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The Ultimate Guitar Songbook 12 reviews
Hal Leonard Corporation, 1998
sheet music
+ Guitar Book
I gave this to a grandson who was getting an electric guitar. It was easy for him to read and there were many genres and skill levels of songs.
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The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book: From Chords to Scales and Licks to Tricks, All You Need to Play Like ... 19 reviews Marc Schonbrun
Adams Media, 2003
Helped me to create awsome solos
+ Great book for someone looking for a tour of... + Great Instructional Book
This book is EVERYTHING. I could only play licks and chords from internet tab. I couldn't create my own songs neither did I understand theory. This book starts from the basics (how to read tabs), through chords, and where they come from, to pentatonics, to major and minor, to modes, techniques... ...
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Guitar Fretboard Workbook 78 reviews
Musicians Institute Press, 2003
Excellent systematic method for learning the fretboard
+ The fretboard is your friend + Guitar Fretboard Workbook Works + Just what I was looking for. + Get plenty of "AHA!" moments
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1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist Volume One: Chords and Chord Progressions for the Guitar 24 reviews Bruce Arnold
muse eek publishing, 2001
How serious are you about learning to play guitar?
+ Stuff I actually want to learn + Amazing Book + Amazing amount of information
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The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking: How to Play the Alternating Bass Fingerpicking Style (Bk & CD) 36 reviews Mark D. Hanson
Accent on Music, 1986
Comprehensive and Easy to Follow
+ good start + What a Great Book
This book has easy-to-follow instructions and enjoyable songs to play. I am only 1/3 of the way through this book, and thoroughly enjoying it. It has some familiar and not-so-familiar folk standards, leading the player through basic patterns first, then adding variations, melodies, ornaments and ...
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Bass Guitar for Dummies 54 reviews Patrick Pfeiffer
For Dummies, 2003
Groovy bass book!
+ Learning the bass in a funny way + GREAT BOOK + Great learning guide
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The Advancing Guitarist 40 reviews Mick Goodrick
Hal Leonard Corporation, 1987
The Advancing Guitarist (or how to learn all those things you should have learned years ago!)
+ Guitar Method? + great book + Excellent, but not a technique or beginner's book + A GOOD BOOK FOR THE INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED PLAYER
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Guitar (2nd Edition) 26 reviews Frederick Noad
Alpha, 2001
Idiots Guide for Guitar
+ Great learning tool + A Good Start + Great book for people who want to learn the basics of playing guitar.
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Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete ... 96 reviews Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards Publishing, 1997
Breaking through the fretboard barrier
+ Great book for intermediate to advanced guitarists + Fretboard Logic SE + Fretboard Patterns not theory. + Fretboard Books
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Introduction to Guitar Tone and Effects: A Manual for Getting the Sounds from Electric Guitars, Amplifiers, ... 23 reviews David M. Brewster
Hal Leonard, 2003
home studio
+ quite a fun, but not stuff for a single book + Good introduction
The information was very helpful in setting up my pedal board. The CD with the audio of all the pedals was really helpful in shopping for new sounds. The diagram for the suggested setup was helpful also.
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Guitar Player Repair Guide 48 reviews Dan Erlewine
GPI Publications, 1990
Great Book! Highly reccomended
+ If you own a guitar you need this book! + Guitar Player Repair + Do you play guitar? Buy this book!
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The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook 69 reviews The Beatles
Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000
Must Have for Beatles Lovers
+ Most Satisfactory + It's got it all + Wow... more songs than I ever imagined! + suprisingly good
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The Guitar Chord Wheel Book: Over 22,000 Chords! 10 reviews
Hal Leonard Corporation, 1993
The guitar chord wheel book
+ Guitar Chord Book + former reviewer was confused
[[ASIN:0793519977 The Guitar Chord Wheel Book: Over 22,000 Chords!
Best book I ever bought.
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How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course 34 reviews Rikky Rooksby
Miller Freeman Books, 2000
Excellent Book
+ interestingly conceptually and practically + awesome for beginners or pros + Excellent resource...
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Make Your Own Electric Guitar 37 reviews Melvyn Hiscock
NBS Publications, 2003
Read this before building your first guitar
+ Excellent book
Excellent book for building and electric guitar. The instructions are wonderfully clear. There is also loads of general guitar information you'll pick up as you read through it.
Worth reading for any guitar enthusiast whether you or not you are considering building one yourself.
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The Art of Solo Fingerpicking : How to Play Alternating-Bass Fingerstyle Guitar Solos (book and CD) (Guitar ... 10 reviews Mark Hanson
Accent on Music, 1988
Best Lesson Book I have ever purchased
+ Well Worth the Effort that You Will Definitely Need to Put In! + Very enjoyable + Absolutely THE BEST fingerstyle book I've seen... + The Art of Solo Fingerpicking : How to Play Alternating-Bass Fingerstyle Guitar Solos (book and CD) (Guitar Books)
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The New Complete Guitarist 11 reviews Richard Chapman, Les Paul
DK ADULT, 2003
Awesome Book!
+ Great REFERENCE book. + Very good for an experienced guitar player
I really like this book a lot! I've taken guitar lessons for 3-1/2 years and have bought several books about guitar playing and guitars in general. This is by far the best book that I have found. It contains guitar basics through complex techniques and music theory as well. It also gives some good ...
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Beyond Basics Fingerstyle Guitar (The Ultimate Beginner Series) 24 reviews Mark Hanson
Alfred Publishing Company, 1998
Great for learning to read tab and fingerpick
+ Good for finger picking techniques + Worth the purchase!!! + Good book on fingerstyle guitar
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Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar 84 reviews Troy Stetina
Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992
Must be good
+ very useful + Lots of fun and challenging. + Great!
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The "Next Stage" Guitar Book - Learn How To Play Scale Patterns & Tabs Easily & Quickly! 7 reviews Chris Lopez
First Stage Concepts, 2004
A Fantastic Way To Learning How To Play Scale Patterns
+ Music Library "Must Have"..... + The "1" Guitar Book + Picks up where the "First Stage" book left off + The Best Guitar Tutorial I've Seen
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