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This landmark book of music for the plectrum style jazz guitar took years to compile, write and edit. It contains some of the greatest solos and duets ever written and performed on the plectrum or flatpicked guitar, including works by Carl Kress, Dick McDonough, George Van Eps, Bucky Pizzarelli, George...

This book of triadic concepts is as much for the ears as it is for the hands. Playing harmonized scales in triadic form is very helpful for the progressing guitarist. By working through these exercises, the guitarist will learn the harmonic sound of each key and develop a strong sense of melodic and...

"Achieving Guitar Artistry - Concert Solos" is a collection of 56 solos reflecting a wide array of colors, textures and moods. These were originally written for plectrum or flatpick guitar but may be played by the classical or fingerstyle guitarist. The solos range in difficulty from intermediate...

Grade 2 explores more complex rhythms in carefully graded solo and duet settings with parallel lessons in music theory- just enough to keep students up to speed in terms of what they are expected to play. The book begins with a review of playing in the key of C major but soon goes to F major/D minor...

"The world's premier method for learning modern plectrum style guitar, time-tested and proven successful in building the theoretic and technical foundation needed to play in any style. All seven grades of this method are written in standard notation only to encourage better sight reading. In...

Without a hint of condescension, this book/audio offers the young classic guitarist a thorough grounding in reading standard notation in first position. This book was written in the Mel Bay tradition of providing only enough music theory to understand what is required of the student at any given point...

Mel Bay's latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of exercises and solos in different genres. This comprehensive collection of studies and solos presents a diverse and eclectic array of music. In addition to great sounding warm-ups and picking studies, solos are presented in...

The arts flourished in the Baroque period. Music from that time is still performed worldwide by symphonies, opera companies, choirs, chamber ensembles and soloists on many instruments. The period was characterized by the works of such great artists as J. S. Bach (b. 1685), Handel (b. 1685), Telemann...

Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies, and duets in the keys of B, G#m, Db, Bbm, Gb, and Ebm. Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found in each key. For each key, etudes are presented in four different positions. The...

For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as the best course of action, here at last is a proven method for the left-handed guitarist! The world's...

Playing chords is the emphasis of this Mel Bay Guitar University (MBGU) book. Over 100 songs arranged for chord strumming accompaniment to singing. Presented are easy chord forms, strumming in different time signatures, master chord reference chart, use of the capo, musical terms, types of guitars,...

Written as an in-depth supplement to the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Grade 2, this text contains solos, picking studies, technique building, chord studies, and speed studies. The studies contained in this book may be effectively used to enhance the learning and study of any guitar method. Studies...

Odd-time signatures are often an enigma to the Western musician and present specific challenges when it comes to phrasing and feeling. This book will improve any musician's ability to intuit odd-time signatures, through 48 etudes in 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 10/8 and 11/8 time. "Mixed etudes" are also...

A handy photo/diagram chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included....