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Anderrers Aits - 22Leichtere Stucke FurGitarre

various authors.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. These 22Pieces of easy contem-porary music for guitarare suitable for didacticpurposes and recom-mended for competi-tion; they have beenrecorded and editedby Prof. Olaf Van

Gonnissen. Witty works of different com-posers don't involve just scales and rhythms,but also sound, noise, shape, contrast andmuch more, and naturally Argentina.Book/CD Set (ECH737BCD) $31.00ISBN 13: 9790204797370

Children's GuitarWallChart

by William Bay.Beginning. A Handyreference chart show-ing "E-Z Form" chordsgrouped by key. Fullchord forms are also

shown. An added Feature is a note finderchart showing the location of every note onthe first five frets.Wall Chart (30050) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786684212

FingerboardMastery

by Frank Potenza andNick Stoubis. MultipleLevels. This in-depthscale and arpeggiotext is core curriculumat the University ofSouthern California'sStudio GuitarDepartment. Using ac o m p r e h e n s i v eapproach that

includes three different organizational sys-tems, it covers the technical foundation thatis necessary for playing any style of music.The CAGED system(five positions), theFinger Stretch system (all twelve keys in oneposition) and the Three-Note Per String sys-tem (seven patterns) are examined.Book (30021) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786683833

Guitar Chords forDummies

by Antoine Polin.Multiple Levels.Whether you're playingblues, rock, classical, orfolk-all the chords you'llneed are here. Even EricClapton started with afew basic chords. AndGuitar Chords forDummies offers gui-tarists of every ambi-

tion, skill level, and musical genre a key tothe simplest and most complex guitarchords-over 600 in all.Book (9780470666036) $16.99ISBN 13: 9780470666036

GuitarImages

by William Bay.Intermediate. Thesolos in this collectionpresent a myriad ofmoods on the guitar.They were written tobe very expressive,contemplative pieceswhich could be per-formed in a variety ofsecular and sacred set-

tings. Most of them are from three solo col-lections previously released, entitled "GuitarMeditations" (MB22029), "Guitar Airs andBallads" (MB22039) and "Timeless Solos forGuitar" (MB22041).DVD (22193DVD) $14.99UPC: 796279112888

Left-Handed GuitarWallChart

by William Bay.Beginning. Presentsmajor, minor, 7, Ma7,Ma6, m7, m6, dimin-ished and augmentedchords in diagram

form on all root notes Includes note finderchart for the first 20 frets of the guitar 35" x24" durable coated paper Chords and fin-gerboard diagrams presented for the left-handed guitarist.Wall Chart (30046) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786684205

Mel Bay's Best GuitarTabBook

This is Mel Bay's top-of-the-line guitar tab-lature manuscriptproduct. The book is96 pages filled withguitar tab systems(four per page) print-ed below standardnotation, andincludes instructionson how to read tabla-

ture. Bound in "Saddle-stitch", this productwill stay open, laying flat on your musicstand.Book (30019) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786683819

MelodicMinor Guitar

by Pat Kelley.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. MelodicMinor Guitar will helpyou learn fingeringsfor the melodic minorscale while discover-ing the magicalAugmented Major7th chord and arpeg-gio that is found with-

in it. Scale and arpeggio fingering positionsare coordinated in a way that will simplifythings and have you making music in notime at all. Modes and chords of the melod-ic minor scale are explained along with writ-ten examples that demonstrate melodicideas over common chord progressions.Book (30022) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786684168

Playing Together2010 - Prize WinningWorks for YoungGuitar Ensemble

. Beginning. Prizewinnring works whichwere entered for the"Saarland Composer'sCompetition foryouth guitar orches-tra" at the SaarlandKindergitarren Tagein 2010. This is thefirst in a series andfeatures four very

attractive ensemble works, which wereexremely popular with the guitar orchestramembers as well as with the audience andcompetition jury.Book (ECH1751) $45.00ISBN 13: 9790204717514

Symmetric Solutionstaught by BruceS a u n d e r s .I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. In a similarformat to his otherMel Bay Publications,in SymmetricSolutions: The WholeTone Workbookauthor Bruce

Saunders uses exercises, etudes and chordprogressions from jazz standards to explorethe sound of the whole-tone scale, the aug-mented scale and drop-2, drop-3 and drop-2/4 chord voicings applicable to them.Blues, rhythm changes, Giant Steps, pat-terns, approach notes, "across the bar line"phrasing, examples from jazz greats such asJoe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, MikeStern and Wayne Krantz among others. Thisbook is full of great sounds that you can useon standard jazz progressions, vamps, funktunes, Brazilian tunes - whole-tone can beused just about anywhere.Book/CD Set (21295BCD) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780786683628

101 Three-ChordChildren's Songs forGuitar,Banjo & Uke

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. With theT h r e e - C h o r dChildren's Songbookyou will need onlyminimal playing skillsand three chords-G,C, and D7-to accom-pany each song in thisgreat book. The jam-packed book is invalu-

able for all beginning musicians, casualmusicians, teachers, family bands, and per-formers. Melody, lyrics, and chords areincluded for all songs.Book (21279) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786677108

101 Three-ChordCountry &BluegrassSongs

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. You needonly minimal playingskills and three chords- G, C, and D7 - toaccompany eachsong in this innova-tive book. This is theperfect book forbeginners, casualmusicians, and teach-

ing studios. The book is absolutely burstingwith an abundance of timeless standards,many of which are rarely found in print.Book (21282) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786677085

101 Three-ChordHymns andGospelSongs

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. You needonly minimal playingskills and threechords; G, C and D7to accompany thebeautiful songs offaith in this innovativebook. If you are abeginning or "casual"player on a chording

instrument, this is the book for you. Thebook is bursting with a great variety of time-less standards your entire family will enjoy.Book (21280) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786676545

101 Three-ChordSongs for Guitar,Banjo, andUke

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. You needonly minimal playingskills and three chords-G, C, and D7-toaccompany all thegreat songs in thisinnovative book. If youare just getting start-ed, or if you are a"casual" player on a

chording instrument, this is the perfect bookfor you. The book is absolutely bursting witha great variety of music: Old-time, bluegrass,gospel, Christmas, children's tunes, StephenFoster, British and Celtic, cowboy, blues,and more.Book (99476) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786651597

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2: 10 Duets in theStyles of Romantic,Blues..

by Juergen Kumlehn.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is for all gui-tarists who are look-ing for somethingnew to play and whodon't want to limitthemselves exclusivelyto the more tradition-

al type of duet music that's available.Stylistically, the pieces range from romantic,blues and bossa nova to samba, pop andfolklore. The included CD contains everypiece in two different versions as well as apreparatory exercise.Book (610295) $24.95ISBN 13: 9783899220087

25 Solos for Guitarfrom theUnaccompaniedPartitas, Sonatas andSuites of J. S. Bach

by William Bay andMichael Leonard.Intermediate. J.Michael Leonard hastranscribed two excel-lent editions of theBach Partitas, one forflute and one for clar-inet. The partitas weretaken from those vol-

umes and transcribed for guitar.Book (22124) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786682423

333 Bookby Mike Ihde.Multiple Levels. Everwished you couldlearn practically everylead style, cool tricks,great sounding licksthat you'll actuallyuse, all the chordscale rules, all thechords you'd ever

need and much, much more in one book?Well, wish no more! Berklee faculty memberMike Ihde has put all this and more into hislatest publication.Book+DVD (9780615208589) $34.95ISBN 13: 9780615208589

50 Three-ChordChristmas Songs forGuitar,Banjo & Uke

. Beginning. With theT h r e e - C h o r dChristmas Songbookyou will need onlyminimal playing skillsand three chords-G,C, and D7-to accom-pany each song in thisgreat book. The jam-packed book is invalu-able for all beginning

musicians, casual musicians, teachers, familybands, and performers. Melody, lyrics, andchords are included for all songs.Book (21281) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786677160

7-String Jazz GuitarChord Chart

by William Bay.Beginning. A handyyet complete guide to7-string jazz guitarchords. Shows rhythmchords with root, 3rdand 5th in the bassalong with greatsounding chordextensions ideal forrhythm or solo per-

formance.Chart (99936) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786667093

Acoustic GuitarChords Made Easy,Large Print Edition

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound book of chorddiagrams specificallywritten for today'sc o n t e m p o r a r yacoustic guitarist.Chords include major

7add 9, suspended, major 7 add 6, major 13and many more! Chords are shown in allkeys.Book (22088) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681969

Acoustic GuitarChords, PocketbookDeluxeSeries

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page, pock-et/case sized perfect-bound book of chorddiagrams specificallywritten for today's con-temporary acousticguitarists. Chordsinclude major 7 add 9,suspended, major 7

add 6, major 13 and many more. Chords areshown in all keys.Pocketbook (21193) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786674183

Acoustic GuitarPhotoChords

by William Bay.Beginning. Chordsshown in photo anddiagram form. 15Major chord cate-gories shown in allkeys. Includes chordsused in contemporaryacoustic guitar styles.

Book (21296) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786674350

Acoustic GuitarPortraits

by William Bay.Acoustic GuitarPortraits is a collectionof 15 original compo-sitions for twoacoustic guitars writ-ten and recorded byWilliam Bay. The

recording features an eclectic array of musi-cal genres and was recorded on 4 differenthand made acoustic steel string guitars.Three of the guitars are 7 string acousticmodels and one is a 6 string.Compact Disc (11143CD) $9.99UPC: 796279112673

The AMA GuitarChord Book

. Beginning. This is acompact, comprehen-sive guitar chord dic-tionary for rock, blues,heavy metal and jazz.It includes powerchords, slash chords,chord shapes, andmore diagrammed onchord grids. Thechords are chromati-

cally arranged in all keys, so that each chordcan be found easily.Book (610109E) $8.95ISBN 13: 9783927190610

AMA Circle of Fifthsfor Guitar

. Multiple Levels. TheCircle of Fifths is aschematic diagram ofthe well-temperedtonal system. The 12major keys and theirparallel minors arearranged around the

circle like the numbers denoting the 12hours on a clock. The root notes of neigh-boring keys are separated by the interval ofa fifth, clockwise a fifth up and counterclock-wise a fifth down.Chart (610325) $6.95ISBN 13: 9783899220636

Anyone Can PlayGuitar Chords

taught by Vern Juran.Beginning. Designedto help both thebeginning and inter-mediate guitarist learnthe most commonlyused chords. Throughsplit-screen viewing,the student learns howthe chords are fin-gered and how they

should sound. You will learn major, minorand 7th chord forms as well as diminishedand augmented chord shapes on the firstfour frets of the fingerboard.DVD (95435DVD) $14.95UPC: 796279084475

Anyone Can PlayPopular ChordProgressions

taught by Vern Juran.Beginning. This courseis designed for thebeginning guitaristwho already under-stands and uses chordsin first position. Thestudent will learnmany standard chordchanges used in thou-sands of folk, country,

blues and rock songs, and in the develop-ment of faster chord changing. It will alsohelp songwriters to better write songs andassist the student in learning to play all ofthe friendly guitar keys.DVD (95622DVD) $14.95UPC: 796279084512

Arpeggios for theEvolving Guitarist(USC)

by Pat Kelley.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .Arpeggios are chordnotes played one at atime rather thanstrummed or pluckedall together. They arean essential part ofgreat improvising and

melody writing because playing chord notesin the right places creates solid melody lines.Chord notes sound more resolved thannotes that are chromatic (out of the key).Book/CD Set (22115BCD) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780786682676

Art of Pickingtaught by JimmyBruno. Intermediate.Jimmy Bruno isknown throughoutthe world for his flaw-less picking tech-nique. This book andDVD breaks downBruno's ideas throughexercises and etudesthat will take any gui-

tarist's picking technique to a new level.Break old picking habits and learn a moreefficient way to utilize your right-hand tech-nique.Book+DVD (20402DP) $29.95ISBN 13: 9780786672196

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The Art ofRasgueado

by IoannisAnastassakis, MA.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. The ras-geuado technique iswithout a doubt themost impressive andcharacteristic elementof the flamenco guitar.Author IoannisAnastassakis has stud-

ied and researched the rasgueado techniqueof every significant flamenco guitarist in theworld, and has compiled his work in thisbook in an easy and understandable nota-tion form, with excellent explanations ofeach rasgueado technique. From this book,every flamenco and non-flamenco guitarist,from aficionado to professional, can learneverything about the rasgueado techniqueand its interpretation.Book (98405) $16.99ISBN 13: 9780786649228

Art ofTremolo

by IoannisA n a s t a s s a k i s .I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. Here's yetanother book thatshould be in everyserious classical andflamenco guitarist'slibrary; this time,Ioannis Anastassakis(The Art of Rasguedo)

eliminates the guesswork on how to practiceand perform the tremolo technique. Thebook addresses over 70 different approachesand methods to practice the tremolo withunprecedented advice from some of thegreatest classical and flamenco guitaristsincluding: Andrés Segovia, John Williams,Sharon Isbin, Christopher Parkening, PepeRomero, Scott Tennant, David Russell,Narciso Yepes, Stanley Yates, Stepan Rak,Juan Serrano, Manolo Sanlucar, ManoloFranco, José Antonio Rodriguez, PacoSerrano, and many more. Characteristically,Anastassakis presents an exhaustive analysisof the different tremolo patterns: 4-note, 5-note, 5-note extended melody tremolo, 6-note tremolo, 8-note tremolo, and continu-ous extended tremolo.Book (20394) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786607709

J. S. Bach for ElectricGuitar

by J. S. Bach;Transcribed by JohnKiefer. Intermediate.Unlike many Bach edi-tions for guitar, thesetranscriptions aremeant to be per-formed using a pick.Although a few of thepieces may be playedon a standard

acoustic guitar, most require an electric gui-tar or a guitar with a cutaway. All pieces arein the original keys and their ranges mayrequire notes as high as the twenty-secondfret.Book/CD Set (97068BCD) $17.95ISBN 13: 9780786634170

Backup Trax: BasicBlues for Guitar

by Dix Bruce.Intermediate. Learn toplay 14 classic bluesthe best way-bydoing! This book andCD provide yourbackup band as youexplore Country andUrban, Acoustic andElectric, Delta, Texas,

Chicago, Slide Guitar, Alternate Tuning,Traditional, and Modern styles in many dif-ferent major and minor keys and in a varietyof tempos. Melodies are first presented onthe recording at a slow speed with just gui-tar, then repeated at regular speed with theband.Book/CD Set (97224BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786676699

Carlos Barbosa-LimaArpeggio Studies forGuitar

by Carlos Barbosa-Lima and John Griggs.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisinnovative and com-prehensive arpeggiostudies book takes theguitarist past thestudies of Sor, Coste,Aguado, Giuliani, andCarcassi. These stud-

ies explore the entire fingerboard within theharmonic evolution of the 20th century withthe key of E as the basic guide. The bookdeals with harmonies from triads throughthirteenths in new, exciting ways-informa-tion which is extremely practical and invalu-able for contemporary guitar performance.Book (95380) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786603206

Barre Chords - RockPower ChordsPocketbook

by William Bay.Beginning. This con-venient, 3 1/2" by 5"booklet containschord diagrams in allkeys for six-string gui-

tar. Arranged alphabetically, major, minor,dominant seventh, minor 7th, major 7th,sixth, 7sus, ninth, 7 sharp 5, and 7 flat 5barre chords are given, plus major and dom-inant 7th rock power chords in every key.Most chords are given in two positions.Pocketbook (98649) $1.25ISBN 13: 9780786653683

Basic GuitarStrummingandFingerpicking

by Nori Kelley.Beginning. This bookequips the beginnerwith the basic tech-niques necessary tosucceed in the mod-ern world of music.Numerous strummingpatterns are covered,as are several finger-picking patterns. The

student will also learn the basics of chordchart reading, something that will come inhandy should they ever find themselves insemi-pro or professional playing situations.Book/CD Set (98098BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786648016

The Mel Bay Storyby Ray Dankenbring.This much-anticipatedbiography reveals thefascinating story of aunique man - knownand admired by musi-cians around the world.Mel Bay started pickingthe guitar at age 14,then worked his way upto becoming a

renowned musician, teacher, and author ofa series of guitar method books sold global-ly - more than 20 million copies! Many pho-tos of Mel and a number of his famousfriends are included, spanning over 70 years.Book (96470) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786626083

Beginning Guitar:Mastering the Keys

by Jack Petersen.Beginning. Readingmusic is a skill that allmusicians should learnregardless of theirinstrument. This bookis designed to elimi-nate the apprehensionguitarists have inregards to readingmusic written in a

variety of keys. In the first few pages, a num-ber of musical symbols and terms areexplained.Book (99564) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786660896

Between the Strings:The Secret Lives ofGuitars

by John Schroeter.BETWEEN THESTRINGS: THE SECRETLIVES OF GUITARS is acollection of more thanone-hundred selectedshort stories, each witha guitar at its center. Averitable compendiumof the world's greatestguitarists, from BB to

ZZ (B.B.Book (20913) $18.95ISBN 13: 9780974973708

Blues Guitar EarTraining Course

by Brad Davis.Beginning. This dou-ble CD course isdesigned for any level,from beginner toadvanced. The first CDcovers acoustic styleblues and the secondCD covers electric styleblues. It walks youthrough simple tried

and true steps that will make training yourear a breeze!Compact Disc (99897CD) $14.95UPC: 796279080385

Blues GuitarEnsembles

B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Sixteenswinging blues com-positions for guitarensembles penned byrenowned jazz gui-tarists and educatorsChris Buzzelli, DaveFrackenpohl, BarryGreene, Adrian

Ingram and Steve Schenkel. The arrange-ments are presented in graded form, fromeasy to intermediate in difficulty. All chartsare for 4 guitars and a 5th guitar part isadded to some of the arrangements.Book + Online PDF (99878) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786669059

Blues Guitar MadeEasy

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. This bookcontains a number ofeasy blues solos writ-ten for the beginningblues guitarist. Manyof the solos are to beplayed in the first posi-tion with a few in thethird and higher posi-tions. All of the solos

in this collection are presented in standardnotation and tab.Book/CD Set (21042BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786632060

Blues GuitarPhoto Chords

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Beginning. Learningthe blues and thechords that are com-monly used has neverbeen easier. This bookpresents blues chordvoicings along withapplications in a logi-

cal, sequenced order. Dominant seventh,minor, minor seventh, chords and manyothers that are used in the blues are present-ed in standard notation and tab accompa-nied by a photo of the chord being execut-ed on the guitar fingerboard.Book (21293) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786674961

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Blues GuitarWall Chart

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. This chartprovides the basics ofplaying the blues gui-tar. Common scale andchord diagrams as wellas blues chord progres-sions are laid out infashion anyone canunderstand. The noteand number of each

string and the natural notes on the fretboardare labeled on a beautiful photo of a solid-body electric guitar.Wall Chart (20150) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667185

Building Right HandTechnique

by William Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This bookprovides a mastersource for buildingagility, flexibility andspeed while playingwith a flatpick, as wellas a repertoire sourcefor the plectrum-styleguitarist. The studies

are designed to build reading ability andclarity of sound in a variety of styles, as wellas agility in cross-picking and the playing ofrapid linear passages. Includes over 100original and jazz etudes, fiddle tunes, and agreat number of classical guitar pieces tran-scribed for plectrum guitar.Book (93780) $16.99ISBN 13: 9781562222116

Cambridge LabsChromatic Tuner(Guitar or Bass)

A d v a n c e d .Cambridge LabsGuitar and Bass Tunerfeaturing: A4 frequen-c y - 430Hz -450Hz ;Tuning range -A 0 ( 2 7 . 5 H z ) -

A3(1760HZ); Large Easy to read LCD;Automatic Power shut off after 3 minutes;Plug through design for live playing; 2 AAAbatteries included; Cool Transparent Design;Fold-out kickstand for easy viewing; Easy toread indicator lights; Will make you soundbetter (being in tune always does).Accessory (CL1001T) $19.99

The CapoChord Book

by Lance Beaumont.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. TheCapo Chord Book isan instructionalmethod designed toaid thebeginner/intermedi-ate guitarist in capot r a n s p o s i t i o n s .

Playing in keys laden with bar chords can befrustrating to the novice. This book intendsto remove this frustration by showing theplayer how to play in these difficult keyswhile using easy to play chord shapes.Book (20751) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780786672400

CarlevaroMasterclass: Villa-Lobos 12 Studies

by Abel Carlevaro.Intermediate. In thisbook, masterfulUruguayan guitaristand teacher AbelCarlevaro (1918-2001) offers insightsto the performance ofthe "12 Studies"(1929) by Heitor Villa-

Lobos. Without presenting the completeworks being analyzed, Carlevaro guides thestudent through the most challenging partsof each of these twelve landmark pieces.Using short examples and facsimiles of a fewbars of the original manuscripts given to himby Villa-Lobos himself, Carlevaro reveals pro-found and illuminating insights.Book (ECH713) $25.99ISBN 13: 9790204701049

CarlevaroMasterclass: Villa-Lobos 5 Preludes,Choro No. 1

by Abel Carlevaro.Intermediate. In thisbook, masterfulUruguayan guitaristand teacher AbelCarlevaro (1918-2001) offers insightsto the performance ofthe "5 Preludes"(1940) and "Choro

No. 1" (1920) by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Withoutpresenting the complete works being ana-lyzed, Carlevaro guides the student throughthe most challenging parts of each of theselandmark pieces.Book (ECH712) $16.99ISBN 13: 9790204701032

Carlevaro: GuitarMasterclass, Vol. 1,10 Sor Studies

by Abel Carlevaro.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .Technique, Analysisand Interpretation of10 of Fernando Sor'sbest known Studies.Book (ECH711)$21.99ISBN 13:9783890440231

Children's GuitarChordBook

by William Bay.Beginning. Youngerstudents will enjoythis creative approachto playing simple gui-tar chords. Chords aretaught with exercisesthat build upon eachother and eventuallylead the student toplaying logical and

common chord progressions. These progres-sions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve barblues in many different keys.Book (98650) $6.99ISBN 13: 9780786653690

Children's GuitarChordBook

by William Bay.Beginning. Youngerstudents will enjoythis creative approachto playing simple gui-tar chords. Chords aretaught with exercisesthat build upon eachother and eventuallylead the student toplaying logical and

common chord progressions. These progres-sions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve barblues in many different keys.Book+DVD (98650DP) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786632152

ChordDiagramBook

by William Bay. Afull-sized chord-writ-ing book featuring 12blank chord grids and5 regular staves perpage. Forty-eighttear-out sheets print-ed in black ink on reg-ular-weight, whitepaper. Includes basic

chord charts for guitar, banjo, tenor banjo,uke, baritone uke, and mandolin.Book (93457) $4.99ISBN 13: 9780871667809

Chords / Scales /Arpeggios / EtudesWorkout

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A tech-nique building regi-men built around jazzchords and scaleshapes. The basicchord is shown, fol-lowed by the appro-priate arpeggio andscale. In addition, an

"ear stretching" etude is presented for eachchord and scale shape.Book (20441) $8.95ISBN 13: 9780786670307

Chords Galoreby Jack Petersen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Havingdeveloped two of themost prolific andrespected guitar pro-grams in the world(Berklee School ofMusic in the 1960sand University ofNorth Texas in the

1980s), Jack Petersen is arguably the mostinfluential academic jazz guitar teacher ofour time. Mick Goodrick and JohnAbercrombie, to drop a couple big jazz gui-tar names, and countless other great playersall went through the "School of JackPetersen." This book presents Jack's revolu-tionary systematic chord voicing techniquesfor guitar.Book (99924) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786664610

Christmas Music forElectric Guitar

by John Kiefer.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook featuresChristmas music ofprimarily classical ori-gins, transcribed forone, two, or threeelectric guitars. Thesetranscriptions werenotated in standard

notation and tablature and are meant to beperformed with a pick, or using hybrid pick-ing. Even though a few of the pieces may beplayed on a standard guitar, the othersrequire an electric guitar or a guitar with acutaway.Book/CD Set (98673BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786600960

Christmas Music forGuitar Ensemble

by Donald Miller.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A col-lection of 10Christmas favoritesarranged for guitarensemble. Ideal forperformance, thesearrangements areeasy to intermediate

in difficulty. The book contains the score,optional piano accompaniment and first gui-tar part.Book + Online PDF (98302) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786649655

Classic GuitarManuscript Book

Like the GuitarManuscript Book, thisvolume features onlyeight staves per pageallowing plenty ofroom to write classicguitar music withdetailed position andfingering indications.Includes importantinformation on writ-

ing special effects, barre markings, and orna-mentation. Also includes a handy glossary ofmusical terms broken down in segments ofstylistic and tempo markings.Book (95157) $5.99ISBN 13: 9781562229955

Classic GuitarReferenceWall Chart

by William Bay andRichard Pick.Beginning. A valuablewall chart for studentand teacher. Showsmajor and minor

three-octave scales, right hand arpeggiopatterns, arpeggiated cadences in major andminor keys and a completefingerboard/notation diagram. Note: Thesample for this product is an image of theentire chart.Wall Chart (20165) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786666973

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Classic Guitar ScaleChart

by William Bay andRichard Pick.Beginning. A handyreference chart show-ing 3-octave major,minor and chromaticscales and harmo-nized scales in bothmajor and minormodes.

Chart (20127) $3.95ISBN 13: 9780786667017

Classic GuitarTechnique

by Jorge Cardoso.Multiple Levels. JorgeCardoso is a recog-nized performer whohas travelled the worldover giving hundredsor concerts as a soloist,in duos, and withorchestras. There areinnumerable record-ings of his perform-

ances, and he is a prolific composer whoseworks have been recorded by other gui-tarists in more than thirty albums. Cardoso isalso a master teacher with followers aroundthe world.DVD (8353412233) $39.95ISBN 13: 8428353412233

ClassicalGuitarPedagogy

by Anthony Glise.Multiple Levels. Thiscomprehensive, illus-trated text offers anin-depth look at themechanics and musi-cal thought process ofteaching the classicalguitar the "why"rather than the "how"the classical guitarist

does things a certain way. In the author'swords, "Classical Guitar Pedagogy is thestudy of how to teach guitarists to teach."This university-level text will be of enormousassistance to the teacher in explaining themusical, anatomical, technical, and psycho-logical underpinning of guitar performance.Book (95638) $35.00ISBN 13: 9780786613809

Classics for ElectricGuitar

by John Kiefer.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. A collec-tion of "classical" tran-scriptions for modernelectric guitar; selec-tions include severalof Telemann's fluteFantasias, C.P.E.

Book/CD Set (98672BCD) $17.95ISBN 13: 9780786657223

CompleteAccompanimentMethod for Guitar

by Dan Bowden.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisunique and effectivemethod will helpbeginners and moreexperienced playersdevelop both pick-style and fingerstyleaccompaniment abili-ties with the guitar.

The streamlined approach is unique in itsefficiency and comprehensiveness. Thematerial encompasses a wide range ofstrumming and fingerpicking patterns thatapply to an infinite number of songs in therock, folk and country music styles alongwith ethnic, spiritual and children's music.Book/CD Set (98688BCD) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780786641604

Complete ArpeggioStudyMethod

by Frank Vignola.I n t e r m e d i a t e .Knowing your arpeg-gios is essential tobecoming a completeguitarist. In this bookyou will find writtenout all of the arpeg-gios that you willneed to learn andcommit to memory.

This book includes Major 7, Major 6, minor7, minor 6, dominant 7, augmented, anddiminished arpeggio studies for guitar at thebeginner/intermediate level.Book (99767) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786613625

Complete Book ofGuitar Chords, Scales,andArpeggios

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. Webelieve this to be themost complete andthorough book of itskind in print! TheScale Section containsmajor and minorscales in numerousforms and positions.The Arpeggio Section

contains a multi- octave presentation ofeach chord-related arpeggio.Book (94792) $24.99ISBN 13: 9781562225261

Complete Book OfGuitar Technique

by Sal Salvador.Multiple Levels. Thisbook represents anall-out assault on jazzguitar technique writ-ten by legendary jazzguitarist Sal Salvador.Virtually every aspectof plectrum-styletechnique isaddressed in detail

through explanatory text and clearlyfocused exercises. This book also features acomprehensive presentation of short andlong form scales and arpeggios, string skip-ping, and tremolo exercises, slur studies,cross-picking technique, and scale and inter-val reading exercises in all keys.Book (94845) $19.95ISBN 13: 9781562225575

Complete Book ofHarmonic Extensionsfor Guitar

by Bret Willmott.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. Written asa sequel to "CompleteBook of Harmony,Theory, & Voicing",this comprehensivesource book of har-monic styles and col-ors offers a wide vari-

ety of chord types and progressions, andprovides and in-depth exploration of guitarchord voicings. Written in notation and tab-lature. A companion CD is included.Book/CD Set (96206BCD) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786623518

Complete Book ofHarmony, Theory &Voicing

by Bret Willmott.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This is avery comprehensivetext that combinestheory, harmony andvoicing material withemphasis placed onvoice leading.Although this book'sprimary focus is on

four-note chord voicings on the middlestrings of the guitar, much of the knowledgeconveyed here can be appreciated and usedby all jazz musicians, not only guitarists.Topics covered include: Tensions, VoiceLeading Chord Scales, Enharmonic ChordalSubstitutions, Fourth Voicings, ChromaticGuide Lines, Triad Over Bass Voicings, andmuch more!Book (95112) $29.99ISBN 13: 9781562229948

CompleteGiulianiStudies

compiled and editedby David Grimes.Multiple Levels. Thestudies of MauroGiuliani (1781-1829)stand alongside thoseof Fernando Sor,Matteo Carcassi,Dionisio Aguado andFerinando Carulli as

the staples of the didactic pieces by the "firstgeneration" of classical guitarists. Giulianiwas one of the most celebrated guitarists ofhis age, a brilliant performer and prolificcomposer. He left a legacy of compositions,and many of his works are heard regularly inrecitals and concerts today.Book (95650) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786614332

Complete Guitar ScaleDictionary

by Mike Christiansen.Multiple Levels.Absolutely a landmarktext! Author MikeChristiansen spentcountless hoursresearching the scaleforms used in all majormusical idioms andalso those found inother non-Western

musical cultures. In addition to a myriad ofscale forms (both conventional and rare) formajor, minor, pentatonic, and blues, in-depth sections are contained on modes sym-metrical altered scales, exotic scales andJapanese scales.Book+DVD (94756DP) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786669943

Complete JohnnySmith Approach toGuitar

by Johnny Smith.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. Jazz virtu-oso Johnny Smithpresents his completesystem of chord analy-sis, scale and arpeggiostudy, and practicaltheory application.This is one of the mostuseful books to be

found in any jazz guitarist's library! Lessonsinclude 2-octave scales, 6th chord forms,alterations of chords, resolution exercises,scales and arpeggios, upper extensions from9th to 13th chords, suspended fourthchords, voicing major and minor chordswith a 4th step melody, alterations of upperextended chords, and much more.Book (93669) $29.95ISBN 13: 9781562222390

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The Composer'sGuide to the ElectricGuitar

by David Laganella.Beginning. TheComposer's Guide tothe Electric Guitar isan essential book forcomposers, arrangers,and electric guitarists.It is the only book onthe market that pro-vides in-depth cover-

age on how to compose for all aspects of theelectric guitar. The book provides notationfor all standard plectrum performance prac-tices, harmonics, and extended techniques.Book/CD Set (99943BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786662821

Country ElectricGuitar Ear TrainingCourse

by Brad Davis.Beginning. This dou-ble CD course isdesigned for any level,from beginner toadvanced. The first CDcovers acoustic styleblues and the secondCD covers electric styleblues. It walks youthrough simple tried

and true steps that will make training yourear a breeze!Compact Disc (99896CD) $14.95UPC: 796279080354

DADGAD Chords,Scales, and Tuning

by Felix Schell.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook offers a largenumber of essentialchords and scales forthe DADGAD tuningof the guitar. Thematerial assembledhere opens up a multi-tude of possibilities to

expand and improve your playing in thisunique tuning. Chords are shown in theircustomary harmonic contexts, instead of justlisting them (as is done in most other chord-books).Book (98543) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786652464

Daily Guitar SightReading & TechniqueStudies Made Easy

by Jay Weik.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is designed tobe a guide to readingmusic in the openposition of the guitarfrom beginningthrough advancedlevels. In each study

we work with a new note, adding it to theones previously learned. In presenting thenew notes, first it is written in the treble clefwith its letter name above it.Book + Online Audio (22146) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786682805

Zani de FerrantiGuitar Works, Vol. 1

by Zani de Ferranti,edited by SimonW y n b e r g .I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. Ferranti'sset of 44 exercises Op.50 is one of the gui-tarist's most valuableworks. Although dedi-cated Carulli,Ferranti's 44 exercises

are stylistically closer to the works of Legnaniand Paganini.Book (ECH901) $28.99ISBN 13: 9783890440651

Deluxe GuitarChordEncyclopedia

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. If youare only going to getone guitar chordbook, make it thisone! Thousands ofchord forms are pre-sented. Chords arepresented in each keyand numerous formsare shown for each

type of chords.Book (93283) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780871666642

Deluxe Guitar ChordEncyclopedia- Spiral

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. If youare only going to getone guitar chordbook, make it thisone! Thousands ofchord forms are pre-sented. Chords arepresented in each keyand numerous formsare shown for each

type of chord.Book (93283S) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786652501

Deluxe Guitar ChordEncyclopedia: Case-SizeEdition

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. A casesize edition of Mel Bay'sbest-selling DeluxeEncyclopedia of GuitarChords. Chord formsuniquely broken intomelody forms, insideforms, rhythm guitarforms, and bottomfour-string chord

forms. Thousands of great-sounding guitarchords presented.Book (21638) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786675227

Deluxe GuitarPosition Studies

by Roger Filiberto.Intermediate. A greatsupplement to anynote-reading guitarmethod. Helps stu-dents methodicallylearn the fretboardfrom the second posi-tion upward. Thebook contains fun-to-play studies and

songs in upper fretboard positions, as well asgiving the student scales, rhythmic studies,and periodic reviews of positions previouslystudied.Book (93320) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780871666109

Deluxe Guitar ScaleBook

by Mel Bay. MultipleLevels. Applicable toclassic or pick-styleguitar, this text pres-ents Mel Bay's ownhighly acclaimedstudy of scales.Invaluable for buildingtechnique! Scales areshown in notation anddiagram form.

