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		<title>101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar  Listen and Learn</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar Listen and Learn Here are over a hundred great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make learning guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/learn-guitar-books/101-essential-riffs-for-acoustic-guitar-listen-and-learn/">101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar  Listen and Learn</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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                          Here are over a hundred great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make learning guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these lead lines in songs, allowing acoustic guitarists to make quantum improvements in their technique. LEVEL 3 </p>
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<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Excellent basic licks book</em><br />
                        I disagree with the individual that rated this book as a run of the mill licks book.  I have a lot of licks books, too, and this one is definitely better than most.  Artie&#8217;s material, while mostly basic, is very useful in that it shows how even basic licks, when used tastefully, can make for excellent music.  Most lick books just present static licks that may or may not have any relation to one another.  Artie puts this material together in a way you can use musically and build on it to create your own music.  My only criticism is that he goes through it all pretty quickly and it&#8217;s sometimes hard to tell exactly where he is in the tab, but that&#8217;s pretty minor.  This book is really great when used along with Happy and Artie&#8217;s Jam Along Blues dvd&#8217;s.  This book/dvd is definietly the best one I have for overall usefulness musically. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Great Book!!</em><br />
                        I&#8217;ve been playing for about four years, and I found this book and CD incredibly helpful. No fluff or unecessary information. Artie Traum has a gentle and non-egotistical style, and he explains the riffs simply and thoughtfully and then plays them. I read along in the book, then stopped the CD and played them myself. I found the riffs fun and even more fun when I could use the &#8220;building blocks&#8221; to build my own riffs. I highly recommend the book, especially considering the low price. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> Just Another Riff Book</em><br />
                        I have about seven years on the guitar and am always looking for new material to study. I ordered this book, flipped through it a few times, and put it on the shelf with about twenty other books that cover the exact same ground. Just your generic, run-of-the-mill, riff collection. The majority of the riffs are just scale runs in different keys! I suppose if you&#8217;re just getting started and looking for blues/rock ideas this may work (though there are thousands of these types of books out there). </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> This is a must have for beginning to advanced guitar</em><br />
                        Artie does an excellent job in giving a blue collar description of essential guitar riffs for the acoustic guitar.  I got a great deal out of it and I have been playing for 23 years.  Well worth the investment.  CD  comes with it and helps the learning process greatly.  A++ </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chord played on the acoustic guitar is defined by pulling two or more strings at the same time. By doing this you get a collection of tones sounded in harmony.  There are many different acoustic guitar chords, start by learning just the elementary ones and keep practicing, it will become easier as you go.  Start with an easy song which you like and then work on playing the chords to it.  With practice you will find yourself moving on and being about to play a whole lot of songs.<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/acousticguitar/learningacousticguitarchords/">Learning Acoustic Guitar Chords</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="byline" style="italic;">by Jay Tyler</div>
<p>A chord played on the acoustic guitar is defined by pulling two or more strings at the same time. By doing this you get a collection of tones sounded in harmony.  There are many different acoustic guitar chords, start by learning just the elementary ones and keep practicing, it will become easier as you go.  Start with an easy song which you like and then work on playing the chords to it.  With practice you will find yourself moving on and being about to play a whole lot of songs.</p>
<p>Chord diagrams are used to notate guitar chords. Acoustic guitar chord diagrams resemble guitar tabs except for one crucial difference; strings are represented by lines running vertically instead of horizontally. When you study a chord diagram, note that what you are seeing is essentially a grid. Again, the vertical lines are the strings. The frets are represented by horizontal lines. When you see a dot, it is telling you to hold the strings down.</p>
<p>The acoustic guitar chord diagram will have numbers at either the top or the bottom, which tell you what finger to use. 1 stands for index, 2 middle, 3 ring and 4 pinky and 0 means the string is not held down with a finger and is played. If there is an X, the string is not held down and not played. Rarely, the thumb is used and noted by a T.</p>
