Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

(27 customer reviews)

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Alfred Music; 3rd edition (June 1, 1959)
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English
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48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎

0739048902
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎

978-0739048900
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6.2 ounces
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8.75 x 0.25 x 11.5 inches
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27 reviews for Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

  1. Cara H. –

    Highly recommend this method

    My son has studied guitar for the past 3 years. He finds the Alfred’s Basic Method challenges him and allows him to progress in his playing.. The level 2 book continues to introduce new notes, chords and scales. There are solos, duets and accompaniments. Alfred is noted for being a fast paced and complete teaching method. I would have to agree with that assessment. My son started playing young so his teacher started with 2 more basic methods. This method continues to challenge my son and move him forward in his guitar playing ability.

    2 people found this helpful

  2. D. Nagel –

    went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book …

    went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book. A little more difficult than i was hoping, but my 6 yr old can do it.

    One person found this helpful

  3. F. Sasso –

    Serious Learning Only

    I am relearning the Guitar after a 30 year break. I worked through the first book in this series and am now on the second. 30 years ago I didn’t pay much attention to learning the actual music I just memorized chords and played by ear. These books are excellent for learning all aspects of the method of playing guitar. It is a slower and harder process than just learning Guitar Tab but it is worth it if you have the time. I am actually doing both and I find that what I have picked up in the Alfred’s book helps incredibly even when playing from Tab.

    8 people found this helpful

  4. Jen Magness –

    Great beginner guitar book

    Great book for my son learning guitar. He likes the songs which keeps him interested. Very useful.

  5. Kathy M. –

    Great if you are able to read sheet music

    I would simply advise people 1) Be careful with your clicks 2) Make a copy of your order at checkout. I was going to purchase Alfred’s Book 1 because I’m a complete newbie to guitar. The “bundled offer” included a Book 2 and a Book 1 & 2. Wow, two volumes in one, a no-brainer right? So that’s what I thought I ‘clicked’ to put in my cart. Yesterday I received Book 2 which is basically a book of sheet music with minimal instructions. A perfectly good book for people who knows how to read music, but not much use to someone lacking basic skills. The book arrived in perfect condition and of acceptable quality for the low cost.

    One person found this helpful

  6. brian c –

    Guitar book 2

    Guitar book 2 good for learning how to play

  7. Daniel Stephens –

    Alfred’s is a great way to learn

    I have enjoyed using this method for learning guitar. It would be best to have a teacher, however I don’t have the schedule to allow learning at a set time. With Alfred’s books I have been able to slowly but surely progress on my own.

    One person found this helpful

  8. Jenn –

    Five Stars

    Great book. My son loves it.

    One person found this helpful

  9. A K –

    Good audio but poor packing.

    Good audio but poor packing also no track list.

  10. Amazon Customer –

    Five Stars

    Easy to understand..

  11. impala3400 –

    Easy to learn

    Bought as gift for a friend. He loves it.

  12. SJB –

    This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students

    This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students; however, this appears to be a cheap reproduction. The stickers on the back are pictures of stickers. The cover is not glossy like the original and the inside is all black and white with no color. Another student who ordered one for herself through Amazon got the same fake.

    5 people found this helpful

  13. C. Blackburn –

    Husband likes it.

    Purchased for my husband. He is a beginning guitar player, he loves it.

  14. L. Horseman –

    Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method – Book 2

    Very good. It provides the excellent instruction of the other Alfred’s series of guitar books. It picks upwhere book 1 left off.

  15. DuArte –

    Five Stars

    Great deal!..

  16. Darrence –

    One Star

    Okay to read but learned better through YouTube, will need to take lessons.

  17. Frenchie –

    Challenging experience

    I bought this book recommendation of my daughter’s guitar teacher. She is starting her fourth year of private guitar lessons (she’s 11) and has gone through the three youth manuals that were available. We got this one just before she left for summer vacation so she’d have something new to work on before she came back to lessons in the fall. Working through it on her own was definitely a challenge for her (she had difficulties playing with the CD, mainly because she couldn’t keep up and she was confused since some tracks have multiple parts being played and she didn’t realize she was only supposed to be playing one of them – she did not have a chance to see her teacher for any instruction after the book arrived) but she made great progress with it on her own during the summer. Upon her return, her teacher explained to her how to use the book along with the CD and she’s made great progress. It has helped her work on all facets of her playing – chords, rhythm, scales, melody, etc.

    One person found this helpful

  18. Outlawbak –

    Four Stars

    The book is most helpful.

