Guitar Rhythm and Techniques for Dummies, Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction (Paperback)

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Guitar Rhythm and Technique 5

Chapter 1: Rhythm and Technique in a Nutshell 7

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Music Staff and Traveling through Time 11

Part II: Reading Rhythms and Strumming Patterns 19

Chapter 3: Playing Eighth-Note Strum Patterns 21

Chapter 4: Playing Sixteenth-Note Strum Patterns 35

Chapter 5: Playing Triplets, Shuffles, and Compound Time Signatures 47

Part III: Fretting-Hand Techniques 55

Chapter 6: Working with Fingerings 57

Chapter 7: Adding Articulation and Expression 71

Chapter 8: Sounding Harmonics 91

Chapter 9: Using Alternate Tunings and Playing Slide Guitar 105

Part IV: Picking-Hand Techniques 121

Chapter 10: Picking and Choosing: Exploring Picking Techniques 123

Chapter 11: Fingerpickin’ Good: Exploring Fingerstyle Techniques 141

Chapter 12: Using a Tremolo System 155

Part V: Practice Makes Perfect 163

Chapter 13: Running Down Your Rhythms 165

Chapter 14: Picking through Scales with Melodic Patterns 169

Part VI: The Part of Tens 179

Chapter 15: Ten Technique Tracks 181

Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Guitarists to Inspire Your Rhythm and Technique 185

Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 189

Index 193