Detail 01
Self-teaching course format
Lessons build in order with no instructor assumed. You are meant to work through it front to back.

Independent shopping perspective
A beginner guitar method book with CD and DVD, written for self-teaching. For someone starting guitar without a teacher.

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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 01
Lessons build in order with no instructor assumed. You are meant to work through it front to back.
Detail 02
Audio examples let you hear the target sound and play along at the intended tempo.
Detail 03
Video shows hand position and technique, which print alone cannot convey to a first-time player.
Detail 04
Starts at holding the instrument and first chords, not at intermediate theory or lead playing.
Final check
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It is a basic guitar course covering fundamentals that apply to both. Nothing here requires a specific type of guitar.
No. It is built for self-teaching, with the DVD covering the demonstration a teacher would normally give.
No prior reading is assumed. A basic course starts from the beginning.
You can read the book alone, but the audio and video carry the timing and technique the page cannot show.
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