A great supplement to any note-reading guitar method. Helps students methodically learn the fretboard from the second position upward. the book contains fun-to-play studies and songs in upper fretboard positions, as well as giving the student scales, rhythmic studies, and periodic reviews of positions previously studied. In the author's words, Learning the positions is a must if you are ever to become expert on the guitar. Written in standard notation only.

This is a systematic study of guitar scales and arpeggios. Ideal as a technical supplement to any method. Very thorough in its approach and content, the book offers important knowledge for any guitarist. This study book will enrich your fretboard knowledge as well as improve your dexterity. Standard notation and chords.

This is the standard-bearer for pedal steel instruction books. It is extremely comprehensive in scope. Written by DeWitt Scott, founder of the International Pedal Steel Guitar Convention and member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, this course teaches E9 tuning, Nashville set-up pedal steel with three floor and three knee levers. If you want to learn pedal steel, this book will show you how. the accompanying CD is in split-track format, allowing the student to play with the rhythm accompaniment, the pedal-steel solo parts, or both.

This collection of 36 solos, etudes and technique studies was written especially for the developing intermediate guitarist. A variety of musical styles and genres are presented, along with a colorful assortment of flatpicking techniques and melodies. In addition to their appealing sound and being fun to play, many of these pieces are suitable for performance in recitals or concerts. Every effort has been made to be sure that these musical selections “lie well under the fingers,” and are very guitaristic or idiomatic in nature. Guitar Solos for Improving Technique is ideal as a standalone solo collection or as a technique-building text. The collection also works well as a supplement to any intermediate guitar method. Includes access to an online audio recording of each piece.

This collection of original, contemporary, concert-style compositions for plectrum or flatpicked guitar includes 15 preludes, 4 sonatas with multiple movements, and 12 nocturnes. The solos present a colorful spectrum of tonality, harmony, rhythms and moods ideal for concert or recital performance. All solos are written in standard notation only with appropriate fingering and string markings.

Awareness of the importance of knowing the positions is the reason for this method. In this book you will have to cope with many more than single-note passages. Two, three and four-note combinations occur frequently and will test not only your skill, but your tenacity as well. No doubt, during the course of these studies you will observe that much of the work would be easier and simpler to execute in the first or another position than suggested, but this is the reason for this method. Practice these studies as suggested, the strings, the fingerings and the positions with intensity and enthusiasm, therein lies the difference between success or failure.

This book is more than just a catchy collection of jazz guitar licks. It presents a teaching concept which relates a great-sounding guitar phrase to a typical chord progression and also to a typical standard tune. All examples are in notation and tablature and are applicable to pick or fingerstyle jazz.