# Matching Beginner's Guides to Guitar and Keyboard? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 6, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578 "2017-03-06T20:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fruitbat2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/1 "2017-03-06T20:43:24Z")
Does anyone know of any beginner guides to playing the guitar and keyboard that match, so you and a partner could learn on your own (one playing guitar and one playing keyboard) and play the same songs together as you learn? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/2 "2017-03-07T06:26:57Z")
No, but it’s a neat idea. ---
**Author:** ![Fruitbat2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/3 "2017-03-07T07:07:58Z")
Finally, someone answered me! Thank you. I guess I will just have to go on Amazon and order some beginner books even if they don’t match. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/4 "2017-03-07T07:53:06Z")
You should find some that have similar songs. My reply above shouldn’t be taken to mean there aren’t any such books, only that I don’t know of any. ---
**Author:** ![Fruitbat2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/5 "2017-03-07T08:17:26Z")
Meh, I couldn’t find any. Yep, we can just do the separate beginner books I just ordered, then start playing some simple songs together. I feel so sorry for the neighbors haha. ---
**Author:** ![Maurie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/6 "2017-03-07T16:05:30Z")
Which one are you? ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/7 "2017-03-07T16:37:47Z")
You don’t mention what style of guitar so here are two choices: Free PDFs of classical guitar and piano duets – most are too difficult for absolute beginners but some (look for the word “facile” in the title) are suited for those with perhaps six months to a year of experience. [http://www.classicalguitardelcamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18186](http://www.classicalguitardelcamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18186) And a book on Amazon aimed at beginners, not necessarily for classical guitar. [Easy Classical Piano & Electric Guitar Duets: Featuring music of Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Handel and other composers. In Standard Notation and Tableture.](https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Piano-Electric-Guitar-Duets/dp/1470081202) ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-beginners-guides-to-guitar-and-keyboard/781578/8 "2017-03-07T16:49:35Z")
And here might be exactly what you need – a youtube video of a very simple beginner piece followed by a link to a printable version of the sheet music. [Easy Piano Guitar Duet - Falling Slowly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdL9jbkaH-c) [Falling Slowly sheet music](https://www.scribd.com/document/334501586/Falling-Slowly) BTW – It’s a great a idea to learn to play with other people.