Learn guitar from the most trusted name in music education. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition combines Books 1, 2, and 3 into a single spiral-bound volume, perfect for beginners and advancing players. Whether you’re starting on acoustic or electric guitar, this method is based on decades of teaching experience and proven techniques.
This edition includes online audio access with 164 full-band tracks for demonstration and play-along. The audio features PLAYBACK+, allowing you to slow down tracks without changing pitch, loop sections, change keys, and adjust panning—ideal for mastering every lesson.
What You’ll Learn
- Book 1: Tuning, playing position, musical symbols, first-position notes, essential chords (C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, Em), rhythms through eighth notes, strumming, picking, and 80+ songs and riffs.
- Book 2: New chords (Am, Dm, A, E, F, B7), power chords, fingerstyle, syncopation, dotted rhythms, triplets, Carter-style solos, bass runs, pentatonic scales, improvisation, tablature, and 92 songs and examples.
- Book 3: Major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic scales, sixteenth notes, barre chords, drop D tuning, movable scales, fifth-position notes, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, chord construction, gear tips, and more.
Song Highlights
- Amazing Grace
- Greensleeves
- Joy to the World
- Shenandoah
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- …and many more!