  19. Paul Andre Lallier –

    Progression on music for learning

    A good follow up to the first volume. Not much theory. Would be nice if the audio was part of the book without extra cost.

  20. Dawn Slater –

    Easy to read

    Illustrated really well , easy to read excellent pictures and reminders about what chords you have already learnt

  21. Donald R Gowan –

    Good book to learn from

    Easy to use

  22. KAVAN SONI –

    Knowledge book

    For Guitar Learning perfect book

  23. operadiva –

    good basic method

    I have already used book 1, but I find some directions a little difficult to understand in book 2. For instance, it is not always clear which part is to be played by the teacher, and which part is to be performed by the student.

    One person found this helpful

  24. David E Evans –

    Good book

    Good product

  25. Cycling Rev –

    The Next Step

    Useful book, written in the same style as Book 1, so if you got on well with that one, this should suit you fine!

    2 people found this helpful

  26. Amazon Customer –

    Five Stars

    Exactly what was needed.

  27. Judy Howes –

    Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not …

    Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not look like the picture and was expecting a cd with the book

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      Kindle version doesn’t have audio

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      Another great book

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      Helpful book.

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      Five Stars

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      I am happy I purchased.

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      Three Stars

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      A great start for new uke players, even better for experienced stringed instrument players.

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      A Great Way to Start!

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      Just OK

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    26. Steve Vrana –

      The Internet Really Makes This Obsolete

      When I bought my first ukulele two years ago, I purchased this songbook. What a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with the songs. Each title includes sheet music for piano with easy to read ukulele chord diagrams. And the most difficult chord in any of the songs is a B flat–and that isn’t that tough to master. You also get complete lyrics.So what’s the problem? There are only twenty songs, and not a lot of variety: five Beatles songs, two songs each from Elvis, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. Truth to tell, I haven’t opened this songbook since the day it arrived. There are numerous websites where you can print practically any song you want. Why would you spend good money on this? And this songbook says nothing about strum patterns. Overall, it’s just not very helpful. It was a rookie mistake on my part. I wish I had my money back.

      3 people found this helpful

    27. D –

      Easy read and to learn the songs

      Such a easy to read and learn uke book. I love that’s it tabs. I don’t play often so not good at uke or guitar but this is a book I can play the songs and pick up no matter how long it’s been since playing

      2 people found this helpful

    28. Ronald K. Ridley –

      Easy pop tone for uke

      Pro – I like the strings with the number of the fret on it as well as the chord bars shown for the songs with the words.Con – It could tell you when to play the chords and with what strumming pattern as well as when the picking comes back on. This could be used as a duet with one person strumming the chords while the other person does the picking.

      2 people found this helpful

    29. Customer –

      I love that this has the tabs

      I love that this has the tabs. It makes it easy for almost anyone to pick up and play. The songs are great, a nice variety of genres.

      3 people found this helpful

    30. Steve Foreaker –

      Ladies and Germs, I present….

      Good book. Songs are easy and fun. Hell, if I could play everyone of these songs well, I’d be a hit at any party.

      3 people found this helpful

    31. Dennis Lopez –

      Not much Popular Songs

      I was expecting popular songs – old and new, but it is the kind of a song book that is nice to have but will be not be in use. I wish for song books like this, there is a way to view the lists of songs.

    32. ShannyBanany –

      Loving the Hal Leonard series!

      We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!

    33. Pandora Logsdon –

      Four Stars

      Everything we need to learn simple Ukulele and have fun.

    34. Hisako –

      Purchased for Self

      I did not recognize too many of the songs, and there was not very much variation to the music being played. I recommend using online music/chords/tabs if you want more popular, up-to-date music, or even easy songs like these in the book

    35. Joann W. Layton –

      It wasn’t what I was looking for.

      The book is probably a good book but it wasn’t what I was looking for. I was looking for the old folk songs I learned to play on the ukelele on but the songs in this book were too modern for me.

    36. Karen C. –

      Four Stars

      Still learning to play.

    37. El Kabong –

      Good book but not for me (yet)

      I bought this thinking I can start learning my daugther’s ukulele that she no longer wants. Boy was I wrong ! This book is great, in my opinion once I find the Ukulele for Dummies or Ukulele 101 book.

      One person found this helpful

    38. Myrna –

      Love this book

      The little diagrams with the dots above where you change cords is just what I was looking for. You don’t have to memorizethe D cord, or the C cord, etc. Much easier to play songs without much memorizing.

    39. dan –

      decent songs

      has couple of cool songs in here, tells you chords, not that great of a selection though, but im happy.