<p>G-major is the first chord were going to learn on the acoustic guitar. Place your fingers as follows: middle finger on sixth string at third fret, index finger on fifth string at second fret, ring finger on first string at third fret. Play each note one at a time, including the open strings. Each note should be heard clearly, with no odd buzzing or rattling sounds. If anything sounds off, you can push down firmer on the string or move your fingers so they are closer to the fret. Your fingers should not be in contact with one another and only on one string at a time. When each individual note sounds good, strum them all together. You have just accomplished a G-major chord on your acoustic guitar.</p>
<p>The chord E-minor is considered to have easier fingering than the others. Use your index finger to hold down the fifth string on the second fret and your middle finger to hold down the fourth string on the second fret. Both fingers need to have plenty of room on the fret and can not touch each other. Try the notes out and alter your fingering a bit until it sounds right to you.  Finally, strum the E-minor chord. You will note right away the dark sound associated with this acoustic guitar chord. With a little practice, you will have this chord down in no time.</p>
<p>There are only a few basic acoustic guitar chords you need to learn. These include C-major, D-major, A-minor, and A-major. You should familiarize yourself with them by moving back and forth between these acoustic guitar chords.   With practice, you will commit them to memory and playing will go more smoothly.</p>
<p>Learning an instrument and a guitar specifically, can be a wonderful experience that fills you with the joy of achievement.  Remember when first learning the acoustic guitar chords you will need to start off slow, and eventually, your fingers will get in place by themselves. With some practice, your fingers will be moving quickly across these acoustic guitar chords.</p>
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		<title>Researching Acoustic Guitar Reviews</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very important before buying a new acoustic guitar, be sure to check out some acoustic guitar reviews. Two kinds of reviews you'll find are ones written by experts who sample and play a wide variety of guitars, and reviews written by ordinary people who just want to give you an opinion about how the guitar works, sounds and feels to them.<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/acousticguitar/researchingacousticguitarreviews/">Researching Acoustic Guitar Reviews</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="byline" style="font-style:italic;">by Jay Tyler</div>
<p>Very important before buying a new acoustic guitar, be sure to check out some acoustic guitar reviews. Two kinds of reviews you&#8217;ll find are ones written by experts who sample and play a wide variety of guitars, and reviews written by ordinary people who just want to give you an opinion about how the guitar works, sounds and feels to them.</p>
<p>Only consider an acoustic guitar review to be expert if it is written by someone with several years of guitar experience. These experts should have information about several different guitars made by several different manufacturers. A good reviewer will be objective in pointing out the good and bad points associated with any acoustic guitar, despite any personal preference they may have. They do not have to have a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in music to be helpful. They just need to be very familiar with acoustic guitars and explain it to you enough that you will feel comfortable taking their advice into consideration when shopping for you new guitar.</p>
<p>If you want acoustic guitar reviews, you should look for a site that has multiple reviews of each guitar by many different musicians. Many music stores also have websites with user reviews. Each guitarist plays in different types of venues, different kinds of bands and has a unique style of music. A guitarist from a band that plays at wedding receptions has much different instrument preferences from a guitarist who plays in a rock band. Look for reviews for people who play in the same area that you do, or someday hope to.</p>
<p>Searching for acoustic guitar reviews online will bring millions of results, which can be quite frustrating and leave you asking yourself where do I start. There are a couple of tricks that you can use to find the type of review you are looking for.  In your search bar, put the search term in quotes, like this- &#8220;acoustic guitar reviews&#8221;.  Try this on a Yahoo search and it decreases the hits from about 17 million for acoustic guitar reviews to about 6000 for &#8220;acoustic guitar reviews&#8221;.</p>
<p>This handy technique also works when youre looking for individual acoustic guitar reviews. For instance, if youre looking for reviews of the Martin DX1, enter martin dx1 (without quotation marks) into Yahoos search engine and youll come back with over 35,000 hits! But if you type &#8220;martin dx1&#8243; you will only get around 10,000 hits.</p>
<p>Try this hint and use is a simple plus sign (+) right next to the word you are searching for in that hit, this will allow you to be more specific in your search. The simpler the better, seems to be the trick. By putting Martin dxl review, the returns will be only 9, the reason being you will hit the sites that have the exact phrases in them.</p>
