More Easy Pop Rhythms HL00697322 $14.95

Strum along with your favorite hits from the Beatles, Sara McLachlan, Nirvana, and many others. The songs in this book are presented in order of difficulty, so you can work along with the Level 2 book of the Hal Leonard Guitar Method or any other guitar method. The accompanying CD includes every song recorded by a full band so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready! 20 songs including: About a Girl · Building a Mystery · Fire and Rain · Get Back · Hey Joe · La Bamba · Louie, Louie · Time for Me to Fly · What I like About You · Wild Thing · and more.

Even More Easy Pop Rhythms HL00697323 $14.95

Strum along with your favorite hits from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and many others. The songs in this book are presented in order of difficulty, so you can work along with the Level 3 book of the Hal Leonard Guitar Method or any other guitar method. The accompanying CD includes every song recorded by a full band so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready! 20 songs including: Angie · Crazy Little Thing Called Love · Dreams · (Everything I Do) I Do It for You · Give a Little Bit · Give Me One Reason · I Won't Back Down · The Man Who Sold the World · One Love · Respect · Revolution · Smooth · and more.

Modern Guitar Method Grade 1 MB93200 $6.95

This is the world's premier method for learning modern guitar. It is time tested and has proven to be quite successful in building the harmonic knowledge and technique needed to play any style. It teaches note reading and in book one, the guitarist will learn to play solos, duets, scales, and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor.

Mastering the Guitar Book 1A MB96620 $9.95

Mastering the Guitar is an innovative, exciting way to learn the guitar. Co-authored by William Bay and Mike Christiansen, this extremely comprehensive method applies the array of musical styles and techniques found in today's music. Written in notation and tablature, it covers a vast array of guitar solo and accompaniment styles. A special feature of this method is that it teaches both flatpicking and fingerstyle solo and accompaniment techniques. We feel that Mastering the Guitar is the most comprehensive approach to guitar technique repertoire and performance to be found anywhere. Volume 1A: Presents the essential foundational studies for contemporary guitar performance; Immediately introduces the student to the concept of playing contemporary music through the creative use of tablature; Logically and methodically teaches note-reading, utilizing the notes in first position on each string in numerous pages of playing material (over 155 solos and duets in the keys of C, A minor, G, and E minor); Contains more than 140 scale and picking studies, chord etudes, and accompaniment pieces, teaching contemporary techniques such as the slur, hammer-on, pull-off, vibrato and slide; Includes in-depth sections on back-up guitar and rhythm; Incorporates guitar duet material

Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 MB93201 $6.95

Internationally acclaimed for its thoroughness, innovation, and ease of understanding, the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier guitar course of instruction. This extremely popular method has been time tested and proven successful in building the technical proficiency needed to master music of any style. For those who have complete Grade 1, this carefully graded second volume contains valuable guitar studies, student/teacher duets, and elementary harmony studies. The emphasis is on picking technique and position playing. This level introduces the student to alternate picking, triplets, and the keys of F, D minor, D major, and B minor, as well as second position.

Mastering the Guitar Book 2A MB97195BCD $24.95

Absolutely the best, most comprehensive new method available for guitar." Introducing the innovative new "Zone Concept" for learning position playing. Over 150 solos and duets in the keys of C, G, D, and B minor. Companion compact disc is available. Musical styles: bossa nova, Latin, fiddle/tunes/ hornpipes/reels, Celtic music, ragtime, baroque, jazz, swing jazz ballads, American folk ballads, rock, early-American hymnody, be-bop, blues, samba, and tango. Concepts presented: basic improvisation, rhythmic variation, velocity studies, sight-reading, passing tone studies , chord progression studies, arpeggio studies, dropped-D tuning, blues, blues turn-arounds, licks/fills/ breaks, bass runs, principles of memorization, chord studies, minor pentatonic scale, principles of successful practice, priciples of successful performance, movable power chords, and rock comping.