Essentials of Rhythm Guitar, Level 1

The guitar is first and foremost a rhythm instrument. Every guitarist should have a solid understanding of the most fundamental chords, the best fingerings to be used, how to seamlessly switch between them, and different strumming patterns. This book covers all of these elements and more, focusing on the most common chords of the guitar, including major chords, minor chords, dominant seventh chords, and suspended chords. By playing through the simple and easy to follow exercises of this book, you will learn all the necessary chords and strum patterns to play thousands of songs in no time at all!