The Ultimate Guitar Songbook12 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.
  
  











  



  
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... ...
  
  











  



  
Guitar Fretboard Workbook78 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
  
  











  



  
1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist Volume One: Chords and Chord Progressions for the Guitar24 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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Bass Guitar for Dummies54 reviews
Patrick Pfeiffer

For Dummies, 2003

Groovy bass book!

+ Learning the bass in a funny way
+ GREAT BOOK
+ Great learning guide
  
  











  



  
The Advancing Guitarist40 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Guitar Player Repair Guide48 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!
  
  











  



  
The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook69 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course34 reviews
Rikky Rooksby

Miller Freeman Books, 2000

Excellent Book

+ interestingly conceptually and practically
+ awesome for beginners or pros
+ Excellent resource...
  
  











  



  
Make Your Own Electric Guitar37 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.
  
  











  



  
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)
  
  











  



  
The New Complete Guitarist11 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar84 reviews
Troy Stetina

Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992

Must be good

+ very useful
+ Lots of fun and challenging.
+ Great!
  
  











  



  
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