Guitar Chord Master 1: Master Basic Chords, Triola Christian J.

• 50 pages of guitar tablature (10 lines of tab per page)
• 50 pages of traditional staff paper (11 staves per page)
• 30 pages that combine both tab and staff paper (6 per page)
• 40 pages of blank chord charts (16 per page)
• 30 pages of scale chart paper (5 per page)
• 8.5 x 11" bound paperback with premium matte cover

More than just tablature and staff paper, The Guitar Sheets Collection includes everything a guitarist might need in once place.

• Instructions on how to tune your guitar
• A chart featuring all the basic chords
• Major and minor scales, including harmonic minor
• Pentatonic Scales
• How to read tablature
• How to read standard notation

It's the perfect collection of blank sheet music, chord charts, and scale charts for any guitar player, guitar teacher, or guitar student

Over the past 20 years, Christian J. Triola has taught hundreds of students to play guitar. With a Master's Degree in Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Music (Jazz Studies), he has used his knowledge and experience to create a focused note reading series that gives you plenty to practice without making you feel overwhelmed or intimidated. And in the end, you'll be a better musician for it.

• Learn to read and play standard guitar notation in open position (Frets 0-4), in every key
• Understand the difference between beat and rhythm, and practice with a variety of rhythms
• Discover why time is the secret ingredient of being a solid player
• Practice and play scales and songs in every key
• Explore the basics of guitar music theory
• Hone your sight reading skills
• Develop mastery with hundreds of practice songs and exercises
• Hear each exercise with free streaming audio files

When you've finished, you'll be a more confident player and a more competent musician. Then, if you'd like to take your skill set further, continue on through the series, learning to read every note in each position of the neck. Each book can be used in conjunction with any other method book, by itself, with a teacher, or on your own.

Join the legions of guitar players who've already started reading standard notation with The Missing Method

*Need a left-handed copy? We have that too Search: The Missing Method for Guitar, Book 1 Left-Handed Edition: Note Reading in the Open Position.

• The Missing Method for Guitar Note Reading Series Book 2: Learn to read frets 5-9.
• The Missing Method for Guitar Note Reading Series Book 3: Learn to read frets 9-12.
• The Missing Method for Guitar Note Reading Series Book 4: Learn cross over positions.
• The Missing Method for Guitar Note Reading Series Book 5: Learn frets 12-22.

• The Guitar Chord Master Series: Learn open chords (level 1), how to use a capo (level 2), and power chords (level 3)
• Technique Master Series: Learn basic fret-hand technique with Technique Master and learn the pentatonic scale with Pentatonic Master

There are several different ways you can learn how to play guitar, and Beginner Guitar covers all of them so you can choose which method works best for you. If you're not sure how music works or your fingers aren't yet strong enough, then you can start by learning how to read music, which allows you to solve both of these problems at once. However, not everyone begins that way, many new players find strumming chords more fun, while others enjoy reading tablature. Beginner Guitar lets you try them all

For the price of a single guitar lesson, you'll get everything that most private instructors teach in the first couple years of lessons:

• Learn to play chords, including power chords and progressions
• Discover how much fun it can be to use tablature, read notes, and play by ear
• Learn the best ways to practice to get better faster
• Try out various playing styles-country, rock, folk, jazz, blues, and classical
• Practice fingerpicking techniques
• Learn how to care for your instrument, change strings, and tune
• And much more

Beginner Guitar goes beyond just learning how to play. It also includes plenty of information that every new guitar player should know, such as what kind of strings you should use, common guitar accessories, and much more

With more than twenty years of experience teaching guitar, degrees in both guitar (Bachelor's in Jazz Studies) and education (Master's in Education), and over two dozen publications, Christian J. Triola has created an easy-to-use beginner book that gives you plenty to practice without making you feel overwhelmed or intimidated.

Join the millions of people who have discovered the joy of playing guitar.

This is a left-handed edition. Need a right-handed copy? We have that too

When learning other instruments, you are often taught the major and minor scales first. The pentatonic scale is introduced much later. However, this is the scale that most guitar players start with, and for good reason: it's like the guitar was built for it, not to mention that a countless number of songs use it as the basis for riffs, licks, and solos.

• Help you easily navigate the pentatonic scale anywhere on the neck
• Build Coordination, finger strength, and dexterity
• Teach you how to connect scale patterns
• Build confidence in your soloing
• Increase your speed and accuracy
• Improve your timing

Whether you are new to the guitar or an experienced player, Pentatonic Master will strengthen your technique while building your skill set, taking your playing to a whole new level

The Missing Method for Guitar Note Reading Series is designed exclusively to teach you to master your fretboard. And this, the fourth book in the note reading series, is your guide to completing your mastery of note reading in the middle of the neck. It covers two crossover positions--3rd and 7th--so you'll be ready to grab the notes you need when you need them.

Like all Missing Method books, when we say "mastery," we mean it. With ample instructions, illustrations, and practice, when you've finished the book, you will:

• Know how to read notes by crossing over the open and fifth positions, in every key
• Know how to read notes by crossing over the fifth and ninth positions, in every key
• Developed your rhythm skills
• Practiced reading in minor keys, including relative, melodic, harmonic, and jazz-melodic minors

Missing Method books are designed to develop mastery in a particular skill. To that end, in this book you you will also:

• Review open, fifth, and ninth positions
• Practice changing keys within a song