Book (93282) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780871669186

Developing ClassicalGuitar Technique

by Denis Azabagic.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. In thisinstructional DVDDenis Azabagic offerstechnical and interpre-tive tips on performingtwo of the mostfamous pieces in theclassical guitar reper-toire: La Catedral by

Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Introductionand Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Opus9 by Fernando Sor. On a master-class level,Azabagic presents insightful technicaladvice, fingering suggestions and problem-solving exercises as well as a musicaloverview of each piece by movement or vari-ation. While this DVD is specifically designedfor those who wish to improve their per-formance of these two masterpieces,Azabagic's insights on musicianship andinterpretation can be applied to virtually anycomposition.DVD (99653DVD) $24.95UPC: 796279103848

The Double-StopGuide

by Gil Parris.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. TheDouble-Stop Guidegives a thoroughoverview of double-stops on the guitar.Players of all levels willbe introduced tomany techniques and

rut-busting sounds of double-stops on gui-tar. The accompanying CD will open yourears to not only different applications ofdouble-stops in varied musical styles, butalso the accents and inflections needed touse double-stops in a convincing manner.Book/CD Set (20463BCD) $17.95ISBN 13: 9780786675050

Dropped D Guitar -Bach to Blues

By Dave Marshall.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .Dropped D Guitar:Bach to Blues providesin-depth strategies tohelp the seasonedbeginner to interme-diate guitarist gainfamiliarity with thepatterns of dropped

D, utilizing a series of hands-on exercises forplaying in dropped D tuning. Actual music isprovided (no scales here) in the major keysof C, G, D, A, and the minor keys of Dm,Am, and Em. In addition, the guitarist isgiven a wide-ranging source of music, in avariety of musical styles and keys.Book/CD Set (98462BCD) $22.95ISBN 13: 9780786649570

Easiest GuitarChordBook

by William Bay.Beginning. A unique,yet simple, formatmakes this a valuablebook for any guitarist.The chords are shownin a tree-dimensionalvisual format and areclassified as easy, stan-dard, full-sounding,barre, jazz, and rock

power forms. Chords are shown in each ofthese categories where applicable.Book (94413) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780871669841

Easiest Guitar TheoryBook

by Rob Goldsmith.Beginning. A bare-bones, beginner'sapproach to musictheory as applied tothe guitar. Discusseshalf and whole-tones,enharmonics, scales asplayed across thestrings or up the neck,the four types of tri-

ads, inversions, chord voicings, arpeggios,diminished 7th chords, intervals, and chordprogressions. Contains blank chord gridsand neck diagrams for student annotations.Book (94674) $4.95ISBN 13: 9781562222871

Easiest GuitarTunes forChildren

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. This bookis for beginning andearly intermediateguitarists. No priorplaying experience ornote reading ability isrequired. The solosare written in bothstandard notation and

tablature.Book/CD Set (21245BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786675807

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Easy Chords Guitarby Jeromy Bessler andNorbert Opgenoorth.Beginning. This pock-et-sized chord diction-ary includes the mostimportant basicchords for guitar play-ers in every key in aneasy-to-use graphicalformat. The authorshave carefully chosen

easy to play, good-sounding chord-voicingswhich are perfect for practice, live gigs orcomposing your own music. Complete fin-gerings for every chord make this bookletusable right from the start, even for begin-ners.Book (3802403620) $4.95ISBN 13: 9783802403620

Easy Scales Guitarby Jeromy Bessler andNorbert Opgenoorth.Beginning. This pock-et-sized booklet pres-ents the most impor-tant scales for gui-tarists. Clearlyarranged graphicalnotation makes usingthis booklet a breeze,even for beginners.

Hints on using these scales and tips on fin-gering complete this little guide.Book (3802403637) $4.95ISBN 13: 9783802403637

Easy Way ChristmasGuitarFolio

by Mel Bay.Beginning. AChristmas folio featur-ing easy but balancedlead sheet guitararrangements, withoccasional melody-chord treatment.Simple chords withstrum patterns appearabove each melody

line, with lyrics.Book (93224) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780871667373

Electric Guitar Care,Maintenance andRestringing

by John Levan.Multiple Levels.Hosted by Luthier andMel Bay Author, JohnLeVan from The GuitarServices Workshop.John will cover how to:Clean, Condition,Polish and Restringseveral different typesof electric guitar.

Don't miss John's interview with WorldFamous producer Michael Wagener and gui-tarist Wolf Hoffmann from the band Accept.DVD (GSW131) $7.95UPC: 796279103817

Encyclopedia ofGuitar ChordInversions

by Brian Balthazor.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook provides a clearand concise way toincrease your guitarchord vocabularyacross the entire fret-board. The book out-lines a movable chordsystem which allows

you to both understand chord constructionand provides the necessary tools to createchords "on-the-fly" in a playing situation.Book (20766) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786672554

Encyclopedia ofScales, Modes andMelodicPatterns

by Arnie Berle.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Not justanother book of scalesand patterns, this is amethod that trainsthe mind, the earsand the fingers towork in perfect syn-chronization torespond instanta-

neously to any given chord progression. Thisability is of paramount importance to anymusician who wants to improvise in the jazzidiom. Leading jazz players have used thismethod for years, but this is the first time ithas been published in book form.Book (95736) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786617913

Essential GuitarChords QWIKGUIDE

by William Bay.Beginning. Thisexhaustive yet compact(5 1/2"x8")QWIKGUIDE chord ref-erence shows chordsfrom simple triadsthrough myriad exten-sions of the dominantseventh chord, all ingrid format only. All

voicings and variants of chords are shownchromatically from the root tone beginningwith C, Cm, C6, C7, C diminished, C aug-mented, etc. Chords are further subdividedinto categories including chords with indi-vidually fingered strings, barre chords, androck power chords.Book (99096) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786657117

Etudes Electric - FiveSolos for Today'sElectric Guitarist

by John Kiefer.Intermediate. EtudesElectric was com-posed in response toa need for originalelectric guitar litera-ture. Selections fromthis volume may beperformed in anapplied music jury or

recital in a university guitar program. Theetudes are motivically intertwined and makea complete composition when performed inorder.Book (20801) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786682102

Expanding ChordalHorizons

taught by John Miller.Intermediate. InExpanding ChordalHorizons, master gui-tarist/instructor JohnMiller returns to thetopic of chord theory.Building on the foun-dation established inhis previous set, Introto Chord Theory and

Chord Voicing, John starts from the assump-tion that the student has a working familiar-ity with voicing 7th and 6th chords up anddown the neck in a variety of shapes. Fromthere, it is a short step to hybrid 7th chords,9th and 6 9 chords, 13th chords and chordalinversions, all of which are dealt with in discone of the lesson.DVD (GW998SDVD) $39.95UPC: 796279111362

Expanding YourSoloing for theGuitarist

by Scott Reed.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .Expanding YourSoloing for theGuitarist looks atmusical devices thatexpand the guitarplayer's soloing mas-tery and fluency. The

book takes an extensive look at scale andarpeggio shapes throughout the finger-board, and presents musical concepts thatenhance and enrich one's knowledge andcreativity on the guitar. Visualization ofshapes is enhanced through the use ofextensive fingerboard diagrams and numer-ous musical examples are provided.Book (21887) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786683079

EZ Way to TuneGuitars

by Roger Filiberto.Beginning. It's bestboth for your instru-ment and for your earas a developing musi-cian that your guitarbe tuned accurately.Here's a beginner'sbook that presentsseveral methods of

tuning, providing step-by-step instructionsso the student can learn how to tune theguitar accurately and quickly. This bookshows you how to tune strings from one toanother, the harmonic tuning method, plusseveral ways to check the accuracy of yourtuning.Book (93660) $4.95ISBN 13: 9781562223496

FAQ: Acoustic GuitarCare and Setup

by John LeVan.Beginning. A musthave guitar repairguide which is morelike a hands-on guitarrepair workshop. Thisguide uses photo-graphs, diagrams andsketches made by theauthor, John LeVaneach specific to the

type of guitar you are working on. In addi-tion, John has included diagrams and photo-graphs provided for this book by several gui-tar manufacturers and component manufac-turers.Book (21001) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786635573

FAQ: Classic GuitarCare and Setup

by John LeVan.Beginning. A hands-onguide to classical guitarrepair. With photo-graphs, diagrams, andsketches made by theauthor, John LeVan andsome provided bymanufacturers. It evenincludes a forward writ-ten by Bob Taylor of

Taylor Guitars.Book (21033) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786635894

FAQ: Electric GuitarCare andSetup

by John Levan.Beginning. Setting upand taking care of yourelectric guitar hasnever been easier. ThisFAQ books shows youhow to properly cleanand care for your gui-tar. Also covered areadjusting the actionand intonation as well

as working with bridges, saddles and nuts.Book (21031) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786635795

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FAQ: Electric GuitarCare and Setup

by John Levan.Beginning. A compre-hensive demonstrationof how to clean, con-dition, restring andsetup several differentelectric guitars. Hostedby Luthier and Mel BayAuthor, John LeVanfrom The GuitarServices Workshop.

John will cover how to: Adjust the trussrod,bridge saddles, string nut, pickups and theintonation, as well cleaning & conditioning.DVD (GSW031) $14.95UPC: 796279103800

FAQ: Types and Usesof the Capo

by Tom Rasely.Beginning. The capo isa tool of the trade. Thiswill guide you throughan understanding ofhow it works, and howto select the one that isright for you and yourguitar. It is a theoreti-cally correct methodthat relies mainly on an

understanding of the fingerboard of the gui-tar; and which can be employed with anynotational system.Book (21002) $3.95ISBN 13: 9780786635689

Eduardo Fernandez:Technique,Mechanism, Learning

by EduardoF e r n a n d e z .Intermediate. Here isa book for guitar stu-dents who wish todevelop their instru-mental capabilities tothe point of mastery.This book, while not amethod, is an attemptto help students inter-

nalize the most important aspects of practic-ing and performing music: Mechanism, theset of acquired reflexes that makes playingthe guitar possible; Technique, the proce-dures to follow in order to master a givenpassage or overcome a given difficulty; andLearning a Mechanism or Technique, theprocess of acquiring a reflex or of masteringa passage or overcoming a specific difficulty.The exercises strive to ingrain proper tech-niques and mechanisms both physically andmentally, making the interpretation of musicas natural to the guitarist as walking.Book (20069) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786647460

Finger Gymnastics:Warm-up, Flexibility,Speed & Strength

by Charles Chapman.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is for all levelsand styles of gui-tarists. "FingerGymnastics" is a termused for warm-ups,stretching, and anytype of practice exer-cise that develops

technique and stamina while preventingtechnique related injuries. The exercises inthis book are time-tested and will keep yourtechnique at its optimum while helping toensure injury-free performance.Book/CD Set (98751BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786653157

Fingerboard Mastery,Book One

Frank Potenza andNick Stoubis.Beginning. This in-depth scale andarpeggio text is corecurriculum at theUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaÅfs StudioGuitar Department,which is part of theprestigious Flora L.

Thornton School of Music, located in LosAngeles, California. Using a comprehensiveapproach that includes three different orga-nizational systems, it covers the technicalfoundation that is necessary for playing anystyle of music.Book (22114) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786682638

FingerboardTheory forGuitar

by Mike Christiansen.Multiple Levels. Thisbook contains con-cepts of music theorypresented in such away as to be easilyunderstood by gui-tarists. All of the con-cepts are presentedsequentially in aneasy-to-follow format

using the guitar fingerboard as the visualtool. Contents include: scales, key signa-tures, intervals, chord construction and voic-ing, harmonizing melodies, chord embellish-ment and substitution, modes, cadences,augmented sixth chords, quartal harmony,and more.Book (99173) $15.99ISBN 13: 9780786665839

Fingerpicking ScalesQWIKGUIDE

by Paul Lolax.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Theintention of thisQWIKGUIDE book/CDset is to give you abasic introduction touse the scales. Scalesare the foundationupon which any styleof music is based. From

then you can build chords, melodies, andsystems of harmonies.Book/CD Set (98651BCD) $5.95ISBN 13: 9780786652419

Fingerstyle ClassicsMade Easy

by Steve Eckels.Beginning. A wonder-ful volume of theworld's most famousclassical guitar mas-terpieces tastefullyadapted to beplayable by non-con-cert guitarists. In thepast, beginning gui-tarists had to rely on

overly simple pieces lacking in interest. Nowfor the first time, the great concert master-pieces are accessible to the novice player.Book/CD Set (21089BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786644629

Fingerstyle GuitarHymns Made Easy

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. All timefavorite hymnsarranged in notationand tab for easy toplay fingerstyle guitar.A companion CD isincluded. On the CDeach piece is playedtwice, once as a guitar

solo with accompaniment and again as aback-up track so the guitarist may practicethe piece and use in a worship setting; idealfor small group or church performance.Book/CD Set (20878BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786666256

Five-Finger Techniquefor the Right-Hand

by Charles Postlewate.Intermediate. Thistwo-hour DVD is apresentation of the 19-year project by CharlesPostlewate on extend-ing right hand tech-nique for guitar toinclude the little finger.PART I presents thistechnique in actual

repertoire, including standard guitar reper-toire (by Barrios, Sor, Torroba and Villa-Lobos), new arrangements & transcriptionsand original compositions. It features com-plete performances of twelve pieces record-ed on Postlewate's Homage to Villa-LobosCD (Prism 9904) and published by Mel BayPublications in the book by the same name(MB98711).DVD (20962DVD) $24.95UPC: 796279087698

Flamenco Guitar WallChart

by Juan Serrano.Beginning. Mel Bay'sFlamenco Guitar WallChart offers anoverview of the essen-tial elements of this

flamboyant art form. It provides musicalexamples of the principal techniques, songforms and rhythms together with a glossaryof flamenco terms, specifics of the structuraldifferences between flamenco and classicguitars, and a chronological list of notewor-thy flamenco players. A large photo of a gui-tar constructed by Rafael Moreno Rodriguezof Granada, Spain graces the chart, sure toappeal to the novice or seasoned flamencoguitarist.Wall Chart (20168) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667222

Flatpicking GuitarEar Training Course

by Brad Davis.Beginning. This dou-ble CD course isdesigned for any level,from beginner toadvanced. It walks youthrough simple triedand true steps that willmake training your eara breeze! You willlearn how to correctly

hum bluegrass guitar licks and melodyphrases, memorize a variety of licks in sever-al different key signatures, and transposewhat you memorize into alternate key signa-tures.Compact Disc (99895CD) $14.95UPC: 796279080347

Flatpicking GuitarWorkout

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A col-lection of reels writtenin the keys of C, Am,G, Em, D, A, E, F andDm. Each reel is writ-ten in a different posi-tion. Thus, the gui-tarist learns to playgreat sounding

flatipicking solos while learning keys andpositions.Book/CD Set (20331BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786670734

Folio of GradedGuitar Solos

by Mel Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's renownedbeginning book ofplectrum style guitarsolos in first position.Provides a wealth ofmusic playable by thebeginning student.

Solos have been arranged and graded forthe student desiring to play good music,even though his knowledge of the instru-ment may be limited.Book (93217) $5.95ISBN 13: 9780871668868

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Full-Page ChordDiagram Book

A full-sized chord-writ-ing book that features20 blank chord gridson every page. Forty-four perforated tear-out pages printed inblack ink in regular-weight, white paper,as well as the basicchord charts for gui-tar, banjo, tenor

banjo, uke, baritone uke, and mandolin,make this an excellent value! 8.Book (94189) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780871669377

Full-Page FingerboardPad

A premium qualityguitar fingerboardpad featuring 96pages with 6 fret-board diagrams perpage and 15 frets perdiagram. Printed inred ink on whitepaper, this book ishandy for drawingboth chord forms and

melodies or scale patterns. A heavy coversheet is attached to both the front and backto assist in easier writing.Book (97187) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786633616

Full-PageTab Pad

A full-size manuscriptpad featuring 9 tabla-ture stave systems perpage. Contains 46pages printed onboth sides of whitepaper with black ink.Ideal for mandolin,banjo, guitar, or anytab notation.

Book (96981) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780786632251

Fun and Easy Solosfor Guitar

by HiroyukiM i n a m i n o .Intermediate. Ideal forany student! Thisbook contains inter-mediate level arrange-ments on favoriteclassics and folkmelodies. 50 solos areincluded.

