Ultimate Guitar Chords, Scales & Arpeggios Handbook: 240 Lessons For All Levels: Book & Streaming Video Course Paperback – December 30, 2012

I want to start this by stating that I have a minor understanding of music. As a bass player I learned how to read music and play one note at a time, but I never felt like I would be able to tackle the guitar or play chords. That's not to say I haven't tried, but nothing I've done so far has felt right. With the help of this e-book I finally have an easy way to focus directly on the chords. The very beginning of the book clearly explains how to use the symbols and notations used for instruction, and then jumps right in to teaching individual notes, which are of the roots of the chords.The handbook instructs on music theory and technique, but not enough to bore you, and gets right into what is interesting about guitars, which is playing them! Going along with this is the instructional videos which correspond to the lessons. The videos are very helpful and go at a pace that is follow-able for beginners like me. Damon is very professional in the videos and is conscious of his audience. The videos are a real highlight of the e-book, as the links embedded in the lessons will instantly take you to the video on YouTube, and then when you are done you can go directly back to where you left off. The only downside here is that you need internet connection to connect to the videos. Overall though this has been a great tool so far, and I hope to continue using it to expand my musical education.

I've been teaching myself how to play the guitar for the past 10 years, and about 2 years ago I seemed to hit a roadblock. I felt that I had taught myself everything that I could on my own. I took additional lessons with guitarists since then, but haven't been satisfied with my progression, as I had always felt more comfortable learning alone. I had the opportunity to talk to Damon Ferrante personally about his book, and after our discussion, I had to pick it up.What I found was the most accessible guitar book I've yet to discover, and the most compatible for my learning style. The scales and arpeggios in the book are broken down in simple terms so you won't be wasting any time trying to figure out what the text means, but rather will be learning to shred right away. The video lessons are incredibly helpful as well. You get the personal touch of being shown how to do something, without the pressure of a live instructor in front of you. My favorite, however, has to be the jam tracks. Once you begin to enhance your guitar skills, playing to the jam tracks is a great amount of fun, and certainly shows you how much you've improved since picking up this book.I can't say enough about how much this book has reinvigorated my love of learning to improve, and has also increased the range of my creative capabilities. If you are looking to start learning guitar, or, like I did, feel stuck, and want to break down the walls in front of you, this book is BEST option available.

I still don’t see notations for Guitar notes E A D G B E on the staff notes presentation!!Also guitar string & fret layout images are too spread out caould be shorter .I like the guitar strings drawn from low to high; which follows music 🎼 notes notation low to high notes 🎶Will keep book for teaching purposesThx

I'll start off by stating, I've been playing guitar a bit over eight years. I received this book with little to no expectations, to be honest. It was intended to be a quick reference for scales during my personal practices, however, after reading through a couple sections, this book has proven to be much, MUCH, more than that. Bear in mind, this is coming from a metal/shred guitarist and composer. Anything you could ever want and/or need to know about guitar, is concisely and completely written within this awesome resource. To further sweeten the deal, the author, Damon (fellow virtuoso guitarist and shredder), has released a TON of great instructional videos to further refine the concepts and techniques shared within this book. If you are a beginner in need of the best training I've found thus far, look no further.What makes this book an excellent resource is just how thorough it really is. Any scale or arpeggio you truly could ever need to play great music is here, finally. The format of the book is designed in such a way that as you progress through the lessons, the difficulty increases; Thus, your SKILL increases, regardless of your level of experience. Knowledge is key here, and the more you know, the more you can actually grow, and this here is a book of knowledge. This is a resource that every guitarist should have in his/her possession, and I couldn't be happier to have it in mine.So what're you waiting for? If you want the best instruction, you've found it.

I bought this for the arpeggios. The Major arpeggio from the 6th strong has no fingering chart. Why? All the other ones do. But I’m left to YouTube the correct fingering for this one myself. I can’t figure out a reason other than it didn’t fit on the page. Whatever the reason I find this lame.As for the rest of the book. It’s a lot of theory, and not strong on practice exercises. So I guess your purpose is going to decide whether you like the book or not. If you want the explanations behind basic music theory through the lense of the guitar fretboard, this is good and helpful. But you will have to supplement with a book that gives you more ways to practice and reinforce what you are learning.