Compare eMedia Music Corporation Guitar Method Vol. 1 1.2 for PC, Mac to Alfred Publishing Alfred Beginning Jazz Guitar (Book/CD)

Discover why this is the best-selling beginner's guitar CD-ROM tutorial! It was made the best even better with a new version of Guitar Method 1 that now includes 25 additional lessons, an animated fretboard, fretronome, and multi-track audio for hit songs. In addition, you can now learn songs in either guitar tablature or standard music notation as the notes on the screen highlight and fingering is displayed on the animated fretboard.??No previous music experience is needed to learn acoustic or electric guitar at your own pace. 85 comprehensive lessons include over 100 songs and exercises (many hit songs) and range from basics like stringing the guitar to playing chords, melodies and fingerpicking. A built-in automatic tuner allows you to interactively tune your guitar. In addition, a digital metronome, recorder with playback and 250-chord dictionary are included. Complemented by over 30 videos and over 3 hours of audio from guitar instructor/national performer Kevin Garry, the tit... Less

Anyone with a knowledge of basic chords and guitar scale fingerings can dig right in and start learning to play jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way up to extended chords and the modes, this book features a full-length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Guitar breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. Clearly organized into easily mastered segments, each chapter is divided into separate lessons on harmony or improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. 96 pages. Less