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We identified two top-of-the-range guitar tuition software
products on the market and compared them with "Play
Guitar", in terms of common features listed on guitar tuition
issues or topics.
The "Play Guitar" CD consistently
came up as the product offering the most comprehensive information,
detailed lessons and the widest variety of modern rock songs.
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| Title |
Product 1 |
Product 2 |
Play Guitar |
Chords
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Only one voicing per chord
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Less than 30
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3 Voicings per chord - over
1300 chords |
| Inversions |
No reference |
Not featured |
Has dedicated section |
| Modes |
None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Blues scales |
None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
Pentatonic scales
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
Harmonic minor scales
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
Melodic scales
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
Arpeggios
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None |
Refers to finger picking |
Has both finger picking and
lead guitar application as well as exercises for soloing |
Exotic scales
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None |
None |
Features Persian, Hungarian
and several other types |
Transposing facilities
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
Scale finder
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None |
None |
Unique to "Play Guitar"
- it will calculate keys, chords and scales in any key you require
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Songs
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Offers links to "illegal"
site; also has several traditional happy birthday style songs
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Features a few songs, mostly
traditional |
Small but modern with Santana,
Clapton, Dylan, Oasis, Sting, Black Sabbath, etc. |
How to solo and improvise
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None |
None |
Several sections as well as
exercises that can be applied |
| Guitar effect pedals
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Using the capo
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Circle of 5th theory
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Chord construction theory
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Introducing the guitar
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Good |
Good |
Good |
| Tuner
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Plug in and audio facility |
Plug in and audio facility |
Audio facility only |
| Back-up track to jam with
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Player level
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Beginner |
Beginner |
Beginner to advanced |
| Scale exercises
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Finger tapping
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None |
None |
Has dedicated section |
| Picture quality
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Several blurred |
Good |
Good |
| Price
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$59 |
£29.99 / $44.95
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$34.50 |
| PC compatibility |
Pentium 133 up |
Pentium 133 up |
486 dx2 66 up, 8M ram - great
for kids with parents' old PCs |
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 Purchase
the Play Guitar CD now for only $34.50!  |
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