<p>If you try something new by entering this- &#8220;martin dx1&#8243; into your search bar, you&#8217;ll get upwards of 500 hits. To find something more specific, like the action on a particular guitar, you can add that to the query as long as you add a plus sign to it. Acoustic guitar reviews will be easier to find, which will make your decision easier if you take advantage of these two small search tips.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The primary choice you have to make when purchasing a beginner acoustic guitar is deciding what kind of music you're going to play. A nylon-string classical guitar is best suited for playing classical, Latin and some kinds of folk and pop music. A steel-string guitar works best for playing rock, country, and some pop and folk music. Its up to you to play the various kinds in order to decide the sound you want for your beginner acoustic guitar.<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/acousticguitar/beginneracoustic-guitar/">Choosing your first Beginner Acoustic Guitar</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="byline" style="italic;">by Jay Tyler</div>
<p>The primary choice you have to make when purchasing a beginner acoustic guitar is deciding what kind of music you&#8217;re going to play. A nylon-string classical guitar is best suited for playing classical, Latin and some kinds of folk and pop music. A steel-string guitar works best for playing rock, country, and some pop and folk music. Its up to you to play the various kinds in order to decide the sound you want for your beginner acoustic guitar.</p>
<p>Many instructors recommend a guitar with nylon strings as a first beginner acoustic guitar.  The reason is that those strings are not so hard on the guitarist&#8217;s fingertips. However, if your idea of great music is rock and more rock, a guitar with nylon strings will never produce a tone that will satisfy the rock idol in you.</p>
<p>If you are into rock music, then you want to learn to play music with a guitar with steel strings.  Starting off with steel strings can be a bit hard on your fingers at first and they probably will hurt, but don&#8217;t give up, with regular practice and over time you will develop calluses.  Remember don&#8217;t be enticed by a steel string guitar if you are wanting to play classical music.</p>
<p>Here are some pointers for you when looking for a classical nylon-string guitar. Classical guitars have the same relative dimensions. The distinct features of classical guitars are their small bodies and wide fingerboards and most importantly, their classical sound. Despite same physical features, each classical guitars still have their own feel and tone so try several to find the beginner acoustic guitar that best matches your taste. A six-string dreadnought is the most commonly purchased beginner acoustic guitar. There are only slight size variations among dreadnoughts, and they offer the kind of tone that is popular with guitarists who are just starting out.</p>
<p>The kind of wood your beginner acoustic guitar is crafted from affects the tone of the guitar. Many beginner acoustic guitars come with a spruce top. Make sure you select a model made from solid spruce and not one with a two-piece top. A solid top is long-lasting. When it comes to the back and sides, your options will generally be mahogany, rosewood or spruce. If you want a lighter tone, look for guitars that have back and sides of mahogany. You will get a heavier tone from a guitar that features rosewood back and sides.</p>
<p>Looking for a beginner acoustic guitar with relatively low action is something else to think about when you are a new guitarist. The space between the string and the neck is called the action. An action that is too high it can be a distraction and a hindrance to learning.</p>
<p>While you&#8217;re out purchasing a beginner acoustic guitar, you&#8217;ll want to pick up a decent electronic tuner at the same time.  You haven&#8217;t had enough experience yet to develop the ear of an expert. If you can spend less time in tuning your new guitar, you&#8217;ll have that much more time for practicing on it and actually playing.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method has taught millions of people to play. Now learning will be even easier, thanks to this great new Digital Video Disc! Designed for anyone just learning to play electric or acoustic guitar, it covers: tuning, identifying the [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/acousticguitar/hal-leonard-guitar-method-dvd-for-the-beginning-electric-or-acoustic-guitarist/">Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD  For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000056VQS/?tag=zestforliving-20"><strong>Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD  For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist</strong></a></p>
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The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method has taught millions of people to play. Now learning will be even easier, thanks to this great new Digital Video Disc! Designed for anyone just learning to play electric or acoustic guitar, it covers: tuning, identifying the parts of the guitar, reading both standard notation and tablature, playing chords, strumming and picking, improvising basic rock solos and lots more. It features great camera angles, helpful on-screen music, guitar diagrams, hand-position close-ups, and the navigational freedom that only a DVD can provide, so you can go straight to the topics you want! You&#8217;ll learn to play the songs: Let It Be ? Wild Thing ? Twist and Shout, as well as the famous intro riffs to: Smoke on the Water ? Day Tripper ? Sunshine of Your Love. The DVD corresponds with all the books and supplements in the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, and features exclusive DVD Bonus Lessons covering chord progressions, songs, licks and jam tracks!</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong> <em> No method, no teaching</em><br />
