Hal Leonard

Sinopse Original:

The Essential Encyclopedia for Every Guitar Player! The Guitar Handbook is the complete guide to playing the guitar - from simple chords to advanced improvisations. Its uniquely devised learning program combines specially commissioned, step-by-step photographs with a chord dictionary containing over 800 easy-to-follow fingerings, and clear, concise text. It is also a comprehensive manual on guitar hardware and performance technology, sound equipment, special effects, and recording facilities. It examines every aspect of guitar maintenance, repair, and customizing, as well as highlighting over 20 world-famous guitarists. 43 pages with full-color photos and illustrations.

Conteúdo:

The Guitar Innovators

Django Reinhardt
Charlie Christian
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley
BB King
Freddie King
Eddie Cochran
Duane Eddie
Eric Clapton
John Lee Hooker
Jimi Hendrix
Frank Zappa
Steve Cropper
Pete Townshend
Syd Barrett
Stanley Clarke
Jeff Beck
Brian May
Jaco Pastorius
Andy Summers
Robert Fripp
Eddie Van Halen
Pat Metheny
Steve Vai

Acoustic Guitars

The Anatomy Of
How Are Constructed
Classical And Flamenco Guitars
Steel String Guitars

Electric Guitars

The Anatomy Of
Pick-Ups and Controls
Hollow-Body Electric Guitars
The First Solid-Body
Fender Guitars
Gibson Guitars
Bass Guitars
Eastern Guitars

Playing The Guitar

THE BEGINNER

Guitar Tunning
Left-Hand Technique
Right-Hand Technique
Open Chords
Three Chord Theory
Chord Progressions
Stumming and Flatpicking
Fingerpicking and Fingerstyle
Barre Chords
Analyzing and Transposing Songs

THE RHYTHM GUITARIST

Tempo, Rhythm and Timing
Time Signatures
Using Chord Charts
Time Value
Rhythm Charts
Folk and Country Rhythms
Blues and Rock Rhythms
Soul, Funk and Reggae Rhythms
Spanish and Latin Rhythms
Jazz Guitar Style

THE MELODIC GUITARRIST

Pitch
The Major Scale
The Minor Scale
Key Signature
Scales and Modes
Synthetic Scales

THE HARMONIC GUITARIST

Harmonics
Intervals
Inversions
Triads
Seventh Chords
Addes Ninths, Suspended Fourths and Sixths
Extended Chords
Polychords
Chords Synonyms
Modulation

THE ADVANCED GUITARIST

Single-String Lead Techniques
Blues and Rock Guitar Licks
Chord Substitution
Power Chords and Fret Tapping
Alternate Tunings
Bottleneck and Slide Guitar

Guitar Maintenance and Customizing

String
Fitting Strings
Setting The Action
Adjusting The Neck
Fret Care
Setting The Intonation
Simple Guitar Repairs
Finishing
Guitar Care and Travel
Custom and Customized Guitars
A Guide To Guitar Electronics
How Electric Guitars Are Wired
Testing Components, Connections and Circuits
Humbucking Pick-Ups
Active Guitar Circuitry

Performance Technology

The Role Of The Amplifier
Sound Processing
Mixing Consoles
Microphones
Working On Stage
Recording
Recording Media
Guitar Synthesizers

The Chord Dictionary