This book will show you that learning to read guitar music can be fun. It's for beginning as well as advanced guitarists who are looking for a painless and fun way to learn to read music. Whether alone or in a group, with a private teacher or in self-study, many musicians will enjoy and have fun with the up-to-date songs found in this book. Each song includes preparatory exercises, and melody, bass, and solo versions. As rhythm usually presents a bigger challenge than finding the right pitch when reading music, each of these 12 songs has a main, rhythmical focus that continues throughout the entire piece. On the CD, you can hear the melody in the first version of every song, and accompaniment alone in the second version.

Preface

CD Track List

Table of Special Symbols

A Book With Many Possibilites

Short Introduction

Song No. 1 - Whole, Half & Quarter Notes
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 2 - The Dotted Note
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 3 - The Tie
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 4 - Eighth Notes on the 1st Beat
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 5 - Eighth Notes on the 2nd Beat
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 6 - Eighth Notes on the 3rd Beat
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 7 - Eighth Notes on the 4th Beat
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 8 - Eighth Notes on the 1st and 2nd Beats
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 9 - Eighth Notes on the 3rd and 4th Beats
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 10 - 3/4 Time
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 11 - 6/8 Time
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version

Song No. 12 - The Triplet
Preparatory Exercises
The Melody
The Bass
The Solo Version