100 Best Guitar Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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The Artist's Way

Julia Cameron

5.0

"Without The Artist's Way, there would have been no Eat, Pray, Love.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

A stunning gift edition of the powerful bestselling book on creativity.The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. Beautifully packaged with a slipcase and ribbon, this tenth anniversary gift edition is the ideal gift for loved ones engaged in creative lives.

Recommended by Anand C and Emma Gannon.

Anand C

STARTING FROM AUTHENTICITY: by observing, showing humility and being grateful - I started being open to what’s in the sub-conscious more (30+ sessions in). Speaking your truth is a powerful result of this. One great book to help explore this. https://t.co/sOAgAHhWsO [source]

Emma Gannon

Instead of all these fast paced books saying: ‘Here’s how to be amazing, here’s how to get a side hustle, here’s how to hustle, hustle, hustle.’ This is the total opposite. It’s about slowing right down and connecting with yourself again. [source]

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The Guitar Handbook

Ralph Denyer

5.0

The most comprehensive resource available for beginning and experienced guitarists alike, whether acoustic or electric. Completely redesigned and with many more full-color photos than the original, this new edition surveys recent models and profiles current masters, includes an expanded lesson section, and encompasses 10 years of technological change in recording and amplification.

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Guitar Aerobics: A 52-Week, One-lick-per-day Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Guitar Technique

Troy Nelson

4.8

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Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)

Tom Kolb

4.8

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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition

Will Schmid

4.7

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Zen Guitar

Philip Toshio Sudo

4.7

Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance.

Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music.

Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to re

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Guitar Fretboard Workbook: A Complete System for Understanding the Fretboard for Acoustic or Electric Guitar

Barrett Tagliarino

4.7

(Musicians Institute Press). Navigate the guitar neck better than ever before with this easy-to-use book! Designed from Musicians Institute core curriculum programs, it covers essential concepts for players of every level, acoustic or electric. A hands-on guide to theory, it will help you learn to build any scale or chord on your own and unleash creativity. No music reading is required. This secon

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The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook

The Beatles

4.6

(Guitar Chord Songbook). This great collection features all 194 songs written and sung by The Beatles, specially transcribed here for strumming guitarists, from the actual recordings, in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics. Also features a helpful playing guide and a full discography.

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Chord Chemistry

Ted Greene

4.6

Ted Greene's Chord Chemistry was originally published in 1971 and has become the classic chord reference book for two generations of guitarists. Whether you are just beginning to search beyond basic barre chords or are already an advanced player looking for new sounds and ideas this is the book that will get you there. Designed to inspire creativity this book is a musical treasure chest filled wit

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The Advancing Guitarist: Applying Guitar Concepts & Techniques

Mick Goodrick

4.5

Veteran musician and educator Mick Goodrick presents practical information for guitarists who want to improve their playing technique and style and simply become better musicians. Rather than a step-by-step method book, the information is presented in a general essay format, discussing ways that the various techniques covered may be applied by the advancing guitarist to enhance his/her own style o

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Fretboard Logic Se: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning Plus Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete: 1 & 2 (Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Ser)

Bill Edwards

4.4

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A Modern Method for Guitar: Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete

William Leavitt

4.4

(Berklee Methods). Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm

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Guitar for Dummies

Mark Phillips

4.4

The bestselling guide now updated with video demonstrations and audio tracks online The guitar is one of the most versatile instruments in the world, which is why it's so appealing to musicians. Guitar For Dummies, 4th Edition gives you everything a beginning or intermediate acoustic or electric guitarist needs: from buying a guitar to tuning it, playing it, and caring for it. Fully revised and up

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Teach Yourself to Play Guitar

David M. Brewster

4.3

(Guitar Educational). Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which also incorporates simple beat notation for accurate rhythm execution, Teach Yourself to Play Guitar offers the beginning guitarist not only a comprehensive introduction to essential guitar-playin

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Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics

Dan Erlewine

4.3

(Guitar Reference). Whether you simply want to maintain your guitar or hot-rod it into a radical new incarnation, this book is the ideal guide. By the columnist of Guitar Player's popular Repairs & Modifications column, this comprehensive book is a must for any guitarist who needs information on beginning repairs through advance enhancements. 8-1/2 x 11 .

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The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Forumlas for Guitar Scales and Modes

Adam Kadmon

4.3

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Hal Leonard Guitar Method: Book 1

Will Schmid and Greg Koch

4.3

(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes tuning; playing position; musical symbols; notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords; rhythms throug

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Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology

Jonathan Natelson, William Cumpiano

4.3

Hailed by Guitar Player magazine as "perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced," and by Booklist as "a Rolls Royce of construction guidebooks," this impressive volume is the first book of its kind to describe in depth how both steel-string and classical guitars are actually designed and built. Over 450 photographs, drawings, and diagrams reveal in exquisite detail the hows, whys, and how-to

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Guitar Notes

Mary Amato

4.3

Tripp, who plays guitar only for himself, and Lyla, a cellist whose talent has already made her famous but not happy, form an unlikely friendship when they are forced to share a practice room at their high school.

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Guitar All-In-One for Dummies, Book + Online Video & Audio Instruction

Hal Leonard Corporation, Jon Chappell, et al.

4.3

Make your music come alive with this indispensable guitar guideThere's no denying that guitar players have cachet. The guitar is an ever-present part of our collective musical heritage, and the sound can be sensual, aggressive, or a million things in between. Whether you're hoping to conquer Free Bird, Bouree, or Bolero Mallorquin, you need to learn to walk before you can run. Even once you can ru

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Metallica - Black Album Tab for Guitar

Metallica

4.3

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Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar: Book 1

Mickey Baker

4.3

(Ashley Publications). A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.

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Fretboard Theory

Mr. Desi Serna

4.2

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The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method, Volume 1: Guitar Technique

Christopher Parkening

4.2

(Guitar Method). This premier method for the beginning classical guitarist, by one of the world's pre-eminent virtuosos and the recognized heir to the legacy of Andres Segovia, is now completely revised and updated! Guitarists will learn basic classical technique by playing over 50 beautiful classical pieces, 26 exercises and 14 duets, and through numerous photos and illustrations. The method cove

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Revolution

KT McFarlan

4.2

BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.

PARIS: Alexa

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The Jazz Theory Book

Mark Levine

4.2

Endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, and others, The Jazz Theory Book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For intermediate to advanced players, and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz, it is used by universities around the world.

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Pumping Nylon: The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook

Scott Tennant, Nathaniel Gunod

4.2

Scott Tennant, world-class classical guitarist and well-respected guitar educator, has brought together the most comprehensive technique handbook for the classical guitarist. In addition to technical information not available elsewhere, he has compiled selections from Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies; musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo, and others; Tarrega arpeggio studies; and original co

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Ted Greene -- Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Vol 1

Ted Greene, Aaron Stang

4.2

A book that clearly explains the principles of jazz soloing. Logically organized, with hundreds of musical examples, this method is the result of many years of Ted's teaching and research.

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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

Mitch Albom, Paul Stanley, et al

4.2

Mitch Albom creates a magical world through his love of music in this remarkable new novel about the power of talent to change our lives

This is the epic story of Frankie Presto—the greatest guitar player who ever lived—and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue strings

Frankie, born in a burning church, abandoned as an infant, and raised by a music teacher in a small Spanish town, until

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The Advancing Guitarist

Mick Goodrick

4.2

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The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians

Jim Fleser

4.2

(Instructional). Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never before; Transpose Keys Instantly transpose any progression into each and every key; Compose Your Own Music Watch your

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Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly, Betsy Peterschmidt

4.2

Future rock star, or friendless misfit? That’s no choice at all. In this debut tween novel, twelve-year-old Apple grapples with being different; with friends and backstabbers and following her dreams.

Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. She and her mother moved to Louisiana from the Philippines when she was little, and her mother still cooks Filipino foods, makes mistakes

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Guitar: How to Memorize the Fretboard: Quickly and Easily Learn the Notes on the Guitar Neck

Joseph Alexander

4.2

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Creative Guitar 1: Cutting-Edge Techniques, Book & CD

Guthrie Govan

4.2

The aim of Creative Guitar 1 is to help any rock guitarist who feels stuck in a rut. It focuses on refining playing techniques, explaining the nuts and bolts of theory in an accessible manner, as well as how to practice efficiently, and even demons

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WP202 - Bastien Piano Basics - Piano - Level 2

James Bastien

4.2

Piano is the main lesson book in the Bastien Piano Basics course. The carefully graded, logical learning sequence assures steady, continual progress. Original music by the Bastiens includes a stimulating mixture of pop, folk, classical, and contemporary styles. Full-color illustrations throughout entertain and reinforce musical concepts along the way. The gradual multi-key approach takes students

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The Real Book - Volume I - Sixth Edition: C Edition

Hal Leonard Corporation

4.2

(Fake Book). The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the

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Guitar Fretboard: Memorize the Fretboard in Less Than 24 Hours: 35+ Tips and Exercises Included

Guitar Head

4.2

Learning all the notes on the fretboard taking too long? Or worse - seems impossible? This book will unlock all the notes in 5 Simple steps! Why Should I learn the Fretboard? Throughout my years of experience with the guitar, I have come across multiple "pro guitarists" who cannot name the note they just played. Learning guitar theory with no knowledge about the names of the fretboard is comparabl

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Complete Technique for Modern Guitar: Develop perfect guitar technique and master picking, legato, rhythm and expression

Mr Joseph Alexander and Tim Pettingale

4.2

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Ted Greene -- Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz & Classical Voicings for Guitar

Ted Greene

4.2

A collection and explanation of many different types of important progressions for the intermediate and advanced guitarist.

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Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within, Book & CD

Kenny Werner

4.2

Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace and overcome the distractions that can make performance difficult. Kenny's remarkable work deals directly with these hindrances, and presents ways to let our nat

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Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

Brad Tolinski, Alan di Perna, et al

4.2

By a pair of veteran music writers, an unprecedented history of the electric guitar, its explosive impact on music and culture, and the people who brought it to life
For generations the electric guitar has been an international symbol of freedom, danger, rebellion, and hedonism. In "Play It Loud," Brad Tolinski and Alan di Perna bring the history of this iconic instrument to roaring life. It's a s

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WP232 - Theory And Technic for the Young Beginner - Primer A - Bastien

James Bastien

4.2

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Solo Guitar Playing: Book 1 (with CD)

Frederick Noad

4.1

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Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 1: Comprehensive Guitar Method

Will Schmid and Bob Morris

4.1

(Essential Elements Guitar). Take your guitar teaching to a new level! Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris and popular songs in a variety of styles, Essential Elements for Guitar is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers' instruction and get beginning

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Selections from Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Classic Rock to Modern Rock (Easy Guitar TAB)

Alfred Music

4.1

Sixty-seven of the best songs of the rock era, all chosen from Rolling Stone(R) magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The book covers 67 classic songs spanning the classic rock era to the modern rock era all arranged to include all important guitar parts and yet remain easily playable.
Songs Include: Alison • Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 • Back in Black • Bad Moon Rising • Beat It • Bil

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Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume!

Ed Friedland

4.1

Bass MethodThe critically acclaimed Hal Leonard Electric Bass Method Second Edition in a handy composite edition Contains 3 books and 3 CDs for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

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Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar: Develop Technical Proficiency with Innovative Solos and Duets

William Leavitt

4.1

(Guitar Method). This Berklee Workshop, featuring over 20 solos and duets by Bach, Carcassi, Paganini, Sor and other renowned composers, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style guitar. With study and practice, this workshop will increase a player's knowledge and proficiency on this formidable

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Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar: Book 2

Mickey Baker

4.1

A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.

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The Guitar Grimoire: The Exercise Book

Adam Kadmon

4.1

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Ted Greene -- Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Vol 2

Ted Greene

4.1

Ted Greene's Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing method is one of the most respected approaches to playing jazz guitar ever written. Continuing where Volume 1 left off, this book ties all the tools together, with special emphasis on playing through chord changes and developing rich melody lines.

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The Guitarist's Chord Book: Over 900 Guitar Chord Diagrams with Photos

Peter Vogl

4.1

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Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass

Geddy Lee

4.1

"It's not surprising that sooner or later I'd dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the world of vintage bass guitars."—Geddy Lee

From Rush frontman Geddy Lee's personal collection of vintage electric bass guitars, dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, comes the definitive volume on the subject.

Geddy's love of the bass has been nurtured over a lifetime spent in the limelight as one of the world's

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The Student Repertoire Series - Volume 2

Lawrence Ferrara

4.1

Continuing on from the collection of varied works for the guitar found in the first book of this series, Volume 2 is an intermediate-level anthology of 52 carefully selected pieces. The aim of the program is to offer guitarists an engaging repertoire of works as well as an accurate guide to developing their guitar technique, expression, musicality, musicianship, and knowledge of history.

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Guitar Exercises for Beginners: 10x Your Guitar Skills in 10 Minutes a Day

Guitar Head

4.1

Have you been practicing for hours and hours with little progress? Here’s how to get the most out of your practice sessions.“Practice, practice, practice until you can play it right!”The biggest lie the industry wants you to believe. A big fat lie!You shouldn’t have to practice for hours or wait for years to be able to play your favorite songs. It sucks the joy out of learning the guitar and makes

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With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars

Jonathan Kellerman

4.1

For thirty-five years, bestselling author and accomplished musician Jonathan Kellerman has been, as he puts it in his Introduction to this lavishly illustrated, endlessly fascinating volume, “chasing fabulous sound.” The result of that quest is a world-class collection of guitars, mandolins, and other stringed instruments that number more than 120 . . . and counting.

Kellerman takes us on a fascina

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Melodic Rhythms for Guitar

William Leavitt

4.1

(Guitar Method). A thorough presentation of rhythms commonly found in contemporary music, including 68 harmonized melodies and 42 rhythm exercises. This highly respected and popular book is also an excellent source for duets, sight-reading and chord studies.

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Classic Guitar Technique, Vol 1

Aaron Shearer

4.1

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The Beatles Complete - Updated Edition

The Beatles

4.1

(Easy Guitar). This bestselling easy guitar songbook has been a mainstay on the music stands of guitarists for nearly 30 years! This refreshed edition features all-new engravings of the same incredible song list: 155 songs by the Beatles from their classic early hits to their psychedelic later years and every phase in between, this book lets you play through the entire Beatles journey. The music i

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Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar

Troy Stetina

4.1

(Stylistic Method). Take your playing to the stratosphere with the most advanced lead book by this proven heavy metal author. Speed Mechanics is the ultimate technique book for developing the kind of speed and precision in today's explosive playing styles. Learn the fastest ways to achieve speed and control, secrets to make your practice time really count, and how to open your ears and make your m

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Blues You Can Use: A Complete Guide to Learning Blues Guitar

John Ganapes, John N Ganapes

4.1

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Classical Guitar Method

M. Carcassi

4.1

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Music Theory for Guitarists, the Complete Method Book: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 of the Music Theory for Guitarists Series in a Single Edition

James Shipway

4.1

Unlock the secrets of guitar music theory with "Music Theory for Guitarists: The Complete Method Book" by James Shipway. This comprehensive guide combines Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the acclaimed "Music Theory for Guitarists" series into one essential edition!Whether you're a music theory beginner or aiming to reach pro-level, this method book provides clear, step-by-step lessons in music theory for g

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Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist's Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

Barrett Tagliarino

4.1

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The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

Ian S. Port

4.1

“A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.

In the

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Guitar Tablature Manuscript Paper - Standard: Manuscript Paper

Hal Leonard Corp.

4.1

(Manuscript Paper). (Tan Cover) 64-page stitched book; 8 1/2 x 11; six 6-line staves on each page; 8 blank chord diagrams printed at the bottom of each page; punched to fit all ring binders; Music Notation Guide.

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Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly

Nicolas Carter

4.1

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Guitar Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Famous Guitar Songs, Guitar Chords, Music Theory & Technique (Book & Streaming Video Lessons)

Damon Ferrante

4.1

This book and streaming video course is all that you will ever need for getting started playing the most famous and cherished guitar songs!

Music Professor Damon Ferrante guides you through how to play the guitar with step-by-step lessons for adult beginners and streaming video lessons. This easy-to-follow method, used by thousands of guitar students and teachers, is designed to be interactive, eng

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Joe Satriani - Guitar Secrets

Joe Satriani

4.1

(Guitar Educational). Learn guitar tips, tricks and secrets with this collection of articles and tips from Satriani's famous columns that have appeared in Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine. Who better to learn guitar from than the master himself?

