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I was drawn in by the "low" price. What I didn't notice was $7.99 shipping cost(very subtle) and the 4-5 days to "process" the order. What could possibly take so long to ship this? I'm thinking of canceling the order, with their processing speed I should have plenty of time to make up my mind.

This chart is horrible. It does not list the chords in chromatic order. Top row is A, second row goes down to A-flat, third row goes UP to B, then down to B-flat, so on. If that wasn't bad enough, the last three rows of the chart are F-sharp, G, and G-flat. I am not joking.

This is a poster with chords. It is what it says. Yes.

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I first watched this DVD after renting it from the library, and I absolutely loved it. The lessons are easy to understand and presented in a way that keeps your interested. I'm more of a visual guy and I learn better from people than books. I've had countless beginner books on how to play guitar, but I never stuck with them since they couldn't keep my interest and felt too "slow" for my learning style. While this DVD is not a magic pill fast track that will make you better overnight, it will keep your interest and make you feel like you're actually making progress with your playing. I've been playing guitar for a couple of years, but I've been self taught; I didn't know much more than basic chords. Even though I watched the DVD with at least some experience, I still found it very helpful. I also like that it's not entirely restricted to just acoustic guitar: I played an electric guitar at the time and still found it helpful. And now I have an acoustic, which makes it sound even better. So if you're a beginner and want to learn how to play, or someone who's strummed Green Day's "Time of Your Life" thousands of times over but never went farther beyond, I highly recommend this DVD. I plan on buying the beginner's electric guitar DVD made by the same guy, since I loved his lessons here so much.

Fairly easy to follow and great instructors. This makes learning the guitar "cool" by learning in your own home and a heck of a lot cheaper too than taking lessons!

I bought the "Learn to Play Acoustic Beginner" by House of Blues along with the Guitar World Acoustic Rock DVD; do yourself and your wallet a favor and just get the former. In fact, it may be the best one I have. There is a small book showing you the tabs, strumming patterns, and how to follow along. It also includes links to download a tuner, metronome, and background tracks to practice along to. If you have an acoustic and are teaching yourself, this is the one to get for chords. The instructor is easy to follow, unlike others where you end up trying to play catch-up. A note for beginners, when you are shown the chords, sit down and practice for 10-15 minutes before trying to play along. That's the way this is intended to work. And if you have a steel string acoustic guitar, you will need to practice a couple of weeks (two to four) before your fingers can handle the pain of learning acoustic.

I've been trying to learn on and off for a few months now and I would say this was a great place to begin looking. This DVD was very helpful and it goes along with a booklet you receive which makes tremendously easy to follow. You learn a lot of basic aspects of guitar playing (rhythm, strumming, finger picking etc.) You can certainly play a few songs by the end of this DVD. You should try it at your own pace and refer back to the DVD for guidance. I'd recommend it!

There are lots of self-teaching DVD's out there, but this one is really great and easy to follow along.

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Good instructor. Slows it down enough to break out the finer points. The enclosed booklet is a plus.

Positive: Good instructor, relevant material, good pacing, access to additional web material. Negative: Somewhat peculiar choice of riffs, oddball example blues leads, nearly useless tabs with frequent errors and no indication of timing or rythm.

This is a great starting off point for those who want to learn the blues.

I have been playing guitar since 1983. For many years, I have been looking for an instructional device that will help me get to another level. Once I got past the firt couple of chapters that did not teach me anything new, the whole rest of it was EXACTLY what I have been looking for. For a beginner, the entire DVD is going to be a must. McCarthy is an excellent guitarist, who plays with a pleasant variety and doesn't sound at all generic. The overall architecture of these lessons has been so well planned, that the end-user is taken on an easy and enjoyable learning path. It's not exactly "the blues," but it IS the BEST instructions for learning rock guitar, which is founded from the blues anyway. Definitely buy this series, it's well worth every penny!

The content of the DVD has a lot of excellent and usefull information. The problem was the resources they referenced such as the support/member websites made it very hard to navigate, which made it hard to register and find the supporting information.

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I like the music and diagrams. Pictures are great and it's easy to follow along.

Not too bad of a video but I need one little bit not too advance.. but great for people that learn at a fast pace..

great DVD to learn all the necessary basics in learning to play guitar. A must for any beginner. DVD is great with different camera angles, great teacher, etc..

I thought the dvd was good but in the middle I found myself rewinding and rewinding a ton just to understand and follow along. he does describe things very well still but goes a lil to fast. I recommend it for people who want to learn to play the electric guitar!

Really impressed with this DVD. Great instruction and the music is not outdated or boring. I've tried several learn to play guitar DVD before but this is the first one that really seems to keep me interested in coming back.

