Guitar Self-Learning: From Beginner to Advanced (Revised Edition)

Author: Liu Chuan
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Publish Date: 1997-07-01
Features: This book is personally written by the renowned guitarist and educator, Liu Chuan. Starting from the basic knowledge of the guitar, it adopts a step-by-step approach, enabling readers to quickly master the techniques of guitar singing. "Guitar" is the transliteration of the English word "Guitar." It is also known as a "six-stringed instrument" due to its six strings. The guitar is a plucked string instrument with a fretboard and nut, which produces sound through the resonance of the body. It is tuned in thirds and fourths. Regarding the origin of the guitar, there are differing opinions, but it is generally believed to have been introduced to Europe by the Moors from Arabia in the 14th century. At that time, people referred to this four-stringed Arabic plucked instrument as the Vihuela.