      One person found this helpful

    40. Kindle Customer –

      Good book

      Good book. It has good songs, but I wish it had more classic songs.It also makes u rate the book and you can’t get out of it so I’m giving it a lower score.

    41. Julie –

      very good

      Great songs, but there are easier versions out there. I am a very new beginner and found some of the cords difficult but all in all this is a great book of songs

    42. alliecat –

      Wonderful!

      This is the best book for beginners! It has tabs too. It’s got the song “walk the line” and “your cheating heart”

      2 people found this helpful

    43. A. Mary Mc Evoy –

      A beginners delight

      This is a very useful book for the beginner.It is written very well with this in mind.I recommend it highly.It arrived in very good time,packed to perfection,and in first class condition

      One person found this helpful

    44. leadguitar126 –

      useful for uke players

      I enjoy trying popular songs on the ukulele. Especially when the chord diagrams make it easy to figure out how to play the chords on the uke! More like this.. please!

    45. Kindle Customer –

      Good Beginning Songbook

      This book has a lot of good eawsy songs for the beginning player. It should be used witth the Hal Leonard Ukulele Method, Book 1 to teach students, or yourself, to read notes (or tabs) which ultimately will lead to a better more advanced uke player. The songs can also be played just with chords.

      2 people found this helpful

    46. LookInto’s Matt –

      The book is okay but the song aren’t all that great

      I just wanted to learn to play the Ukulele for fun and bought this in addition to the Uke which came with it’s own book and DVD. This book is okay but the songs are more on the lame side. It was cheap enough but I don’t think I’d buy it again knowing what I know now.

    47. Eric –

      Starter book

      This song book is a little thin on music and chord charts, it was a good starting point for me but i needed several other books to really get enjoyment out of this purchase.

    48. Lucie –

      Easy to follow

      This is a great songbook for ukulele beginner; with the pictures of the chords right above the text / notations and the selection of the songs almost “guaranteed you will know”, as a complete beginner I had a blast trying them all on the 1st day I picked a ukulele into my hand

    49. Ginny Straub –

      ukelele song book

      I was disappointed that the book was more suited for adults than an 8 yr old child who was beginning to play. The instructions were good, but I did not think I could give it to him b/c of the song selections. Age appropriateness would be good to lidt with this item. Thank you.

      2 people found this helpful

    50. Debbie –

      Easy Songs for Ukulele

      Came on time and in great shape. Haven’t had a chance to play any of the songs, but looks like great songs. Thank You

    51. Brandon W. –

      Great for learning!

      This was great! Everything I expected. Made a perfect gift for my wife who is learning how to play. It was fun for me too and I already play.

    52. Nicky Burns –

      Good songs

      Like the songs good for a beginner like me~

      One person found this helpful

    53. Daniel –

      Perfect for beginners

      Ecellent and easy to follow.

    54. Wayne –

      great book

      I purchased this book in hopes it would help me learn to play the ukulele. There are a lot of great songs in this book. Now I just have to learn to read and play them.

    55. Pascal J. Benvenuti –

      Songs that are fun to Play !!!

      Great little book that is loaded with songs that are fun to play on my Ukulele.

      2 people found this helpful

    56. T. P. Stropes –

      Great for the Novice..

      This is a nice book to have for your first song book. Call me old fashion but I like a songbook instead of having to hunt songs on the internet. For the money its a good deal.

    57. Kim –

      Okay

      Nice, simple, with the chords, tabs, and lyrics. Don’t like that you have to stop and turn pages. They could have avoided this easily and included more CURRENT songs. Other than that, it’s okay.

    58. Vicki –

      Four Stars

      Good.

    59. pete519 –

      Four Stars

      Good basics for Uke

    60. Bonny K. –

      Very Cheaply made but works

      I have to leave the back stand out all the time, because it is made so cheaply, however IT DOES WORK, just don’t open and close it to many times.

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      Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1

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      60 reviews for Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1

      1. Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –

        Great material, but product not shipped well.

        These are great beginner books. 2 stars because they were shipped “brand new” but arrived with broken spines. They need to be shipped in something more sturdy so they are not folded in transit.

        One person found this helpful

      2. Yulduz Bozorova –

        Ok

        Ok

      3. Kindle Customer –

        Music in me.

        Nice and easy for me to learn.

      4. Tina smith –

        Five Stars

        My husband loved it

      5. Cheryl Cherry-hill –

        Good buy!

        I got the book for my 85 year old mother who just started guitar lessons. She loves the book because the notes are large enough for her to see!

        One person found this helpful

      6. Gabbie M. –

        Love it

        This is a great guide for beginners.