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I found it somewhat disappointing that the video gives no direction in methods of obtaining sounds similar to those of the original Beatles recordings. Despite this shortcoming, for guitarists hoping to learn how to play some of the better-known licks of the Beatles, this video gives a broad sampling for far less than the cost of an hour of professional instruction. I found it to be of good value.

This tape consists of a guy hurrying through several well known licks. If there's any instruction here I don't see it. Worthless.

I completely agree with the first reviewer. All that I want to add is that I've tried a few of these "In The Style of..." videos, and all of them have been horrible. So this one isn't the only bad apple.

This video was completely disappointing and bordered on absurd.The picture and sound quality is poor; the video looks as if it was recorded by an amateur with low grade film and poor audio/video equipment. In addition, the "instructor" was poorly rehersed and his diction was terrible. His constant use of the words "thing" and "stuff" lends no credibility. Overall, the video has a high-school project type feel. The video claims that "on-screen tablature" is included when, in reality, two photocopied sheets of music are merely enclosed with it. While I will not criticize the "instructor's" ability, he certainly does not give "an in-depth study of the rhythm and lead guitar styles of George Harrison and John Lennon" which the video claims he will do. Instead, the "instructor" plays a number of riffs (actually referred to as #1, #2, #3...)two times each with minimal, and sometimes no, explanation. The instructor's "in-depth" observation of Paul's fingerpicking is that he picked with two fingers when he finger-picked.This video is neither useful for a beginner nor helpful for a someone more advanced. The beginner would have trouble keeping up with the video because the "instructor" does not explain what he is doing or how he is accomplishing the sound. The advanced guitarist will be completely frustrated because she or he will likely already know every piece of information the video provides and already know how to play each and every riff (especially if he or she is a Beatles fan).

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I have a mess-o'-Man'lin Instruction books, dvd's, CD's, and books with the tabulature in it, and I had to try to follow when I have been playing the guitars, and Bass for 30+ years, and believe me, I have these in spades, so I share them as I do anything else, as not everyone is set up for the great and final (I hope, Blu-Ray)~! I was so tired of buying record players, and then tapes, Cassettes, but I am sure glad that I waited for the DVD and CD to finally take their proper spot before I drop dead w.o. learning my "MAN-LIN" as Bert Casey says "Mandolin"..he chops the "do" off, and so did I after playing along with the CD, DVD, and I bought a bevy of VHS tapes, (NO BETAs though)! These are just as good, easily rewound to the last lesson, and it has whatever the DVD and other disks have, so why throw the VCR's out?? This is one more way to get your friends in on a fad that is quickly growing in our vast country, and country or bluegrass just never leaves us, does it? So, I have and I buy more, as most of my friends and I are musicians, and we are not yet with "sound-rooms" with 1000 watts of power....(yet). So, while my wife was watching TV on the Front-room TV, I put in my VHS tape in my bedroom TV with two VCR's that I just re-purchased, as I stupidly threw them out. But, have you ever thought of how many folks still have VCR's of the VHS type??? All of my friends have them plus the Blu-Rays!! So I am learning very fast with my VHS while "wifey", Barbara watches her GEMS shows in the sitting room. This is one great set up! So I may not have given a 10 to this review, but, I do NOT give them out too easily anyway, and this is a ten (10) thought! Keep your VCR's as there are hundreds of thousands of these hanging around, and seeing that I sell on Amazon, I am not greedy and I like music and I am happy to spread these around for a minor cost, and $2.00 to ship...what else can a learner-player want?? I have my "SLAP-BASS" VHS tape and I am finally using the thumb and pluck method to jazz up my basses too. So, I will give this a higher mark than I had thought of giving it, as we cannot afford to get rid of working media. N~E~V~E~R~!~!~! Rick "Strings" Lauzon

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I got this from a recomendation of a friend of mine that used it to learn to play guitar. He said it was SO MUCH easier than the lessons we tried to take to learn to play, and he was RIGHT. It doesn't bore you with playing the same chord over and over and you can play along with the guys on the DVD in like 20 minutes. It's AWESOME. Quick and easy. I am one step closer to being famous! HA!

I am so happy with this product! I bought it for my 13 year old son, and he's already playing along with the band on the DVD after one day of using it! I can't get him to put the guitar down, which was quite the opposite when he was taking lessons from a friend of the family. He is not frustrated with this approach and seems to find it easy and really fun. Fantastic!

I hadn't picked up a guitar in years and felt a little rusty. This program refreshed my memory and had me feeling comfortable with the strings again. This program's approach was clear and straight to the point. I wish I had had this when I FIRST learned years ago. AWESOME PRODUCT!

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I got this for my youngest daughter since she likes almost anything that plays music. She liked it, but since it requires a stroke motion to get the most out of it, she didn't get into it to much. She's 1 1/2. My older daughter who is almost 3, enjoyed it much more and usually plays with it when she sees it. It will not entertain her for long periods, but it does for a short while.

