Pearse, John   1939-2008 <br/><br/>
Hold down a chord :   a guitar course for beginners  [music] /  
by John Pearse 
 - Rev. ed 
 - London :  British Broadcasting Corp.,  ©1981 
 - 36 p. :  ill. ;  31 cm 
<br/><br/> Introduction:  Lesson one:  Lesson two:   Lesson three:  Lesson four:   Lesson five:  Lesson six:  Lesson seven:  Lesson eight:  Lesson nine:  Lesson ten:  Types of guitar ; Buying a second hand instrument ; Strings and stringing ; Nails ; The Capo --  Tuning up ; Chords ; Chord windows ; Practice --  Learning two more chords ; Basic right hand scratch ; Practice --  2/4 Scratch ; Song (The grand old Duke of York) ; Practice --  4/4 and 3/4 Scratches ; Alternating bass notes ; Practice --  Key of D ; Basic plucking ; Song (Skip to my Lou) ; 4/4/ Basic plucking ; Practice --  Waltz time pluck ; Song (Home on the range) ; Practice --  Syncopation, The basic Calypso Slap ; Song (Time for man go home) ; Practice --  The basic Calypso Lick ; Song (Mandy) ; Left hand damping ; Practice --  Forward picking ; Song (Poor Howard) ; Ripple picking ; Song (Poor Howard) ; Practice --  New fingering for G and D7 ; Melody picking ; Song (Red River Valley) ; Song (When I first came to this land) ; Song (English Country Garden) ; Song (Shortnin' Bread) ; Capo position table ; Fretboard diagram ; Chord Bank. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780563164968 0563164964 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Guitar--Instruction and study
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>M 787.87  / PEAR.193