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Legato Guitar Technique Mastery: Legato Technique Speed Mechanics, Licks & Sequences For Guitar

Chris Brooks, Joseph Alexander, et al.

4.1

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Guitar Chords: Easy-To-Use, Easy-To-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

Jake Jackson

4.1

360 chords, organised as a chord per page, this is a flexible, comprehensive solution for anyone learning or playing the guitar at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or hand bag with the minimum of fuss. Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844513925

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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning

Gary Marcus

4.1

On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do you have to start at the age of six?

Using the tools of his day job as a cognitive psychologist, Gary Marcus becomes his own guinea pig as he takes up the gui

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The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists: The complete guide to music theory from a guitarist's point of view (Guitar theory)

Mr Joseph Alexander and Mr Tim Pettingale

4.0

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The Ultimate Scale Book

Troy Stetina

4.0

(Pocket Guide). Everything you ever wanted to know about scales, but were afraid to ask! This book fills you in on major and minor scales; the modes; the blues scale; harmonic minor, melodic minor, chromatic, whole tone & diminished scales; other exotic and ethnic scales; and more. Includes easy-to-read fretboard diagrams, and a bio of Troy Stetina.

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Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir

Dave Mustaine, Joe Layden

4.0

New York Times Bestseller

Founding member, singer, and lead guitarist of Metallica and Megadeth shares the ultimate, unvarnished story behind his involvement in the rise of two of the world’s most influential heavy metal bands in history.

Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he’s bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. From his soul-crushing pr

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The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Guitar Chords and Voicings by Adam Kadmon (1993-06-01)

Adam Kadmon

4.0

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The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness

Gerald Klickstein

4.0

In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence. Part I, Artful Practice, describes strategies to interpret and memorize compositions, fuel motivation, collaborate, and more. Part II, Fearless Performance, lifts the lid on the hidd

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Guitar Theory: Straight Talking Music Theory for Guitarists

Lee Nichol

4.0

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The Inner Game of Music

Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey

4.0

By the best-selling co-author of "Inner Tennis," here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.

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Totally Guitar: The Definitive Guide

Tony Bacon, Dave Hunter

4.0

Totally Guitar is the biggest and most complete book on the world's most popular instrument, full of expert tips and fascinating stories for both beginning and advanced players. An unrivalled guide to the guitar, here are the stories behind 100 key electric guitar makers, from Alembic to Zemaitis, with fabulous color photos of all the greatest models from the 1930s to the 2000s. Here too is advice

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Guitar: The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Guitarists

Joseph Alexander

4.0

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Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Bk 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play, Book & Online Audio (Alfred's Basic Guitar Library, Bk 1)

Morty Manus, Ron Manus

4.0

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over five million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, plus more pop songs! DVDs are available for the visual learner, and correlating theory, chord, and pop books provide everything you need from

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Creative Guitar: Advanced Techniques Volume 2: Advanced Techniques

Guthrie Govan

4.0

Creative Guitar 2 studies in depth the various techniques used by todays guitar stars in their playing, including eight-finger tapping, playing harmonics and the undiscovered world of emulating other instruments. With an accompanying CD full of riffs and examples to illustrate the exercises and techniques presented, this book aims to provide guitarists with a lexicon of new musical ideas and a per

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How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great: The Electric Guitar Owner's Manual

Dan Erlewine

4.0

(Book). From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself player's primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of: choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a "factory setup"; trouble-shooting; basic guitar electronics; setups of the pros; and much more. Written by Da

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Bastien Piano Basics: Performance Level 2

Jane Bastien

4.0

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Guitar Book for Kids 5 & Up - Beginner Lessons: Learn to Play Famous Guitar Songs for Children, How to Read Music & Guitar Chords (Book & Streaming Videos)

Damon Ferrante

4.0

This book and streaming video course is all that your children will ever need for getting started and having fun playing the most famous and cherished guitar songs!

