A realistic approach for beginners or guitar players with little experience, guitarist Jason Shepherd guides you through eight weeks of lessons designed to show you all the basics of beginning fingerstyle guitar.

Using familiar tunes, guitarist Fred Sokolow teaches moveable fretboard patterns used by professional musicians. For all styles of playing.

"The updated edition of this bestselling guitar instruction book now includes new music examples! This book will show you how to: play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically the way the pros do. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it, along with playing tips and...

The term "fingerstyle" denotes the use of thumb and two or three fingers of the picking hand to achieve moving base lines, sharply delineated melodies, and complex harmonies. This overview of fingetstyle repertoire and technique will immerse you in the work of eight guitarists who are redefining contemporary guitar music.

"This book presents a quick and easy way to learn to play the guitar. There's no in-depth musical theory to get you bogged down in and each lesson is structured so that you can measure your progress as you learn. Innovative illustrations show you how to play even the most complicated-sounding arpeggios and there's even a dictionary of over 250 chords for you to experiment with"--Back cover.

"If you've been inspired to start playing fingerstyle guitar or you are an experienced player wanting to enhance your knowledge, this book is perfect for you. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques and styles. Beginning concepts include basic chord theory, modes, drop-D tuning, alternating bass, and more. The intermediate player will learn alternate tunings, modes, fingerpicking patterns, barre chords,...