Our Favorite Lesson Book for Guitar

Here are our favorite books for beginners who are learning how to play guitar!

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Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course Notespeller 1 & 2: Music Reading Activities That Make Learning Even Easier!

As a companion piece to the easiest guitar method ever for kids ages 5 and up, this notespeller will add excitement to the learning process. Covering the concepts in Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course Levels 1 and 2, this notespeller is the perfect complement to the method and learning how to play guitar.

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Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course Complete: The Easiest Guitar Method Ever!

This complete edition combines levels 1 and 2 with the activity pages of the Notespeller. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that’s easy to understand; plus, you get to learn from three irresistible guitar experts—a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what’s important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course, even if they’ve never had any musical training themselves. You can stream or download the accompanying video and audio to see demonstrations and hear how the music should sound. Also included is easy-to-use computer software that lets you watch the music on-screen as it plays, speed it up, slow it down—it’s up to you! 

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Pop Songs for Kids – Really Easy Guitar Series: 22 Songs with Chords, Lyrics & Basic Tab

Easy-to-follow charts to get you playing right away are presented in this collection for all guitarists. Includes 22 songs in chords, lyrics and basic tab: Brave, Can’t Stop the Feeling, Happy, I Love Rock ‘N Roll, Let It Go, Roar, Shake It Off, We Got the Beat, and more.

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The Beatles for Kids – Really Easy Guitar Series: 14 Songs with Chords, Lyrics & Basic 

Easy-to-follow charts to get you playing right away are presented in this collection for all guitarists. Includes 14 songs in chords, lyrics and basic tab: All My Loving, All You Need Is Love, Blackbird, Good Day Sunshine, Here Comes the Sun, Hey Jude, I Want to Hold Your Hand, In My Life, Let It Be, Love Me Do, Octopus’s Garden, With a Little Help from My Friends, Yellow Submarine, and Yesterday.

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20 Easy Classical Guitar Pieces for Kids

This book and accompanying audio present the most popular themes from the classical orchestral repertoire adapted for guitar. Historical background is provided for each piece, as well as warm-ups for both hands. The selections include works by Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, Grieg and others. The material is written in tablature and standard notation. Includes access to online audio.

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