Book (99100) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786607631

Getting Into GuitarStyles

by Scott Reed.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. GettingInto Guitar Styles isthe guitarist's guide toplaying differentmusical styles. Thestyles that are coveredinclude Blues, Rock,Country, Funk, R & B,

Latin, Reggae, Fingerstyle, and Classical aswell as different styles of Jazz such asTraditional Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, andFusion. The musical elements and tech-niques that are used in different styles ofmusic are looked at.Book/CD Set (20759BCD) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786661947

Gig Savers: BarreChords

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. Learn howto play any chord inany key with barrechords. This bookletprovides insights onhow to conquer thesechords and make themeasier play. Manymoveable chord shapesfor almost all chord

types and practice etudes help students startplaying barre chords within minutes.Book (20027) $3.99ISBN 13: 9780786662623

Gig Savers: ChordSubstitutions

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. This textpresents the mostcommon chord substi-tutions in a way thatmakes them easy tolearn and transposeinto all twelve keys.Topics include chordembellishment, chordalteration, iii for I subs,

vi for I subs, ii for V subs, tritone substitutionand many other tricks for spicing up chordprogressions.Book (20031) $3.99ISBN 13: 9780786661244

Gig Savers: Killer ii-Vsby Corey Christiansen.Beginning. This 16-page text providesmaterial to be playedover the most commonchord progression injazz, the major andminor ii-V-I. Each sec-tion contains harmonicideas as well as melod-ic ideas presented in

standard notation and tab. A wealth of valu-able information is provided in this text forthe jazz guitarist wanting some new lines.Book (20107) $3.99ISBN 13: 9780786665136

Gig Savers: KillerTechnique

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. Almost lim-itless warm-up andtechnical exercises arelaid out in this text foraspiring pick-style gui-tarists. Exercises beginat the most basic level,obtainable by anyonewith fingers, and moveto an advanced level.

This small booklet gives guitarists the infor-mation needed to continue constructingtechnical exercises for a lifetime.Book (20028) $3.99ISBN 13: 9780786662630

Gig Savers: KillerTurnarounds

by Corey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. KillerTurnarounds presents awealth of concise infor-mation about playingover the last two meas-ures of jazz tunes.Commonly called theturnaround, these twomeasures can be diffi-

cult to accurately play over for beginningjazz improvisers. This method systematicallybreaks down the harmonic structures fre-quently found at the end of tunes and pro-vides melodic ideas as well as harmonicideas that will help improvisers sound likeseasoned professionals.Book (20106) $2.99ISBN 13: 9780786672646

Gig Savers: PowerChords

by Corey Christiansen.Beginning. Powerchords are an essentialelement of rock, punk,metal and other popu-lar music. Techniquesfor learning powerchords in every key andevery position of thefretboard are taught inan easy-to-learn fash-

ion.Book (20026) $2.99ISBN 13: 9780786662616

Gig Savers: RhythmGuitar Cheat Sheet

by Corey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g .Accompaniment pat-terns for a wide varietyof styles are presentedin this informativebook. Styles coveredinclude folk,r o c k / b l u e s ,country/bluegrass, jazz,and some Latin styles

including bossa nova and samba. Manybasic fingerstyle accompaniment patternsare taught in a simple manner.Book (20029) $3.99ISBN 13: 9780786662647

Giuliani Revisitedby Christopher Berg.Intermediate. Alongwith some of theright-hand exercisesfrom Mauro Guiliani's,Studio per la chittarra,Op.1, this book con-tains numerous origi-nal exercises by Bergbased on pieces com-posed since Guiliani's

time and other exercises considered helpfulfor developing a well-rounded techniqueand for meeting the challenges of the guitarrepertoire. There is abundant practice mate-rial here for guitarists of all levels.Book (95694) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786616534

Gospel FingerstyleGuitar Made Easy

by William Bay.Beginning. A collec-tion of SouthernGospel and CampMeeting all timefavorites scored innotation and tab forfingerstyle guitar. Acompanion CD isincluded. On the CDeach piece is played

twice, once as a guitar solo with accompani-ment and again as a back-up track so theguitarist may practice the piece and use in aworship setting; ideal for small group orchurch performance.Book/CD Set (20877BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786660568

Gospel FlatpickingGuitar Made Easy

by William Bay.Beginning. A collec-tion of SouthernGospel and CampMeeting all timefavorites scored innotation and tab in aneasy to play flatpick-ing guitar style. Acompanion CD isincluded. On the CD

each piece is played twice, once as a guitarsolo with accompaniment and again as aback-up track so the guitarist may practicethe piece and use in a worship setting; idealfor small group or church performance.Book/CD Set (20876BCD) $15.99ISBN 13: 9780786660537

Graded Guitar Duetsby Mel Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Unlikeany other collectionon the market, thisbook presents MelBay's acclaimed duetseries in order of diffi-culty. Provides fun-to-play duets on worksby Bach, Mozart,

Mazas, Dancla and others. Good methodsupplement.Book (93740) $16.99ISBN 13: 9780786678181

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Graded Guitar DuosVolume One

by Mark Small.Beginning. This vol-ume contains sixteenpieces for the begin-ning classical guitarduo. Efforts have beenmade to include com-posers of note fromvarious periods suchas Tchaikovsky,

Dowland, Beethoven, Bartok, and Bach, yetthe music is not above the abilities of begin-ning readers. By and large, the key signa-tures have only one sharp or flat and theaccidentals are minimal.Book (97214) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786635351

Graded Guitar DuosVolume Two

arranged by RobertTorres. Intermediate.The works in this vol-ume are for the inter-mediate level guitarduo. There are sometechnical challenges,but they should notbe so difficult as tointerfere with the stu-dent expressing the

musical intent. The works here are suitablefor the concert stage and include pieces byScarlatti, Schumann, Granados, Albeniz, andothers.Book (98177) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786650002

Graded Guitar DuosVolume Three

by Mark Small andRobert Torres.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This vol-ume is for theadvanced guitar duothat is seeking con-cert-worthy musicand a technical chal-lenge. The works tran-scribed here include

selections by Beethoven, de Falla, Bach,Mozart, Handel, Gounod, and others. Mucheffort was exerted to find works that workwell as guitar duos, are not available else-where, and yet will be well known to audi-ences.Book (98178) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786650019

Graphic GuitarsPoster

by Paul Chase. Thisunique poster illus-trates the fine art ofPaul Chase. Many ofthe pictured paintingshave actual guitarsembedded in the sur-face, then paintedover with a contem-porary "graphic gui-tars" design.

Traditional methods such as colored pencil,pastels, mixed media, enamels and acrylicare also used to create the guitar paintings.Wall Chart (20311) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667574

Guide to Capo,Transposing, & theNashville NumberingSystemQWIKGUIDE

by Dix Bruce.Beginning. This MelBay QWIKGUIDEbegins with basic musictheory about scales andkeys and teaches howto transpose severalsongs with and withoutthe capo. Then we lookat chords in keys andexplore some typical

chord progressions by swapping numbers("one, four, five") for the chord names ("D,G, A"). Finally we study the "NashvilleNumbering System" in depth by examiningdifferent notation styles and converting sev-eral well-known songs to number charts.Book (98413) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786649792

Guide to GuitarChord Progressions

by Mike Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is designed toassist guitarists inlearning to changechords quickly, pre-cisely, and smoothly.Rather than a diction-ary of chord voicingsor a "chord finder", it

will train the ear to hear and identify com-mon chord progressions by keys, providingthe guitarist with a foundation for writingoriginal music.Book (97169) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786635283

A Guide to Non-JazzImprovisation: GuitarEdition

by Dick Weissmanand edited by DanFox. Beginning-Intermediate. Thenon-jazz improvisa-tion series is a con-cept that germinatedin Dick Weissman'smind while he wasattending musicschool. He wrote a

15-piece arrangement of the old squaredance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted thetrombone to take a solo as part of thearrangement. When the trombonist keptplaying a bebop solo that was totally unsuit-able for the chart, Dick realized that - inaddition to the many musicians who do notimprovise - there are even jazz musicianswho don't know how to improvise outsidethe limits of their own stylistic backgrounds.Book/CD Set (20827BCD) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786607518

Guide To The Capoby Dix Bruce.Beginning. This DVDteaches everything youneed to know aboutusing a capo. DixBruce teaches basicmusic theory thatexplains how the capoworks and why. You'lllearn all the fundamen-tals of placing several

different styles of capos on both acousticand electric guitars.DVD (21594DVD) $14.95UPC: 796279107808

Guitar Airs & Balladsby William Bay.Intermediate. Hereare nine solos for plec-trum guitar writtenwith the tradition ofthe Celtic ballad andScottish Aire. Many ofthe solos call for a 7string guitar but cancertainly be played on

a 6 string. I have shown alternate notes forthe low 7 string pedal tones in the tablature.Book + Online Audio (22039) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786682126

Guitar ArpeggioEncyclopedia

by Andy Martin.B e g i n n i n g .Throughout this bookyou will be exposed tomany different typesof arpeggios, theirfamilies, a horde of fin-gerings, how to usethem and much more.With practice andpatience you will be

able to have total control on the fingerboardand you will be able to execute arpeggioswith fire and finesse like the best players do.By understanding arpeggios it will immense-ly improve your improvising for song writingand soloing as well as creating majesticmelodies and hooks.Book (99788) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786662296

Guitar Capo ChordsMade Easy

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound book of chordsusing a capo. Chordsinclude major, minor,7th, diminished,major 7, 6th, aug-mented and more.

Chords are shown in all keys and in variouscapo positions.Book (22095) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681945

Guitar Capo Chords,Pocketbook DeluxeSeries

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,pocket/case sized per-fect-bound book ofchords using a capo.Chords include major,minor, 7, diminished,major 7, 6, augmentedand more. Chordsshown in all keys in

various capo positions.Pocketbook (21452) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786675289

Guitar Chart of Scalesand Modes

by Dana Roth.Multiple Levels. Thischart clearly presentsmajor scales, minorscales, major penta-tonic scales, bluesscales, MixolydianMode, Dorian Mode,Lydian Mode,Phyrgian, Aeolian,and Locrian Modes,

plus the enigmatic scale, chromatic scale,whole-tone scale, diminished scale andNeapolitan major and minor scales. Thischart is excellent not only for the beginnerbut also for the advanced player.Chart (95337) $4.99ISBN 13: 9780786602209

Guitar ChordChart

by William Bay.Beginning. A handychord reference guideshowing basic majorand minor chords inall keys. Relativeminor chord relation-ships are shown. Anadditional feature isthe inclusion of a gui-tar fingerboard dia-

gram.Chart (93322) $4.99ISBN 13: 9780871668417

Guitar Chord SoloManuscript Book

. Beginning. Thisnewly designed guitarnotation/chord writ-ing book features six5-line staves witheight blank chordgrids above each line,for a total of 48 gridsper page. A usefulteaching and compo-

sition aid. Printed with black ink on regular-weight, white paper.Book (99242) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786657698

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Guitar Chord SoloTablature Book

This newly-designedguitar chord/tablaturewriting book featuressix, 6-line tablaturestaves with eightblank chord gridsabove each line, for atotal of 48 grids perpage. A useful teach-ing and compositionaid. Printed with black

ink on regular-weight, white paper.Book (99444) $5.95ISBN 13: 9780786659074

GuitarChords

by Mel Bay. MultipleLevels. This book isconsidered to be thelargest selling basicguitar chord bookever published!Twelve basic guitarchord types areshown in three ways:photograph, nota-

tion, and chord diagram. In addition, a spe-cial bonus section is contained showing inphoto and diagram the essential moveablerhythm guitar chord forms.Book+DVD (93261DP) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786629138

Guitar Chords(Voggenreiter)

by Jeromy Bessler andNorbert Opgenoorth.Beginning. This half-size guitar chord refer-ence book has beendesigned with theworking and studyingguitarist in mind. Itfeatures an overview ofmore than 4000chords and their most

popular voicings in rock, pop, and jazz.Additional chapters on playing techniques,chord synonyms, power chords and slashchords can be helpful to further improveyour understanding of music and toenhance your creative potential.Book (3802403415) $7.95ISBN 13: 9783802403415

GuitarChords

by Mel Bay. MultipleLevels. This book isconsidered to be thelargest selling basicguitar chord bookever published!Twelve basic guitarchord types areshown in three ways:photograph, nota-tion, and chord dia-

gram. In addition, a special bonus section iscontained showing in photo and diagramthe essential moveable rhythm guitar chordforms.Book (93261) $4.99ISBN 13: 9780871660909

Guitar ChordsEncyclopedia

Taught by Joe Carr.Multiple Levels. Thisgreat DVD chord ency-clopedia makes it pos-sible to learn all of theessential chords. JoeCarr teaches the chordshapes and positionsused by leading pro-fessional guitarists.Watching Joe's hand

positions and listening to each note in thechords will improve your ear and enable youto learn at a faster pace.DVD (95659DVD) $9.95UPC: 796279097857

Guitar Chords MadeEasy

by William Bay.Beginning. Thishandy video takes theguitar studentthrough all the basicguitar chords startingwith the easy to playforms and movinginto the standard andmore difficult finger-

ings. Every chord is shown in a guitar chordprogression and a play along segment isprovided on the DVD for every chord andprogression. Added features of this DVD arethe presentation of Rock Power Chords inthe keys of C, G, D, A, E and F, and BluesGuitar Chord Progressions in the keys of C,G, D, A, E and F.DVD (21106DVD) $9.95UPC: 796279097796

GuitarChordsPocketbook

by Patrick Conway.Multiple Levels. Thisconvenient guide to288 basic guitarchords is perfect forcarrying in the guitar

case. It gives fretboard diagrams for manycommon chords (up to 13ths) in all keys(arranged alphabetically), a guide to tuningthe guitar, and a list of common chord sym-bols.Pocketbook (93702) $1.29ISBN 13: 9780871665447

Guitar Daily PracticeHandbook

by William Bay.Intermediate. Anextremely handy andvaluable guide for anyguitarist! This uniquebook/CD combinationmay be utilized as amethod supplement,a technical studyguide, or as a dailytechnique builder.

Written in standard notation and tablature.Book/CD Set (94135BCD) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786627073

Guitar Daily ScaleStudies, PocketbookDeluxe Series

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A con-cise, incredibly usefulscale regimen thatenhances left and righthand technique, helpsmaster the finger-board and paves theway for improvisation.Also a helpful aid to

sight reading. Comprehensive 96-pagepocket/case-size edition that can go any-where.Pocketbook (21451) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786675265

Guitar Exercises forDummies

by Mark Phillips.Multiple Levels. Thisbook is a perfect com-panion to Guitar ForDummies, 2ndEdition (Sept. 05) thetop-selling guitarinstructional book inthe U.S.

Book/CD Set (9780470387665) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780470387665

GuitarFingerboardBook

Multiple Levels. Thirty-two tear-out sheetswith six 15-fret guitarneck diagrams perpage. Printed in warmred ink on whitepaper, this book ishandy for drawingchord forms or noteand scale patterns.Also serves as a con-

venient tool for learning note positions or forclearly visualizing the neck in convertingnotation to tab.Book (94567) $5.99ISBN 13: 9781562221461

The GuitarGymnasium

by Robin Hill.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook deals not onlywith the technicalaspects of guitar tech-nique, but also withthe many psychologi-cal factors inherent tothe performance ofmusic on the classic

guitar. Contains thoughts, suggestions,studies and exercises gleaned through per-sonal experience in an effort to benefit themusician.Book (99257) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786658633

Guitar Images Bookby William Bay.Intermediate. Thesolos in this collectionpresent a myriad ofmoods on the guitar.They were written tobe very expressive,contemplative pieceswhich could be per-formed in a variety of

secular and sacred settings. Most of themare from three solo collections previouslyreleased, entitled "Guitar Meditations"(MB22029), "Guitar Airs and Ballads"(MB22039) and "Timeless Solos for Guitar"(MB22041).Book (22193) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786682720

Guitar Imagesby William Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e .Companion dual CDfor "Guitar Images"(MB#22193). Thesolos in this collectionpresent a myriad ofmoods on the guitar.

