How to Play Guitar Books

From the Musicians Institute Private Lessons series comes this new book featuring modern techniques to allow electric guitar players to unleash their creativity with new guitar licks and lines while keeping

15 note-for-note transcriptions with tab for the blues guitar player who co-authored The Hal Leonard Guitar Method. Includes: Absinthe; Chief's Blues; Foolish Mortals; Hey Godzilla; JSK; Rex

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

Renowned fusion guitarist Dean Brown explains and provides detailed demonstrations of his unique approach to: Developing drummer-style two-hand rhythmic independence. Developing accurate, consistent rhythm

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

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

Learn jazz guitar harmony in a logical, step-by-step way that is always focused on gig-ready applications. The harmony-melody relationship is explored in detail via hands-on examples that start with simple

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

Take a tour of some great 1940s and 1950s American styles, as guitarist Duke Robillard (Roomful of Blues, The Pleasure Kings, Fabulous Thunderbirds) shares his amazing ability to meld blues, swing, and rock

A funk institution and Tower of Power founding member, Rocco Prestia is one of the most important innovators of the electric bass. This "Play It Like It Is" bass book and CD pack lets bassists learn Rocco's

A master guitarist and pioneer of guitar education, Arlen Roth has been a part of the guitar scene for decades, touring and recording with artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Ry

Bunny Brunel has played with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter and many other jazz and fusion greats. In this Book/DVD combination, he has compiled over 250 pages of "nuts and bolts"

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

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

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

The legendary Hot Licks guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to all the classic video footage. This book/video provides a unique chance to learn from the

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

Get to know the nuts and bolts of country-blues and other rootsy styles with this series of in-depth lessons by blues guitar expert Steve James. You'll learn essential chord shapes and picking patterns in

Delve deep into the world of jazz guitar with this book of 10 extended lessons from master guitarist Sean McGowan. You'll learn vocabulary for soloing over essential jazz forms like the 12-bar blues and