CHAPTER | Getting Started This is not a book for complete beginners. This chapter is a review of the concepts you will need to use this series. You can refer to Beginning Blues Guitar by David Hamburger or Beginning Rock Guitar by Paul Howard, both available at your local music store, if you need further clarification of these concepts. OPEN POSITION CHORDS You need to know the basic open-position chords as well as the standard barre chord fingerings. Changing from one chord to another should not be a problem. If you don’t know these chords, learn them well before proceeding. ar 6 — Chapter | —Getting StartedBARRE CHORDS With the root on the sixth string, MAJOR DOMINANT MINOR wee pevziy pea — — ° oe ° ° o¢e I e : With the root on the fifth string. Masor DOMINANT MINOR eaaaax etsy naga Chapter |—Getting Started 7