Reading Material

I am brand new to guitar and a little on the older side of the scale. I love the lessons, but always like to help my learning by reading. I just finished Guitar Zero which was interesting, but more about the science of learning new things.

Does anyone have some good suggestions for books related to learning guitar.

Thanks

You might find something here of interest and use to you.

Fear not, the "Dummies" titular assignation is marketing, although they are a fairly easy read.

I have this one and this one ..or one of its revisions.

Other recommendations are this or this if understanding and self-maintainance of your instrument/s is of importance to you as it is to me. I have the latter.

And of course, at least one songbook of your preferred inspirational artist/s. e.g. I own this and wouldn't be without it. Plenty to choose from. i.e. Eagles, or go here and select reference books or songbooks to find your genre and artist at a skill level preference from the dropdown menus.

Originally Posted by: rhenry1972

I just finished Guitar Zero which was interesting, but more about the science of learning new things.

Hi rhenry, welcome. I don't have any suggestions, but I'm interested in cognitive psychology and of course in how to learn to play guitar. Guitar Zero looks pretty interesting, would you recommend it? If I buy it, do you think I should buy a hard copy or would it be fine as a Kindle book? Since it isn't a technique book, I'm guessing there are no graphics that wouldn't translate well to an eBook format?

Thanks!

Dave...

Originally Posted by: DavesGuitarJourney

Originally Posted by: rhenry1972

I just finished Guitar Zero which was interesting, but more about the science of learning new things.

Hi rhenry, welcome. I don't have any suggestions, but I'm interested in cognitive psychology and of course in how to learn to play guitar. Guitar Zero looks pretty interesting, would you recommend it? If I buy it, do you think I should buy a hard copy or would it be fine as a Kindle book? Since it isn't a technique book, I'm guessing there are no graphics that wouldn't translate well to an eBook format?

Thanks!

Dave...

Hi Dave,

Yes the book was interesting, but is a little technical about the science of learning music at a later age. It sounds like that is your interest so it would be a good book. There are really no graphics in the book so any format is good. I purcahsed the paperbark whick was a larger than a normal paperback for about $4.00 at Second Sale.

It was a quick read, only 200 pages so I would not pay a lot of money.

Hope you enjoy the book.

Thanks,

Bob

Originally Posted by: manXcat

You might find something here of interest and use to you.

Fear not, the "Dummies" titular assignation is marketing, although they are a fairly easy read.

I have this one and this one ..or one of its revisions.

Other recommendations are this or this if understanding and self-maintainance of your instrument/s is of importance to you as it is to me. I have the latter.

And of course, at least one songbook of your preferred inspirational artist/s. e.g. I own this and wouldn't be without it. Plenty to choose from. i.e. Eagles, or go here and select reference books or songbooks to find your genre and artist at a skill level preference from the dropdown menus.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Don't forget [u]Zen Guitar[/u] if you're interested in mental attitude and the psych of learning guitar. It's a good one, a quick read and can be had fairly cheaply as a paperback or for Kindle. Writtin by Philip Toshio Sudo, it's a fun, easy read but full of good stuff. I, and others familiar with it, go through it at least once a year. Do a Forum search on the title and you'll find about a dozen posts about the book.

But for actual playing and learning guitar, which the above is not about, my long-time favorite is [u]Guitar Fretboard Workbook[/u] by Barrett Tagliarino.

Good luck, have fun.

Thanks John. I will check it out.

Originally Posted by: john of MT

Don't forget [u]Zen Guitar[/u] if you're interested in mental attitude and the psych of learning guitar. It's a good one, a quick read and can be had fairly cheaply as a paperback or for Kindle. Writtin by Philip Toshio Sudo, it's a fun, easy read but full of good stuff. I, and others familiar with it, go through it at least once a year. Do a Forum search on the title and you'll find about a dozen posts about the book.

But for actual playing and learning guitar, which the above is not about, my long-time favorite is [u]Guitar Fretboard Workbook[/u] by Barrett Tagliarino.

Good luck, have fun.