As a professional musician (not guitar) and teacher, it is possible that I approach this with a higher expectation of what should happen in an educational setting than most; but I am hard pressed to find a &#8220;method&#8221; to this DVD, or really to identify where any actual teaching occurs. All this DVD contains are mediocre demonstrations with no explanations as to how to do things or why they work. If actually taught, the material in this DVD would be great, but its really nothing more than a play-along DVD that leaves figuring out the why and how to the student. Further, there is no technique taught past elementary tips on holding the guitar (&#8220;most people hold it kind of like this &#8230;&#8221;) and holding the picking (&#8220;grab it like this and then make fine adjustments&#8221;). I&#8217;ve encoutered guitar lessons with better content and clearer instruction on youtube and am very sad to have spent money to purchase this DVD. Look elsewhere!</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong> <em> No impressed</em><br />
I bought this dvd because of the list of songs in Product Description. It says: &#8220;You&#8217;ll learn to play the songs:&#8230;.&#8221; but in most of the cases they are not the songs but small riffs. Also this dvd is difficult to navigate and you can not loop the exercises.</p>
<p>I learn some tricks from the dvd but the bottom line is that I was disappointed.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> This and the method books are a great way to start</em><br />
I bought this in order to supplement the method books I am currently studying. Its much more informative than the &#8220;Dummies&#8221; dvd and you will learn more. My only complaint is when using it to do chapter searches(get to a specific point) it is very confusing. It also would be better with a supplemental book that contains the songs you learn. Still buy it you will be glad you did.I would also recommend Hal Leonards Method books as well. Enjoy!!!!</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong> <em> Useful, but only along with the book</em><br />
I recently purchased the Hal Leonard Guitar Method book, packaged with a CD and this DVD.  The DVD is good, because there is a brief explanation by Kolb before each song, but a beginner needs to work on the book alone before jumping in to the DVD.  The DVD should probably only be sold together with the book.  One other catch: the written music that scrolls along the bottom of the screen is sometimes too slow and often doesn&#8217;t appear until Kolb begins to play.  The viewer needs to see the music to begin the song.  I had to get a quick look at the beginning of the song, then rewind before I could play many of the songs.  Stll worth while, but get the book also.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> This is a good choice!</em><br />
This course (DVD + Books) may not be the most fun, but it does cover all the bases better than any other SINGLE course out there. To tell you my honest opinion if having fun while learning the guitar is what you want to do, then I would say go with &#8220;Guitar Basics&#8221; by Bruce Buckingham and work your way up through the Musicians Institue series of courses. The main difference between these series is that Guitar Method starts with reading music and picking out &#8220;lame&#8221; melodies, where as Guitar Basics starts you out with playing chords and chord progressions. So the decision is really in the hands of where you want to start. Chords or notes?</p>
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		<title>The  First Stage Guitar Chord Chart &#8211; Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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Now you can learn the most commonly played guitar chords!  The ideal guitar learning chord chart for anyone who would like to quickly  learn to play guitar! Includes lots of practice chord combinations! Learn  to play guitar to rock &#8216;n roll, country, blues, popular songs, etc., on an  electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and 12 string guitar. Clear, simple, and  very easy to understand illustrations. This guitar chord chart is for the  beginner who wants a simple and direct method to learn how to play chords  on the guitar. There is no note reading or complicated theory to deal  with. There are study notes and clearly illustrated fingering diagrams to  help you on your way to playing chords to your favorite songs and some  great exercises to get you going on your own songs.</p>
<p>This guitar chord  chart is easy to understand and is presented in a clear and methodical  fashion with chord grids and logical explanations. Finally!, a learn to  play guitar chord chart that offers you so much more! Includes 6 full chart  pages of the most commonly played guitar chords!</p>
<p>Even though this is a great handy guitar chord chart, getting both  THE &#8220;FIRST STAGE&#8221; GUITAR BOOK and THE &#8220;NEXT STAGE&#8221; GUITAR BOOK would  be the perfect choice to building a great foundation in establishing  the overall skills to learning how to play a guitar without spending a  great deal of time in music theory!</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong> <em> &#8220;first stage guitar chord chart&#8221;</em><br />
