Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies

Learn to:* Understand the basics of reading, counting, strumming, fingering, and picking* Improve your timing and sharpen your rhythm-playing skills* Develop techniques for styles such as pop, rock, blues, folk, and funkLack of rhythm getting you down? Improve your rhythm and timing and develop your guitar-playing skills!The guitar greats make it look effortless-but mastering rhythm and technique takes tons of practice. Luckily, this friendly guide makes your aspirations to play uitar like the pros attainable with loads of helpful step-by-step instruction on everything from mastering the art of strumming to sharpening your fingering and picking skills.* Find your rhythm - learn to read and play essential rhythms, develop your strumming style, and enhance your groove* Pick and choose - take a look at the ups and downs of picking, get to know alternate, tremolo, sweep, economy, and crosspicking, and develop your own picking proficiency* Put a finger on it - play popular fingerpicking patterns and chord melody fingerstyle arrangements and get confident with hybrid picking and percussive slaps* Hone your chops - work with hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and bends, plus improve your hand dexterity and synchronization* Tools of the trade - get a grip on using a pick, playing slide guitar, and operating a whammy barOpen the book and find:* The lowdown on keeping time* Popular strumming patterns* Groove-enhancing techniques* Ways to add articulation and expression* The mechanics of picking* Exercises to improve your reading and playing* Songs and guitarists to inspire your rhythm and technique* Access to video demonstrations and audio tracks online