Learning Guitar - Any good books?

[runesmithie]

Since I'm saving up for a guitar now, I figure I might as well add some good books into the price...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does anyone have any good books to recommend? I remember having smoe great books that helped me teach myself piano when I was 8 or so, but I can't recall the brand. Also, finding a teacher really isn't an option, because I would have to go 40 minutes into town and there really isn't anyone around to teach me.

[RPGoof]

http://www.power-tabs.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read tabs, they taught me. I'm a fairly good guitarist, and I've only read tabs and only have been playing for a year. Crazy Train was easy :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if you want to learn notes, progressions, and that sorta thing, you would probably want to buy a decent book. Powertabs have tabulature and the note thingys, though.

[paul_wilson]

My freind is teaching himself with a computer program, it shows you what to do and plays it and stuff, really cool. But i cant think of the name right now, ill look it up and tell you when i find out.

[Azvareth]

My freind is teaching himself with a computer program, it shows you what to do and plays it and stuff, really cool. But i cant think of the name right now, ill look it up and tell you when i find out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guitar Pro perhaps?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading tabs is great and all, but I suggest taking a few lessons as well. Since there are a few pretty vital/useful things you kinda need to know to become a good guitarist (knowing which fingers to use when, using all fingers etc. etc.), and you learn all of that from taking lessons from a proper electric guitar teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I take electric guitar lessons atm(applied for a 10-hour one); and I'll have you know, I was very against taking lessons when I just started - but really, I've learned so much from them. Oh, and it takes me 40 minutes to get there by bus. :P

[Guest]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

[paul_wilson]

yea guitar pro :P

[Rizla]

http://www.cyberfret.com/

 

 

 

http://www.wholenote.com/

 

 

 

http://www.guitargeek.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those are some sites i've used in the past, all good for their own reasons.

[Danabis]

I think Azvi is right that you need a guitar teacher, but not for the reasons he listed. You can figure out which fingers to use where in most cases, and you can become a good player without a teacher, definately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reason i got a teacher was to help me learn theory. I can't stress enough how much having at least some knowledge of theory will help your playing. Trying to learn it by yourself can be pretty hard, a teacher will help infinitly.