They were written to be very expressive,contemplative pieces which could be per-formed in a variety of secular and sacred set-tings.Compact Disc (11142CD) $14.99UPC: 796279111423

GuitarJournals -Blues

edited by Lee DrewA n d r e w s .Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate eferenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. This fan-tastic blues volume

contains exercises on barre chords, powerchords, progressions, strum patterns, ham-mer-ons, pull-offs, bends, double stops,scales, licks and also a wide variety of tunes.Perfect for the student to professional musi-cian's everyday use!Book/CD Set (20896BCD) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607204

GuitarJournals -Chords

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A valu-able book for any gui-tarist. Part one pres-ents a dictionary ofessential chord formsshown by inversion.Part two features avery thorough analy-

sis of chord melody and quartal harmonyvoicings in each key.Book (20905) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607228

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Guitar Journals -Fingerstyle

edited by Lee DrewA n d r e w s .Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. Includedin this wonderful fin-

gerstyle journal are a myriad of tunes inmany styles: Easy, Blues, Gospel, Classic,Fiddle Tunes, Thumbpicking, Patriotic,Ballads, Early Jazz, Latin, Celtic, DADGAD,Ragtime and Contemporary. Perfect for thestudent to professional musician, this won-derful book contains tunes which can berevisited daily.Book/CD Set (20895BCD) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607211

GuitarJournals -Flamenco

by IoannisA n a s t a s s a k i s .I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This 176-page book/DVD pack-age includes six full-length contemporaryFlamenco guitar com-positions by IoannisAnastassakis, MA,

best-selling Mel Bay author of the Art ofRasgueado and one of the few people tohave obtained a Graduate Degree inFlamenco Guitar. Selections includeVeridiana (Rumba Flamenca), Angelika(Granadinas), Maestro Serrano (Tangos), aswell as 3 more solos based on the Flamencoforms of the Farucca, the Soleares and theMalaguena. Presented in standard notationand tablature, with extensive performancenotes for each selection.Book+DVD (20925DP) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607235

Guitar Journals -Flatpicking

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of exercises andsolos in different gen-res. This comprehen-sive collection of stud-

ies and solos presents a diverse and eclecticarray of music. In addition to great soundingwarm-ups and picking studies, solos are pre-sented in the following categories: FiddleTunes, Ballads and Waltzes, Celtic, Rags andSwing, Gospel, Classics, Playing on Up theFingerboard, Playing in Mixed Positions,Advance Solos and for the truly adventurousStrange Solos.Book (20900) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607822

GuitarJournals -Jazz

edited by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. Thisincredible volume for

jazz includes a wonderful collection ofarrangements by jazz greats Joe Diorio,Johnny Smith, Gene Bertoncini, BuckyPizzarelli and many more. Covering a widerange of areas including Latin, comping,rhythm changes, blues, etc.Book/CD Set (20897BCD) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786607884

Guitar Journals -Mastering theFingerboard:ReadingBook

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. This fan-tastic journal dedicat-

ed to reading covers studies on each string,studies on each key (each of the 12 majorand minor keys is presented in four differentpositions on the fingerboard and a study ispresented for each), and four major andminor studies are presented in each position.This is a must-have for the student to profes-sional musician's library and is ideal foreveryday use!Book (20903) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786613687

Guitar Journals -Rock

edited by Lee .B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. Finally,there is a volume

focused directly to "Rock Guitar", whichincludes a wealth of exercises and tunesideal for everyday use - perfect for the stu-dent to the professional musician wishing tohave a wide range of rock examples to addto their repertoire. Rock rhythms, barrechords, scales, power chords, solos andmuch more are all covered; a must-have!Book/CD Set (20894BCD) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786607198

Guitar Journals -Sacred

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide for any gui-tarist. This huge col-lection of sacredfavorites is a must-

have for any guitarist's everyday use. Allsolos are presented in notation and tablaturewith guitar chords.Book (20901) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607907

Guitar Journals -Scales

by William Bay, MikeChristiansen andCorey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-

ent genres. This huge collection of scales isperfect for guitarist's everyday use. They areall covered here: major; natural, melodic andharmonic minor; diminished; whole-tone;bebop; blues; altered; pentatonic;Hungarian; Neapolitan; Japanese; Arabian;Balinese; Byzantine; and many, many more.Book (20902) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786607846

GuitarJournals -Technique

by William Bay andCorey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. MelBay's latest series,Guitar Journals, is theultimate referenceguide of studies andsolos in several differ-ent genres. This

superb volume on technique covers warm-ups, picking studies, string skipping, tremo-lo, triplets, cross-picking, intervals, linearstudies, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and pickcontrol. All exercises have tunes matched totheir particular study and are perfect for thestudent to professional musician's everydayuse.Book (20904) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780786607860

Guitar ManuscriptPad

Recognizing the gui-tar's broad sonicrange, this book waslaid out with just 8staves per page sothat guitarists can eas-ily write and readledger lines, chordframes, position andstring markings, andspecial effects found

in modern guitar notation. 40 double-sided,tear-out sheets.Book (20278) $6.99ISBN 13: 9780786667451

Guitar Master ChordWallChart

by William Bay.Multiple Levels.Presents major,minor, 7, Ma7, Ma6,m7, m6, diminishedand augmented

chords in diagram form on all root notes.Also includes a note finder chart for the first20 frets of the guitar. 35" x 24" durable coat-ed paper.Wall Chart (94401) $9.99ISBN 13: 9781562228255

Guitar Meditations -Contemplative Solosfor Plectrum Guitar

by William Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e .Influenced by a widerange of musicalstyles, these concertpieces are meant tobe played with a pick,although they certain-ly can be performedby a fingerstyle gui-

tarist. The intent is not to showcasesparkling technique, instead they were com-posed to convey a palate of musical colorsand moods. They offer the guitarist a won-derful opportunity for expression.Book + Online Audio (22029) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681778

Guitar Melody ChordPlaying System

by Mel Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This is MelBay's "landmark" sys-tem for playing guitarsolos in chord styleusing popular sheetmusic. This method isaccessible to the inter-mediate level student

and is applicable for pick or fingerstyle per-formance. In notation and tablature.Book (93215) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780871664945

Guitar Peaceby Roger Hudson.Multiple Levels. RogerHudson's "GuitarPeace" is a collectionof soothing andmelodic original com-positions suitable forbeginning toadvanced guitarists.Many of these solos

("Rainy Scene," "Harp Strings," etc) havebeen featured in Roger's popular FingerstyleBasics series offered in Fingerstyle GuitarMagazine. Roger performed "Homecoming"(from "Guitar Peace") on the Martha StewartShow in 2008.Book + Online Audio (22002) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786681525

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Guitar ScaleDictionaryQWIKGUIDE

by Mike Christiansen.Multiple Levels. Ap r i c e - c o n s c i o u sQWIKGUIDE editionconsisting of a half-size5 1/2"x 8" reduction ofMike Christiansen'sdefinitive book on gui-tar scales. Includes allvariants of major andminor scales plus pen-

tatonic and blues scales, modes, symmetri-cal/altered scales, exotic scales, andJapanese scales. All scales are shown in stan-dard notation and tab plus grid and fret-board diagrams.Book (98696) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786652228

Guitar ScaleWall Chart

by Mike Christiansen.Beginning. Packed withinformation, this wallchart contains a com-plete fingerboard/nota-tion diagram andshows fingering griddiagrams for major andminor scales (harmon-ic, melodic andHungarian), pentatonic

and blues scales and modes. Note: The sam-ple for this product is an image of the entirechart. It may take a while to load.Wall Chart (20154) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667147

Guitar Scalesin Tablature

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. This isa very "user friendly"text. It is ideal for dailypractice sessions andcontains frequentlyused major and minorguitar scale forms. Inaddition, each scale isshown in numerouspositions up the guitar

fingerboard.Book (94760) $13.99ISBN 13: 9781562224158

The Guitar Scales Vol.1

by Philippe Ganter.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. TheGuitar Scales Vol. 1 isa complete guide tothe scales that begin-ning and intermedi-ate guitarists need forpracticing and solo-ing. Each chapter cov-ers a specific

approach to these basic scales, includingexamples, exercises and studies.Book/CD Set (98644BCD) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786656554

Guitar Setup,Maintenance& Repair

by John Levan.Beginning. This guidewill use photographs,diagrams and sketch-es made by theauthor and some pro-vided by various man-ufacturers to teachhow to clean, condi-tion, adjust the actionand properly intonate

your acoustic guitar, as well as: John's tradesecrets on hand-carving bone nuts andbridge saddles, wiring and fretwork. Johnhas also included a chapter on identifyingand diagnosing problem guitars. It evenincludes a forward written by Bob Taylor ofTaylor Guitars.Book (20309) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786639045

Guitar Songbook forMusicTherapy

by Kathryn Scheldt &Frances McClain.Beginning. A collec-tion of tunes repre-senting a diversity ofideas, experiences,and geographic loca-tions, this songbookprovides a resourcefor use in clinical,educational, recre-

ational, and religious settings. Designed toallow even a beginning guitarist to leadsinging, the songs are written in standardnotation with rhythm chord symbols anddiagrams. Lyrics are given for all of thesongs, with creative adaptations includedwith some melodies.Book (98683) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786658626

Guitar StringingChart

by Mike Christiansen.Beginning. This chartis the definitiveresource guide forputting strings on theguitar. Clear photosand detailed descrip-tion show you step bystep how to changestrings on steel-stringand nylon-string gui-

tars. The chart also contains informationregarding when to change strings and whatstrings to use.Chart (99617) $3.95ISBN 13: 9780786660698

Guitar TabPad

A manuscript paddesigned for guitar,mandolin, banjo, orany tab notation.Contains 5 systemsper page for bothnotation and tab.Black ink on regular-weight, white paper.

Book (96874) $6.95ISBN 13: 9780786631001

GuitarTablatureBook

A manuscript bookspecifically designedfor guitar, mandolin,banjo, or any tabnotation, with 40pages of 5 special dualstave systems for writ-ing both notation andtablature. This bookwith perforated pagesis printed in black ink

on regular-weight, white paper. Includes 2pages of chord diagrams, 3 pages of blankchord grids, along with instruction on howto read tablature and basic information onmajor and minor scales.Book (93451) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780871667687

Guitar TablatureBook: French Edition

A manuscript bookspecifically designedfor guitar, mandolin,banjo, or any tabnotation. Each of the40 pages has 5 specialdual stave systems forwriting both notationand tablature. Thisbook with perforatedpages is printed in

black ink on regular-weight, white paper.Book (93451F) $5.95ISBN 13: 9780786677412

Guitar TablaturePocketbook (4-Stave)

Beginning. A handy,pocket-sized bookdesigned for man-dolin, banjo, guitar,or any tab notation.Each of the 32 pages

has 4-staves, which makes this book atremendous value for the price.Pocketbook (95752) $1.25ISBN 13: 9780786617524

Guitar Tabsongs:Classic Rockfor Flatpick

B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thiscollection of 15 classicrock favorites,arranged for thebeginning to interme-diate flatpicker, is pre-sented here in stan-dard notation andtablature. Mel BayPublications, Inc. and

Warner Bros.Book (WMB006) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786670192

Guitar Technicby Roger Filiberto.Multiple Levels.Although this bookbegins with shortexercises usingextremely simple,two-finger left-handmovements, it quicklytakes these buildingblocks and stacksthem into a skyscraper

of precise right- and left-hand technique.Develops left-hand dexterity, solid rhythmicsense, and plectrum technique, includingcrosspicking, through challenging scale andarpeggio exercises. Standard notation andtablature.Book (93225) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780871665232

Guitar Techniquethrough Repertoire

by Paul Reilly.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A sys-tematic approach todeveloping techniqueon the classical guitarmust include studiesdesigned to focus onconcise, specific tech-niques and offer musi-

cal challenges as well. The studies in thisbook will assist in the development of cer-tain techniques of right hand touch, righthand finger movement and right handchordal balance. In addition, this book pres-ents clear and direct left hand technical chal-lenges that promote the development ofconsistent left hand technique.Book (98922) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786654314

Guitar Theory Chartby William Bay.Beginning. A quick,comprehensive guideto music theory. Itcovers accidentals,types of notes andrests, time signatures,major and minor keys,the circle of keys, scaleconstruction, chordconstruction, harmo-

nized scales, and chord progressions.Chart (20533) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786669349

GuitarTheoryWall Chart

by William Bay.Beginning. A visuallyattractive, user friend-ly presentation of fin-gerboard notes, ele-ments of music theo-

ry, circle of keys, major and pure minorscale, chord progressions and harmonizedscales. Also features a very useful chordbuilding chart and a glossary of guitar terms.24" x 35" durable coated paper.Wall Chart (20746) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786672097

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Guitar Tune Book,Pocketbook DeluxeSeries

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,pocket/case sized per-fect-bound guitar tunebook with over 50tunes. Songs includegospel, bluegrass,patriotic, and populartunes. Chord chartsare included showing

all chords needed to play these songs.Pocketbook (21237) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786674329

Guitar Tunes MadeEasy

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A com-prehensive 96-page,large print/big noteperfect-bound guitartune book with over50 tunes. Songsinclude gospel, blue-grass, patriotic and

popular folk tunres. Chord charts are includ-ed showing all the chords needed to playthese songs.Book (22096) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681976

Guitar Warm-Ups &Solos QWIKGUIDE

compiled by WilliamBay. Beginning-Intermediate. Thishandy case-sizeQWIKGUIDE bookoffers a baker's dozeneffective warm-upexercises plus 31 pro-gressive "Warm-UpSolos". The book iswritten in notation and

tablature with above average backup chordssuggested for the solos. While written withthe flatpicking guitarist in mind, fingerstyleand classic players would also benefit fromsightreading these pieces.Book/CD Set (21148BCD) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786672714

The Guitarist'sComplete TechniqueKit

by Bryan Townsend.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook will help youdevelop a more confi-dent, relaxed, andreliable technique.Primarily for thosewho play nylon-stringguitar-classic, flamen-co, jazz, and folk. This

book can also be used by acoustic and elec-tric players.Book (95502) $12.95ISBN 13: 9780786605286

The Guitarist's Guideto Fingernails

by Rico Stover.Multiple Levels.Presented in thisinformative text is aconcise, clear pictureof the fingernail, itsanatomy, what affectsits health, how tocombat weak nailproblems, how to

obtain strong, healthy nails and what prod-ucts to buy. Included is an analysis of all cur-rently available artificial nail systems(acrylics, wraps, gels and glue on tips) witha discussion of the potential health risksinvolved. The Guitarist's Guide to Fingernailsalso introduces a revolutionary new artificialnail system that is nontoxic, removable yeteffective, with no risks to the health of yournatural fingernail.Book (21258) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786673957

Guitarist's Note-Speller and GameBook for theYoungBeginner

by Anthony Glise.Beginning. More thanjust a note-speller,this work has exercis-es in which the stu-dent writes either thenote-name, the note(on the staff) or thenote location on thefingerboard throughfirst position. In addi-

tion, the second half of the book has dozensof games, puzzles, word search, mazes (andmore) that teach the student names ofdynamics, articulation, tone color, parts ofthe guitar, effects on the guitar and noterhythms. This is the most innovative andenjoyable note-speller ever written to rein-force learning along side any beginner's gui-tar method.Book (99908) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786671755

Guitarist's ProgressCertain Hits 3

by David Burden.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Six ofthe best songs andthemes from stageand screen arrangedfor guitar solo byDavid Burden. Thisbook and the series ofwhich it is part give

the classical student popular hits of contem-porary music and pieces from other periodsthat have been used in film, TV and stage.Songs include Summertime, The Harry LimeTheme, Castle on a Cloud and more.Book (21866) $7.95ISBN 13: 9790708072904

Guitarist's ProgressCertain Hits 4

by David Burden.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Sevengreat songs andthemes from film andTV arranged for guitarsolo by David Burden.This book and theseries of which it ispart give the classicalstudent popular hits

of contemporary music and pieces fromother periods that have been used in film, TVand stage. Songs include As Time Goes By,Scarborough Fair, Fly Me To The Moon,Ashokan Farewell and more.Book (21867) $7.95ISBN 13: 9790708072911

Guitarist's ProgressCertain Hits 5

by David Burden.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Ten topsongs and themesfrom film and TVarranged for guitarsolo by David Burden.This book and theseries of which it ispart give the classicalstudent popular hits

of contemporary music and pieces fromother periods that have been used in film, TVand stage. Songs include The James BondTheme, Thank You for the Muisc, RaindropsKeep Falling on My Head and more.Book (21868) $7.95ISBN 13: 9790708072928

Guitarist's Treasury ofClassic Themes

by David Coe.Beginning. This col-lection presents 99popular classicalthemes arranged assingle-note melodiesfor guitar with chordaccompaniment. Eachpiece is presented instandard notation andtablature followed by

chord diagrams and a suggested strummingpattern. This book will serve as an introduc-tion to the classics for the beginning gui-tarist as well as a good source for the moreadvanced player who needs to supplementhis or her repertoire with "fake book" stylearrangements of well-known classicalthemes.Book (96929) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786612956

Hybrid Pickingby Wyn Pearson.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. HybridPicking is a completeguide to masteringthis much covetedtechnique. Consisting8 chapters and over50 musical examples,this book demon-strates how to bring

fluidity and flare to your playing where stan-dard pick technique alone, can often fallshort. Covering all aspects of the method,'Hybrid Picking' is a must for all experiencedand non-experienced players alike.Book+DVD (21343DP) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786676071

Instant GuitarChordFinder

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. This isa quick referenceguide to essential gui-tar chord forms. Oneach type of chordyou will see the chordspelled out in notationwith the chordal rela-tionships also shown(Root, b3rd, 7th, etc.).