I was very disappointed with this product.  It has VERY FEW chords listed; and for the price, I expected at least a book of chords.  I would hardly call this a booklet!</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> guitar instruction</em><br />
Just started using it and so far it is helping my daughter and I learn basic guitar</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong> <em> Home Published?</em><br />
This item was to be a paperback book for beginners. It is very cheaply made with thin newspaper grade paper. A complete waste of time and money.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> Only for absolute beginners</em><br />
This booklet (only 8 pages long) is ok for giving you some starting chords to play simple tunes with. In fact, there are only 3 pages of chords and 5 pages of information about guitar tuning, guitar fret notes, common chord combo&#8217;s, and basic guitar positioning.</p>
<p>You can easily get this info on the internet. I&#8217;d suggest getting a more comprehensive book on chords or a guitar method book.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> Sweet Tuturial Device!!!! I love it!  Very FUN!</em><br />
This pamphlet is very well written and a bit fun learning to use!  It arrived in a very thoughtful bubble wrap envelope that   made sure it arrived to me in a flat and unbent condition. I used right out of the package. Yep after I learn all these chords the ladies are gonna be lining up to talk to PeNName!</p>
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		<title>Learn To Play the Songs of John Denver  DVD 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn To Play the Songs of John Denver DVD 1 User Ratings and Reviews 5 Stars Great overview into John Denver&#8217;s music I enjoy playing the guitar and singing along, poorly I might add. Generally, I can only play the guitar chords. This DVD does a great job of unlocking the secret behind what the [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/acousticguitar/johndenverdvd/">Learn To Play the Songs of John Denver  DVD 1</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> Great overview into John Denver&#8217;s music</em><br />
I enjoy playing the guitar and singing along, poorly I might add.  Generally, I can only play the guitar chords.  This DVD does a great job of unlocking the secret behind what the artist is doing.  Not only does he do an exceptional job of giving behind the scenes information on what made John Denver so good, but also his mannerisms and ability to explain the songs made it easy to play songs that many of us would find difficult to do on our own.  Many of these type instructional videos play the song and then play it slowly and move on.  He repetitively went through the songs so you could really pick it up.  Obviously, that&#8217;s a credit to excellent camera work and direction.  When you&#8217;re as bad a player as I am, it&#8217;s really helpful to have a video like this one that gives such great insight.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong> <em> Nice effort &#8211; Could be better. </em><br />
I know everyone hates bad reviews and especially a bad one over something as great as John Denvers music, but I do feel a need to make a few comments about this DVD. I bought all three of them BTW as I had to purchase all three to get my favorite songs. First off, if you love acoustic guitar playing and John Denvers music by all means buy this DVD as I did and I don&#8217;t think you will regret it too much. You will learn to play the songs, though it could have been made a much easier.</p>
<p>Considering the price of this DVD more should be expected of it especially considering the technology nowdays and the quality of the competition in other Learn to play type DVDS.</p>
<p>First I will mention the good things about this DVD. To the producers merit, it has a nice tablature book included with it, showing &#8220;Most&#8221; of the chords and all the fingering for the songs, although it lacks lyrics to every single song (Which can be looked up online at many lyric sites). The instructer Pete Huttlinger did play with John Denver and obviously knows the songs and the ins and outs of it all, and it is awesome to see exactly how John Denver played each song as compared to tab or chord books which can be bought that don&#8217;t always show every exact thing. There is a split screen showing both right and left hands to help viewers out, although the left hand fingering isnt shown up close enough and when he&#8217;s doing some chords you have to refer to the tab book to actually see what he&#8217;s doing. Pete dominates playing of Johns songs on the guitar no doubt. The sound is also really good and listening to what he does play of each song is a great experience. I would say for all these above features this DVD IS worth buying.</p>
<p>Now for the bad things.</p>
<p>This DVD appears to be just a transfer to DVD format of VHS. It has absolutely no DVD features like looping and someone correct me if i&#8217;m wrong as I don&#8217;t have a DVD player in my computer now, but it doesnt mention anywhere that the TABS are included on the DVD so that the viewer can print them out in a more user friendly fashion. The included tabs, in a small booklet hold very few verses per page and it&#8217;s impossible to be page flipping while playing the guitar and none of the tab is ever shown on the screen while Pete is playing the songs, thus making learning them much more difficult. I am literally going to have to type all the tab up myself and print them out in pages that hold more verses per page, and mind you include the lyrics for every song I wish to learn so I can play and sing.</p>
