Mel Bay Publications

This guitar method focuses on playing engaging rhythmic themes entirely on open strings. What seems at first to be a simple task quickly becomes a real challenge, requiring a high level of accuracy an...

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...

Playing chords is the emphasis of this Mel Bay Guitar University (MBGU) book. Over 100 songs arranged for chord strumming accompaniment to singing. Presented are easy chord forms, strumming in differe...

Teaches you how to hear and play Louie Louie, Satisfaction, I Walk the Line, Let it Be, Light My Fire, and Smells Like Teen Spirit. -Includes chords, strum patterns, guitar lines and improvising scale...

Old Time Stringband Workshop for Flatpick Guitar is one in a set of four books, each with a matching collection of 40 traditional type fiddle tunes arranged to develop ensemble and jam session playing...

A thorough and practical approach to understanding the upper positions on the fingerboard for the flatpicking guitarist. Chord shapes, scale patterns, position studies, and repertoire teach guitarists...

Expanding Your Soloing for the Guitarist looks at musical devices that expand the guitar player's soloing mastery and fluency. The book takes an extensive look at scale and arpeggio shapes throughout...

First Lessons Lap Steel Guitar is a fun and easy approach to learning the lap steel guitar. Author Jay Leach explains the basics of the instrument including bar control, picking, and string groups, wi...

Introduction To The Guitar Toolbox Part 2: Book/CD Set consists of basic information from contemporary styles such as Blues, Folk and Rock. This book takes the player up the Guitar neck, with movable...

The Modern Guitar Method Grade 1 Wall Chart is a unique method in learning Guitar. Time-tested and proven successful in building the theoretic and technical foundation needed to play in any style. Thi...

This book is a collection of sixteen instrumentals arranged for acoustic lap steel guitar in D and G tuning. Lovely Hawaiian tunes such as 'Aloha Oe' are included as well as more bluesy selections suc...

The Complete Acoustic Lap Steel Guitar Method is the perfect step-by-step book for beginning and intermediate steel guitar players. Fernando Perez explains in detail every technique necessary to play...

21st Century Chords for Guitar offers a new perspective on Guitar chords. The standard chords that we all know work to 'get us through' any accompaniment situation, However, there are more expressive...

Immerse yourself in the passionate world of Spanish guitar music! With "Art of Flamenco Guitar: Easy Solea" from the renowned Mel Bay Publications, you will find the perfect gateway into the queen of...

El Metodo Moderno para la Guitarra, Nivel 1/Edicion Ampliada ofrece mejoras invaluables al metodo para guitarra mas popular del mundo. Este volumen completo dobla la cantidad de estudios y solos del l...

Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is...

Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is...

Explores guitar chord voicings, progressions, harmony, and the practical use of chord shapes in ensemble playing. This book opens the world of theory to the guitarist and suggests infinite application...

If someone is singing a song or playing a melody, how can I know what chords I can play with it?' This is a common question asked of guitar teachers and players. If you are the guitarist at a campfire...

Made famous by the legendary Jerry Byrd, the C6 tuning [CEGACE] for the non-pedal lap steel guitar has many advantages due to its versatility. The tuning is especially useful in playing two and three-...