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Book & DVD
The written method is paired with a DVD that demonstrates its examples.

Independent shopping perspective
Beginning Acoustic Guitar, Second Edition, is a beginner book-and-DVD method that starts with the physical and reading fundamentals: holding the instrument, using a pick, counting time, reading music, and playing simple chords. Examples appear in both TAB and standard notation. As the lessons progress, the course introduces fingerpicking, barre chords, improvisation, theory, flatpicking, fingerstyle, and strumming. The companion DVD demonstrates the examples from the book, providing a visual reference alongside the written lessons.

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What matters in use
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The written method is paired with a DVD that demonstrates its examples.
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Lesson examples are shown in both notation systems.
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The course begins with instrument hold, pick use, time counting, music reading, and simple chords.
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Yes. The revised edition presents examples in TAB and standard music notation.
It demonstrates the examples found in the book.
Yes. Later material includes fingerpicking, barre chords, improvisation, music theory, flatpicking, fingerstyle, and strumming.
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