Mel Bay Publications

This instruction book for beginning lap dulcimer in DAD tuning is unique in two ways. First, it instructs the beginning student in the increasingly popular DAD tuning. Secondly, the author, a classroo...

Der Jazzgitarrist Michael Anthony vermittelt in diesen umfangreichen Einspielübungen in Tabulatur und Standardnotation Wege zu einer flexibleren Spieltechnik. Je nach Interesse des Spielers muss die v...

This book is for all levels and styles of guitarists. Finger Gymnastics is a term used for warm-ups, stretching, and any type of practice exercise that develops technique and stamina while preventing...

In this exceptional book, 'Improvising Without Scales', Carl Verheyen will teach you his philosophy and techniques for improvisation. Rather than hashing out scales, Verheyen teaches you how to play l...

This collection features some of Maestro Romero 's most famous and best-loved repertoire, with Romero 's own arrangements, edits, dynamics, fingerings and musical suggestions. Angel Romero: In Concert...

This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for traini...

Recorded lessons from one of America's greatest guitarists. Johnny Hiland teaches essential Licks and Tricks every great Blues, Rock and Country player should know. Lessons in standard notation and TA...

This book includes Denin Koch's transcriptions of solo improvisations from Kurt Rosenwinkel's 2012 album, Star of Jupiter. Koch provides insight into Rosenwinkel's techniques and concepts, giving the...

The Hip Guitar Lines book is a window and a gateway into learning and applying advanced jazz vocabulary on the guitar. It is intended to be a resource that a jazz guitarist of any level can use to tak...

This book focuses on the intersection of melody and harmony. While valuable for all instrumental and choral composers and arrangers, it specifically explores ways to move melodic voices independently...

The most in-depth, revolutionary presentation of the harmonic framework of music is applied to the guitar fingerboard ever presented. Leads to total mastery of harmonic and technical aspects of the gu...

The most in-depth, revolutionary presentation of the harmonic framework of music as applied to the guitar fingerboard ever presented. Leads to total mastery of harmonic and technical aspects of the gu...

Written as a sequel to the 'Complete Book of Harmony, Theory, & Voicing', this comprehensive source book of harmonic styles and colors offers a wide variety of chord types and progressions, and provid...

World-renowned tresero (tres player) Nelson Gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the Cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. As the instrument's name implies, the tres h...

As the title of his book attests, guitarist and musicologist Mart n Pedreira presents a methodical treatment addressing the most highly refined guitar techniques. In my opinion, we should not confuse...

This book represents nothing less than the magnum opus of a jazz-rock master of synthesizer technique. Creative Synthesizer Technique is a unique addition to the Mel Bay keyboard bookshelf, both for i...

This book, intended for the general public, music students, and enthusiasts of all ages, explores the entire history of rock music, from its origins up to the twenty-first century. Paul Fowles, guitar...

Learn to read music, play popular songs and be part of an ensemble. For home study, senior wellness classes and better breathers groups. Specially designed lessons and information for those with COPD...

This beginning Mandolin method book is based on the solid system created by Brian Wicklund for the best-selling books, The American Fiddle Method. Master teachers and performers of the Mandolin, Brian...

Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the way we play, not the way oth...

Anyone can learn to play the ukulele, and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukulele provides a simple approach for le...

Anyone can learn to play the ukulele, and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukulele provides a simple approach for le...

This handy book/video set shows left-hand fingering photos, notation, and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically, grouping al...