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Electric Guitar

Electric guitar with amplifer

Borrow an electric guitar (with amplifier) from the library and learn how to play it with the resources below.

Choosing a Guitar

This page lists resources specific to the electric guitar. The general guitar resources listed in the acoustic guitar section of this guide may also be of interest to anyone learning to play electric guitar.

Instructional Books

Instructional DVDs

Understanding Amplifiers

Guitar Magazines

A selection of digital magazines can be accessed through OverDrive Magazines and PressReader. For example:

Guitar Player Magazine Cover
Total Guitar Magazine Cover
Guitar Techniques Magazine Cover

Print Magazines

Online Tutorials

Free guitar lessons available on the internet.

Free guitar lessons for players of all skill levels.

Online guitar lessons.

Learn to play different guitar styles (blues, classical, fingerstyle, flatpick, jazz, and rock) by watching the videos created by ArtistWorks music teachers.

Apps

To search Apps for banjo, go to:

Google Play

or

App Store 

(searchable with your Apple Device)

Additional Resources

Search engine of guitar tabs.

Features an interactive guitar chord finger, including split chords and chord variations.

Virtual guitar chordbook scales and tuner.

Online guitar tuner.

An archive of guitar, bass and drum tabs. It is also an online tab player - tabs are accompanied with audio.

Website of guitar tabs.

Digital Library Resources

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A music streaming service featuring classical, jazz, folk and world music.

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A jazz music streaming service with an extensive collection from over 150 jazz labels including Blue Note and Fantasy Jazz.

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The complete Smithsonian Folkways catalogue, featuring folk music from more than 150 countries.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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LinkedIn Learning offers video courses in business, computer technology, software, and creative skills, all conducted by experts in their fields.

New to LinkedIn Learning? View a video tutorial or visit the LinkedIn Learning FAQ page for more information.

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The largest classical music streaming library in the world featuring over 1,600 classical music videos, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and more!

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders

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