Guitar category: 1577 books

Master teachers and performers of the mandolin, Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship have crafted this beginning mandolin method book based on the solid system created by Wicklund for the best-selling books, The American Fiddle Method. Using clear illustrations and lucid explanations, the authors guide...

Major Pentatonic scale in 12 keys. 5 diagrams and 5 tabs by key (in all 12 keys), with fingering, note names and intervals. 30 audio tracks to practice the patterns (audio tracks: web link under each tab).

An in-depth study of mandolin technique. Included are chapters on arpeggios, shifting, triplets and chromatics. Each chapter contains numerous practice studies and concludes with a fiddle tune arrangement showcasing the skills discussed in that chapter. A great resource for intermediate to advanced...

Melodic Minor (alternative name: Jazz melodic Minor) scale with diagrams, note names, intervals, fingering, theory, all in 12 keys. Plus tabs, audio tracks and backing tracks, in the key of C (link under tab).

Major scale in 12 keys with diagrams, fingering, notes and intervals. Plus tablature and audio in the key of A (link under tab).

The goal of this book is to provide a concept for guitarists that will help them go quickly to the core of the harmonies that must be dealt with in order to improvise over chord changes. Joe Negri shows how you can assimilate harmonies and quickly determine a common denominator that you instantly...

Presented in this informative text is a concise, clear picture of the fingernail, its anatomy, what affects its health, how to combat weak nail problems, how to obtain strong, healthy nails and what products to buy. Included is an analysis of all currently available artificial nail systems (acrylics,...

This method and its accompanying recording are for the beginning and intermediate oud student interested in gaining a stronger understanding of makam theory and practice on the oud, while also providing advice and exercises useful for improving overall playing technique. Three beautiful and commonly...

A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. Teaches strumming rhythm by playing along with lyrics, then teaches tablature reading for playing solos. The solos provide picking indications for up-picking and down-picking. Contains 25 folk favorites for strumming and singing, 13 songs in notation and tablature for solo picking, and a mandolin chord reference chart.

A technique building regimen built around jazz chords and scale shapes. The basic chord is shown, followed by the appropriate arpeggio and scale. In addition, an 'ear stretching' etude is presented for each chord and scale shape.

A chord catalog and study guide for fingerstyle guitarists who want to build smooth thumbpicking technique. This book teaches how to read tab and chord diagrams, and shows chords and thumbpicking chords in various key signatures. An appendix is included in the back of the book which shows diminished and augmented chord forms for each key.

A concise, easy-to-understand bass method in notation and tablature. This text will acquaint the bass player with basic chord progressions, chord notes, walking bass patterns, and a contemporary solo in the keys of C, G, F, B, B-flat, D, D minor, A, E-flat, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, and...

A lively collection of songs for strumming, plus easy G-tuning solos for fingerpicking 5-string banjo. The solos are in tablature with both melody and solo parts and feature three-finger picking technique in the popular bluegrass style. Slide, hammer, and pull-off techniques are taught. A basic chart of banjo chords is also included.

Includes every note of every solo by the nine top resonator guitarists who contributed to the Grammy Award-winning album of the same title. All 20 tunes (including the 11 solos on Fireball Mail) appear in tablature with commentary and chordal accompaniment. Feartures Jerry Douglas, Buck Graves, Mike...