We've had this guitar for about a year now. It's cute enough, but the phrases get really annoying after a while. Every time my son spins the dial, it says "Let's jam!". That was OK the first 40 times, but does it have to say this every time?? I also wish the animal sounds were a little more realistic and that it had a few more modes of play. OK for the money though.

My son holds this thing like he is rocking out and just dances and dances. He got it as a present for his first Christmas and we had to take it away from him because he wouldn't pay attention to anything else the entire day. Six months later he still picks it up and dances with it while pressing all the buttons. It's adorable. The educational part of it is kinda stupid. He totally isn't going to learn his animal sounds or counting from this toy. It's nice that LeapFrog tried. He just likes the music part of it though.

Fun toy for a while, didn't really keep the attention of my nephew for too long. But he did love playing it!

My son is obsessed with guitars. Ever since my husband started playing all he wants is guitars. He got a little wooden toy guitar for Xmas and didnt part with it for the nex 2 weeks, in which time he destroyed it - literally from banging every single surface with it. So, now in time for his first birthday I looked around for a more durable guitar for him. I was a little concerned that it doesnt look much like a guitar, but to my son it does. He LOVED it from the first moment he saw it. Its his favorite toy, no doubt, and it is pretty durable so far it hasnt broken at all, and he drops it a lot, because it is a little bit too heavy for a 12 month old. Thats really my only complaint, but I expect that within a few weeks, he would have worked it out, and he'll only love it more. It talks in English and Spanish, and you can switch it from counting, letters, and melodies. Its really nice.

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I was so disappointed in the fact that the guitar didn't come with any picks or a strap- I didn't realize it when ordering, or I would have ordered that, too. My son had trouble holding it without the strap... when I finally got around to buying those items, I showed the guitar to my brother, who has been playing for 30 years, and he said it didn't stay tuned. once you play a chord, it goes out of tune. I'm not thrilled, to say the least.

this book is good, but it is hard for kids to understand.me being only 11 i didn't understand very much. i think u should get a guitar teacher insted.

We purchased this book for my daughter with her guitar. She is a bright girl and had a very hard time understanding it. Even we didn't understand much of it and we have played instruments!I would pass on this book and purchase one from a musical instrument store.

The book itself it pretty good, but the CD has some flaws. The first track is to tune your guitar. It would have been better to make each string a different track to tune each separately, but instead it gives you three plucks to tune each string from the lowest to the highest note. If you need more time however, you end up starting over, and this can take a very long time to get through! There is no actual instruction on the CD, it must be used with the book as it is just musical accompanyment and demonstration of the chords, no words. It would have been nice if the book came with a pick. The guitar didn't come with one either, so now I have to find a music store to purchase one.

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This little chord chard seems to be exactly what it advertises as, an easy way to learn the begining chords. The chart is really easy to follow and you can definetely figure out how to play these begining chrods from it. The chart doesn't though tell you how to hold the guitar or anything like that so don't think this is all you need if you are brand knew starting out on the guitar.

Pretty disappointed on the quality of the book by the production company, basically this is a 4 page 8.5x11 book printed on both sides. I was better off searching the internet for a free PDF file, and would have gotten exactly the same or better. But besides that, I give AMAZON five stars for fast and free shipping.

I think this booklet isn't to bad for beginner's, but I would suggest supplementing it with another form like a DVD. It is a good reference though

All this is bascially 2 8 1/2x11 pieces of cardstock printed on both sides. I think I could have just found a free pdf file on-line, printed it out, and gotten the same thing. It actually looks like that's all this is. Not worth the hassle of returning, and pretty disappointing.

This was not exactly what I expected. There is very little instruction included, The First Stage Guitar Book is about the same. Try to find these books and look at them before buying.

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I like this book alot. It has just the information and careful direction that I need. I couldn't use it when I was learning my first chords, but soon there after it was the kind of music I wanted to learn to play with a mix of chords and single notes.

This book elevates you from brainless strumming to intricate cross-picking. You need to have basic music-reading skills (like, know the seven notes on the staff and their lenghs). With enough practice, sounding like a pro is within reach. I hardly ever go for simple strums any more - why sound like a tinny toon, when you can channel Andre Segovia? (Well, almost... :-)

If you're into fingerstyle solos, and you want to apply it to the ukulele, this book is for you. Since I already play fingerstyle with guitar and banjo, it helps I know, but the uke is such a user-friendly instrument I think a beginner can be playing songs in little time. Start off with the old favorite 'first song', 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to get you ready, and then to folk tunes and Hawaiian tunes that you really want to play on the uke. Tabs will help the non-musical notation reader. The companion CD will help you get familiar with the tunes and is just great to listen to.

