Guitar Theory For Dummies: Book + Online Video & Audio Instruction

This is a great book, great explanation. Easy to understand. A must have for guitar players.

This book is very handy if your a new at guitar I recommend this book

He cogido una buena base musical y he aprendido muchas cosas fundamentales que desconocía. todo está muy claro, pero tienes que saber inglés. Igual estaría bien una edición es español

Just an outstanding book. It's not really for dummies; you do need to know how to play the guitar and have some basic understanding of music, plus a desire to learn theory. Beginning guitarists, or those who just want to play popular songs probably won't want to put in the effort to grasp the bigger picture here. But for those who really want to learn, the instructor explains everything very clearly and takes you step by step. And learning theory is the way to go.I've played guitar, on and off, all my life for personal enjoyment. Took some lessons when I was a teen a long time ago. Late in life, I decided to take lessons again, and at first I just took songs to my teacher to learn how to play them. But then I discovered that after playing them 70 or 80 times -- in order to play them really well -- I would tire of them. So, I was constantly learning something new and forgetting what I learned before. I discussed this with my teacher and he recommended learning theory, then I could play anything. He's been teaching that, along with fun stuff to play, but I got this book as an additional guide. It's a lot more than that. Everything you need is here. It's really thorough. And done right. I find that I can open it to almost any page and just focus on that page, or maybe two pages, and learn something valuable, or reinforce something my teacher has taught me, or see how it relates to other things I've learned. Now, I play lead guitar to blues and jazz backing tracks, or I join the band as a guitarist on a favorite song, just to see how I can fit in. I find this a lot more fun. And soon I realized that music isn't that hard for the enthusiast, as it's just simple math with everything repeating over and over. Just get the basic patterns down and you can use them all over the fretboard. I've got a ways to go yet, but this is an excellent exercise for the older brain. Should have done it a long, long time ago. Takes some effort to get over the hump, but it's so worth it, and this book really helps!I haven't used the online resource yet... that's just one more feature. You can hear the examples, and the author also relates the keys, and chord progressions, and modes, etc -- to a lot of popular songs you'll know, so you can hear real-life examples. A really good book for the guitarist who wants to understand the structure of guitar music and then apply it all over the fretboard.A really practical feature is that once you learn how it works, you can easily change keys. I have some favorite keys, so if I find something I Like in A flat that I want to change to A or B or E, no problem. If I find something in F#m and I want to change to A minor of E minor, no problem. Much smarter way to approach guitar.

Excellent book for dummies:) I am still studying the first few chapters and it's awesome. The only issue you will have is that you need to do your homework and practice. It takes you step by step for those who can play the guitar but don't understand what you play. More so, this book will open new doors for people who are in a rut!! And yes, no short cuts to learn guitar . It's a step by step process as you learn and apply how chords are formed and soling,this is excellent. Am also glad that I don't have to learn how to read music. Excellent book and highly recommended!