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One of the things that many people write to ask is “in which order should my past columns be read?” And I have to answer that I don’t really know! When I started writing for Guitar Noise, I was given pretty much free rein about what to write. Most of my topics came, and still [...]

Music Notation It's Easier Than You Think! “Finally! A music notation page with information that is useable…” A few basics will take the fear out of reading notation for many people. Yes, it can and does get complex at the higher levels but if you're just reading the basics of notation, signs and terms will [...]

The music at Acoustic Guitar Central, and in our books and magazines, is written in standard notation and tablature. Here's how to read it. Want to print out this guide? A print-quality version is available for free download. In order to view and print it, you will need the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe. STANDARD [...]

I wish I had this book 5 years ago. I would be so much further along. This book is similar to a boy scout manual. Turn to any page and you *will* find something vital to making music. The author never explicitly supports any one way of playing guitar or writing a song. On the [...]

You want to sound good on the guitar on the first day. It encourages you to play more and learn guitar fast. The best way is to find easy acoustic guitar songs that have few chords and difficult parts to play. When you visit your local music store and look through all the music books [...]

Great resource for learning the bass guitar. I learned how to read music and learn notes, scales, technique, etc. very rapidly. The CD is very helpful – but don't expect to use it to listen to the low-pitched bass guitar notes on the tiny little speakers on a laptop computer! I ended up having to [...]