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Who is it for? & How does it help?This book supplies an insight detail of guitar education and enables one to explore yet anotherdimension of this instrument.?It is also recommended to those possessing curiosity for guitar, seeking information and knowledgeabout their particular segment. It is a handbook rather an encyclopedia for music lovers.?This book is helpful to guitar teachers and students as a complementary asset and reference bookto acknowledge, understand, learn and discuss guitar concepts and basics.?Musicians and Teachers will find lessons a great deal to demonstrate, teach or impart educationto their students. They will find interesting ideas, exercises, creative techniques and tables toincrease their efficiency and productivity.?Moreover, special charts, reports and tables have also been designed and framed in this book, whichi s h e l p f u l f o r t h o s e c o n d u c t i n g w o r k s h o p s o n G u i t a r o l o g y.?A good number of Articles to enhance motivation, strengthening vision and clear objectiveshave also been given.?Questions asked more frequently and their expert answers with apsychological perspective is one of the practical features of thisbook“Level - 1" focuses on an "absolute beginner" or an "amateur"but it can also benefit an intermediate and advanced levelguitarist to review his guitar concepts.guitarmonk.comLets move to a systematic Spanish Guitar EducationKapil Srivastava - Author & Founder Guitarmonk.com

Main Features of this BookThe beginners' level 1 book has been written with the sole purpose of offering systematic guitar educationto the beginner. It covers all the significant and general topics related to guitar. This book is beneficial forself-learners and guitar teachers to identify and explain the related topics significant at beginners' level ofstudy. For easier comprehension the book has been divided into many sections and provided with morethan 190 illustrations, which involves 56 digital pictures.The following are the dominant characteristics of this book: 1)The book begins with the Pre Basics section that intends to create awareness by spreading preliminformation about this instrument and solving layman's enquiry on Guitar.2)The second section deals with left and right hand exercises.3)The third section cover the basics of Fretboard and Scales in much detail besides strengtheningfinger muscles with few speed building exercises.4)The fourth important section is the Chord section that explains plenty chord positions andoptional fingerings. It also discusses the theory of chords.5)The next section focuses on indispensable concepts of octaves and guitar techniques besidesnew scales routes and fingerings.6)This book also contains FAQ for the beginners, which intends to clarify the facts and mythsregarding learning guitar.7)The last section provides plenty of articles and practice charts to shape the student's aptitude andsincere approach in learning music.8)This book highlights the practical way of learning music, which emphasize on overalldevelopment of concepts, theories and skills in order and sequence.9)This book also helps the students and teachers with enough material to learn and teach.10)This book contains about 200 diagrams, involving Cartoons images, Digital camera Photographs,illustrations and fretboard diagrams designed, photographed and framed by expert professionals.11)This book also underwent through editing process and technical proofreading by language editorsand music professionals.

ContentsPageTopicChapterPRE - BASICS1.What is Guitar?19Age of learning guitar2.3.20 - 25Categories of Guitar12 string GuitarClassical GuitarElectric GuitarCutaway GuitarBass GuitarTenor Guitar19(Fig. 2.1)(Fig. 2.2)(Fig. 2.3)(Fig. 2.4)(Fig. 2.5)(Fig. 2.6)Anatomy of Guitar20212223242526 - 28Anatomy of Acoustic Guitar (Colour page)Anatomy of Electric Guitar (Colour page)27284.Buying a guitar295.Guitar Maintenance Tips306.Warm Up31 - 32How to release muscle tensionWarm up exercises7.Tuning the Guitar313233 - 35Tuning with PianoTuning with Electronic tunersManual tuningTuning with pitch whistles/pipes8.Guitar sitting postureCasual position 1 (Fig.8.1)Casual position 2 (Fig.8.2)Left hand PostureThumb position 1 (Fig.8.3)Thumb position 2 (Fig.8.4)Left hand holding tipsShoulder, forearm, wrist and right hand position tips3434353536 - 3836363737373838

ContentsChapterPageTopicBEGINNING GUITAR39 - 409.Tablature basics10.Four fingers - four frets rule4111.The Plectrum (Fig11.1)4212.Holding Plectrum (Fig 12.1)4313.Right - hand Plectrum exercises4414.Left hand finger exercises47 - 49Finger exercises part - 215.49Fundamental of Music - 150FRETBOARD, SCALES AND FINGER-EXERCISE16.Fretboard - 1Musical notes on fretboardE & F, B & C notesWhole tone gapHalftone gapLocating G note12 notes namesPosition of 12 notes on 5th stringPosition of 'C' note on all six stringsExercise to do17.Scales - 118.Scales ConstructionConstructing 'G' scale from 12 notesC and G scale comparisonMajor Scale application on fretboardMajor Scales from first fret of all six strings51 - 57(fig. 16.1)(fig. 16.2)(fig. 16.3)(fig. 16.4)(fig. 16.5)(fig. 16.6)(fig. 16.7)(fig. 16.8)(fig. 16.9)5152525353545454555657 - 59(fig. 18.1)(fig. 18.2)(fig. 18.3)(fig. 18.4)57585859

ContentsChapter19.Open String 'E' ScaleE Major ScaleE Major Scale on 6th, 5th & 4th stringFingering for E Major ScaleFill in the blanks (Student's Exercise)20.Fingerboard - 2Notes interval between open stringsNotes interval between adjacent stringsFill in the blanks (Student's Exercise)1 wholetone high note on next stringFingering to play 1 whole tone high note21.PageTopicScale 2A Major ScaleA Major Scale notes on 5th, 4th and 3rd stringFingering for A Major ScaleD Major ScaleFingering for D Major ScaleOptional fingering for D Major ScaleNotes of G Major ScaleFingering for G Major ScalendstB Major scale notes on 2 and 1 stringFingering - 1for B Major ScaleFingering 2 for B Major ScaleScales chart60 - 61(fig. 19.1)(fig. 19.2)(fig. 19.3)62 - 65(fig. 20.1)(fig. 20.2)(fig. 20.3)(fig. 20.4)626364646566 - 71(fig. 21.1)(fig. 21.2)(fig. 21.3)(fig. 21.4)(fig. 21.5)(fig. 21.6)(fig. 21.7)(fig. 21.8)(fig. 21.9)(fig. 21.10)(fig. 21.11)(fig. 21.12)22.Strength and speed building exercises72 - 7423.Scales - 375 - 86F Major ScaleFingering for F Major ScaleG Major Scale in lower octaveG Major Scale fingeringG Major Scale in 2 octavesB Flat Major ScaleB Flat Major Scale fingeringB Major ScaleFingering for B Major Scale60606161(fig. 23.1)(fig. 23.2)(fig. 23.3)(fig. 23.4)(fig. 23.5)(fig. 23.6)(fig. 23.7)(fig. 23.8)(fig. 23.9)666667686869696970707071757576767677777878

ContentsChapterPageTopicB Scale in 2 OctavesFingering for 2 octaves B ScaleC Major ScaleFingering for C Major ScaleE Flat Major ScaleFingering for Eb ScaleE Major ScaleFingering for E Major ScaleE Major Scale in 2 octaves2 octaves E Major Scale fingeringF Major ScaleFingering for F Major Scale2 octaves F Scale fingeringA Major ScaleFingering for A Major ScaleA Major Scale in 2 octaves2 octaves A Scale fingeringC Major Scale - 2Fingering for C Major ScaleC Major Scale in 2 octavesScales Chart(fig. 23.10)(fig. 23.11)(fig. 23.12)(fig. 23.13)(fig. 23.14)(fig. 23.15)(fig. 23.16)(fig. 23.17)(fig. 23.18)(fig. 23.19)(fig. 23.20)(fig. 23.21)(fig. 23.22)(fig. 23.23)(fig. 23.24)(fig. 23.25)(fig. 23.26)(fig. 23.27)(fig. 23.28)(fig. 23.29)(fig. ORDS24.What is Chord?8725.Chord Chart8826Primary Chords92 - 9327.Secondary Chords94 - 97Student's exercise 1Student's exercise 2Student's exercise 328.Chord PositionsSimple C Major - 1Simple G7 ChordSimple C Major - 2Simple G Major - 1C Major - 396969798 - 107(fig. 28.1)(fig. 28.2)(fig. 28.3)(fig. 28.4)(fig. 28.5)99100100101101

