Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (Alfred's Basic Guitar Library, Bk 1) Paperback – February 1, 1966

It is a good beginner book if you dont have any background it gets you up and going teaching you notes right away.

I'm a little older and back when I first learned to play I learned from lessons books similar to this. Havent played in a long time and started playing and these are the best books by far. Youtube videos are good to but you need to know some theory and basics too and Alfreds books have just what you need to get started.

My son is learning g to play the guitar. He takes private lessons but uses this book to further his knowledge and play more

The original edition(s) of this classic beginner's book date back to the 1960s. When I was 8 or 9 years old (1965-ish), my dad bought a beginner's guitar for me, along with this book. I was glad to see that the book is still around [in an updated edition], and I bought it as a future gift for my grandson... or someone else if he decides he doesn't want to learn the guitar.

At a private teacher I do like this book.... but obtaining sound files is proving to be next to impossible. Of course you can shell out 13.46 for the cd but that seems a little unfair. Anyway, I did find it in iTunes store and purchased it and ... viola....the sound files are included and actually will play..... but they are too fast for beginners. My plan was to find these files on my laptop (I know they are not coming from the cloud as they work even when I turn off my wifi) and use the Anytune app to slow them down.... but I can't find them on my hard drive! They are there somewhere ... but I can't locate them. Anyway, if you are reading this and have found these files please let me know in a review. I would say in the questions section but for some reason I can't find the "ask question " link.... ugh.

Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.

Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.

I bought this book for a friend. As I am giving her lessons. It is well written and easy for a beginner to understand.