Learning Guitar For Dummies

If you’re captivated by the sound of the classical guitar, you’re in good company. No less than Ludwig van Beethoven approvingly called the guitar a “miniature orchestra in itself”! We don’t think we can improve on that (not that we’d try to compete with Beethoven!), but we do understand his enthusiasm. The classical guitar has the amazing ability to produce expressive melodies, complex chords, flowing arpeggios, and multiple, independent parts simultaneously — all with just six strings. It offers an incredible range of tonal possibilities as well, and it’s able to create a broad range of colors and textures, from driving percussive rhythms to sweetly lyrical melodies — and everything in between.