ContentsChapterG Major - 2G7 chordSimple GM7Full GM7Full C ChordD MajorA7 ChordFull G ChordChord D7A MajorE7 ChordE MajorB7 Chord29.32.(fig. 29.1)(fig. 29.2)(fig. 29.3)(fig. 29.4)(fig. 29.5)(fig. 29.6)(fig. 30.1)(fig. 30.2)(fig. 30.3)(fig. 30.4)(fig. 30.5)111111112112112113 - 114(fig. 31.1)(fig. 31.2)(fig. 31.3)Moveable Major and minor chords positionsF Major positionB Major positionC# Major positionF minorB minor108108109109109110111 -112Minor SeventhsD minor 7E minor 7A minor 7102102102103103104104105105106106107107108 - 110Minor ChordsA minorE minorA minor optionalE minor optionalD minor optional31.(fig. 28.6)(fig. 28.7)(fig. 28.8)(fig. 28.9)(fig. 28.10)(fig. 28.11)(fig. 28.12)(fig. 28.13)(fig. 28.14)(fig. 28.15)(fig. 28.16)(fig. 28.17)(fig. 28.19)Optional finger positions for chordsD MajorA Major - 1A major - 2E MajorD7E7 Chord30.PageTopic(fig. 32.1)(fig. 32.2)(fig. 32.3)(fig. 32.4)(fig. 32.5)113113113115 - 118115116117117118

ContentsChapterD minor33.Barre ChordsF Major barreBb Major barreC# Major barreF minor barreB minor barre34.PageTopic(fig. 32.6)118119 -120(fig. 33.1)(fig. 33.2)(fig. 33.3)(fig. 33.4)(fig. 33.5)119119120120120121 to 123Frequently Asked QuestionsOCTAVES, SCALES AND TECHNIQUES35.Octaves -1Pos. 6/4Pos. 5/3Optional fingering pos. 6/4Optional fingering pos. 6/4Pos. 4/2Pos. 3/1Pos. 6/3Strings relationshipPos. 5/2Pos. 4/17 octave positionsOctaves positions chart125- 132(fig. 35.1)(fig. 35.2)(fig. 35.3)(fig. 35.4)(fig. 35.5)(fig. 35.6)(fig. 35.7)(fig. 35.8)(fig. 35.9)(fig. 35.10)(fig. 35.11)(fig. 35.12)36.Octaves - 2131-13237.Scales - 4133-139Moveable fingering for Major ScaleA flat Major ScaleA Major ScaleB flat Major ScaleB Major ScaleC Major ScaleD flat Major ScaleD Major ScaleE flat Major ScaleE Major ScaleF Major Scale(fig. 37.1)(fig. 37.2)(fig. 37.3)(fig. 37.4)(fig. 37.5)(fig. 37.6)(fig. 37.7)(fig. 37.8)(fig. 37.9)(fig. 37.10)(fig. 4134134135135135136136137

ContentsPageTopicChapterF# Major ScaleG Major ScaleScales Chart(fig. 37.12)(fig. 37.13)(fig. 37.14)(Circle of fifths)38.Scale 539.Commonly used techniques in Guitar40.Relative Major and minor chords137137139140 - 141142 - 145146ARTICLES AND TABLES SECTIONGlossary147 - 150Significance of Reading Music151 - 152Daily and weekly practice reminder chart153 - 154Monthly Progress Report table156 - 157Choice of Strings158About the Author159Ragas on Guitar Strings Book Review160

Rudiments of Guitar PDF. Lets move to a systematic Spanish Guitar Education Kapil Srivastava - Author & Founder Guitarmonk.com Who is it for? & How does it help? ?This book supplies an insight detail of guitar education and enables one to explore yet another dimension of this instrument.?It is also recommended to those possessing curiosity for guitar, seeking information and knowledge about .