Walking Bass

The modern electric bass guitar patterns presented here are designed to teach the student guitarist and bassist the basics of playing effective "walki...

Walking Bass Lines

Autumn TreesDays of Water and TulipsLunarRodeoTune-DownWalking by Moonlight

Frank Vignola Walking the Bass Jazz Standard Progressions

This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards. These walking bass lines will give you a g...

Jean-Marc Pillard: Walking Bass Lines For Guitar

This book and audio teaches excellent techniques to use for walking bass lines on guitar when playing in a duet format, either with another guitar pla...

Jay Hungerford: Walking Jazz Lines For Bass (Book/Online Audio)

The Bass has been called "the most important instrument in any band." The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the ...

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook

A collection, for fiddle, of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards played by jammers and performers all over the world! Mel...

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: Guitar Edition

A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along wi...

Dix Bruce: Parking Lot Picker's Play-Along (Mandolin)

The best way to learn an instrument is to play it as often as you can with other musicians. Trading songs and interacting with other instrumentalists ...

All-Time Favorite Parking Lot : Fingerstyle Guitar Solos

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: Banjo Edition (Book/Online Audio)

A collection of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along wi...

The Mighty Accordion, Volume Two : A Complete Guide to Mastering Left-Hand Melodies, Walking Bass Lines, and Chord Progressionso

Jay Farmer: First Lessons (Bass)

Jay Farmer: First Lessons (Bass) is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material co...

Dix Bruce: Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Mandolin (Book/Online Audio)

A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along wi...

All-Time Favorite Parking Lot Picker's Guitar Solos (Book/Online Audio)

Aimed at beginning and intermediate guitarists, this book is packed with songs,solos, and techniques that every guitar player should know. The materia...

Dix Bruce/Stacy Phillips: Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro (Book/Online Audio)

A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along wi...

Jay Umble: MBGU Jazz Curriculum - Payin' Your Dues With The Blues

This book stands alone as the most comprehensive teaching method for the jazz/blues guitarist. It provides everything one needs to know to successfull...

Foundations Of Rock - Guitar Riffs in The Style Of The 60s And 70s

Much of the language of rock guitar is in riffs and this collection will serve as a great introduction to killer riffs from the 60s and 70s. A riff is...

Fun With Ukelele

Buffalo GalsDarling Nellie GrayDown In The ValleyGood Night LadiesHand Me Down My Walking CaneHome On The RangeI've Been Working On The RailroadIn The...

You Can Teach Yourself

Amazing GraceArkansas TravelerBeautiful Brown EyesCareless LoveCripple CreekFreight TrainGo Tell It On The MountainHand Me Down My Walking CaneHome, S...

Blues & Jazz for Fingerstlye Guitar

A collection of 20 different 4-bar patterns and 10 original solo compositions by one of Europe's finest guitarists. Designed for the serious fingersty...

William Bay: Easiest Electric Bass Book

A concise, easy-to-understand bass method in notation and tablature. This text will acquaint the bass player with basic chord progressions, chord note...

Blues & Jazz for Fingerstlye Guitar

A collection of 20 different 4-bar patterns and 10 original solo compositions by one of Europe's finest guitarists. Designed for the serious fingersty...

You Can Teach Yourself Fingerpicking Guitar

Eclectic guitarist and veteran Mel Bay author Tommy Flint provides a comprehensive introduction to fingerstyle guitar technique. Intended for the seri...

Getting Into Slap Bass

Everything is covered here ? starting with all the basics like octaves, hammer-ons and pull-offs. It then builds into the most advanced slap technique...

Franco Morone: Blues & Jazz For Fingerstyle Guitar (Book/Online Audio)

A collection of 20 different 4-bar patterns and 10 original solo compositions by one of Europe's finest Guitarists. Designed for the serious fingersty...

Melodies of the Far East for Guitar

Pieces are inspired by Vietnamese folk music. The eight beginning bars of Nostalgia, in natural harmonics emulate the unichord, a Vietnamese single-st...

European Flavor II (Accordion Solos)

This collection of 14 original waltzes, tangos and dances for piano accordion is representative of the many sights and sounds of Europe. The special f...

Roger Filiberto: Electric Bass Method - Volume 1 (Book/Online Audio/Video)

The Electric Bass Method is the most widely-used introductory Bass method available. Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to rea...