      7. JR –

        Five Stars

        Easy to follow

      8. Sharon Clark –

        Great choice.

        Easy to follow and understand, starts easy and builds on skills as you move forward without throwing you in right away.

      9. Charles Wilson –

        Five Stars

        great

      10. Morg –

        Great!

        Great beginner guitar book! no confusing terminology, and always to-the-point!

      11. Amazon Customer –

        Good starter book for guitar

        Could introduce strumming and chord structure more instead of concentrating on picking notes

      12. jp –

        would have been 4 stars but no sound files

        At a private teacher I do like this book…. but obtaining sound files is proving to be next to impossible. Of course you can shell out 13.46 for the cd but that seems a little unfair. Anyway, I did find it in iTunes store and purchased it and … viola….the sound files are included and actually will play….. but they are too fast for beginners. My plan was to find these files on my laptop (I know they are not coming from the cloud as they work even when I turn off my wifi) and use the Anytune app to slow them down…. but I can’t find them on my hard drive! They are there somewhere … but I can’t locate them. Anyway, if you are reading this and have found these files please let me know in a review. I would say in the questions section but for some reason I can’t find the “ask question ” link…. ugh.

        5 people found this helpful

      13. william –

        Perfect start into playing guitar manual.

        Exactly what I was looking for. Shipped quick. Highly recommend this seller.

      14. Rick –

        Been around for a generation

        The original edition(s) of this classic beginner’s book date back to the 1960s. When I was 8 or 9 years old (1965-ish), my dad bought a beginner’s guitar for me, along with this book. I was glad to see that the book is still around [in an updated edition], and I bought it as a future gift for my grandson… or someone else if he decides he doesn’t want to learn the guitar.

        One person found this helpful

      15. Amazon Customer –

        very good

        My friend wanted me to teach her 8 year old son how to play the guitar, so she asked a retired music teacher what a good book to use is, and he recommended this one. So we each got it and so far I am very pleased with it. I have never known how to read music (I learned to play chords years ago, but never to read music)but this book teaches to read music as you learn which string of the guitar plays which note and where it is on the music staff. I am learning things as I teach my little friend also. I really like this book. It is simple to understand and it is laid out in a way that I (and my student) don’t feel overwhelmed. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about playing than just chords.

        7 people found this helpful

      16. Kara Anne –

        Great book for a beginner

        I bought this book for a friend. As I am giving her lessons. It is well written and easy for a beginner to understand.

      17. Harpo –

        Good for beginner

        Easy to follow. Good for beginner.

      18. R&M –

        Great Book for Beginners

        Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.

        2 people found this helpful

      19. L. M. Bolt –

        Easy to understand and very helpful

        I’m three years in to re-teaching myself piano with Alfred’s books and I’ve always wanted to play guitar as well so I bought this one. All of Alfred’s books are easy to understand but, as with anything, practice makes perfect. I’ve been doing the lessons for just over a month now and am pleased with my progress. Playing any instrument takes time and practice and I find myself wishing I could play more than three simple lines of ‘Ode To Joy’ but ,as with the piano, I know I’m learning things at this necessary stage and this book is very helpful.

        One person found this helpful

      20. invisible –

        Not the most inspiring elementary music book.

        This is an elementary level book, which has pictures, fretboard diagrams and standard notation. Many of the songs are traditional ones but others would be unfamiliar to the twelve year old target reader. It was designed to use song files which were not included and not linked so I suppose this means the learner must learn the song before they can hear it played. So I doubt that any child I know would be motivated to practice without strong mentoring from a teacher or family member. At this point I’d say it would not be as effective otherwise.

      21. Nurse James –

        As good as ever

        Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.

      22. Mark Weathers –

        Great

        This is a great beginner’s guide to learning to play the guitar.

      23. catherinepb –

        Good method, but not so good theory

        It seems to progress in a very methodical way from one string, two fingers, onto the next string and eventually all fingers. So the student can work up those callouses and build the finger strength gradually. I’m not sure I like how the theory is presented, and so I use a separate book for the music theory. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.

      24. Amazon Customer –

        Kids need to learn slower.

        It is great accept it goes to fast unless you have a teacher helping you. I have a teacher to help me but some people don’t!

      25. A.Prime.Shopper –

        Miss the chord chart

        It is still a good tutorial for learning to read music on a guitar. However, I REALLY miss the chord chart that they used to have inside the back cover. It is now best for only note by note playing.I used this many, many years ago when I was learning guitar, so this has probably been through several new editions since then. But, one of the most useful references was the the index with finger charts for nearly any chord. If I had known that it no longer contained this, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it. Will have to use on-line chord references instead.

