Detail 01
Easy Guitar format
Parts are simplified from the recordings: reduced rhythms, easier keys, fewer position shifts than the originals.

Independent shopping perspective
Easy Guitar arrangements of 67 rock songs, classic through modern. For players who want recognizable versions early, not note-for-note accuracy.

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What matters in use
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Detail 01
Parts are simplified from the recordings: reduced rhythms, easier keys, fewer position shifts than the originals.
Detail 02
Volume over depth. Cost per song is low, but each song gets one arrangement, not multiple study versions.
Detail 03
Chord vocabulary widens as you move through the book, from open-position rock to later power-chord and barre-heavy material.
Detail 04
No audio or backing tracks to play against. You supply the tempo and the reference recordings.
Detail 05
Cheaper than buying individual song sheets, but you pay for songs you will skip.
Final check
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Alfred's Easy Guitar series is arranged for beginning players; confirm the notation type on the specific edition before ordering if you read tab only.
It works once you can change between basic open chords and keep time. It is a song book, not a method book, so there are no lessons.
These are arrangements of the songs, simplified for easier playing rather than shortened excerpts.
Yes. The arrangements are written for guitar generally and work on either, with no amp-specific notation.
Reference
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