From choosing a guitar and reading tablature to learning picking patterns and playing power chords, find out everything you need to know to start strumming in style. Chord progressions and riffs are...

After an introduction covering the history of the guitar, this book uses its super large format to look closely at the main types of guitars. Large format images are allied to information...

Here are 100 classic rock licks and chops, perfectly transcribed, in every key and every mode, over all the most important progressions. Comes complete with a CD, so you can first hear...

Learn how to combine chord sequences, melodies, and riffs to create your own music in any style.  You don't have to be a great guitarist to be able to...

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for...

The ultimate guide for all acoustic guitar enthusiasts--from beginners to seasoned musicians--wanting to build up the ability to play a wide range of musical styles. Building on alternating bass techniques, thumb patterns, and...

Here are 100 classic blues licks and chiops, perfectly transcribed, in every key and every mode, over all the most important progressions. Comes complete with a CD, so you can first hear...

This book shows you how to record music, upload it, and get it listened to and talked about throughout the connected world. And all without buying expensive studio equipment. Written by experienced...

With such coverage and interest in The Beatles, how can there be anything new to say about the band? This book manages to do so thanks to the remarkable collection of photographs...

A compact dictionary of over 500 popular chords in their most common form, featuring clear photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions. Includes tips on technique and recommended chord sequences to improve your...

This book gives you all the information you need to get started on the keyboards. A series of short, illustrated lessons build up your knowledge one step at a time. Essential aspects...

Phil Capone has distilled all the essential licks and chops into this easy to use collection.  Each example is presented within a subgenre:  perspective rock, heavy metal, and blues rock, to provide...

This book chronicles the events, the bands, and the incidents that made up that momentous August weekend in the summer of '69. It also traces the history of the bands that performed,...

White immigrants to southern states of American and specifically the Appalachian Mountains developed a unique musical style that continues to be extremely popular in the U.S. and around the world. The Carter...

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known simply as Elvis and is often referred to as "the...

This book gathers together 266 examples of this intriguing instrument from acoustic to electric --as well as some that are just plain oddball-- making it the most comprehensive reference book available to...

Learn to play bass guitar the easy way, following simple illustrated lessons from all styles of music. Lessons start with the basics - how to hold the bass, how to tune and...

Through dazzling illustrations, specially created maps, and compelling photographs, The Elvis Atlas locates our greatest musical icon in his world and his times. It gives us a rare glimpse at the landscape...

In the 1940s, a young generation of jazz musicians forged a new style out of the swing music of the 1930s. A new breed of players like Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and...

This book comes with a CD and is a brilliant combination of music and a highly illustrated history of the early years of Rock 'n' Roll told through the stories behind the...

Blues music originating from the African-American community in the Southern states of the U.S. went on to influence every popular musical form in Western music. This collection gives the reader/listener a superb...

This book provides anyone intersted in learning to play drums with all the information they need to get started. Packed with useful tips and simple illustrated lessons that are easy to understand,...

This is the definitive guide to the guitar, detailing every significant make, from Alembic to Zemaitis, Gibson to Epiphone.  Beginning with the finest acoustic guitars that have been made over three centuries,...

This is the definitive guide to rock bands, detailing every significant artist, from AC/DC to ZZ Top, The Beatles to Smashing Pumpkins. Beginning with the founders of the genre in the 40’s...

This book provides the beginner sax player with all the skills you need to get started. Following simple illustrated lessons, you will learn to play in a variety of styles—from funk and pop...

With over 350 chords ranging from the basic to the advanced, plus alternative fingering and tips on where to hear chords in well-known songs, this book is a must have for guitarists...

The history of classical music is very much the history of western civilization; a reflection of the ages in which the individual composers lived and of the instruments...

Dylan: His Life in Pictures does exactly what the title says. In 256 pages with over 300 images it provides a timeline to this amazing career, showing highlights and more mundane moments...

The stories in this book explore first guitars, learning to play, guitar love and lust, oddball guitars, famous guitars that made (or didn't make) history, playing air guitar, the cliches of smashing...

There's something about a harmonica that brings a smile to anyone's face.  This book gives you everything you need to learn to play this fantastic instrument, with more than 200 pages of...

Learn to play country guitar the easy way, including simple, illustrated lessons that will have you jamming in no time.From hybrid picking and double stops, to twang techniques and country licks—discover everything...

This book introduces the reader to 250 guitars of all types from the early acoustic archtop designs of the Gibson L-5 in the last 1920s, through the National resonators of the 1930s,...

A stunning visual guide to the history and development of all types of guitars, packed with detailed information and profiling everything from the legendary Martin flat-tops to Gibson's arch-tops guitars and Fender's...

A complete guide to the Uke from the ground up:  Chords, strumming styles, fingering, riffs, songs, and more.  Includes CD....