Learn to name the notes you see, then the beat a rhythm falls on, translate tab into notes, identify the chord notes make, etc. Then grab your guitar and play the notation!

(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.

(Guitar Solo). A comprehensive collection of studies for beginners to improve their reading and technical ability. Covers: positions 1 through 7 in all keys while introducing scales, arpeggios, written-out chords, and a variety of rhythms and time signatures.

(Guitar Educational). The Guitarist's Guide to Music Reading features detailed step-by-step instruction, loads of sight-reading examples, invaluable tips and secrets from an industry pro, and over 600 audio files. "If you are reading this book I am excited for you. What you have in front of you is a powerful tool to help you understand the language of music. Chris Buono's explanations are sharply focused and designed for guitarists who have had minimal exposure to the concepts behind music notation. This is consistent with his approach to teaching guitar fundamentals. He has a gift for breaking down sophisticated musical concepts and replacing them with the salient points that kickstart your learning process." Dweezil Zappa

How to Read Guitar Tablature contains tips, insights and over 90 recorded musical examples that demonstrate the techniques in action.

For beginner guitarists. Covers notes on all 6 strings, reading music, picking technique and basic music theory. Incorporates well-known traditional, pop/rock, folk and blues songs.

Master the mechanics of single-string technique with this clear concise book and feel the creative freedom that comes when your fingers easily express any musical idea you conceive. Includes: Alternate, economy, sweep, outside, and inside picking - Precise string damping and muting for clear punchy tone - Anticipating and preventing fingering glitches - Scales, modes, triad and 7th arpeggios with inversions - CAGED system fretboard navigation - Intervallic exercises from 3rds through 7ths, with sequencing permutations to keep your fingers and brain working for years to come - Developing natural phrasing senses - Breaking down the learning and memorization process - Making sure practice time produces results - Sprint training regimen for efficiently building speed - Examples notated and tabbed with exact picking and fingering - Password to download audio of all 114 examples.