Fender Presents Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar

By far the most comprehensive DVD ever offered for the beginner guitarist – well over 3 hours long! Over 50 Interactive Lessons! Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and uniqueplay-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 majorsections:

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

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 stylefor play-along • tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD Features include:

• Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour!

• Loopingfunction

• 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

•Universally encoded for playability worldwide.

Total running time: Approximately 225 minutes.