I'm Gonna Be A Guitar Player

Jürgen Kumlehn, Jahrgang 1955, Live- und Studiogitarrist mit vielen internationalen Acts (Eartha Kitt, Dan McCafferty u.a.). Studium der Musikpädagogik und Absolvent des Studiengangs Popularmusik an der Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg.

Table Of ContentsCD Index Number ListChapter 1Journey Into The Wide World of the GuitarClassical GuitarSolid-Body Electric GuitarJazz Guitar"How do I actually hold a guitar?""Doesn't one have to tune a guitar before playing?""I want to play. What do I do with my hands?"Song 1: "My First Song"Riff 1"Guitar players always have that small plastic thing in their hand. What's that thing called again?"Riff 2Song 2: I'm Gonna Be A Guitar Player, Yeah!"Song 3: "It's A Long Way From E To e""Man, playing the whole time without "fingering" is getting pretty boring."Riff 3Riff 4,Riff 5Riff 6Song 4: "My Name Is Ken Griffey, Jr.; I Play Righthanded And Lefthanded"Chapter 2Power ChordsRiff 7Song 5: "My First Blues"Song 6: "My First Blues-Shuffle"Riff 8Riff 9"There's a way to play where everything sounds darker, shorter and muffled.How does that work?"Riff 10Accents and EmphasisRiff 11Major Power Chord, Riff 12Riff 13Riff 14Riff 15Chapter 3The Journey ContinuesSong 7: "Sliding Blues"Riff 16, Riff 17Riff 18Riff 19"Aren't there some fingerings, I mean chords, that I can play at the end of theneck to songs and stuff?", E-MinorA Minor, Riff 20Riff 21, Riff 22Riff 23, Riff 24Riff 25, Riff 26Song 8: "Hammer-On Blues"C MajorG MajorRiff 27, Riff 28Song 9: "My First Reggae"Song 10: "The Last Of All The First Ones"Chapter 4Small Journey Into The World Of Music TheoryMusical NotationThe StaffThe Rhythmic PyramidRests, Clefs and the Names of the NotesThe C Major Scale, AccidentalsNatural Signs, Dots and TiesNotating Chords, MeasuresCountingGuitar TablatureFingering DiagramRhythmic NotationAppendixTips, Tricks and Useful Advice"I want to buy my first guitar"Advice for buying a guitar no matter what price classGuitar equipment, StringsChanging StringsThe Notes On The GuitarA Short EpilogueTable of Special Symbols