<p>The material here should be considered advanced guitar playing, though nothing is too difficult that with practice it can&#8217;t be mastered. I really didn&#8217;t have problems playing the songs at all, but then again I&#8217;ve played the guitar for 20 years. Beginners will have to master chords and picking before being able to really play these songs. Contrary to some comments I don&#8217;t feel Pete is that great of a teacher. Great guitarist yes, teacher emphatically no. Not sure why another reviewer said he was (Maybe he works for the producers of the video) he runs through all the songs way way too fast, (though of course you can easily rewind with DVD) but it&#8217;s just that some of the parts are so extremely difficult and as Pete can dominate the guitar so well he runs through it and left me with my jaw hanging wondering what he had done on several occasions. He will explain it very quickly sometimes but I think he just needed to slow down and really demonstrate what was being done if in fact he really intended to teach it to us. He basically assumes way to much from guitar players.. as if we were all at his proficiency of playing. I know if I was, then I sure wouldn&#8217;t have bought the DVD to begin with. He also Assumes everyone knows every song well and just says buy a CD of it so you will know how it should go. Excuse me but that&#8217;s the reason I bought the DVD.. to learn them. He doesnt play some of the songs in their entirety and just goes over major parts. Those he does show he is quickly finished with as if he is in a hurry to get them over with and start on his next DVD.</p>
<p>I had problems with this DVD from the get go on the first song, when I discovered the chord diagram in the tablature for the DMAJ7 in the 5th position is missing. Another minor gripe was when I saw him use the D and Dsus4 on the 5th fret in the intro to &#8220;Annies Song&#8221;, when i&#8217;ve seen John on a live DVD concert play it in the first position and although John uses a 12 string, and maybe it does sound better on the 5th fret, it&#8217;s not how John played it and it makes it much harder to play the intro to the song.</p>
<p>All in all though I would recommend this DVD to Advanced players wishing to learn exactly how John played his songs as I have no doubt that each song CAN be learned, though the producers have made it more difficult then it should be. I literally spent 4 hard sessions learning &#8220;My Sweet Lady&#8221;, however after alot of hard work, I can now play it. I do think for the price of this DVD Pete could have spent way more time with each song and DVD features could have been incorporated.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m giving it a 3 as others have given it a 5 and there&#8217;s just no way with the previously mentioned flaws it deserves a 5 and though I am learning the songs so the DVDS not a total waste, it is very expensive to buy all three of them and they definitely could have made the process easier for us.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> Almost made it.</em><br />
John Huttlinger does a overall good job of explaining<br />
the ins and outs of John Denver&#8217;s  music.It is wirthy of having.  If you grew up listening to John Denver&#8217;s music and like to play guitar like me, you&#8217;ll understand what I&#8217;m saying.  Which brings me to his really cool( and never played anywere)  tune  &#8220;Late Winter Early Spring&#8221;  Since this is the reason I bought the DVD in the first place He only goes through half the song.  It is really a duet and he didn&#8217;t even touch the leadsection.  To say the least I was really Disappointed.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn the basics of the acoustic guitar from an acclaimed master instructor &#8212; New Age flamenco guitarist Charles Sedlak &#8212; in this easy-to-follow instructional program designed especially for beginners. Lessons focus on learning chords and strumming techniques, and understanding arpeggios and blues progressions. Extras include an on-screen tablature, an interactive lesson chart and the password [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/learn-guitar-books/learning-acoustic-guitar/">Learning Acoustic Guitar</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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<p><strong>Learn</strong> the basics of the acoustic <strong>guitar</strong> from an acclaimed master instructor &#8212; New Age flamenco <strong>guitarist</strong> Charles Sedlak &#8212; in this easy-to-follow instructional program designed especially for beginners. Lessons focus on <strong>learning</strong> chords and strumming techniques, and understanding arpeggios and blues progressions. Extras include an on-screen tablature, an interactive lesson chart and the password to an online <strong>guitar</strong> <strong>book</strong>.