Ricardo Iznaola: Summa Kitharologica, Volume 1 - The Physiology Of Guitar Playing: Functional Anatomy And Physiomechanics (Book/Online Video)

This comprehensive guide to the physiology of Guitar playing is the culmination of three decades of deep exploration of the guitarist's playing mechan...

George Van Eps Harmonic Mechanisms Guitar, Volume 1

The most in-depth, revolutionary presentation of the harmonic framework of music is applied to the guitar fingerboard ever presented. Leads to total m...

Jazz Bach Guitar Edition

A varied collection of masterpieces respectfully arranged for solo jazz guitar. From the readily playable to the fiendishly virtuosic, there are chall...

Mastering Guitar Technique: Process and Essence

This book assumes a modest music reading ability and some familiarity with basic classic guitar technique. A comprehensive, exploration of the require...

Jazz Drum Set Independence

The exercises in this text can help develop your coordination, reading and ability to swing in odd time signatures. If practiced thoroughly, you will ...

Tom Hanway: Complete Book Of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (Book/Online Audio)

This collection for the 5-string Banjo features a selection of well-known traditional Irish tunes along with a comprehensive, scholarly treatise on th...

David DiGiuseppe: Learn Blues Accordion (Book/Online Audio)

David DiGiuseppe 's Learn Blues Accordion is a unique method that features 34 blues compositions for the Accordion as well as numerous exercises that ...

Fred Sokolow: Complete Country Guitar (Book/Online Audio)

Fred Sokolow's Complete Country Guitar provides an impressive array of exercises and songs in a variety of country styles such as Carter flat picking ...

Tim Kliphuis: Grappelli Licks - The Vocabulary of Gypsy Jazz (Book/Online Audio)

Do you want to sound more like the French maestro Stephan Grappelli ? Here is the answer. Tim Kliphuis has selected around 250 classic Grappelli licks...

24 Snare Drum Solos

24 snare drum solos arranged by internationally acclaimed percussion writer, Joe Maroni. These solos are ideal for recitals, contests and concerts and...

101 Essential Blues Progressions (Book/Online Audio)

This user-friendly book, with access to online audio, shows how to transform standard three-chord blues changes into harmonically sophisticated jazz-b...

Jazz Blues Styles (Book/Online Audio)

Jazz Blues Styles presents Guitar solos in the styles of Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Rollins, and other jazz blues greats. Within the contex...

Classical Repertoire for Recorder

Well-known classical works for recorder students at all levels of ability, adapted and arranged especially for the recorder. The works are drawn from ...

Aarron Shearer: Learning The Classic Guitar Part Two

Learning The Classic Guitar is a new direction in Guitar instruction. Many ideas in this book breaks new ground. Part Two should go along with part on...

Mark Geslison: 50 Tunes For Bass Volume 1 (Book/Online Audio)

50 Tunes for Bass Volume 1 is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, ...

John Griggs: You Can Teach Yourself Jazz Guitar (Book/Online Audio)

This book is designed to prepare the aspiring Jazz Guitarist to arrange and improvise in a jazz style. Playing by ear is stressed from the very first ...

The Literate Bassist

We have all heard bass lines that literally make the song. The purpose of this book is to integrate sight-reading ability with the facility to create ...

Michael Anthony: Extreme Warm-Ups And Chops Builders For Guitar

In this comprehensive book, jazz guitarist Michael Anthony addresses the need to build flexibility and technical proficiency in a way consistent with ...

Phil Duncan: You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp (Book/Online Media)

You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp has been designed to allow the beginning student to gain maximum results in the shortest amount of time. This innova...

Classical Music for Banjo Made Easy

This book contains twenty well-known classical melodies arranged for 5-string banjo in G tuning. The selections span from the Baroque era to the begin...

Solos For Guitar

Eleven original compositions for the classical Guitar composed in the eclectic style for which Frederic Hand has become well known. Written in standar...

Fundamentals of Rhythm for the Drummer

This drum method book can be used for private instruction as well as group lessons. Private teachers will find that this method is comprehensive and p...

Maintaining Trumpet Chops

Maintaining Chops is a method for all trumpet players interested in keeping their lips and playing ability (chops) strong and ready for any performanc...

Sonia Michelson: New Dimensions In Classical Guitar For Children (Book/Online Audio)

This method is time tested, innovative, and has proven successful in imparting essential concepts of musicianship and Classic Guitar performance to ch...

