https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:42:44 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54323 Mon, 15 Dec 2003 00:38:11 +0000    After many attempts at learning guitar, I picked up this book and Total Guitar from my library.  Total Guitar retaught me my chords and Complete Guitarist taught me a lot of basic theory.  I really think the reason I'm making more progress this time is that I have enough background in theory from this book to understand what I'm learning.  It doesn't feel like just an impossible amount of memorization.
    I switch back and forth betweeen which is the better book, this or the Guitar Handbook, but there is a lot of overlap and I can't imagine not having one or the other available.
    Is anyone aware of a better general guitar reference?]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54323 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54322 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:10:53 +0000
Anyway, I have had the book for years now, it's not actually mine, it's my brother's...

After trying to read it several times, I have to say:

As a reference book, it is amazing, you play the guitar? At one point, you must own this.

However, it really lacks when explaining theory, I tried for days to understand something off it, then spent 5 minutes with an article here, and got it easily.

Well, I guess again I'll ask, what are good books for theory (Putting a beginning guitarist, with no prior music experience, in mind)? I'll check out the list already posted...

]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows badblood909 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54322 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54321 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:17:23 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54321 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54320 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:52:04 +0000
;D]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows corbind https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54320 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54319 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 01:32:20 +0000
Your list definitely helped me out. Looks like I'll be adding to my library this month!

Peace

]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54319 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54318 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 01:12:52 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54318 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54317 Fri, 22 Aug 2003 03:31:24 +0000
--The Complete Guitarist by Richard Chapman
--The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer
--Scale Chord Relationship by Micheal Mueller and Jeff Schroedl
--Understanding Chord Progression for Guitar by Arnie Berle
--Playing Chord Progressions by Joff Jones (yes his name is spelled that way)
--The Ultimate Scale Book by Troy Stetina
--Making Music:  An Introduction to Theory by Alvin Etler


Note:  The last book in the list requires good knowledge of keys, chord structure and scales otherwise you will be lost.  

Good luck to you.  ]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54317 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54316 Fri, 22 Aug 2003 03:22:43 +0000
As a matter of fact, I got mine out yet again last night reading about some scale patterns.  One thing I love about the book is that it contains a wide array of information.  You can get bogged down on reading some scale stuff then mellow out by reading about the parts of electric guitar early in the book.

I'll add that some of the descriptions are a bit short in my opinion and that the newest of beginner (and me) can used more lengthy descriptions to toss out all uncertaintly.  Kinda D. Hodge style.  But I guess the book would be thicker than it already is.

Badblood, if you buy the book, would you come back here and tell us what you think of it?  One more recommendation.  If I were teaching students I'd make that required reading.  So a student shells out some cash but that's about the same price of an hour lesson.

]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows corbind https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54316 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54315 Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:25:48 +0000 8)]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54315 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54314 Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:48:58 +0000
probably as the others said. use it as a reference book]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows L.U.G https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/hi-im-new-to-playing-the-guitar-is-this-book/#post-54314