Do you know a kid who wants to play guitar but don't know how to help them begin their musical journey? Let the most-trusted name in music education get them off to a great start! The Hal Leonard Guitar for Kids Method is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Clear instruction, helpful photos, and popular songs such as “Yellow Submarine,” “Hokey Pokey,” “I'm a Believer,” “Surfin' U.S.A.,” “This Land Is Your Land” and “Hound Dog” keep students motivated. Clean, simple page layouts ensure kids' attention remains focused on one concept at a time.

The method is equally suitable for students using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parents, even if they've never had any musical training themselves.

The accompanying online audio contains more than 30 tracks for demonstration and play-along and is accessed using the unique code printed inside each book. No tablature included. Lessons include:

- Selecting your guitar

- Parts of the guitar

- Holding the guitar

- Hand position

- Reading music notation and counting

- Notes on the first three strings

- C, G7, Em, G, D, and A chords

- Strumming & picking

Note: no tablature is included.

Songs include: ABC - Barbara Ann - Brown Eyed Girl - Coconut - Eleanor Rigby - Get up Stand Up - The Hokey Pokey - Hound Dog - I'm a Believer - Land of a Thousand Dances - Love Me Tender - Low Rider - Surfin' U.S.A. - This Land Is Your Land - Yellow Submarine - You Are My Sunshine.

HL Guitar for Kids