(Music Sales America). This amazing book is a must for every bass guitarist's library. It contains virtually every chord a player will be asked to produce. With clear, readable diagrams, it contains more than 500 chord shapes. What's more, it's designed to fit easily into your guitar bag so you never need be without it!

In this new book, Aaron Stang guides guitar players through all the basic chords they need to begin playing their favorite songs. Plus, he unlocks the keys to simple music theory secrets that allow players to understand how chords and chord progressions function, getting them on the right track to figuring out the chords to popular songs. Topics include the "caged" concept, common chords in the five most popular guitar keys, common chords in the two most popular minor keys, how chords are constructed, and how chords are derived from "parent" keys.

This book gives you all the basic principles underlying solid walking bass lines. Comprehensive, easy to understand, with page after page of great transcriptions of the author's walking lines on the accompanying CD. The CD of NY professional jazz players can also be used as a swinging play-along CD. Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, etc.

Covers all the fundamentals and will have you playing bluegrass favorites in no time. Beginning with right and left handed techniques, then moving through traditional mandolin basics, learn how to develop great backup parts or solos and how to play within the context of a bluegrass band.

If you can play basic "open position" chords, you're ready for this book. Barre chords are one of the great advantages guitarists have. Because barre chords are "moveable" (transposable to any key), after learning just a few simple fingerings you'll be able to play virtually any chord, in any key! Topics include "E" type barre chords, "A" type barre chords, major, minor and dominant 7th forms, rock & roll style power chords and boogie progressions, simple "jazz" chords to spice up the blues, and much more.

Stop straining to hit those high notes. Unlock your true potential, and start singing easily and effortlessly! Includes two CD's with demonstrations, guided exercises, and plenty of practice tasks.

Covers all the basics and will have you playing all the classic bluegrass favorites in no time. You'll learn classic bluegrass guitar techniques in the context of classic bluegrass standards. Beginning with basic left- and right-hand techniques, Dennis guides you through developing great backup parts, playing solos, and working with a bluegrass band. All books and videos in the Ultimate Beginner Bluegrass Basics Series are fully correlated to work together, allowing you to use these for putting together your own bluegrass band.

Harmonic Colours for Bass is designed add style and dimension to your grooves by providing a combination of technical training and musical examples. Music examples are written in standard notation and tablature and are demonstrated on the included play-along recording.

(Musicians Institute Press). A comprehensive source for learning rhythm guitar in a variety of musical styles. It covers: open chords, barre chords, and other movable shapes; strumming, fingerstyle, flatpicking and arpeggiation; common progressions and basic chord theory; triads, sixth, seventh, ninth, and many other chords; and much more.

(Musicians Institute Press). Navigate the guitar neck better than ever before with this easy-to-use book! Designed from Musicians Institute core curriculum programs, it covers essential concepts for players of every level, acoustic or electric. A hands-on guide to theory, it will help you learn to build any scale or chord on your own and unleash creativity. No music reading is required.