Women's Road to Rock Guitar
Express Yourself by Learning How to Play Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Electric Guitar - Sheet Music

Guitar

SKU: AP.42253

Express Yourself by Learning How to Play Lead & Rhythm Guitar. Composed by Nikki O'Neill. Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Rock. Book and CD. 148 pages. Alfred Music #00-42253. Published by Alfred Music (AP.42253).

ISBN 9780739099544. UPC: 038081464435. English.

A must-have for any woman serious about learning to play guitar!

Guitarist, singer-songwriter, performer, and instructor Nikki O'Neill helps you find your way around the electric guitar in this groundbreaking, comprehensive method! Learn how to play rhythm guitar for different rock styles using power chords, riffs, barre chords, strum patterns, and more. You'll also learn how to play solos across the neck. Nikki walks you through lead guitar techniques like bends, hammer-ons, pinched harmonics, and the whammy bar, and offers tips on how to build strength in your hands. Nikki's in-depth and easy-to-understand style will have you playing along with the accompanying audio tracks in no time. The book also covers song structure, writing chord charts for your songs, the basics on amps, pedals and guitar care, and even shows you how to figure out songs by ear.

Included are essential tips from important female guitarists that Nikki interviewed, a quick history note on the first female electric guitarists, and a list of music by great female rock and blues guitarists to check out. Women's Road to Rock Guitar also features ideas on how to practice, work with other musicians, and stay inspired.

Features:
* Examples written in TAB, so you don't have to read music to learn!
* Essential information on guitar care, amps, pedals, and other equipment
* An accompanying CD that includes play-along tracks for practice and demonstrations of the examples in the book.

Nikki O'Neill does a fantastic job of covering the most important things that someone who wants to learn the essentials of rock guitar. She's clear, to the point.---Martina Fasano, Playing with Chaos

It's amazing how much musical material is encompassed in this book, yet it's presented in such an accessible manner that literally anyone who possesses an ounce of good will can follow along and learn.---Top Guitar Magazine

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