How to Play Guitar Books

This method was designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Volume 1 covers

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.

Designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar, this method is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages and reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around

The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play classical guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by renowned classical guitarist and teacher Paul

Get started quickly and easily, and with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes with riffs like Crazy Train and Smoke on the Water, power chords with classics by AC/DC and

Play your favorite hits from the Beatles, Elton John, Elvis Presley, the Police, Nirvana and more! The 20 songs in this book are presented in order of difficulty: All My Loving, Can You Feel the Love

Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Continuing where Book 1 left off, popular songs in this volume, such as Eight Days a Week; Let It

An excellent pop supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, or any guitar method book 3. This third edition includes 20 songs: Another Brick in the Wall, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy, Crazy

Cross-referenced with Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 2 pages for easy student and teacher use but also works well with any guitar method's book two. This third edition features 20 songs, including: Beat

These handy flash cards will help reinforce the concepts presented in the Essential Elements guitar method book. Concepts covered include: music symbols; musical terms; notes on each string; keys

A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing, but it is also used in rock music, blues, rockabilly, R&B, Gospel, Latin, country and many other types of music. The term "walking"

Everything in this simple beginner's guide to music theory is geared toward the guitar so that you're able to apply the theoretical concepts directly to your instrument. Featuring hands-on activities like

Here is a method that uses real songs to teach you all the basics of acoustic guitar in the style of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, John Mellencamp, Indigo Girls, Robert Johnson, James Taylor and many others.

Guitar Music Theory teaches fundamental music theory concepts in a fun, engaging way by using popular riffs and songs, including Helter Skelter, My Girl, No Woman No Cry, and Smoke on the