How to Play Guitar Books

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

These 26 advanced single-string jazz studies composed for guitar are ideal for teaching swing style and improving sight-reading skills. The tonal range for this collection is a D on the fourth string to an

This reproducible resource is ideal for teaching jazz rhythms and sight-reading. To perform these exercises, students will need to be able to read all of the notes in first position on all six strings. The

Jaco Pastorius is arguably the greatest bassist of the 20th century. Modern Electric Bass breaks down the musical elements and characteristics that made him such a unique and once-in-a-generation

Learning the Blues Has Never Been So Easy! Have you always wanted to play the blues? Real, authentic blues? Realize your dream of becoming a great blues guitarist with Alfred's Learn to Play Blues

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

Jazz Guitar Lines of the Greats includes 675 transcribed licks and phrases from five of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time: Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimmy Raney!

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

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