Guitar

Whether you're into jazz, blues, flamenco, or rock, playing guitar is a blast, so start learning today! Find learning resources here for a variety of grade levels and whether you're a beginner or just trying to polish your technique.

What is Guitar?

Guitar is a musical instrument played using a pick or the fingers. Guitars can be acoustic, electric, or a hybrid of the two. Guitars are typically played with the right hand, while the left hand is used to hold the instrument in place or to fret the strings.

There are a variety of techniques that can be used to play guitar, including strumming, picking, and finger-picking. Guitars can be used to play a wide range of music, from country to metal.

The instrument itself is relatively simple, consisting of just six strings. The hardest part of learning guitar is probably getting past the beginner stage, where chords and timing can be difficult to master. However, with some patience and perseverance, even the most novice guitar player can become quite proficient.

Guitar Resources

Maran Illustrated Guitar

Maran Illustrated Guitar

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Guitar is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from those who want to play a few songs with their family around the campfire to those who aspire to become serious...

Simply Guitar Book & DVD

Simply Guitar Book & DVD

Gain a better understanding of guitar playing with this all-inclusive book and DVD kit. Internationally recognized guitarist and professional guitar teacher Steve MacKay guides you step-by-step through everything you need to know to play the guitar w...

The Electric Guitar Handbook: A Complete Course in Modern Technique and Styles

The Electric Guitar Handbook: A Complete Course in Modern Technique and Styles

(Book). Backbeat's successful Handbook format applied to the world's most popular instrument. The Electric Guitar Handbook is the latest entry in Backbeat's best-selling handbook series, combining a two-part book and an audio CD in...

The Electric Guitar Handbook: How to Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Guitar

The Electric Guitar Handbook: How to Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Guitar

This is the first hands-on how-to manual devoted to all electric guitars. This guidebook shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying electric guitars; maintenance and repairs such as tuning, setting intonation, fret repairs, bridge a...

Guitar Adventures: Fun, Informative, and Step-By-Step Lesson Guide, Beginner & Intermediate Levels (Book & Streaming Videos)

Guitar Adventures: Fun, Informative, and Step-By-Step Lesson Guide, Beginner & Intermediate Levels (Book & Streaming Videos)

Teach yourself how to play guitar! This fun, step-by-step book and streaming video course gives the beginning guitarist a comprehensive introduction to essential guitar-playing fundamentals and songs. It is an easy, quick, effective, uncomplicated, a...

Advanced Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

Advanced Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

The perfect companion to the ‘Guitar Chords' book, ‘Advanced Guitar Chords' is a handy resource for guitarists who feel they are able to take the next step. The simple and clean layout provides 360 chords shown as chord boxes,...

Guitar: The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Guitarists

Guitar: The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Guitarists

Master the Circle of Fifths and Crack the Secret Code of Music Theory Discover how to form any scale - in any key Understand key signatures Change key musically and effectively Understand how to apply and hear music theory o...

Suzuki Guitar School, Vol 1: Guitar Part, Book & CD

Suzuki Guitar School, Vol 1: Guitar Part, Book & CD

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the...

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners

(Guitar Educational). Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which also incorporates simple beat notation...

Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

360 chords, organised as a chord per page, this is a flexible, comprehensive solution for anyone learning or playing the guitar at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or hand bag with the minimum...

Rocksmith

Rocksmith

Plug any electric guitar or bass into your PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 4 system or PlayStation® 3 system, and join over 3 million people who have learned to play guitar with award-winning Rocksmith method. Learn to play guitar i...

The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists: Second Edition

The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists: Second Edition

Master Music Theory for Guitar While Playing and Hearing it in Context. Over 200 Notated Audio Examples! + Professional Backing Tracks Guitarists are often very guilty of ‘collecting' musical theory without taking the time to learn to a...