Fender Presents: Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar -- A Guide for Beginners

Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections:

1)The First Step: tuning up string names essential chords and scales used by all players music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) practice tips fretting-hand technique picking-hand technique backing tracks for play-along animated 3-D fretboard graphics.

2)Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) soloing technique (chord embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) electrified acoustic rock, blues and country styles rhythm and solo technique in each style backing tracks in each style for play-along tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD Features include: Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour! Also: Web links, including a web site specifically designed for beginning guitarists Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese.