Guitar Rookie to Rockstar - Book 2: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide to Minor Chords, Easy Riffs & Playing More Songs Confidently in 14 Days: 75+ ... (Step-by-Step Beginner Guitar Method) - Softcover

Davies, Ian; Sterling, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9347026700 ISBN 13: 9789347026706

Publisher: FirstNote, 2026

Synopsis

Play More Songs You Love. Add Powerful New Skills in Just 14 Days.
You’ve already taken your first steps on guitar. Now it’s time for the next leap forward.

Most beginners stall after learning a few basic chords. Their changes feel slow, their rhythm feels shaky, and they’re not sure how to practice in a way that keeps them improving. Guitar Rookie to Rockstar - Book 2 is designed to break that cycle and get your playing moving again.

This installment of the series adds exactly what you need at this stage: your first essential minor chords, fresh rhythm patterns, practical picking techniques, and more real songs to keep the journey fun and rewarding.

In just 14 days, you’ll switch smoothly between major and minor chords, play confidently in 3/4 and 4/4 time, and turn basic chord practice into clean, great-sounding music.

Inside This Book, You’ll Learn:

• Three must-know minor chords: Am, Em, and Dm
• How to practice chord changes to build speed and reliability
• New rhythm exercises that improve timing and groove
• The fundamentals of alternate picking
• A clear rule for picking direction that works on any pattern
• Simple 3/4 picking patterns
• Simple 4/4 picking patterns
• How scales fit into real music
• The C major and A minor scales
• The A minor pentatonic and C major pentatonic scales
• What riffs are and how to play them
• Several beginner riffs to develop feel and control
• How to use a metronome to sharpen your accuracy
• Practical exercises to strengthen and relax your fingers
• More chord progressions to expand your repertoire
• Step-by-step routines for balanced practice

Plus, you’ll get free downloadable bonuses, including over three hours of high-quality audio files so you can hear every exercise, chord progression, scale, and riff played clearly and correctly. You’ll also receive a printable Weekly Practice Schedule designed to support your practice and help you progress with confidence.

Why Book 2 Works

Because it meets you exactly where you are. This book focuses on the outcomes that matter: steadier rhythm, faster changes, cleaner picking, and progress you can actually hear. Every chapter builds logically on what came before, so you never feel lost. The emphasis is on practical playing, not getting lost in theory.

Who It’s For

• Readers who finished Book 1 and want to keep progressing
• Self-taught players who feel stuck after learning the basics
• Beginners ready to add minor chords and simple riffs
• Guitarists who want smarter, more effective practice
• Anyone who wants to play more songs with confidence and better feel

If you want your guitar playing to sound more like real music and less like exercises, Guitar Rookie to Rockstar - Book 2 gives you the exact tools, patterns, and routines to make that happen.

Edition details

• Publisher: FirstNote
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9347026700
• ISBN 13: 9789347026706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128