The Ultimate Guitar Books
*Self–learners, teachers, experts, beginners, advanced players, and all levels in between can use these guitar books.
All About Guitar
The absolute best guitar book for beginners. Perfect for beginners who wish to learn on their own or for teachers who want a solid lesson book for their students. This book covers many aspects of playing guitar up to an intermediate level. All About Guitar teaches you how to play and create music by focusing on how the guitar can be used for an infinite number of songs and styles, rather than just a few predetermined songs. There are basically four sections: reading music, playing chords, guitar exercises, and finally scales and solos. Sections are organized in such a way that students (or teachers) can choose different starting points in the book and complete sections in the order they prefer. For example, the reading music section can begin after the chords section. Although reading music can help you achieve a deeper understanding of the guitar, it is not always necessary.
All About Guitar Chords and Strumming
Great-sounding chord progressions and rhythms. This book can be used as a beginner’s book, but even if you’ve been playing for a while, the strum patterns and rhythms demonstrated reach advanced levels! Play chords all over the fretboard—not just open chords, but chords in a variety of keys. In fact, there are hundreds of great chord progressions! All About Guitar Chords and Strumming is a chord-only approach if you want to play, sing, or write songs. Additionally, the lessons contained within will greatly improve your chord knowledge as well as your ability to change chords and use rhythms.
All About Blues Guitar
A complete approach to playing the Blues. The concepts presented in this book are intended to make lead guitar for blues, rock, or any related style surprisingly easy to understand and play up to advanced levels. There are numerous examples throughout, with clear explanations, diagrams, and playing tips. All About Blues Guitar is primarily aimed at guitarists who want to learn how to play great-sounding solos, riffs, and exercises. Learn to compose your own music by connecting and improvising with scales in any key, major or minor, while using a variety of playing techniques that will assist you in developing your own playing style. It is recommended that you become familiar with scales, chords, and basic techniques such as bends, slides, and vibrato before beginning this book. In addition, All About Guitar Pentatonics is the ideal companion book for gaining a deeper understanding of a vast array of playing patterns.
The Massive Book of Guitar Exercises
Over 1800 guitar exercises for every skill level or playing style. The ultimate guitar workout! Providing guitarists with a wide range of useful exercises that will last as long as they play guitar. The Massive Book of Guitar Exercises is beneficial to guitarists of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. There are over 1800 exercises in this book! Without using scales or music theory, the exercises cover a wide range of playing skills, techniques, and finger combinations. Improve finger speed, strength, control, and flexibility, as well as many picking and playing techniques. Consider this book to be a guitar gym. Similarly to going to the gym, you would return and repeat the same exercises or focus on a specific area that needs improvement. It doesn’t have to be challenging! Many of the exercises are simple to learn and can be done while watching a movie or listening to music!
Monster Modes for Guitar 1
Learn all about the modes using this book. Modes are the “key” to unlocking the fretboard so that you can play in any key across the entire fretboard. Another advantage is a greater understanding of theory as it applies to the guitar. Not only will you understand the modes and their uses, but your understanding of music theory—of other scales, chords, and arpeggios—will greatly increase! Monster Modes for Guitar 1 ranges from intermediate to advanced. It is intended for guitarists who are starting to learn modes or already have an understanding of scales like pentatonic or blues. Also, for guitarists who have been playing for a while and are looking for a big upgrade in their knowledge and ability that will bring them to advanced levels! Follow up on this book with Monster Modes for Guitar 2.
Monster Modes for Guitar 2
The ultimate book of modal patterns. For guitarists who already know their modes or are currently learning them. Monster Modes for Guitar 2 contains over 1,000 patterns, riffs, and exercises. Patterns are organized into sections based on the mode or modes in which you are working. Many patterns are linked together so that they can be used in any key and across the entire fretboard. This book is intended for intermediate-advanced to very advanced guitarists or would-be shredders. The ideal companion to Monster Modes for Guitar 1.
All About Guitar Pentatonics
Connect patterns all over the fretboard. The book contains over 630 riffs and patterns that can be used to greatly improve your guitar skills, including soloing and improvising! Grow your technique; learn how to combine pentatonic scales for any key using the entire fretboard. Pentatonic scales are essential for any guitarist, regardless of style. Use easy-to-understand theory with detailed diagrams and playing tips. All About Guitar Pentatonics is for intermediate-to-advanced players who are venturing into the world of lead guitar. It’s also a great companion book to All About Blues Guitar.
All About Guitar Books: The ultimate guitar books!
Learn to read music and play the guitar. Modes, pentatonics, chords, chord progressions, rhythms, scales, arpeggios, and exercises are all covered. Use what you’ve learned in any style of music. These are simple books that are jam-packed with information that you can use to teach yourself. If you are a teacher, use these books to provide a comprehensive method covering all aspects of guitar playing, from beginner to very advanced levels! Truly, these are the ultimate guitar books for learning.