How to Play Guitar Books

Guitarists with a knowledge of basic guitar chords and scales can dig right in and learn to play jazz right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques.

A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing, but it is also used in rock music, blues, rockabilly, R&B, Gospel, Latin, country and many other types of music. The term "walking"

Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. Also included

Explore various 12-bar blues forms, the shuffle feel, walking lines, box patterns, tone, turnarounds, passing tones, and transitions to establish a great blues groove with this book! Use the accompanying

Blues Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. It can also function as a great supplement for kids who already play guitar. Cool blues riffs,

Expand your bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Blues volume includes detailed instruction with

Mastering Jazz Guitar, now available in standard notation only (no TAB), is ideal for serious students ready to take their playing to the next level. Expand the boundaries of your jazz guitar

The best in blues and blues-based licks, riffs and techniques with a dose of historical perspective to put it all into place are presented in this book. It includes standard notation and tab, plus online

This all-inclusive anthology of performers and playing styles from the last 80 years is the most authoritative and comprehensive source of blues guitar available today. Through rare photos and explanations

Master the rich and varied world of mainstream jazz guitar. These 47 lessons and etudes present a comprehensive course of study to facilitate rapid progress with harmonic sensibility, fingerboard

This innovative resource is designed to help the intermediate to advanced player gain more control over the guitar. This completely new approach to the instrument combines concepts derived from two distinct

Soloing is an important part of playing, but practicing alone doesn't always get the creative juices flowing because there is nothing quite like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Since

Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques of the world's greatest jazz fusion bassist, Jaco Pastorius. This comprehensive book/audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Pastoruis'

The Total Jazz Bassist is a complete jazz method, giving equal treatment to both electric and double bass. Covering styles like bebop, Latin, funk, and fusion, this book provides examples and