Mat Marucci: Drumstick Finger Systems And Techniques

Drumstick Finger Systems And Techniques will explain and illustrate the majority of finger techniques which can be combined into various finger system...

School of Mandolin: Bluegrass Soloing

In this new addition to Mel Bay?s popular ?School Of? series, Carr explains how to develop unique solos to any bluegrass tune or song. Using a combina...

You Can Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer

Every aspect of the Hammered Dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered in this comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand text. A masterful teacher, M...

Ari Hoenig/Johannes Weidenmueller: Intro To Polyrhythms (Book/Online Video)

Suitable for all musicians, Intro To Polyrhythms is one of the best methods for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposit...

Gary Dahl: Chord Melody Method For Accordion (Book/Online Audio)

The Chord Melody Method For Accordion is a revolutionary course that will enable you to learn all of the chords used in today's music and apply their ...

Sacred Music for Ukulele

Play beautiful sacred music on the ukulele in just minutes reading tablature. The ukulele has a wonderful "harp like" sound and is perfect for gospel ...

Foundations Of Rock - Guitar Riffs In The Style Of The 80s And 90s

Foundations Of Rock - Guitar Riffs In The Style Of The 80s And 90s is a fun and exciting beginner/intermediate instructional Guitar book/CD/DVD, featu...

Bass Scales in Tablature

This book provides the bassist with an "escape" from being locked in 1st position on the bass neck and improves left hand technique. Helps bassists fa...

Complete Jazz Clarinet Book

A comprehensive study text for students beginning a serious study of jazz. The first part of the book begins by teaching elements of jazz phrasing, ar...

You Can Teach Yourself Rock Guitar

This method for self-teaching ranks as one of the very best introductory rock guitar methods available. The student will learn licks, phrases, solos, ...

Colin Botts/Corey Christiansen: Killer Technique - Flatpicking Guitar

Killer Technique: Flatpicking Guitar is designed to serve as a valuable resource to guitarists of all ability levels interested in developing greater ...

Beautiful Melodies from Around the World : Music for Two Violins

Imagine a campfire! Envision sitting around the bright flames with your friends and family singing songs out in the great expanse. Imagine that those ...

Tim Quinn: MBGU Rock Curriculum - Fluid Soloing (Book 1) (Book/Online Audio)

A modern arpeggio handbook and comprehensive training manual for developing fast, flowing arpeggio runs that connect the entire fretboard. Emphasis is...

Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Volume 2

Mel Bay presents the much-anticipated second book in the highly acclaimed series that showcases personal insights into the life and music of ?Mr. Guit...

Achieving Guitar Artisty - Odd-Time Etudes

Odd-time signatures are often an enigma to the Western musician and present specific challenges when it comes to phrasing and feeling. This book will ...

101 Easy Songs for Cello

The purpose of this Cello songbook is to provide the beginning Cello player with a repertoire of 101 familiar and easy to play tunes written for Cello...

Guitar Technique through Repertoire

A systematic approach to developing technique on the classical guitar must include studies designed to focus on concise, specific techniques and offer...

You Can Teach Yourself Guitar Chords

Rather than the usual alphabetic or encyclopedic chord listing (C, Cm, C-, C+, etc.) this comprehensive chord reference book presents guitar chords as...

Craig Duncan: The Cajun Fiddle (Book/Online Audio)

This book provides a thorough introduction to Cajun music for fiddle players of all levels of ability. Beginning with a selection of easy arrangements...

William Bay: Fingerpicking Guitar for the Young Beginner

This beginner?s approach to playing fingerstyle guitar uses well-known folk songs to develop left and right-hand techniques. The tunes are first intro...

Ross Nickerson: Children's Songs For Banjo Made Easy (Book/Online Audio)

Easy to play five-string Banjo arrangements of twenty-four Children's favorites by Banjo master Ross Nickerson . Not only are these songs fun to play ...

Gail Smith: Piano Exercises Made Easy

This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy, essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; begi...

101 Easy Songs for Violin

The purpose of this Violin songbook is to provide the beginning Violin player with a repertoire of 101 familiar and easy to play tunes written for Vio...

You Can Teach Yourself Guitar By Ear

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 an...

Janet Davis: Banjo Scales In Tab (Book/Online Audio)

This book covers all of the major scales in depth as applied to the 5-string Banjo, answering potential questions concerning the use of major scales f...

