Guitar / Bass Music

The only chart showing the open and moveable chord positions. Explains the two main playing styles: bluegrass and clawhammer, and includes a fingerboard chart.

The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This...

A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar is designed for anyone just learning to play guitar. Written by one of the premier classical guitarists of our time and based on years of teaching students of all ages, this revised edition includes many new...

“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” –Guitar World magazineDesigned for electric or acoustic guitar.Learn chords with songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Knockin' on Heaven's...

A great unplugged and pared-down collection of chords and lyrics for 40 favorite John Denver songs. Great for both aspiring and professional musicians. Songs include: All This Joy Amazon (Let This Be A Voice) Annie's Song Autograph Back Home...

“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” –Guitar World magazineDesigned for electric or acoustic guitar.Get started quickly and easily – with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes...

A great collection of 50 “standards” that you really need to know if you want to call yourself a guitarist! This book provides a combo of tab, chords and lyrics.  Songs include: All Along The Watchtower All The Small Things Basket...

Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course is a fun method that teaches you to play songs on the guitar right away. Book 2 starts where Book 1 left off by teaching new concepts including notes on the fourth, fifth, and sixth strings, new...

Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as Yellow Submarine, Hokey Pokey, I'm a Believer, Surfin' U.S.A., This Land Is Your Land and Hound Dog keep students motivated, and the...

Take your guitar teaching to a new level! Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris, popular songs in a variety of...

Book 2 continues the instruction started in Book 1 and covers: Am, Dm, A, E, F and B7 chords; power chords; fingerstyle guitar; syncopations, dotted rhythms, and triplets; Carter style solos; bass runs; pentatonic scales; improvising; tablature; 92 great...

The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book...