No Fail Guitar: a proven four step system that lets any beginner learn to play real songs. - Paperback

by James G. Beckwith (Author)

No Fail Guitar is designed for the adult who is overwhelmed by thousands of web pages and 400 page "dummy" books. Learning to play guitar is not that difficult, and most people are surprised to learn they can play thousands of songs with only the 10-14 chord forms and 6 strum patterns found in this book! More importantly, No Fail Guitar offers a simple 4-step system that solves the main problem of learning to play the guitar; how to put these chords and strums together and actually play a song. It then demonstrates this system using 6 "classic rock", blues and folk songs and progressions good for strumming with family, friends, church, etc.The last chapter expands this system to other sources of music; song books, internet, church music and more, enabling you to learn what you want. Finally, the appendix offers concise advice on; tuning, budget friendly equipment, changing strings, care and maintenance, even a basic overview of theory and rhythm notation. Thousands of people ages 5 to 80+ have learned to play the guitar using this simple method, developed over 30 years of teaching and playing professionally in the New Orleans' area.(all examples in this book are available as free digital downloads to purchasers.)