Mel Bay Publications

A user-friendly photo chord guide designed specifically for the left-handed bass guitarist showing basic chord tones for major, minor, dominant 7th, sus 7, minor 7, major 7, diminished, augmented, six...

A user-friendly photo chord guide showing basic chord tones for major, minor, dominant 7th, sus 7, minor 7, major 7, diminished, augmented, sixth, minor 6th, 7#5 and 7b5 chords. The arpeggios for each...

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine declares Norman Blake a legend, and includes him in the 'first name club' on the Internet flatpicking news list. The Norman Blake Anthology offers complete lyrics and melod...

This book of hymn arrangements as recorded by Chet Atkins was done in hopes that other guitarists will benefit from the availability of beautiful hymns for guitar, both for use in worship services and...

This book and accompanying audio provide the most basic introduction to the Ukulele available. Starting with a chord that requires no left hand finger at all, the book introduces simple chords and eas...

Play Like a Legend: Doc Watson features transcriptions of his great guitar flatpicking recordings from the early 1960s until the 1990s. In addition, detailed explanations of special techniques such as...

Chet's actual recorded solos are: I'll Say She Does; Me and Merle; Yanky Doodle Dixie; Mr. Bojangles; Walk-Don't Run; Wheels; The Odd Folks of Okracoke; Yellow Bird; Windy & Warm; Just As I Am; John H...

The Mastering the Guitar Class Method Short Course has been written for use in guitar classes which last for nine weeks or less. Students will receive, in a condensed form, the same high quality, sequ...

Guitar quartets scored by the legendary guitarist, Laurindo Almeida. Included are the movements in his acclaimed 'Los Angeles Aquarelle Suite' ('North Hollywood', 'Sunset Boulevard, 'Latin Quarters',...

This is a handy reference chart detailing the common chord positions that all resonator slide players should know. Major, dominant and minor chords are illustrated in both closed and open string versi...

This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian Guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian Guitar solos. A special feature...

Stacy Phillips is an internationally acclaimed soloist and author on Resonator Guitar. This comprehensive book took years to produce and is the culmination of Stacy's many years of playing the instrum...

A collection of 28 Ernesto Nazareth compositions expertly transcribed for classic guitar solo. One of the major difficulties in trying to arrange Ernesto Nazareth's themes for any instrument, but the...

John Fahey transformed the world of the acoustic flat-top steel-string Guitar by bringing it to the concert stage as a respected, solo instrument. Blind Joe Death : Volume 1 looks at the important peo...

Eleven original compositions for the classical guitar composed in the eclectic style for which Frederic Hand has become well known. Written in standard notation only, some of these pieces allow for op...

Etudes Electric was composed in response to a need for original electric guitar literature. Selections from this volume may be performed in an applied music jury or recital in a university guitar prog...

Electric Guitar Anatomy and Mechanics Wall Chart is a stunning visual guide to the electric guitar and all its features. Detailed diagrams and analyses provide a window into the underlying physics of...

If you want to learn modern Guitar soloing techniques used by legendary guitarists, such as Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alexi Laiho, Kirk Hammett, Al Di Meola, Eddie Van Halen and many others,...

This edition features modern Electric Guitar transcriptions from the Baroque era. The first section features 17 short repeatable passages from Baroque literature. Other sections include 16 unaccompani...

This guide will use photographs, diagrams and sketches made by the author and some provided by various manufacturers to teach how to clean, condition, adjust the action and properly intonate your acou...

This chart contains 87 tunings (47 for guitar) for various common and hard to find instruments. Many tunings are offered for most instruments. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, ba...

Selected music from the historic 'March Lute Book' scored for classic guitar solo. This edition is complete with copious historic and performance notes. A scholarly book containing wonderful solo sett...

In Total Giltrap, the innovative guitarist and composer Gordon Giltrap encourages players to exploit their limitations - the profound advice once given by the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Gilt...

Are you thinking about going to college for guitar but are concerned about the music theory entrance exam? Are you looking to increase your understanding of intervals, chords, scales and harmony but y...

This handy, case-sized book is packed full of useful information and tips for guitarists of any experience level. Clear musical examples in standard notation and guitar tablature are included along wi...