        8 people found this helpful

      26. Lou –

        Not very basic for a beginner, more like a lesson on music reading

        The book is good but not what I expected for a non player beginner.

      27. Sandra Robinson –

        Guitar method for us oldies works!!

        Maybe it’s because I’m ‘older’, I am struggling a little. Mainly with the first string cords, but each time I practice them I see an improvement and better understanding. This book is great for explains thing in a clear and precise way. Love it. Highly recommend it.

      28. PeterSz –

        It is OK I guess but it did not help …

        It is OK I guess but it did not help my kids to want to learn the basics of the guitar.

      29. Muhammad Bilal –

        Easy to learn

        Very easy and detailed information for beginner learners

      30. TimM –

        Good basic book

        Bought this for our 11 year old daughter, who wants to learn the guitar. I went through the book and brushed up on my cords and note reading so that I could help her. The book makes it very easy to learn the basics and our girl is having fun trying to learn the instrument.

        One person found this helpful

      31. Amazon Customer –

        Cool

        Cool

      32. G. Davis –

        Good, needs to be updated.

        Good instruction, old songs.

      33. Leo –

        Very instructional

        Very instructional

      34. Norma V –

        The foundation to learn the guitar and play it.

        This guitar study is an expanded version of the Alfred guitar book 1. A basic study for the beginning student or a guitar player who would like to learn guitar basics and theory.

        One person found this helpful

      35. Cher G. –

        She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her …

        My daughter has started guitar lessons and this is the book her instructor asked her to purchase. She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her to follow.

      36. Gene’O McQueen –

        guitar hero

        was excited to open the package and start playing. although i have a long way to go to be the hero that enamours mariah carey i’ll practice, practice, practice until she recognizes my style.

        One person found this helpful

      37. Luke Freml –

        Nice book

        Nice book

      38. DEEVCO –

        Five Stars

        Needed for guitar lessons and was recommended by the teacher.

      39. Roderick E. Tankerson –

        Good Buy

        jumps right in. best for teenagers and adults.

      40. Clara –

        great book, very useful for beginners

        Came fast, great book, very useful for beginners.

      41. SaigonSteve –

        Good for the basics

        Good book for learning or reviewing the basics.

      42. Simon Segal –

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from you

      43. CWalker –

        Five Stars

        Great book for beginners, children or adults.

      44. Amazon Customer –

        Don’t buy this if you are looking for the chord progression chart.

        It is missing the last page of Chord progression chart. I bought this for beginner to have the legacy chord progression chart.

        One person found this helpful

      45. loraleep –

        Five Stars

        Great book, great condition

      46. DuArte –

        Five Stars

        Great deal!…

      47. Dudley E Craig –

        Basic Guitar Method ???

        Only 3 pages of measly instruction; the rest of the book is some music reading but mainly sheet music you can get in many other places.I would return it but I was only suckered for $7.00.

        One person found this helpful

      48. Chan Chun Man Philip –

        Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1 (kindle)

        I bought the kindle version for convenience sake. But the images in the kindle version were so blur that I feel being cheated. It is below the usual expectation. Finally, I have to buy again a printed version.

        5 people found this helpful

      49. Mary A. Harris –

        DVD missing

        My husband likes the book but it does not have the DVD that was suppose to be included.

        One person found this helpful

      50. Kim B. –

        Easy to Understand

        This book is great, however we can’t access the digital files to listen to the samples that you follow.

      51. Jasonian –

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners! I bought it for my son who just started lessons, but I’ve been using myself to practice and learn so I can keep him interested. Very easy to follow.

      52. Amazon Customer –

        Great book

        I sell learned allot from YouTube. But with this book I learned to play melodies and read music. It has some great songs.

      53. Pina –

        Easy to follow

        Easy to follow

      54. Ninjagal –

        Easy to follow

        Very easy to follow. This was highly recommended by a friend who teaches basic guitar and I’m glad I got it.

      55. Amazon Customer –

        Fundamentals of music

        This is a great book for beginners. It will have you playing music withpractice in no time.

      56. sveda277 –

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the …

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the theory book for the price the music store was selling each.

        One person found this helpful

      57. Claudio –

        Four Stars

        really good

      58. vincent –

        it helps

        na

      59. donna casale –

        Love it

        I had same book 30 yrs ago very goid

      60. Emma –

        good

        Good helpful for the beginner. Teacher recommend me to buy. Good good good. Hope to play guitar well. Fighting fighting

        One person found this helpful

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