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Spend one day with this book and your guitar and you will learn chords, scales. In column 3 the pattern is shifted down a string set, but it also shifts the note on the 2nd string up one fret. Ive had the complete guitarist for 2 years and im already playing the way ive. The books strengths is it covers just about everything youd want to know about guitars and goes indepth in how. In my quest to be a better songwriter and guitar player, i have read dozens of these kinds of books. I am impressed that this book can be used for beginners wanting to learn how to play guitar. Sheet music direct is your home for premium sheet music.
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