Mel Bay Publications

The Guitar Journals series is the ultimate reference guide to studies and solos in several different genres. This volume is dedicated to sight reading and presents studies based on each string, then c...

There is often a mystical and captivating beauty found in the hymns and sacred songs of the British Isles. This book contains guitar solo arrangements on 19 selections. All solos are in notation and t...

Twenty-one guitar solos on beautiful hymns and some new Christian gems. All arrangements are in notation and tablature and give the pick-style player a wealth of wonderful, inspiring music to play in...

These 27 short etudes were composed to provide music suitable for study or the concert stage. The etudes present a colorful palette of moods and musical textures and incorporate various picking techni...

These twenty-one studies present a variety of melodic themes composed to provide enhancement of technique. I wanted to write short, playable pieces designed to build fluency and coordination between t...

The twenty Classic Guitar etudes in this book are melodic and 'guitaristic'. I composed them in Guitar-friendly keys. They were written to be fun to play and also to provide short pieces ideal for rec...

Solo Guitar can be a beautiful instrument in worship. However, the Guitar as a solo instrument is rarely used. These compositions and arrangements were written to provide pieces for just that purpose....

Killer Chords presents the basics of chord construction in an easy to understand manner. Many chord voicing techniques for guitar are presented in a concise, but thorough manner. Triads, seventh chord...

Finally a method that gets students started on the essentials of guitar while focusing on the material every rock guitarist should know. Subjects include power chords, rock scales, rock soloing, readi...

Classical music and DADGAD tuning prove to be a beautiful combination as Rob MacKillop's latest book shows. You will be surprised just how easy it can be to master classics from like likes of Beethove...

This beginning piano course introduces children or adult students to basic music notation and helps them build a solid foundation of piano skills. Theory and instruction appears alongside music exampl...

Experience the magic of Spanish Guitar music with new compositions from author Kacha Metreveli. The material is written for two Guitars and encompasses styles such as Malaguena, Festiva, Habanera, Cap...

Are you unsure how to appropriately use that low B-string? Learn To Burn: 5-String Bass Guitar (Book/CD Set) will show you how, and much more. The book starts you off with right-hand technique exercis...

Put the guess work aside and get the right notes for all the chords on the five-string Bass in the first two positions. Each chord is fully arpeggiated in two octaves. All chords are presented in twel...

This clear, comprehensive Corey Dozier Wall Chart includes four movable scale diagrams for each scale on the 5-string Bass. Learning and practicing these scales will allow you to play the correct note...

Learn To Burn: Electric Bass is intended for the Bass player who wants to stretch his or her limits and begin playing outside his or her comfort zone. Starting with just the right hand, the material c...

Learn scales and their chord relationships with this 5-String Bass Scale Chart from Corey Dozier. The chart is small enough to take with you on the go, allowing you to incorporate it into your daily w...

For decades, Guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as...

Easy Way to Guitar is a popular, easy to understand children's course designed to give the student a thorough grounding in note reading and solo performance. Chord playing is introduced gradually, uti...

Suitable for beginning guitarists, the Mel Bay: Guitar Primer serves as a precursor to the Modern Guitar Method, Grade 1. This easy, carefully graduated note-reading method provides an introduction to...

Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, Eb, Cm, E, C#m, Ab and Gm. Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found...

If you have a guitar and want to start playing immediately, this is your book. A best-seller for decades, Mel Bay's Fun with the Guitar will teach you 9 basic chords and will show you how to strum gui...