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Fender Presents: Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar -- A Guide for Beginners

By far the most comprehensive DVD ever offered for the beginner guitarist---well over 3 hours long! Over 50 Interactive Lessons!

Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections:

1)The First Step: tuning up · string names · essential chords and scales used by all players · music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) · practice tips · fretting-hand technique · picking-hand technique · backing tracks for play-along · animated 3-D fretboard graphics.

2)Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) · soloing technique (chord embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) · electrified acoustic · rock, blues and country styles · rhythm and solo technique in each style · backing tracks in each style for play-along · tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD Features include: Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour! Also: Web links, including a web site specifically designed for beginning guitarists · Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese.  more

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-05-2009

Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar

I purchased this title for the Opening Day Collection for our new library. A patron had requested more DVDs about learning to play guitar. This one has been checked out several times.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-02-2009

too fast

For someone who has just picked up the guitar, this was way too fast to get any real instructions. It had a great overview about playing but didn't really teach the basics. Not really for first timers.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jan-25-2009

Guitar DVD

I Don't even have a guitar yet and just bought the DVD to see it I could maybe learn it. The video goes pretty fast but is good. I think I will have to have personal instruction instead. Good Luck

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jan-11-2009

NEVER ARRIVED

THIS ITEM NEVER ARRIVED AND AMAZON WON'T DO A THING ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF 'SUPER SAVER' SHIPPING. BOO AMAZON

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  • Posted: Dec-30-2008

good overall but I have a problem

This is a good starting point for an adult beginner which I am, tried to learn as a teenager but had little or no staying power then. The only problem with the DVD is I find it difficult to navigate through the thing which is frustrating and confusing. Have only gone through the Power chords,...

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  • Posted: Dec-10-2008

Beware !! A fender con

ok, on the whole the DVD is pretty good except for some sly marketing.The DVD Fender presents : Getting started on Acoustic guitar is exactly the same as the Fender presents: Getting started on electric guitar. In fact the lessons on the Acoustic DVD are don on an electric guitar. The DVD starts...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-02-2008

Great DVD

This is a great DVD if you are just getting started or know a little about playing the guitar. Keith Wyatt makes this fun and easy to understand. I got my first guitar twenty-eight years ago, but I only learned a few chords and eventually put it down to play the drums. Now I'm back to the guitar...

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  • Posted: Dec-02-2008

Good Tutorial

I have never picked up a guitar before getting this DVD. After 2 weeks, I can find some of the major chords and keep up with the first lessons. So far, I have been pleased, but with some sore finger tips.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Nov-19-2008

The best dvd for beginners and for review

I originally bought this for my girlfriend who couldn't strum a single note, but always wanted to learn. She is coming along great after only a few times watching the first lesson and can already strum the first 3 chords--E,D,A. The teacher really takes his time and walks the student through...

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  • Posted: Oct-18-2008

Well worth the price!

This DVD is fantastic! It's worth the price just for the looped backing tracks for practice. I like how I can practice major, minor, power or seventh chords over the backing tracks. It makes practicing chord transitions fun---like actually playing something---instead of a grind. The teacher...

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