Guitar Mastery Simplified: How Anyone Can Quickly Become a Strumming, Chords, and Lead Guitar Ninja Paperback – May 28, 2013

Howdy from Jackson Hole!Buy this book. Just do it. Don't be dissuaded from it being "Kindle", as Kindle editions now have app support on other platforms than the proprietary "Kindle" reader.The internet has a plethora of guitar instructors. Many offer instruction that gets you to the grade school level of playing a few chords to a few songs. Erich starts you out in kindergarten, progresses to grade school,junior high & high school. He's dead serious about laying foundations that will make Masters and PhD level playing possible if you choose someday.Erich's into martial arts also. Hence the Ninja outfit on the book cover. His Ninja approach to learning guitar emphasizes dedication, fun, economy, and building from basics. This is ultimately the only way in martial arts OR guitar the seemingly impossible becomes so second nature it's truly effortless.All prospective students should know the extreme power of this Kindle book are links to TONS of YouTube videos he's posted. It's like having a face to face lesson at home (arguably better as he has vastly more experience than the local you'll likely end up with).To Erich (& others)... I'm physically unable to do a lot of this book. I've found my tennis elbow is aggravated by some chording. I'll never strengthen my hands to make a G Major painless. Will I quit guitar? Nope. I'm going to Ninja around my shortcomings, and turn them into strengths. For instance... There's a simple easy alternative to the traditional G Major chord requiring only 1 finger fretting, Hitting that simpler, less beautiful chord with a smile and technique elsewhere will divert attention & work magic (& Erich is also a magician). Dig it? His style and progressive steps will make me the best I can.Are you skeptical? Google search a Rolling Stones stalwart: "Keith Richards fingers pictures". You'll see pictures of his hands proving he has very severe osteoarthritis. Those huge knuckles are nonfunctional at this point. They no longer hurt because they've been welded into place. Yet, Keith invents and performs amazing stuff. My personal physical limitations can't compare to his. I'm going to stick with this method and adapt it to my personal style.Happy Trails! to Erich and all!

With the vast assortment of guitar programs promising instant success, Erich reinforces the necessity for practice and preserverence. I'd also thank him from the bottom of my heart for the kindness he's shown my 13 year old son and myself during some challenging health problems. You can never possibly know how proud and happy you've make Ian...and me too. Erich is not only an outstanding writer and musician, he's an outstanding human being. My family can attest to that. I belive Erich is one of those rare individuals that is genuinely devoted to his craft and would not hesitate one second to follow any of his recommendations.March 2018 I've learned the basics, but struggled to understand the theory behind it. That left me pretty much stuck with following along without the ability to embellish and improvise. After reviewing Erich's book, the light bulb went off. I could suddenly actually understand the differences between major scales and minor scales and construct different 7th chords easily. His explanation of pentatonic scales was completely on point. Beginning musicians may not fully recognize the value of this information, but at some point, it is critical if you plan to progress. Erich breaks things down and simplifies these concepts in a way that the majority of instructors typically are unable to get across. I only wish I had taken the time to internalize these important concepts when I was first starting out...I'd be SO much farther along! I'd encourage any beginners to take the time to learn this theory, as well as the basic techniques. Once again, I want to express my gratitude to Erich; I wouldn't have even had my first guitar had it not been for his compassion and generosity. He helped a complete stranger at a particularly difficult time in my life and it is impossible to express just how much it helped to have the pleasure of learning the guitar to focus on. It meant the world to my son and I. Don't know if he reads these reviews, but I just would like him to know that I "paid it forward" to a neighbor boy who wasn't able to afford a guitar. He comes over a few afternoons a week and I've been helping him get started. Can't thank you enough, Erich.Robin and Ian Meredith

Easy to follow

Muy buen producto.

La calidad no es muy buena y en cuanto a contenido está muy básico, la letra es muy grande por lo que no tiene mucho contenido. Me esperaba un poco más de teoría. Si estás empezando con la guitarra este libro puede servirte mucho.

Nicely written manual

Erich Andreas has compiled a great book for multiple levels of guitar learners.Easy to understand, great motivational part and a lot of insight into guitar playing and the art of making music is provided in this book.To even improve the outcome of working through it, one can access Erichs' free content on youtube or join his Online courses (unstoppable guitar system)Non-native english speakers should definitely not be discouraged to give it a try by the fact that it's written in English!