eMedia Rock Guitar For Dummies [WIN]

• More than 30 videos, with close-up and split-screen views of both hands, to see the techniques needed to learn how to play guitar.
• Rhythm guitar lessons with rock chords like power chords (both open and moveable power chords), bar chords (barre chords), strumming patterns, palm muting and other techniques.
• Lead guitar lessons that teach string bends, pull-ons, hammer-ons and riffs plus how to play the blues scale.
• eMedia’s Animated Fretboard to show guitar fingerings.
• A tutorial on how to read guitar tabs.
• Jam Tracks to provide a backing band in select guitar lessons to make learning fun. Learn the blues scale, and then practice lead guitar with a band!
• Hit guitar songs like “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult), “You Really Got Me” (Van Halen/The Kinks) and more!
• Guitar lessons and songs as both audio and MIDI tracks where selections can be looped, slowed or sped up.
• Finger Tracker technology that displays the notes you’re playing on the Animated Fretboard as the guitar software listens to your playing via the computer microphone.
• Integrated guitar software tools with an automatic guitar tuner, chord chart/dictionary, fingering charts, and metronome.

The Fast and Easy Way to Starting Playing

• eMedia Rock Guitar Guitar For Dummies features hit songs, including songs found in Guitar Hero® and Rock Band®:
• “Lake of Fire” by Nirvana
• “You Really Got Me” as by Van Halen
• “All Day and All of the Night” by the Kinks
• “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult
• “Tomorrow” by Silverchair
• “All Right Now” by Free

Over 70 Step-by-Step Rock Guitar Lessons

• The easy-to-follow lessons cover all the techniques needed to play rock, punk, and metal, movable power chords, effects pedals, yanks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm muting, distorted riffs, the blues scale, using feedback, the whammy bar, and more!

Instant Feedback

• Instant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes on your guitar as you progress through an exercise. With a microphone connected to your computer and a guitar in your hands, play the notes in the exercise (or song) on any screen featuring the “ear” icon in the upper right corner and the computer will highlight the notes for you in green.

Animated Fretboard

• The Animated Fretboard displays fingering positions as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a guitar fretboard as you hear the music. option for both right- and left-handed views.

Finger Tracker

• Play into the computer’s microphone to see what note you’re playing on the fretboard. You’ll be able to correct your playing faster!
• Over 30 High Quality Videos
• In over 30 full-motion videos, host Steve Rock demonstrates techniques. Split-screen videos provide close-ups as needed.

Music Tracking

• Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they’re heard makes it easy to follow along on guitar.

Variable-Speed MIDI

• Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Fretboard shows song fingerings as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to you!

Automatic Tuner

• Tune your guitar quickly and easily! Play into your computer’s microphone and tune up interactively. Chord Dictionary
• Fingering charts and recorded sounds for over 250 chords. Easy access helps you learn songs with new chords quickly. An indispensable reference tool!

Digital Metronome

• Set your own speed and keep a steady beat with audio or visual feedback.

Digital Recorder

• Save your recordings and play back to compare with the instructor’s version and share with friends.

System Requirements

Windows :

• Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
• CD-ROM or Download