Guitar category: 1577 books

The premise of Kitharologus is that "Guitar technique is made up of a limited number of procedures with an unlimited number of applications. Therefore, a sound technical methodology is not one that tries to cover all possible forms of a given procedure, but rather one that identifies and trains...

The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. The book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and...

These 27 short etudes were composed to provide music suitable for study or the concert stage. The etudes present a colorful palette of moods and musical textures. They incorporate various picking techniques and lush harmonies. They are extremely useful in developing tone and a lyrical feeling to one's...

The goal of these twenty etudes is to address various issues of guitar technique while presenting pieces that have melodic content, are interesting and fun to play and which can be used in concert or recital. Fragmented scale runs, scales ascending and descending several octaves, switching positions...

This book stands alone as the most comprehensive teaching method for the jazz/blues guitarist. It provides everything one needs to know to successfully master the jazz/blues style covering topics such as: harmonic form, linear concepts, comping, walking bass lines, background vamps, endings and more!...

Tommy Emmanuel is one of the hottest fingerpicking guitar stars today. This complete transcription offers not only a look at his music, but insight to his style and techniques. The performance notes help players over potential hurdles in the pieces. In standard notation and tablature.

When Leo Fender invented the electric bass in the early 1950s, little did he know the musical revolution that would follow. Dozens of musical styles were born as a direct result of his invention. Mel Bay's Encyclopedia of Bass Riffs is an overview of over 40 different musical styles, covering 50 years...

This landmark book constitutes Mel Bay's first anthology of Renaissance lute and mandora literature in its original tablature form. It also offers the same 56 tunes tastefully transcribed in standard modern guitar notation and tab. For the academically inclined or those who simply want to examine...

This book includes 29 classic gospel songs arranged for chord solo style ukulele. In this style, the melody is voiced on the highest string while the chord or harmony note is voiced in the lower strings. The result is an attractive presentation that needs no additional instrumentation. Guitar chords...

Folk Songs for Solo Ukulele includes 29 classic folk songs arranged for chord-solo-style ukulele. In this style, the melody is voiced on the highest string while the harmony is voiced on the lower strings, creating a beautiful solo sound. Guitar chords are included if accompaniment is desired. The tunes represent the rich palette of American and English folk music.

Unlock the secrets of moving chord rhythm for bluegrass, blues and swing. Using eleven tunes in six keys including old-time fiddle tunes, bluegrass instrumentals and swing progressions, Joe Carr shows how to create interesting moving chordal backup for practically any song. Mandolin players can now...

The Guitarist's Picture Chords is a repository for the most useful guitar chords in every key, diagrammed in three different positions, the first accompanied by a photograph. While suitable for beginners who need a handy reference for playing chords, this is also perfect for intermediate players looking to expand their knowledge base and experiment with more obscure patterns.

Here's yet another book that should be in every serious classical and flamenco guitarist's library; this time, Ioannis Anastassakis (The Art of Rasguedo) eliminates the guesswork on how to practice and perform the tremolo technique. The book addresses over 70 different approaches and methods to practice...

The best way to learn an instrument is to play it as often as you can with other musicians. Trading songs and interacting with other instrumentalists and singers will foster learning at a faster pace and promote development of an ensemble sound. This play-along series encourages this kind of fun,...