Rob MacKillop: DADGAD Blues (Book/Online Audio)

Rob MacKillop presents DADGAD Blues , an impressive collection of 20 fantastic fingerstyle blues compositions and arrangements, exclusively for DADGAG...

Pat Kelley: Arpeggios For The Evolving Guitarist (USC) (Book/Online Audio)

Arpeggios for the Evolving Guitarist will provide you with the most comprehensive guides on anything you need to know about arpeggios. This book explo...

Play Jazz, Blues, & Rock Piano by Ear Book Two

This comprehensive introduction to jazz, blues, and rock piano will offer easy-to-understand explanations of music theory, and guide you step by step ...

Music of Brahms for Clarinet

This volume presents keyboard works and solos songs by Johannes Brahms arranged for solo clarinet with piano accompaniment. These nine works have been...

Rob MacKillop: 20 Progressive Fingerstyle Studies For Uke (Book/Online Audio)

20 Progressive Fingerstyle Studies For Uke has been written for Ukulele players looking to develop their ability on the instrument. The studies in thi...

Laurie Riley/Beth Kolle: You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp (Book/Online Audio)

You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp is an updated, step-by-step method for playing the Harp. Designed to be used alone, or with guidance from a teacher,...

Play Jazz, Blues, & Rock Piano by Ear Book Three

This comprehensive introduction to jazz, blues, and rock piano will offer easy-to-understand explanations of music theory, and guide you step by step ...

Tom Hanway: 20 O'Carolan Irish Classics (Book/Online Audio)

O'Carolan's best-loved Harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makes them accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with a...

Tim Fischer/William Flynn: Jazz Guitar Duets (USC) (Book/Online Audio)

Jazz Guitar Duets will take you on a journey through the entire range of the fretboard with 10 great jazz duets. Each duet is written in standard nota...

Aaron Shearer: Learning The Classical Guitar - Part One

Aaron Shearer: Learning The Classical Guitar is a new direction in guitar instruction. Many ideas in these books break new ground. In developing this ...

Introduction to Rock Style Drumming

Introduction to Rock Style Drumming is a system specifically designed to enable beginning drummers to develop the ability to play rock style music. Th...

Extreme Bass Grooves

Explore the fretboard and engage your creativity in playing the most awesome musical instrument— the electric bass! Extreme Bass Grooves reflects th...

Steve Masakowski: Jazz Ear Training - Learning to Hear Your Way Through Music (Book/Online Audio)

This comprehensive guide to jazz ear training focuses the student on developing the ability to hear and react to harmonic structures common to the mod...

Celtic Tune Encyclopedia for 5-String Banjo

A collection of over 100 Celtic tunes from Scotland and Ireland arranged for the 5-string banjo. This book contains reels, jigs, marches, stathspeys, ...

Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes and Melodic Patterns

Arnie Berle's Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes and Melodic Patterns is not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the min...

Jim Payne: Complete Funk Drumming Book (Book/Online Audio)

The Complete Funk Drumming Book is one of the most complete presentations of today's popular funk drumming style available. This book takes you from t...

Ari Hoenig/Johannes Weidenmueller: Metric Modulations, Vol. 2 (Book/Online Video)

The follow-up to Intro to Polyrhythms, a method for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition, looks at rhythm through...

Texas Style Fiddlin' Workshop : 51 Texas-Style Tunes Arranged for the Intermediate Level Fiddler

This book was written to be used as a learning tool and a reference for intermediate level fiddle players who have reading ability. It presents tunes ...

Janet Davis: Christmas Songs For 5-String Banjo (Book/Online Audio)

The traditional sound of the Banjo is well-suited to Christmas tunes, lending them an authentic, truly festive air. Christmas Songs For 5-String Banjo...

Children's Graded Fiddle Solos Volume 1

This book of fiddle solos is a companion to Children's Fiddling Method Volume 1. The tunes, presented first in their simplest form followed by progres...

Celebrate the Piano Book 1

This piano method for beginners by experienced author and teacher Gail Smith makes music interesting and fun while covering the important skills neede...

Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style

Provides the intermediate clawhammer (5-string) banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author wi...

John Hartford's Old-Time Fiddle Favorites

American folk, country and bluegrass composer John Hartford was well-known for his quirky compositions as well as his ability to tap-dance whilst play...