The New Complete Guitarist
by Richard Chapman, Les Paul
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Author: Les Paul, Richard ChapmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-01
ISBN: 0789497018
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: DK ADULT
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Book Review: Great REFERENCE book.
Summary: 5 Stars
The New Complete Guitarist is a classic. There is tons of information here, much of which leans on music theory. The book covers lots of guitar styles (not much on classical, however) and techniques and goes from simple open chords to sophisticated chord voicings, progressions and soloing. The book is written in the style of most other DK books which is a very aesthetically pleasing "visual" approach consisting of many colorful photographs and charts with small descriptive blurbs nearby.
Some readers have complained that the book uses terminology that is not explained until later in the book. This is sometimes true, although it is fairly easy to locate the explanation elsewhere. The book should be considered more of a reference book (or something between a reference book and an instruction book). I would probably not use the book as my sole source of instruction, however, because some topics need to be elaborated on more thoroughly and this book avoids verbosity. None-the-less, if you only purchased one guitar book or needed a supplemental guitar book, this would do you extremely well.
Readers should also checkout the classic "The Guitar Handbook", by Ralph Denyer as an alternative or an addition to The New Complete Guitarist". Although similar, The Guitar Handbook provides a different, but welcome perspective to similar topics.
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Whether learning the simplest cords and choosing the first songs you want to play to learning more complex styles and advanced improvisation, The New Complete Guitarist is the easiest-to-follow reference for people just picking up a guitar. Including the most up to date fingering, chords, notes, scales, modes, and sequences, this is the only all-visual approach to learning all styles of guitar.Guitar Books
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