Beginners Guitar Jumpstart: Learn Basic Chords, Rhythms and Strum Your First Songs (Seeing Music)

Everything You Need to Learn Guitar the Right Way. Chords, Rhythms, Guitar Basics and Music Principles to Get You Strumming Your First Songs in Just a Matter of Days

Beginners Guitar Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and guitar skills to get you started the right way.

Learn to play guitar, FAST! Even if you’ve never made music before, you’ll gain confidence as you hear your first notes, strum your first chords and complete your first songs. And, you’ll be learning the Seeing Music method that lets you learn music easily using visual cues.

Learn the proper way to strum, form chords and find different and interesting rhythms.

Any time or age is a great time to begin guitar. This method has been tested with child and adult learners and has proven to work. It’s like having a guitar teacher with 30 years of experience sitting right there with you!

Lots of photos from the learner’s point-of-view.

Have you tried learning chords, only to find it difficult to know when you’re fingering them correctly? Just like having a music teacher to demonstrate, our chord photos show you how your hand should look from both the front and from YOUR point-of-view! Check yourself against the photos and learn with confidence!

Step-by-step instructions for learning success. Great for kids or adults!

Even if you’ve tried to play guitar before and failed, Beginners Guitar Jumpstart will walk you step-by-step from your first note to your first chords and your first songs. And, along the way you’ll be learning the valuable foundation of music and music terms that will accelerate your learning long after you’ve finished the book.
Learn the fundamentals of music: chords, scales, note names and basic songs. Know when you’re doing it right using our photos from YOUR point-of-view to check your fingering.

In Beginners Guitar Jumpstart, you will learn:

How to Read Chord Diagrams

Note Names Through the First 5 Frets

Time Signatures

Note Values (eighth, quarter, half)

Major and Minor Chords

Many Commonly Used Strumming Rhythms

C Major and G Major Scales

Traditional, Blues, and Rock and Roll Songs

Correct Hand Position Using Player’s Point-of-View Photos

Complete Chapter Listing:

Selecting Your First Guitar

Guitar Care and Maintenance

Day 1 - Proper Playing Position

Fretboard Diagrams

Day 2 - Playing Single Notes

Day 3 - The C Major Scale

Day 4 - Playing Your First Chords

Know Your Guitar (A guitar anatomy lesson)

Day 5 - Playing Barre Chords

Day 6 - G and C Major

Know Your Fretboard (Part I)

Day 7 - The D Major Chord

Day 8 - New Strumming Patterns

Know Your Fretboard (Part II)

Day 9 - Minor Chords

Day 10 - Play Your First Songs

Milestones in Music

Chord and Note Reference