Providing over 80 lessons with over 40 videos, this electronic download of Rock Guitar For Dummies v2 for Windows from eMedia Music instructs you on the basics from holding and stringing your guitar to chords and strumming styles. It features songs to learn and play along with in a variety of musical styles, with full multi-track audio playback. Basic guitar instruction tools such as a tuner, metronome, and chord dictionary are integrated right into the software.
Features
- Includes songs in a variety of genres with multitrack audio playback of songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Steve Miller Band, Rod Stewart, the Grateful Dead, and many more
- Over 80 step-by-step lessons, arranged in 7 chapters, ranging from holding, stringing, and tuning the guitar to playing chords and strumming styles
- Lessons hosted by on-screen teacher Kevin Garry, P.h.D
- Over 40 videos provide demonstrations of a range of techniques, and can be viewed full screen
- A music tracking feature highlights the music and lyrics as they're heard to make it easy to follow and play along
- Variable-speed MIDI allows you to slow down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Fretboard shows song fingerings as the music plays
- The Animated Fretboard displays fingering positions as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a guitar fretboard as you hear the music. Music tracking highlights the notes being played on the screen making it simple to follow along. Includes option for both right- and left-handed views. Fretboard skins are designed in the style of Rickenbacker, Strat, Gretsch, '59 Les Paul and more
- Tuner function allows you to play into your computer's microphone to tune your guitar, and also provides full audio reference notes
- The chord dictionary provides fingering charts and recorded sounds for over 250 chords
- The digital metronome allows you to set your own tempo to work on your picking speed, rhythm, and timing, and can be adjusted from largo to presto
- The digital recorder allows you to compare your playing with the instructors version