Book (94794) $9.95ISBN 13: 9781562225452

Instant Guitar ChordFinder(Case-SizeEdition)

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. A com-prehensive but veryusable and easy-to-understand chord ref-erence text. The mostuseful and best-sound-ing forms of eachchord are shown ineach key. In addition,handy side tabs help

you locate the exact chord form needed inseconds.Book (94824) $7.99ISBN 13: 9781562225469

InstrumentalInnovators: EastwoodGuitars

Ever since it wasfounded in 2001,Eastwood's aim hasnot only been to repli-cate the most desir-able guitars on theplanet, but also to putthem within the reachof the unwashedstrummer. - UK's TotalGuitar Magazaine in a

review ranking the EASTWOOD-GP a BESTBUY and giving it their highest 5-Star Rating.DVD (21623DVD) $24.95UPC: 796279104906

Irish Music forFlatpicking GuitarMade Easy

By Philip JohnBerthoud. Beginning.An exciting collectionof 29 traditional tunesfrom Ireland,arranged for easy flat-picking guitar. Alltunes are writtenclearly in standardnotation as well asguitar tablature. An

accompanying CD contains all the tunes,played at a manageable speed, with guitaraccompaniment.Book/CD Set (21398BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786676927

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Introduction to ChordTheory & ChordVoicing

taught by John Miller.Intermediate. In this 2-DVD set master gui-tarist and instructorJohn Miller walks youthrough the funda-mentals of chord theo-ry, providing you withthe conceptual toolsneeded to understandchord structure, and

then shows you how to apply that knowl-edge to the neck of guitar, making practicalsense of the information so that you will beequipped to voice chords up and down theneck in any key. In Volume One of the set,John goes over the major scale and its struc-ture, and then moves on to intervals. Hemoves then into triads and shows how thediatonic triads are derived from scale struc-ture, following up triads with seventhchords, the diatonic seventh chords and thevarious seventh chord types.DVD (GW994SDVD) $39.95UPC: 796279109895

Introduction toHarmony for Guitarwith Tab

by Lawrence A.M c D o n a l d .B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Are youthinking about goingto college for guitarbut are concernedabout the music theo-ry entrance exam?Are you looking to

increase your understanding of intervals,chords, scales and harmony but your musicreading skills prevent you from taking thenext step? The "Introduction to BasicHarmony for Guitar with TAB" includes bothstandard notation and TAB for each of theexamples and exercises, allowing the gui-tarist to begin a study of chord and scaleconstruction with a minimum amount ofstandard notation reading skill.Book (21052) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786673292

RicardoIznaola -Kitharologus

by Ricardo Iznaola.Intermediate. Thepremise ofKitharologus is that"Guitar technique ismade up of a limitednumber of proce-dures with an unlimit-ed number of applica-tions. Therefore, asound technical

methodology is not one that tries to cover allpossible forms of a given procedure, butrather one that identifies and trains theessential mechanism which makes the pro-cedure, in all its forms, possible". Coveringall grades from novice to expert, this book iscertain to be enthusiastically embraced byany classical guitarist wishing to maximizehis technique.Book (95727) $26.99ISBN 13: 9780786617746

RicardoIznaola OnPracticing

by Ricardo Iznaola.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A concisebooklet which presentsa complete practicingmethodology for gui-tarists. Topics discussedinclude the concepts ofinner and outer poise,issues affecting practice,visualization and much

more.Book (99418) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780786658732

Jazz Chords For RockGuitarists

by John Maione.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thetransition from rockto jazz can sometimesbe a bit intimidatingto guitarists, youngand old. Jazz Chordsfor Rock Guitarists, byJohn G. Maione,

endeavors to take the "mystery" out of jazzharmonies and make them accessible toevery guitarist.Book (20815) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786668748

Jazz Etudes &Exercises for ClassicalGuitar

by Alexander Vinitsky.Intermediate. Theaccurate interpreta-tion of swing rhythmis the most importantelement in jazz music.This collection of 7jazz etudes and 11exercises for solo gui-tar gives the studentpractice in playing

this rhythmic pattern as well as working onother important skills. The etudes are writtenin notation only in different jazz styles:Swing, Latino, Bossa Nova, Blues, and JazzRock.Book/CD Set (99403BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786660643

Jazz for Classic GuitarMade Easy

By Alexander Vinitsky.Beginning. This origi-nal music for solo andduo guitar featuresbeautiful melodiesand convenient fin-gering and is veryeasy to perform. Theauthor's commentsexplain how to movefrom classical style to

jazz. The pieces, divided into two chapters,Etudes and Pieces, are written in differentjazz styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, and Blues.Book/CD Set (99405BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786660667

Jazz Guitar ChordChart

by William Bay.Beginning. This chartshows essential jazzchord forms for soloperformance and cat-egorizes jazz rhythmchord forms into 6thstring root and 5thstring root. Finally,"Freddie Green" typerhythm chords are

presented with root, 3rd and 5th in thebass. An incredible amount of informationin one chart.Chart (20167) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786667109

Jazz Guitar ChordSubstitution WallChart

by Corey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Spice upany chord progressionby applying the mostcommon chord substi-tutions used in Westernmusic. Substitutionsillustrated in this chartinclude vi for I, ii for V,tritone, diatonic chord

substitutions, and others. Each concept ispresented with a table showing the properchord assignment in all twelve keys.Wall Chart (20151) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667178

Jazz Guitar ChordWorkout

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Intermediate. Thisbook has beendesigned to givebeginning jazz guitarstudents a jazz chord"workout." Most ofthe exercises in thisbook have beendeveloped around

chord progressions found in most jazz stan-dards. Some of the exercises will be shortand others long, but each exercise should beplayed fluidly and by doing so, proper tech-nique will be acquired.Book (99002) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786671519

Jazz Guitar ChordsMade Easy

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound jazz chord dic-tionary containingessential barre chordand rhythm chordforms. Included arechord froms ranging

from major, minor and dominant 7th shapesto extensions such as minor 7b5, augment-ed 11, 9#5, 13th and more.Book (22099) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681877

Jazz Guitar Chords,PocketbookDeluxeSeries

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,pocket/case sized per-fect-bound jazz chorddictionary containingessential barre chordand rhythm chordforms ranging frommajor, minor anddominant shapes to

extensions such as minor 7b5, augmented11, 9#5, 13th, etc.Pocketbook (21195) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786674398

Jazz Guitar Compingby Andrew Green.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Formost of the recordedhistory of jazz, pianoplayers have been themain, and usually theonly, comping instru-ment. This text willhelp guitar players

get a handle on the most important job theyhave when playing in a small group: comp-ing. This can be used as a progressive studyof comping or simply a source of ideas.Book/CD Set (0970057644) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780970057648

Jazz GuitarEnsembles, Level 1

multiple authors.Beginning. Thesebeginning toadvanced jazz guitarensembles are writtenfor four and five gui-tars by some of thebest guitar ensemblearrangers in the busi-ness. Arrangersinclude, Barry Greene,

Dave Frackenpohl, Steve Schenkel, AndrianIngram, and Chris Buzzelli. Not only arethese fine performance pieces for ensem-bles, they are good material for sight-read-ing.Book (99875) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786669028

Jazz GuitarEnsembles, Level 2

multiple authors.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thesebeginning toadvanced jazz guitarensembles are writtenfor four and five gui-tars by some of thebest guitar ensemblearrangers in the busi-ness. Arrangers

include, Barry Greene, Dave Frackenpohl,Steve Schenkel, Andrian Ingram, and ChrisBuzzelli. Not only are these fine performancepieces for ensembles, they are good materi-al for sight-reading.Book (99876) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786669035

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Jazz GuitarEnsembles, Level 3

multiple authors.Intermediate. Thesebeginning toadvanced jazz guitarensembles are writtenfor four and five gui-tars by some of thebest guitar ensemblearrangers in the busi-ness. Arrangersinclude, Barry Greene,

Dave Frackenpohl, Steve Schenkel, AndrianIngram, and Chris Buzzelli. Not only arethese fine performance pieces for ensem-bles, they are good material for sight-read-ing.Book (99877) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786669042

Jazz Guitar LinesWorkout

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Theexercises and etudesin this book will helpstudents gain thetechnique needed toexecute great jazzlines. A mixture oftechnique builders

and etudes are all designed to give jazz gui-tarists a daily workout. All of the exercises inthis book are written with the plectrum gui-tarists in mind, but this doesn't mean thatfingerstyle guitarists can't benefit from theexercises as well.Book (20524) $8.95ISBN 13: 9780786671526

Jazz Guitar MadeEasy

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thiscollection of jazz solospresents many rela-tively easy solos basedon some of the mostcommon jazz stan-dard chord progres-sions. Technically,

many of these are not overly difficult, butstill will posses characteristics that groupthem within the jazz tradition. Each etude ispresented on the accompanying play-alongCD which should be used to hear (and copy)articulation, phrasing and other musical ele-ments that cannot be conveyed throughmusical notation.Book/CD Set (21041BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786644193

Jazz GuitarPhotoChords

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Beginning. Neverwonder how to playcertain jazz chords onguitar again with thiseasy-to-use and com-prehensive text. Alsoan excellent referencebook, this book pres-

ents a plethora of chords and voicings com-monly found used when playing jazz guitar.Virtually every type of jazz chord and itsinversions is presented in standard notationand tab accompanied by a photo of thechord being executed on the guitar finger-board.Book (21045) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786674572

Jazz Guitar PhrasingWorkout

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A step-by-step methodteaching correctmodern jazz interpre-tation and phrasing.Great for reading andfor learning to "play inthe pocket".Companion CD

allows the guitarist both to hear how thephrases should be interpreted and to playthe jazz etudes with a rhythm section.Book/CD Set (20577BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786669967

Jazz Guitar ScaleChart

by Corey Christiansen.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A work-ing knowledge ofscales and their appli-cations to chord pro-gressions is para-mount for jazz gui-tarists. Mel Bay's JazzGuitar Scale Chartprovides fingerings

diagrams, construction formulas in wholeand half steps (in standard notation) andapplication (usage) for the most commonscales used in jazz improvisation and com-position. This easy to read and understandchart is packed full of scalar information.Chart (20436) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786669929

Jazz Guitar Structuresby Andrew Green.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. For gui-tarists, the technicallearning curve forimprovisation is fairlysteep. For this reason,it is important to findmultiple uses for themusical structures

that you learn to execute. This approachdecreases the learning curve considerably.Book/CD Set (0970057601) $24.95ISBN 13: 9780970057600

Jazz GuitarTechnique

by Andrew Green.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Whenimprovising, whatyour mind hears ismore often than notdetermined by whatyour body can repro-duce on your instru-ment. Much of your

conception as an improviser is determinedby your technique. If you can't play certaintypes of ideas, you are simply not going toconceive of them while you are improvising.Book (097005761X) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780970057617

Jazz Guitar WallChart

by Corey Christiansen.Multiple Levels. Sampleimprovised lines, turn-arounds, comping pat-terns, and much moreare provided with stan-dard notation, tab anddiagrams in this easy toread and understandwall chart. The basicsand essentials of play-

ing jazz guitar are compiled in one chart foraspiring jazz guitarists to learn from eachday. Pick a lick a day (or week) and guitaristswill be playing authentic jazz ideas in notime at all.Wall Chart (20128) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786667154

Jazz Scale Workoutby Ken Karsh.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. In the pur-suit of improvisation(jazz or other styles),scales are the"palettes" utilized forcreating melodies.Often, scales are onlypracticed ascendingor descending step-

wise. "Jazz Scale Workout" by Ken Karsh con-tains eight measure through-composed con-tinuous eighth note exercises (or "work-outs") utilizing "jazz style" melodies basedaround the Major, Dorian (minor seventh),Mixolydian (Dominant), and Super-Locrian(Altered Dominant) scales-the most com-mon scales in the jazz idiom.Book (20525) $8.95ISBN 13: 9780786670925

Scott Joplin - Ragsfor Guitar Ensemble

by Scott Joplin,Arranged by John DeChiaro. Intermediate.Ten Scott Joplin com-positions scoredmeticulously for gui-tar ensemble by JohnDe Chiaro. The score,piano accompani-ment and 1st guitar

parts are available in a hard copy book. The2nd, 3rd and 4th guitar parts are free inter-net downloads.Book + Online PDF (20438) $29.99ISBN 13: 9780786681808

Just Jazz GuitarArticles

by Jack Wilkins.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. It is withgreat pleasure that wehere at Mel BayPublications, Inc. offerthis project by guitarlegend Jack Wilkins.Jack's skills as a sessionplayer, jazz player andall around guitar vir-

tuoso have been honed by playing countlessgigs and recording sessions.Book (20201) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786672219

Killer Techniqueby CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Intermediate. ThisDVD and chart willgive any pick-styleguitarist a great work-out. CoreyChristiansen presentsa number of exercisesand workouts for theright and left-hand.

These exercises will build strength, agilityand tone.DVD+Chart (20752DP) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786672257

Marty Lanham - Getto Know YourAcoustic Guitar

by Marty Lanham.Beginning. Noted gui-tar builder and repairspecialist MartyLanham of TheNashville GuitarCompany gives aninside look at the flat-top, steel string guitar.Learn how the guitarcreates its sound, and

what each component contributes to thetone - plus what you need to know aboutcommon repair and maintenance of yourguitar.DVD (DML1) $35.00UPC: 800684010803

Learning To HearChord Changes

taught by MurphyHenry and Red Henry.Beginning. For banjo,mandolin, fiddle, andguitar. Taught byMurphy Henry withRed Henry. For manypeople, learning tohear chord changes isone of the hardestparts of learning to

play bluegrass.DVD (21714DVD) $29.95UPC: 796279106146

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Left Hand Studies ForClassical Guitar

by Walt Lawry.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook of exercises andstudies is designed todevelop left handtechnique. The bookconcentrates on eightdifferent technicalareas: chords andchord changing skills,

barres, shifts, slurs, scales, intervals, exten-sions, and left hand harmonics. The text isdivided into two parts; a section of exercisesand a section of study pieces.Book (93956) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786678068

Left-Hand GuitarChordBook

by William Bay.Beginning. Containschord forms for all ofthe most commonlyused chords. Chordsinclude major, minor,altered 7ths, dimin-ished, augmented andmany more. All formsare shown in pictureand diagram form for

the left-handed guitarist.Book (98256) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786635740

Left-Hand GuitarChordChart

by William Bay.Beginning. A handychord reference guideshowing basic majorand minor chords inall keys. Relative andsecondary minorchord relationshipsshown on principalchords. All forms arefingered for the left-

handed guitarist.Chart (99754) $4.99ISBN 13: 9780786605637

Left-Handed GuitarChords Made Easy,Large Print Edition

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound chord diction-ary containing essen-tial chord forms rang-ing from major, minorand dominant 7thforms and venturing

into extensions such as minor 7b5, 9th 11th,13th and more. Presented exclusively for theleft-handed guitarist.Book (22100) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681884

Left-Handed GuitarChords, PocketbookDeluxeSeries

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,pocket/case sized per-fect-bound chord dic-tionary containingessential chord formsranging from major,minor and dominantforms and venturinginto extensions such as

minor 7b5, 9th, 11th, 13th, etc.; presentedexclusively for the left-handed guitarist.Pocketbook (21219) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786674503

Libro De AcordesPara Ninos

by William Bay.Beginning. Youngerstudents will enjoythis creative approachto playing simple gui-tar chords. Chords aretaught with exercisesthat build upon eachother and eventuallylead the student toplaying logical and

common chord progressions. These progres-sions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve barblues in many different keys.Book (98650SP) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786674664

New Ticketsby Peter Morscheckand Chris Burgmann.Intermediate. Thethird volume in the"Tickets" series. Newsolo pieces by theestablished acousticguitar duo Morscheck& Burgmann, variedand surprising in

style. The CD once again includes all of thecompositions, both as stand-alone tracksand as separately channelled playback ver-sions.Book/CD Set (610412) $19.95ISBN 13: 9783899221305

Mastering GuitarTechnique: Processand Essence

by Christopher Berg.Intermediate. Thisbook assumes a mod-est music readingability and somefamiliarity with basicclassic guitar tech-nique. A comprehen-sive, exploration ofthe requirements fordeveloping effortless

and musically sensitive guitar technique.Book (96216) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786623730

Mastering the GuitarClass Method Level 1Theory Workbook

by Robert Phelps.Beginning. This sup-plement works witheither edition of theMastering the Guitar:Class Method, Level 1to help give studentsa conceptual look atthe guitar and a senseof familiarity with theinstrument. It includes

twelve exercises and quizzes which coincidewith various points in the Class Method toreinforce key concepts. In addition, there is aTeacher's Class Planner section whichexplains the objective of the exercises anddescribes learning activities which can beimplemented in the classroom setting.Book (20005) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780786662364

Masters of RhythmGuitar

by Joachim Vogel.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook and CD set pres-ents rhythm conceptsand techniques forrock, blues, soul, funk,reggae, jazz and coun-try guitar. It includesmore than 200 groovesin the styles of Scott

Moore, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, SteveStevens, James Hetfield, Prince, Bob Marleyand other famous guitarists. The aim of thisbook is to expand the player's repertoire ofauthentic rhythm grooves in a number ofpopular styles.Book/CD Set (610113E) $26.95ISBN 13: 9783927190634

