Learning The Guitar: Initial Series
Learn the guitar in the right order.
A 116 page book and 92 video lessons by Paul Boyd MBE, arranged so that each page prepares you for the next. Digital edition, yours in a minute.
Run your pointer across the strings
There is no shortage of guitar videos. There is a shortage of order.
A thousand tutorials will show you a thousand things. None of them will tell you which to learn first, or what to leave until your hands are ready.
This book does. Tune, first note, chords, strumming, scales, then pieces. Each page prepares you for the one that follows, and 92 videos show you how it should look and sound.
What arrives when you buy
Three things, together, within a minute of paying.
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The book
116 pages
A fixed layout PDF with tablature, chord charts and complete pieces in notation and tab. Personalised with your name. Read it on a phone, tablet or computer, and print the pages you want.
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92 video lessons
77 QR codes
Each code in the book opens the matching lesson, and in the digital edition every code is tappable. Sign in once with the login code printed in the book, and lessons stay unlocked for 30 days on that device.
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Instant delivery
No account
Your download begins the moment payment clears, and the link is emailed to you as well. Nothing to register, nothing to remember.
Look inside
Six real pages from the book. Drag, swipe, or use the arrow keys.
Types of guitar
The path through the book
Seven stages, in the order your hands will thank you for.
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Tune
Six strings, named and tuned. Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears, and you will never forget them.
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Your first note
One finger, one fret, one clear sound. Posture and the anatomy of the guitar come first, so the note comes easily.
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Chords
Major, minor and sevenths, then the sharps and flats, each with a chart you can read at a glance.
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Strumming and picking
Rhythm before speed. Down, down up, up down up, until your right hand keeps time on its own.
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Scales and tablature
Common scales and the blues scale, and how to read tab, note values and dynamics.
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First pieces
Ode to Joy, Amazing Grace, When the Saints Go Marching In. Short, familiar, and yours within the first weeks.
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Full pieces
Greensleeves, Skye Boat Song, Andantino in Am, Etude in Em, Ullapool Jig and Wilderness, each with a QR code to its video lesson.
The digital edition
Learning The Guitar: Initial Series
£14.99 Introductory price, rising to £19.99
- The 116 page book as a personalised PDF
- 92 companion video lessons, 77 tappable QR codes
- Instant download, with the link emailed to you
- Read on phone, tablet or computer; print what you want
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Secure card payment through Stripe Checkout, where you confirm your order and agree to the terms. No account to create.
Questions, answered
What format is the book?
A fixed layout PDF of 116 pages, personalised with your name. It opens in any PDF reader, with tablature, chord charts and complete pieces in notation and tab.
Which devices can I read it on?
A phone, a tablet or a computer. The layout is fixed, so every page looks exactly as it does in print.
How do the video lessons work?
There are 92 companion lessons. Scan or tap one of the 77 QR codes in the book and the matching lesson opens. Sign in once with the login code printed in the book, or through your download page, and lessons stay unlocked for 30 days on that device.
How soon will I receive it?
Immediately. Your download begins as soon as payment clears, and the same link is emailed to you so you can return to it later.
Can I print it?
Yes. Print the pages you want, whether that is a single chord chart or the whole book.