How to Play Guitar Books

This resource provides guided lesson plans and even a curriculum plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and popular songs by some of the biggest artists of the day.

This revolutionary new method combines solid pedagogy with a focus on real-world guitar skills such as strumming and fingerpicking, pivotal rock and blues riffs, improvising, reading music, and music

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over five million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Now

This edition of Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 2 features a new colorful layout and covers new notes, songs, techniques, and many other important topics. For the first time, companion audio tracks that

This updated and expanded edition of one of the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now includes blues, country,

Putting lessons in the context of popular styles and classic tunes, this complete course introduces new topics at a progressive speed using both music notation and tablature. Correlating supplemental books

This method is written specifically to address the needs and learning styles of children. Beginning with rote learning, imitation, and echoing, students will play and perform familiar melodies, strum

Teach kids to play songs on the guitar right away with this easy to understand guitar course. Book 1 covers basic music symbols, chord frame reading, and three-string chord strumming. In addition, the

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfred's

These works were specifically chosen to be used as supplemental materials during a student's second year and fourth quarter of study. Works in this series include: Trio No. 6 by Ferdinando

Specifically designed for teaching guitar in a classroom setting, this standards-aligned, comprehensive curriculum uses guitar learning and music from diverse traditions to teach core music competencies.

This work was specifically chosen to be used as supplemental material during a student's third year and fourth quarter of study. Works in this series include Dance of the Goblins by Antonio

This complete edition combines Book 1 and Book 2 with the activity pages of Notespeller, and includes online access to stream or download recordings of each song and exercise so you always know how the

This work was specifically chosen to be used as supplemental material during a student's third year and second quarter of study. The Maiden from Carulli's opus 333 has an extended range to high E,

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

These works were specifically chosen to be used as supplemental materials during a student's second year and third quarter of study. Works in this series include: Two Guitars, a traditional Russian

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

With DiY Electric Bass there are no limitations to how, when, or where you learn. This clear and easy-to-follow approach is your blueprint to playing right away. No teacher is necessary since lessons are

These works were specifically chosen to be used as supplemental materials during a student's fourth year and third quarter of study. Pieces include: Quartet VI for Guitar by Francois de Fossa,

The traditional Catalan piece El Rossinyol was specifically chosen to be used as supplemental material in a student's fourth year and second quarter of study.

These works were specifically chosen to be used as supplemental materials during a student's third year and third quarter of study. Works in this series include To a Wild Rose, a folk selection

Through the years, Jimmy Page's guitar playing has inspired countless music fans to play guitar. The Led Zeppelin Guitar Method, the first method to feature Led Zeppelin songs, teaches you