Masters of thePlectrum Guitar

compiled & edited byWilliam Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This land-mark book of musicfor the plectrum stylejazz guitar took yearsto compile, write andedit. It contains someof the greatest solos

and duets ever written and performed onthe plectrum or flatpicked guitar, includingworks by Carl Kress, Dick McDonough,George Van Eps, Bucky Pizzarelli, GeorgeBarnes, Eddie Lang, George M Smith, AlValenti, Mel Bay, Frank Victor, Harry Volpe,Carmen Mastren, Oscar Moore, MundellLowe, Tony Mottola, Al Hendrickson, andCal Collins. All solos are in notation and tab-lature while the duets are shown in standardnotation only.Book (95293) $35.99ISBN 13: 9780786602674

MBGU Guitar Studies:A ComprehensiveGuide to Chords

by William Bay.Beginning. An in-depth, user-friendlyguitar chord diction-ary. Presents chords inthe following cate-gories: acoustic guitarchords, blues guitarchords, jazz guitarchords, rock guitarchords, open tuning

guitar chords, capo guitar chords and seven-string guitar chords. Open tuning chordspresented include dropped D, DADGAD,open G, Open E, Open A, Open D, Open Cand Orkney.Book (21532) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786677900

MBGU Guitar Studies:Playing Chords

by William Bay.Beginning. Playingchords is the empha-sis of this Mel BayGuitar University(MBGU) book. Over100 songs arrangedfor chord strummingaccompaniment tosinging. Presented areeasy chord forms,

strumming in different time signatures, mas-ter chord reference chart, use of the capo,musical terms, types of guitars, and fre-quently asked questions.Book (21555) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786677948

Melodic ImprovisingFor Guitar

by Bruce Saunders.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. "MelodicImprovising" is a sys-tematic, detailedmethod to help theintermediate toadvanced guitaristcreate melodies overharmony. Using tech-niques developed

through his 15 years of teaching improvisa-tion at the world-renowned Berklee Collegeof Music, Bruce Saunders' book teaches gui-tarists the same techniques used by pianistsand brass and woodwind players to createmelodic solos; a necessary book for any gui-tarist wishing to play "outside the box.".Book/CD Set (20216BCD) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786668458

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Melodic Studies &Compositions forGuitar

By Fred Hamilton.Intermediate. A col-lection of studies andcompositions writtento provide a creativeapproach to a com-mon problem. Mostguitar students havenot worked through amethodical approachto reading music

notation, which limits their personalprogress and sometimes their career devel-opment. The author has approached thestudies from two directions: horizontal, orup the fingerboard on individual strings, andpositional.Book (20392) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786668793

Melody & Harmonyfor Guitarists

by John Duarte.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. The pri-mary aim of this bookis to help the readerto understand the lan-guage of music andhow it works in rela-tion to the guitar. It isnot intended as a sub-stitute for all other

lines of study, but it will provide a basicknowledge that can be expanded and devel-oped. The reader is urged to read as wide arange of books as possible and to examinewhatever music he or she possesses to iden-tify further examples of the points discussed.Book (99761) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786676880

Mississippi DeltaBlues FingerstyleSolos Made Easy

by Larry McCabe.Beginning. This bookand CD has beencarefully prepared forguitarists who arestarting to learn bluesfingerpicking-and yes,the book can actuallybe used by an ambi-tious total beginner.The arrangements,

written in tab and standard notation,include new blues songs, standards, intro-ductions, turnarounds, and more. All songsare recorded note-for-note on the compan-ion CD, making this unique set the perfectteacher for the emerging fingerpicker.Book/CD Set (99566BCD) $16.99ISBN 13: 9780786665969

Modern GuitarMethod Grade 1,Guitar StudiesBook

by William Bay.Beginning. A carefullygraded series of exer-cises, solos, duets,and chord studieswhich are an idealsupplement to theMel Bay ModernGuitar Method Grade1 and to the note-reading section of Mel

Bay's Guitar Class Method. Studies areincluded for each string, and the keys of C,A minor, G, and E minor are presented.Guitar Studies Grade 1, in addition, will be avaluable aid to any beginning guitar studentand the content will augment and enhancelearning regardless of the basic instructionaltext being used.Book (94051) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780871663962

Modern GuitarMethod Grade 2,Essential GuitarChords

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisexhaustive chord ref-erence shows chordsfrom simple triadsthrough myriadextensions of thedominant seventhchord, all in grid for-mat only. All voicings

and variants of chords are shown chromati-cally from the root tone beginning with C,Cm, C6, C7, C diminished, C augmented,etc. Chords are further subdivided into cate-gories including chords with individually fin-gered strings, barre chords, and rock powerchords.Book (21789) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786678716

Modern GuitarMethod Grade 2:Guitar Studies

by William Bay.Beginning. Written asan in-depth supple-ment to the Mel BayModern GuitarMethod Grade 2, thistext contains solos,picking studies, tech-nique building, chordstudies, and speedstudies. The studies

contained in this book may be effectivelyused to enhance the learning and study ofany guitar method. Studies are containedwhich deal with alternate picking, triplets,thirds, second position, and chord and scalestudies in the keys of F, D minor, D major,and B minor.Book (94052) $7.99ISBN 13: 9780871663979

Modern GuitarMethod Grade 7,Technique Solos

by William Bay.Advanced. Advancedlevel. The 11 soloscontained in this bookwere written byWilliam Bay to exploresome of the diversemoods and colorswhich can beexpressed on the gui-

tar. The collection is eclectic and containssolos ranging from swing to moody balladsto contemporary acoustic settings.Book (21906) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681440

Modern GuitarMethod, Chords inPosition

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. ThisModern GuitarSupplement seg-ments the guitar fret-board into fivezones/positions. Basicchord progressionsare presented in eachzone. The material inthis book is applicable

to all styles of contemporary music.Book (21792) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786678709

More Ticketsby Chris Burgmannand Peter Morscheck.Intermediate. Basedon the success of anearlier book for AMAVerlag [Ten Tickets forTwo Roads], MoreTickets presents 16additional solo com-positions that can beaccompanied by a

second melody. Through field testing withstudents, an effort was made to keep thesepieces at a uniformly intermediate level ofdifficulty. The book's companion CD-recorded and mixed at the Winding RoadStudios in Löchgau, Germany- is meant tobe enjoyed as a standalone recording as wellas an educational aid; the authors suggestlistening to the duet versions first, as in somepieces the entry of the second guitar part isslightly delayed.Book/CD Set (610356) $19.95ISBN 13: 9783899220650

Mozart for ElectricGuitar

by John Kiefer.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This edi-tion features newelectric guitar tran-scriptions compiledfrom the music ofWolfgang AmadeusMozart. The collec-tion includes 11

pieces including "Eine Kleine NachtmusikK525 I," "Rondo alla Turka K331 III," "SonataK545 I," and "Symphony #40 K550 I." Aswith other editions in this series, these tran-scriptions are intended to be performed witha pick - employing string-skipping, alternate,hybrid, and sweep-skipping techniques.Book + Online Audio (99972) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780786669394

Music from Aroundthe World for GuitarEnsemble

by Donald Miller.Beginning. A collec-tion of 10 favoritemelodies from aroundthe world arrangedfor guitar ensemble.The arrangements areeasy to intermediatein difficulty. The bookcontains the score,

optional piano accompaniment and first gui-tar part.Book + Online PDF (98304) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786649679

Music TheoryWorkbook For GuitarVol. 1

by Bruce Arnold.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is an excellentlearning tool for boththe beginner who hasno knowledge ofmusic theory, and theintermediate studentlooking to improvetheir understanding

of the guitar fretboard. An easy to under-stand music theory section is included espe-cially for the beginning student, which setsforth the basics of music theory, thus layingthe foundations for the exercises. From themost simple construction of basic intervalsto the most advanced chord structure, allinformation is consistently applied to theguitar fretboard.Book (20630) $24.99ISBN 13: 9780786670703

The Musician'sUltimate PictureChord Encyclopedia

compiled by David K.Atkinson. Beginning.This comprehensivereference work illus-trates chords in allcommon forms frombasic major to 13-flat-

5-flat-9, grouped by root note and present-ed alphabetically. Each page in the encyclo-pedia contains one chord displayed at differ-ent positions on the guitar. Large, clear pho-tographs show each chord position from theplayer's point of view, creating a comfort-able familiar perspective conducive to recog-nition and comprehension.Book (99740) $29.95ISBN 13: 9780786661091

NotenblockManuscript Paper -Staves and GuitarTab

. This large, flex-bound music writingbook features 200pages, each with 5 sys-tems of one treble-clefstandard notation staffand one six-line tabla-ture staff. The pagesare perforated for easyremoval from thebook.

Book (3802403231) $7.95ISBN 13: 9783802403231

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Open TuningChordBook

by Felix Schell.Beginning. This bookpresents a compre-hensive guide tochords and scales inthe popular G,D,E,A,and D minor tunings.In addition to theirapplication as ele-mentary accompani-ment, there is suffi-

cient material here for soloing and improvi-sation.Book (98286) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786646920

Open Tuning ChordChart

by Lee "Drew"Andrews. Beginning.Featuring chords andscales for DADGAD,Open G and Drop-Dtunings. Moveablechords are shownwith roots on the 6th,5th and 2nd strings,including many alter-nate voicings. Major,

minor, and pentatonic scales are given foreach tuning with 6th and 5th string roots.Chart (20673) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786671588

Open Tuning GuitarChords Made Easy,Large Print Edition

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound, open tuningchord dictionary.Chords are shown inDrop D, DADGAD,Open G, Open E,Open A, Open D,

Open C and Orkney tunings. Chords includemajor, minor, dominant 7th, diminished,major 7th, 6th, augmented and more.Book (22103) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681853

OpenTunings

by Robert Klein andJan Mohr. Beginning.For all guitar styles.Chords, Tuning Chartsand Scales.

Book (3802403972) $7.95ISBN 13: 9783802403972

Photo Barre ChordBook

by Gene Kerr.Beginning. This is a"tried and true" must-have book for the gui-tarist who wishes tolearn commonly usedbarre chords, chordstructure, the similari-ties and relationshipsof one chord toanother, and most

importantly, the locations of notes on thefretboard. Diagrams and descriptions arelaid out progressively in a way that will makethis information easy to understand and use.This book is a valuable resource for thebeginner who wishes to learn a few chords,as well as the advanced player in need of acomprehensive chord reference.Book (97519) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786643516

Play-Along JazzStandard ChordProgressions

by Frank Vignola.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. In thisbook and CD masterjazz guitarist FrankVignola has takeneight different jazzstandard chord pro-gressions and record-ed rhythm guitar partsso you can play along

and learn these most commonly used chordprogressions. He has also written out a jazzsolo for each of the eight tunes. These arerecorded at slow and faster tempos for prac-tice.Book/CD Set (99660BCD) $17.99ISBN 13: 9780786613595

Praise FingerstyleGuitar Made Easy

by William Bay.Beginning. Today'stop praise songsscored in notation andtab for easy to playfingerstyle guitar.Songs includeSanctuary, As theDeer, Give Thanks,Lord, Reign in Me,Draw Me Close and

many more. A companion CD is included.Book/CD Set (20880BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786607372

Quartal Harmony &Voicings for Guitar

by Tom Floyd.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. This bookcontains a study andbreakdown of "har-mony in 4ths". Theintroduction of quar-tal harmony in mod-ern jazz began in the1960's. Compositionsby Miles Davis and

John Coltrane such as "Impressions" and "SoWhat" showcased chord voicings derivedfrom quartal harmony.Book/CD Set (99971BCD) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786668113

Reaching The NextLevel

by Martha Masters.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. A guide forintermediate andadvanced classicalguitarists, addressingtechnical and musicalissues. Any seriousstudent of classicalguitar will appreciatethis book which cov-

ers topics often heard in a lesson, but sel-dom covered in a book, with appropriaterepertoire provided. Topics covered includetechnical control, study habits, craftinginterpretations, tone production, perform-ance anxiety, and much more.Book (21173) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786679812

Resophonic GuitarFrom Scratch: QuickLessons

by Jim Heffernan.Beginning. Step bystep instruction thruthe basics of resophon-ic guitar. Topicsinclude: picks, bars,warm-up, exercises,songs, tuning, posture,practicing techniques,how to fit in with aband and internet

resources! There are many lessons includedin this program.DVD (21990DVD) $39.99UPC: 796279109727

RGT - Guitar Lessons -Playing Techniques

by Tony Skinner andAndy Drudy.Beginning. Ten guitarlessons from theRegistry Of GuitarTutors - the world'sleading authority onguitar education.Lesson subjectsinclude: , plectrumpicking , rhythm styles

, fingerpicking , chord arpeggios , usingeffects , harmonics , and much more..Book/CD Set (1898466750) $16.95ISBN 13: 9781898466758

RGT - Practice PalAcoustic Guitar,Advanced Grades

Advanced. Practice Palis an amazing musicsoftware package thathas been speciallydeveloped to prepareyou for the Registry ofGuitar Tutors acousticguitar exams. This edi-tion covers Grades 6 to8. Practice Pal containsALL the scales, arpeg-

gios and chords required for these grades sothat you can practice along with your PC ata speed that suits you.Software (0793573625229) $25.95ISBN 13: 0793573625229

RGT - Practice PalAcoustic Guitar, AllGrades

Multiple Levels.Practice Pal is an amaz-ing music softwarepackage that has beenspecially developed toprepare you for theRegistry of GuitarTutors acoustic guitarexams. This combinededition covers ALLGrades from

Preliminary to Grade 8. Practice Pal containsALL the scales, arpeggios and chordsrequired for all the Registry of Guitar Tutorsgrades so that you can practice along withyour PC at a speed that suits you.Software (0793573625236) $51.95ISBN 13: 0793573625236

RGT - Practice PalAcoustic Guitar, EarlyGrades

B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. PracticePal is an amazingmusic software pack-age that has been spe-cially developed toprepare you for theRegistry of GuitarTutors acoustic guitarexams. This editioncovers Preliminary

Grade to Grade 2. Practice Pal contains ALLthe scales and chords required for thesegrades so that you can practice along withyour PC at a speed that suits you.Software (0793573625205) $19.95ISBN 13: 0793573625205

RGT - Practice PalAcoustic Guitar,Intermediate Grades

Intermediate. PracticePal is an amazingmusic software pack-age that has been spe-cially developed toprepare you for theRegistry of GuitarTutors acoustic guitarexams. This editioncovers Grades 3 to 5.Practice Pal contains

ALL the scales, arpeggios and chordsrequired for these grades so that you canpractice along with your PC at a speed thatsuits you.Software (0793573625212) $22.50ISBN 13: 0793573625212

RGT - Rhythm GuitarPlaying - Book 1

by Chaz Hart.Beginning. The EarlyGrades. An invaluableaid in preparing for theRegistry of GuitarTutors electric guitarexams. PreliminaryGrade to Grade 2.