Music Professor Damon Ferrante guides children five and up through how to play the guitar with step-by-step lessons for beginners and streaming video lessons. This easy-to-follow method, used by thousands of guitar students and teachers

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Classical Guitar Anthology: Classical Masterpieces Arranged for Solo Guitar

Bridget Mermikides and Hal Leonard Corp.

4.0

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The Guitar Finger-Gym: Build Stamina, Coordination, Dexterity and Speed on the Guitar

Simon Pratt

4.0

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Guitar Mastery Simplified: How Anyone Can Quickly Become a Strumming, Chords, and Lead Guitar Ninja

Erich Andrea

4.0

Discover How ANYONE Can Quickly Become a Strumming, Chords, and Lead Guitar Ninja.

Would you like to know how to play the guitar like a guitar master and eliminate any disbeliefs that have been holding you back from truly mastering the guitar?

Sound impossible? Well it's not...

Guitar Mastery Simplified, by Erich Andreas AKA Your Guitar Sage, is packed with the most important guitar lessons that will

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How to Write Songs on Guitar

Rikky Rooksby

4.0

(Book). Now anyone can write and play their own songs on the guitar with no prior training! This inspirational handbook teaches readers how to play guitar, while providing a solid foundation in songwriting techniques, using well-known songs as examples, easy-to-follow text, and graphics that explain and demonstrate lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm. This book's straightforward style will have eve

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John Prine Beyond Words

John Prine

4.0

The first official book from award-winning songwriter, John Prine. In this book, John Prine curates a selection of his best loved songs. Included are lyrics, guitar chords, commentary from John and over 100 photographs - may never before published - from his personal collection.

John Prine has written songs that have become central to the American musical heritage. This former Maywood, Illinois ma

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Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970

Martin Kelly, Paul Kelly, Terry Foster

4.0

The Stratocaster. The Telecaster. During the quarter-century following World War II, Fender guitars didn't just make music. They made musical history. Those spectacular years are remembered and celebrated in this definitive new book, which tells the story of the Fender company and the wondrous instruments it created. Featuring 250 photographs of Fender guitars-including some extremely rare guitars

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92

Guitar World Presents Steve Vai's Guitar Workout

Steve Vai

4.0

(Guitar Educational). Since its appearance in Guitar World in 1990, Vai's intensive guitar regimen has been the Holy Grail for serious players. Here is the lesson that shaped a generation of guitarists. Vai sat down with guitarist/transcriber Dave Whitehill and outlined his practice routine for the January 1990 issue of Guitar World . Never before had a guitarist given such an in-depth explanation

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Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

Joe Satriani

4.0

(Play It Like It Is). This matching folio showcases Satriani's chilling guitar technique. Ten songs in all, including: Always With Me, Always With You • Satch Boogie • and more.

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The Cure: Wish

Cure and Music Sales Corporation

4.0

95

Every Guitar Chord You Will Ever Need (In Your Pocket): Guitar Chord Book

Noisy Clan, David Law, Rory Cotter

4.0

96

The Guitarist's Scale Book: Over 400 Guitar Scales & Modes

Peter Vogl

4.0

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97

Rhythm Guitar: The Complete Guide

Bruce Buckingham, Eric Paschal

4.0

(Musicians Institute Press). A comprehensive source for learning rhythm guitar in a variety of musical styles. It covers: open chords, barre chords, and other movable shapes; strumming, fingerstyle, flatpicking and arpeggiation; common progressions and basic chord theory; triads, sixth, seventh, ninth, and many other chords; and much more.

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98

Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten (Early Elementary Story Books, Children's Music Books, Biography Books for Kids)

Laura Veirs, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

4.0

This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten—one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time.

Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strun

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99

Guitar Chord Bible

Phil Capone

4.0

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000 copies sold worldwide. This compact dictionary of over 500 popular chords in their most common voicings feature clare photographs

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100

Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar

Keith Richards, Theodora Richards

4.0

Long before there was a band, there was a boy: a young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the joy of music through his beloved granddad, Theodore Augustus Dupree, affectionately known as "Gus," who was in a jazz big band and is the namesake of Keith's daughter, Theodora Dupree Richards. Gus & Me offers a rare and intimate look into the childhood of the legendary Keith Richards through this poig