1: Guitar Anatomy and Tuning 7

Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Play 21

Chapter 3: Buying and Stringing a Guitar 33

Chapter 4: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature 61

Book 2: Sounds and Techniques 75

Chapter 1: Basic Major and Minor Chords 77

Chapter 2: Adding Spice: Basic 7th Chords 95

Chapter 3: Power Chords and Barre Chords 109

Chapter 4: Right-Hand Rhythm Guitar Techniques 123

Chapter 5: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops 145

Book 3: Getting to Know Guitar Theory 161

Chapter 1: Navigating the Fretboard and Building Triads 163

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the CAGED System 187

Chapter 3: Playing Snazzier Chords with Chord Tones and Extensions 209

Chapter 4: Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers   227

Chapter 5: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes 239

Chapter 6: Dominant Function and Voice Leading 271

Book 4: Rock Guitar 283

Chapter 1: I Know, It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It 285

Chapter 2: Playing Lead 301

Chapter 3: Groovin’ on Riffs 323

Chapter 4: Going Up the Neck and Playing the Fancy Stuff 333

Chapter 5: The Care and Feeding of Your Electric Guitar 355

Book 5: Blues Guitar 377

Chapter 1: Introducing the Blues and Playing Blues Rhythm 379

Chapter 2: Blues Progressions, Song Forms, and Moves 405

Chapter 3: Musical Riffs: Bedrock of the Blues 427

Book 6: Classical Guitar 443

Chapter 1: Introducing the Classical Guitar 445

Chapter 2: Playing Easy Pieces in Open Position 467

Chapter 3: Combining Arpeggios and Melody 481

Book 7: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice 501

Chapter 1: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing 503

Chapter 2: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire 515

Chapter 3: Tackling the Three Minor Scales 529

Chapter 4: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises 557

Appendix A: 96 Common Chords 581

Appendix B: Accessing the Video Clips and Audio Tracks 585

Index 593

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