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Acoustic Guitar Method Complete Edition Learn to Play Using the Techniques and Songs of American Roots Music Acoustic Guitar String Letter A complete collection of all three Acoustic Guitar Method books and CDs in one volume! Learn how to play guitar with the only beginning method based on traditional American music that teaches you [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/learn-guitar-books/acoustic-guitar-method/">The Acoustic Guitar Method</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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A complete collection of all three Acoustic Guitar Method books and CDs in one volume! Learn how to play guitar with the only beginning method based on traditional American music that teaches you authentic techniques and songs. Beginning with a few basic chords and strums, you&#8217;ll start right in learning real music drawn from blues, folk, country and bluegrass traditions. You&#8217;ll learn how to find notes on the fingerboard, expand your collection of chords by learning songs in various keys, and learn different kinds of picking patterns. When you&#8217;re done with this method series, you&#8217;ll know dozens of the tunes that form the backbone of American music, using a variety of flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. Songs include: Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Delia * Frankie and Johnny * The Girl I Left Behind Me * House of the Rising Sun * Ida Red * In the Pines * Little Sadie * Man of Constant Sorrow * Sally Goodin * Scarborough Fair * Will the Circle Be Unbroken? * and many more.</p>
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<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> Not bad</em><br />
Not bad.  Starts simple and builds as you go along.  Overall, if you&#8217;re looking for a teach-yourself book, this one is not a bad place to start.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong> <em> Let&#8217;s Play the guitar</em><br />
A practical, simple, and effective method to learn or develop techniques to play the acoustic guitar ithout the need of an instructor.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> The next best thing to lessons</em><br />
I&#8217;ve strummed my acoustic guitar since the heyday of the Kingston Trio, briefly taking lessons, and plowing through Lord knows how many &#8220;easy guitar method&#8221; books.</p>
<p>But only after I stumbled onto Hamburger&#8217;s book did I really begin to play. His common sense explanations, practice exercises and recorded examples&#8211;played a tempo and then slow&#8211;have given me confidence. While his lessons are basic, the text is rooted in serious musicianship and musical theory, and does not insult my intelligence as an experienced choral singer.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve learned more from Hamburger&#8217;s book in a a few weeks than I had in</p>
<p>40 years.</p>
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		<title>Classical Guitar Manual &#8211; Complete Learn To Play Instructions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLASSICAL GUITAR MANUAL COMPLETE LEARN TO PLAY INSTRUCTIONS WITH 2 CDS Progressive Complete Learn to Play Instructions Progressive COMPLETE LEARN TO PLAY CLASSICAL GUITAR MANUAL is everything you wanted to know about Classical Guitar playing, contained within one book. Use of tablature makes this the ideal method for any guitarist wishing to develop Classical styles. [...]<p><a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com/learn-guitar-books/classicalguitarmanual/">Classical Guitar Manual &#8211; Complete Learn To Play Instructions</a> is a post from: <a href="http://easilylearnacousticguitar.com">Learn The Acoustic Guitar</a></p>
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Progressive COMPLETE LEARN TO PLAY CLASSICAL GUITAR MANUAL is everything you wanted to know about Classical Guitar playing, contained within one book. Use of tablature makes this the ideal method for any guitarist wishing to develop Classical styles. Takes the student from beginner through to advanced level using over 100 solo and duet studies and pieces, along with numerous exercises &#8211; all of which are recorded on the accompanying CD&#8217;s. All techniques are explained and recorded in detail. An essential guide for guitarists at any level.</p>
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<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> Great Book</em><br />
This is one of the best book of the series.  I would recommend this book over the rest.  The only one that comes close is the one that says Guitar on the front.  Recommend fingerpicking in the sister edition of this series.  I am a beginner and this one is a keeper for me. Well written.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> Awesome, the frustration is ending</em><br />
I have struggled with steel string acoustic and electric guitar for years.  What a relief to be able to play beautiful music from notation and tab just after reading the first few chapters of this book.</p>
<p>I wish I had started with the classical guitar ten years ago.  I wish I would have had this book at the time.</p>
<p>Well done Mr. Waldron!</p>
<p>If you have an interest, buy a classical guitar and get this manual.  It will give you an awesome start and save you tons of money.</p>
<p>I also plan on buying the Noad series based on reviews I have seen here at Amazon.com.  Without an instructor, it would be good to approach the classical from different perspectives.</p>
<p><strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong> <em> Excellent!  A gifted instructor.</em><br />
This is an excellent manual. I purchased the Progessive Classical Guitar Method Book 1 by this same author and purchased this Manual to expand on Book 1.  This is Book 2 of the Progressive Classical series that others seem to be waiting for.  There are many more etudes and theory than in Book 1 yet does not assume any musical study &#8211; as the cover says it takes you from &#8220;Beginner to Professional&#8221; level.  If you liked Jason Waldron&#8217;s first book this one is even better.</p>
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