This book is not for beginners one wrote...depends on how you define a beginner? If you have a basic understanding of the 'Ukulele and have learned some cords and strumming techniques and have at least a basic understanding of how to read music (although this helps it is not necessary) and are patient then stretch your wings and go for it. I started playing about 8 months ago and using this book about 2 months ago and it is the only book I use right now and will probably be working my way through it for several more months. It taught me how to read TABLETURE a necessity for 'Uke or Guitar song books and with the understanding of the rhythm of musical notation (the CD can replace this although I have not used it yet) I am simply working my way through each song and getting it down about 50-60% then moving on the the next. Then the next day I warm up with a song I have down, practice the one I have down somewhat and start into the next and run through it a few time clumsily. Then continue in this pattern and depending on the difficulty of the song I find it takes me anywhere from a a few days to a few weeks to really get a song down. I live Hawai'i and love the instrument and it heritage and relationship to the great culture I live in but I grew up on the mainland, playing guitar and see the instrument for what it is and it is a beautiful instrument that you can play lead blues on or whatever else you want to and to really get familiar with the fretboard and how to 'Fingerstyle Solo' as the title of the book suggests this book is the best I have come across so far. I have several book and DVD's and at this stage of my self-teaching this book is the best teaching tool in my collection and most used...I can't recommend it enough!

I'm a beginner and I love this book. Highly recommended; it starts off easy and progressively gets harder. The song selections are actually good and are fun to play. The best book I've seen for fingerstyle uke play.

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Like most guitar players I know, I have a number of guitar books. Most have provided some 'nugget' of understanding about playing the guitar - scales, chords, songs - but it's always been just like a bunch of disconnected pieces. The problem for me was that I couldn't really connect the dots. Now I just wish I would have found "Fretboard THEORY" sooner! The book is laid out in a very logical manner with each chapter building on the previous. Going through it, I began to get 'context' - a real explanation of the fretboard. The book presentation is is clear and concise and it all really started to make sense! Note that Mr. Serna recommends this book for intermediate or advanced guitar player and I agree with that. It's not that I didn't get the basics, it's more that I was 'stuck'. My experience is that most learning occurs in layers. Just when you think you understand something, you learn that there's more going on. That's what "Fretboard THEORY" did for me. I've gained a much clearer vision of the fretboard. It's like a series of continuous patterns that become visible! I'd never really seen that before. I highly recommend this book and the other materials available from Mr. Serna (I also have the DVD's which add even more clarity). By the way, I'm not a friend nor do I have any association with Mr. Serna as I read as someone alleged in another review. To me, he's a great teacher with the ability to take the seemingly complex and simplify it. He also answers emails and has a lot of free material on the internet! I can't ask for more than that.

I have been playing guitar for 25 years. Not so long ago I decided to buy a copy of Desi Serna's "Fretboard Theory. "I AM PLEASED I DID". I have many guitar theory books and out of these some are much better than others. However after reading through Desi's Fretboard Theory I realized that this book is one of the best on this subject. I urge anyone who wants to better there playing/knowledge on guitar, BUY "Fretboard Theory". Also have a look at Desi's his other publications. I suspect they will be just as good and will help complete the theory picture for all learning and experienced players. Find out more at Griz

This is the best guitar book ever written because it combines scales with chords into numerous song examples. Very few guitar books I bought (and I bought 100's of them) do this. It is the most practical way to learn the guitar fingerboard, music theory and build a repertoire of songs AT THE SAME TIME! Very efficient, furthermore your songwriting will improve drastically when you understand the application of the patterns of music! You will obviuosly improve bith Rhythm and lead guitar because it covers both!!! Even it's excellent for guitar and BASS players! [..] Enjoy and BUY it NOW!!!!

Great lesson book, very well written and organized, i have been playing for 40 years took beginner lessons but i have learned things from Desi in he fretboard theory book that i had never heard anyone mention before. will buy other products from him. Dennis Edgin

I have been playing the guitar off and on for a number of years and never seemed to progress beyond a certain point. I have purchased books and videos which taught me how to play particular riffs, scales or chords, but I still ended up not really understanding what I was doing. As a result, I would start playing for a while and get frustrated by the fact I only had pieces of a puzzle and not a picture. Then I would put the guitar away until the next time I got the urge to really learn how to play. However, when I decided to buy Fretboard Theory I found a system that actually helped me begin to really understand how things fit together. What I found most useful was how both the practical and the theory were emphasized, and that it was necessary to apply the theory to playing songs to really understand it. The book references songs where the theory is applied and you can actually see the theory in action. More often than not I would find myself thinking "ah that is what he is doing". I was also impressed enough by the book that I purchased the videos that augment it. I found the combination of the book and the videos work well for me, and I am beginning to move in the direction I want to for the first time.