Review of Guitar Basics

Guitar Basics   Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory. By Bruce Buckingham. Musicians Institute Press (Instruction taken from the curriculum of MI). Softcover with CD. With notes and tablature. This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inversions, 'color' chords, practice tips, chord charts, songs, and progressions. Musicians Institute Press is the official series of Southern California's renowned music school, Musician's Institute. MI instructors, some of the finest musicians in the world, share their vast knowledge and experience for all levels of students in this series of books. For guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and keyboards, MI Press offers the finest music curriculum for higher learning through a variety of series: * Essential Concepts - designed from MI core curriculum programs * Master Class - designed from MI elective courses * Private Lessons - tackle a variety of topics "one-on-one" with MI faculty instructors * Pocket Guide - handy references for the basics * Video - in-depth lessons with many of MI's well-known instructors I learned in 1 month! "I started off as a complete moron with a guitar but now I can play some basic tunes at moderate speed. It was well worth it." -- Anonymous from canada, November 24, 2000 Guitar Basics