Book (1898466149) $11.95ISBN 13: 9781898466147

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RGT - Rhythm GuitarPlaying - Book 2

by Chaz Hart.Intermediate. TheIntermediate Grades:Grade 3 to Grade 5.An invaluable aid inpreparing for theRegistry of GuitarTutors electric guitarexams. An innovativeand helpful book for allmodern guitar players

who want to improve their rhythm guitarplaying.Book (1898466157) $13.50ISBN 13: 9781898466154

RGT - Rhythm GuitarPlaying - Book 3

by Chaz Hart.Advanced. TheAdvanced Grades:Grade 6 to Grade 8. Aninvaluable aid inpreparing for theRegistry of GuitarTutors electric guitarexams. An innovativeand helpful book for allmodern guitar players

who want to improve their rhythm guitarplaying.Book (1898466165) $14.95ISBN 13: 9781898466161

RGT - Routes To SightReading forGuitarists - Book 1

by Chaz Hart.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. If you'reinterested in learningto read music -whether for classical,acoustic or electric gui-tar - then this book isfor you! Starting attotal beginner stage,the book takes you on

a musical journey. You'll be guided on aroute where you'll learn the notes on theguitar very gradually; progressing string bystring.Book (1898466173) $13.95ISBN 13: 9781898466178

RGT - Routes To SightReading forGuitarists - Book 2

by Chaz Hart.Intermediate. To sightread means to be ableto play music as thew r i t e r / c o m p o s e rintended, without hav-ing to hear the musicplayed first. The abilityto read music is anessential part of play-ing any musical instru-

ment and gives you access to a whole worldof music. This book covers six of the mostused keys and the first eight frets of the fin-gerboard.Book (1898466181) $13.95ISBN 13: 9781898466185

Rhythm GuitarChordSystem

by Mel Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e -A d v a n c e d .Commonly referredto as the "rhythm gui-tarist's bible," thisinnovative book is asystem of guitarchord formationwhich maximizespower voicing while

minimizing left-hand movement! Originallywritten by Mel Bay in 1947, this landmarkpublication was reissued in its original type-setting in 1973 to become the definitive texton jazz chords in private teaching studiosand university jazz guitar departmentsaround the globe. Mr.Book+DVD (93214DP) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786635337

Rhythm GuitarChordSystem

by Mel Bay.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. Commonlyreferred to as the"rhythm guitarist'sbible," this innovativebook is a system ofguitar chord forma-tion which maximizespower voicing whileminimizing left-hand

movement! Originally written by Mel Bay in1947, this landmark publication was reis-sued in its original typesetting in 1973 tobecome the definitive text on jazz chords inprivate teaching studios and university jazzguitar departments around the globe. Mr.Book (93214) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780871665157

Rhythm Guitar Tutorby Charles Chapman.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Therhythm guitarist whocan play the appropri-ate chord voicing thatfits the style andwhich blends with themusical situation is arare commodity. The

novice is generally only aware of 2 or 3inversions and most are likely in the samecategory or "chord family". Stylizing yourchords and being able to fit them into differ-ent situations is really what Rhythm GuitarTutor is all about.Book (99555) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786620227

Right Hand Studiesfor Classic Guitar

by Walt Lawry.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook is a collection ofstudies and exercisesdesigned to help thestudent develop right-hand technique. Thefirst sections deal withthe basic skills of restand free stroke, finger

alternation, and arpeggios; developing flexi-bility and efficiency in right-hand move-ments. Later sections deal with the moreadvanced techniques of timbre production,pizzicato, right-hand harmonics, and tremo-lo.Book (93889) $19.95ISBN 13: 9780786678198

Right-Hand Studiesfor Five Fingers

by Charles Postlewate.Intermediate. Theproduct of a 14 yearresearch project, thisbook contains over350 studies to thor-oughly train the righthand of classical gui-tarists in the use of allfive fingers - addingthe little finger to the

present four finger technique. These studiesbuild a five-finger technique in the playingof chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmon-ics, beginning with the thumb and one-fin-ger combinations and increasing in com-plexity to the thumb and four fingers. Thestudies are played over easy, yet interesting,left hand progressions up and down the fin-gerboard.Book (98710) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786659654

Rob Ickes:Contemporary DobroArtistry

by Rob Ickes. In theseextraordinary studioperformances, Dobrovirtuoso Rob Ickes(Blue Highway, ThreeRing Circle) is joinedby bluegrass prodigyAndy Leftwich (RickySkaggs & KentuckyThunder, Three RingCircle) on mandolin,

and then by jazz pianist Michael Alvey.These powerful sets of richly improvisationalinstrumental duets are followed by two sig-nature solo works that showcase Ickes' tradi-tion-steeped but highly contemporary musi-cal vision. Tunes include Angeline the Baker,Monrobro, Stanford and Son, Wheel Hoss,Lullaby of Birdland, Stars Fell on Alabama,Made in France, The Old Rugged Cross andmore.DVD/CD Set (21785CDVD) $24.95UPC: 796279108973

Rock Guitar ChordsMade Easy, LargePrint Edition

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page,large print perfect-bound chord diction-ary for today's rockguitarist. Containspower chord forms,barre chords andessential rhythm

chord forms in all keys.Book (22106) $12.99ISBN 13: 9780786681921

Rock Guitar Chords,PocketbookDeluxe Series

by William Bay.Beginning. A compre-hensive 96-page, pock-et/case sized perfect-bound chord diction-ary for today's rockguitarists. Containspower chord forms,barre chords, andessential rhythm chordforms in all keys.

Pocketbook (21194) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786674145

Rock Guitar EarTraining Course

by Brad Davis.Beginning. This courseis designed for anylevel. It walks youthrough simple tried-and-true steps that willmake training your eara breeze! Learn how tocorrectly hum rockand roll licks andmelody phrases, mem-

orize a variety of licks in several different keysignatures, and transpose what you memo-rize into alternate key signatures.Compact Disc (99898CD) $14.95UPC: 796279080392

Rock Guitar MadeEasy

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thisbook contains a num-ber of songs and solosthat are authenticrock n' roll but are notoverly advanced. Theplay-along CD willhelp players hear the

stylistic elements and concepts played byrock guitarists today. Presented in standardnotation, tab, and chord diagrams, this is amust have for the aspiring rock guitarist atalmost any level.Book/CD Set (21043BCD) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786644612

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Rock GuitarManuscriptBook

A premium-qualityrock guitar tablaturebook. Each tear-outpage presents 5 stavesystems, with the topstaff for writing musicin tablature. Blankchord grids areoffered at the bottomof each page to fur-ther clarify the nota-

tion and tab for the beginner.Book (94548) $5.99ISBN 13: 9781562221485

Rock GuitarManuscript Book:French Edition

A premium-qualityrock guitar tablaturebook. Each tear-outpage presents 5 stavesystems, with the topstaff for writing musicin tablature. Blankchord grids areoffered at the bottomof each page to fur-ther clarify the nota-

tion and tab for the beginner.Book (94548F) $4.95ISBN 13: 9780786677429

Rock Guitar MasterChord WallChart

by William Bay.Multiple Levels.Presents full chordsand power chords (5& 7 format) from alltwelve roots. [major,

minor, dominant 7th and major 7th]. Alsoincludes a note finder chart for the first 20frets of the guitar.Wall Chart (94404) $9.99ISBN 13: 9781562228262

Rock GuitarPhotoChords

by CoreyC h r i s t i a n s e n .Beginning. Rockchords includingpower chords, barrechords as well as openchords are taught instandard notation,tab with accompany-ing photos. Anyone

can learn the chords that have been heard inrock 'n roll for decades with this foolproofmethod. Presented in a logical order withbrief dialogue on how to play each chordshape in 12 keys (for moveable shapes), thisis a must have for the beginning guitaristwho wants to get going fast.Book (21046) $6.99ISBN 13: 9780786674589

Julio S. SagrerasGuitar Lessons Books4-6 and AdvancedTechnique

by Julio Sagreras.Intermediate. TheGuitar Lessons of JulioSagreras are amongthe most universallyused collections ofguitar music and rep-resent a milestone inguitar didactic litera-ture. The original sixlesson books, along

with the book Advanced Technique, were animmediate success on their introduction andremain so today. This edition brings togeth-er under one cover Lesson Books Four, Five,and Six as well as Sagreras's AdvancedTechnique volume.Book (96581) $29.95ISBN 13: 9780786627240

Sal SalvadorCollection of ClassicSolos for Pick-StyleGuitar

edited by MikeGiordano and FrankD e M a i o .Intermediate. A mag-nificent collection ofplectrum guitar solosby renowned gui-tarists. Arrangersinclude Johnny Smith,Sal Salvador, TonyMottola, Harry Volpe

and Al Valenti. Works include arrangementson compositions by Bach, Ponce, JeromeKern, Rogers and Hart, F.Book (97744) $17.95ISBN 13: 9780786655939

Savary: Encyclopediaof Guitar Virtuosity,Volume 1

by Michel Savary.Intermediate. Just asorchestra musicianshave their books oftricky, or audition,passages to polish upon, we present hisinteresting collectionof 210 virtuosic pas-sages. This one shouldnever be far away

from the music stand.Book (ECH731) $37.99ISBN 13: 9790204701193

Scale & ArpeggioStudies for Guitarwith Linear Examples

by Bob DiNardo.Intermediate. As staffguitarist on the MikeDouglas Show fornearly 20 years andclose to 30 years asChairperson of theGuitar Department atthe PhiladelphiaUniversity of Arts, Bobadds to your sound

palette as he presents the major, Dorian,Mixolydian, diminished, Lydian, whole tonescales and more. He paints solid musicalexamples on chordal backgrounds. Standardnotation with string indications and finger-ings added.Book (98406) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786649761

Scales/Positions/Shapes Workout

by William Bay.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A con-cise, incredibly usefulscale regimen thatenhances left andright hand technique,helps master the fin-gerboard and pavesthe way for improvisa-tion. Also a helpful aid

to sight reading.Book (99000) $8.95ISBN 13: 9780786669974

Sight Reading forGuitarists

by Steve Marsh.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thesemelodies are what allsight-reading shouldbe about but usuallyare not. They use easynotes and rhythms ina most methodical,imaginative and

pleasurable way, concentrating on single-line melodies in first position only. This bookhas one hundred melodies which could beintroduced to the student from almost thevery first lesson, and as the melodies getprogressively more complex, the book willbe useful for higher-grade students.Book (98203) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786647965

Sight Reading ForThe ContemporaryGuitarist

by Tom Bruner.Intermediate. Up untila few years ago, find-ing guitar players whocould sight readmelodic lines wasabout as rare as sight-ing a whoopingcrane. Today, becauseof widespread studyand the use and pop-

ularity of the guitar, melodic sight readinghas become an essential part of guitar play-ing. It is now important for a working gui-tarist to be as proficient at sight reading asany brass or woodwind player.Book (20117) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786664764

Sight Reading: TheRhythm Book

by Alex Pertout.Beginning. SightReading: The RhythmBook is a gradedworkbook for instru-mentalists and vocal-ists designed to devel-op sight reading andrhythmic skills by pre-senting a course ofprogressive lessons

and studies specifically aimed at these areas.Many different rhythmic groupings andwriting styles and clearly presented and ana-lyzed. This book will provide invaluable assis-tance to all musicians and lead to a greaterunderstanding of the fundamentals ofrhythm.Book (98525) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786653072

Six EssentialFingerings for theJazzGuitarist

by Jimmy Bruno.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .Guitarists face asometimes over-whelming number ofchoices as to where toplay a given note orphrase and what fin-gering to use. While agiven fingering for a

scale or phrase may be possible, it may notbe practical. In this book, jazz guitaristJimmy Bruno lays out six fingerings for themajor scales which he has found to be themost efficient in his thirty years of profes-sional playing.Book (20001) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786665075

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Slate-Gray StaveManuscript Book

by William Bay.Presenting a new pre-mium-quality manu-script book printedwith gray ink thatenhances pencil nota-tion legibility! Featureseight five-line, widely-spaced notationstaves printed on off-white paper.

Conveniently assembled in a spiral-boundbook format.Book (99457) $5.99ISBN 13: 9780786659159

Student ChordWriting Book

One of Mel Bay'sunique manuscriptbooks designed espe-cially for the guitarstudent. This student-sized book has 34pages with 10 blank

chord grids and 2 wide-spaced music stavesper page. Printed in black ink on regular-weight, white paper.Book (93691) $3.95ISBN 13: 9780871666574

Traditionals Foreverby Ralf Mrutzek.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. A collec-tion of the best tradi-tional songs fromblues and gospelmusic as well as sever-al Irish folk songsarranged for solo fin-gerstyle guitar in bothstandard notation and

tablature. The arrangements include well-known songs as well as a few that havealmost been forgotten, whose melodies aremarked by a timeless beauty which hashelped them survive for many decades. Inaddition to standard notation and tablature,picking and strumming patterns offer addi-tional methods of accompaniment.Book/CD Set (610239) $19.95ISBN 13: 9783932587467

Tuning the Guitar ByEar

by Gerald Klickstein.Beginning. The mostcomplete guitar tun-ing method ever pub-lished. Written by oneof America's leadingguitar teachers anddesigned for all gui-tarists, from begin-ners to professionals,

this book offers a practical new approach totuning the guitar. This system is equallyeffective for all types of guitars and evenincludes the principal alternate tunings usedin classic guitar performance: dropped-D,low-G (DGDGBE), and the lowered thirdstring (G to F#) but otherwise normal tuningoften used to emulate the lute or vihuela.Book (95778) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786620845

Twenty Studies inFixed Positions forClassic Guitar

by Alan Hirsh.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Thiscollection of etudesfor classic guitarincludes six in openposition, nine inPosition II, and five inPosition IV. Standardnotation only.

Book (98410) $7.95ISBN 13: 9780786652426

Ultimate FrettedTuning Chart

by Lee . MultipleLevels. This chart con-tains 87 tunings (47for guitar) for variouscommon and hard tofind instruments. Theaccompanying CD hasall the tunings playedon the actual instru-ments. Many tuningsare offered for most

instruments.Chart+CD (20475BCD) $9.99ISBN 13: 9780786671052

UnderstandingDADGAD

by Doug Young.B e g i n n i n g -I n t e r m e d i a t e .U n d e r s t a n d i n gDADGAD is a com-plete introduction tousing the DADGADtuning for fingerstyleacoustic guitar. Thebook systematicallyexplores the tuning,

starting with simple chords and scale pat-terns, ultimately showing how DADGAD canbe used to play in nearly any key and inmany different musical styles. Topics includemoveable and open-string chords andscales, intervals, the harp-effect, commonchord progressions in DADGAD and more,all in the context of either short musicalexamples or complete tunes.Book/CD Set (21166BCD) $22.99ISBN 13: 9780786676415

Understanding GuitarChord Progressions

by Bob Balsley.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. Mostguitarists tend tomemorize songs with-out learning theunderlying theoriesand musical forms.This book is a practi-cal description of a

guitar player's journey from very simplechords and progressions to more intricatesongs and forms. It describes in a humorousand engaging way, how the evolution of anindividual's skill at playing is mirrored in thehistorical evolution of musical forms.Book (20122) $9.95ISBN 13: 9780786676132

Understanding GuitarChords

by Bob Balsley.Intermediate. Thereare many ways to playand categorize chordsand many schemesfor cataloguing them.This book focuses onunderstanding theways that chords aremade, enabling the

student to figure out how to play a newchord in several different positions. This isnot a technique book, but rather a step-by-step method of understanding guitar chordsymbols and the musical sounds they repre-sent.Book (96932) $14.95ISBN 13: 9780786632657

Understanding Howto Build GuitarChords andArpeggios

by Michael Policastro.Beginning. The firstpart of this editionteaches a very specificportion of music theo-ry with the goal ofproviding a thoroughfoundation for build-ing chords and arpeg-gios. The second partreveals the unique fin-

gerboard patterns arising from the nature ofthe guitar's six-string tuning and appliesthese essential patterns to teaching everyaspect of building chords and arpeggios forthe guitar. Clear illustrations are abundantthroughout this text, making its wealth ofinformation easier to learn and apply.Book (98287) $29.95ISBN 13: 9780786644438

George Van EpsHarmonicMechanisms forGuitar, Volume 1

by George Van Eps.Multiple Levels. Themost in-depth, revolu-tionary presentation ofthe harmonic frame-work of music isapplied to the guitarfingerboard ever pre-sented. Leads to totalmastery of harmonicand technical aspects

of the guitar. The material in this landmarkseries of 3 massive volumes address virtuallyevery aspect of playing jazz guitar represent-ing the fruits of years of the author's investi-gation of harmony and fingerboard mobili-ty.Book (93667) $45.00ISBN 13: 9780871669063

George Van EpsHarmonicMechanisms forGuitar, Volume 2

by George Van Eps.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. The mostin-depth, revolution-ary presentation of theharmonic frameworkof music as applied tothe guitar fingerboardever presented. Leadsto total mastery ofharmonic and techni-

cal aspects of the guitar.Book (93715) $39.99ISBN 13: 9780786609246

George Van EpsHarmonicMechanisms forGuitar, Volume 3

by George Van Eps.I n t e r m e d i a t e -Advanced. The mostin-depth, revolution-ary of the harmonicframework of music asapplied to the guitarfingerboard ever pre-sented. Leads to totalmastery of harmonicand technical aspects

of the guitar.Book (93716) $39.99ISBN 13: 9781562223663

Frank Vignola -Building GuitarFinger Strength & 26Different II-5-IProgressions

by Frank Vignola.Intermediate. In theBuilding FingerStrength section ofthis book, we willcover 12 different fin-ger-s t rengtheningexercises. Practicethese exercises slowlyand accurately before

trying to build speed. On the optional prac-tice-along recording you will find three dif-ferent tempos for each individual exercise.Book + Online Audio (99659) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786613618

West Coast BluesGuitar Play-AlongTrax

by David Barrett.B e g i n n i n g -Intermediate. This hasbeen designed to helpthe guitarist withsoloing studies. These36 play-along rhythmtracks embody theelectrifying feel of theWest Coast Blues and

provide you with the ability to place newlicks and soloing concepts into context.They include slow blues, fast blues, jazzyblues, rumbas, songs with breaks, swings,marches, minor blues, boogies, and manymore.Book/CD Set (20003BCD) $14.99ISBN 13: 9780786676705

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You Can TeachYourselfGuitarChords

by William Bay.Multiple Levels.Rather than the usualalphabetic or encyclo-pedic chord listing (C,Cm, C-, C+, etc.) thiscomprehensive chordreference book pres-ents guitar chords asthey are actually usedin specific keys (C,

Am, F, G7, Dm, E7). Chords are further clas-sified in five basic "zones" on the fretboard.Book+DVD (95120DP) $19.99ISBN 13: 9780786631056

You Can TeachYourselfGuitarChords

by William Bay.Multiple Levels. Ratherthan the usual alpha-betic or encyclopedicchord listing (C, Cm,C-, C+, etc.) this com-prehensive chord ref-erence book presentsguitar chords as theyare actually used inspecific keys (C, Am,

F, G7, Dm, E7). Chords are further classifiedin five basic "zones" on the fretboard.Book (95120) $10.99ISBN 13: 9780786600557