On this page you will find an extensive library of books related to learning how to play guitar. From beginner, to intermediate, to advanced guitar books. Instructions and tips on how to play acoustic and electric guitar. Targeted lessons on scales, chords, and finger techniques. Also, checkout our shop dedicated to learning blues guitar.

Guitar Books & Guitar Lesson Workbooks

How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar

 

How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar

$9.49

In How to Play Guitar guitar players of all levels will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration. Whether you want to play pop, folk, country, rock, blues, jazz, classi… [Read more]

Learn to Play Guitar with Dave Matthews Band: Everything You Need to Know About Starting to Play Guitar! (Instructional)

 

Learn to Play Guitar with Dave Matthews Band: Everything You Need to Know About Starting to Play Guitar! (Instructional)

$13.25

The body of work Dave Matthews Band has laid out for others to follow can also serve as a master plan from which their fans can learn their instruments. This series of book… [Read more]

The "Pre-Stage" Guitar Book - Learn How To Get A Grip On Your First Guitar! - Learn How To Play Guitar!

 

The "Pre-Stage" Guitar Book – Learn How To Get A Grip On Your First Guitar! – Learn How To Play Guitar!

$14.50

Getting started on the guitar has been made easier than ever! The "Pre-Stage" Guitar Book begins with the very basics about learning how to play a guitar, such as… [Read more]

Basic Guitar Lessons - Omnibus Edition: Play Guitar with Happy Traum (Guitar Books)

 

Basic Guitar Lessons – Omnibus Edition: Play Guitar with Happy Traum (Guitar Books)

$22.82

Learn how to play guitar from one of the most respected performers and teachers in the field! Books 1, 2, 3 and 4 are brought together in this complete Omnibus Edition of t… [Read more]

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners (Guitar Educational)

 

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners (Guitar Educational)

$5.95

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today’s most popular tab for… [Read more]

Play Guitar Today! - Level 2: A Complete Guide to the Basics (Play Today Level 2)

 

Play Guitar Today! – Level 2: A Complete Guide to the Basics (Play Today Level 2)

$9.95

This method can be used by students who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction. It is a complete guide to the basics, designed to offer q… [Read more]

Guitar Games: Learn Guitar. Read Music. Fight Space Monsters. (Guitar Educational)

 

Guitar Games: Learn Guitar. Read Music. Fight Space Monsters. (Guitar Educational)

$19.99

Any new skill is easier to acquire when the task of learning is made fun. Why shouldn’t the same hold true for learning the guitar? In Guitar Games, you’ll be developing th… [Read more]

Metallica - Under the Microscope: Learn the Guitar Secrets of the Masters of Metal! (Guitar Educational)

 

Metallica – Under the Microscope: Learn the Guitar Secrets of the Masters of Metal! (Guitar Educational)

$15.56

This book systematically dissects 12 bone-crunching hits. You’ll learn all the techniques necessary to play James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s most menacing licks, riffs and… [Read more]

Learn Funk Guitar with Tower of Power's Jeff Tamelier (Guitar Educational)

 

Learn Funk Guitar with Tower of Power’s Jeff Tamelier (Guitar Educational)

$15.56

Not only will you learn classic funk guitar techniques, but you can also sit in with members of Tower of Power, playing four fan favorites and four new grooves created espe… [Read more]

Level 2: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play with CD (Audio) and DVD (House of Blues)

 

Level 2: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play with CD (Audio) and DVD (House of Blues)

$29.99

John McCarthy presents a four-part tutorial system that continues his exciting start to the world of the blues guitar, featuring a book, a DVD, a CD and full online support… [Read more]

Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Teach yourself guitar, learn guitar chords and all guitar basics in 20 step-by-step lessons. Learn to play guitar with these easy beginner guitar lessons!

 

Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Teach yourself guitar, learn guitar chords and all guitar basics in 20 step-by-step lessons. Learn to play guitar with these easy beginner guitar lessons!

$12.79

Excerpts from the reviews below: ".this book will give you a firm head start in guitar playing." "A "guitar for dummies" book with lessons that are… [Read more]

Learn To Play Guitar In 24 Hours (Learn to Play in 24 Hours)

 

Learn To Play Guitar In 24 Hours (Learn to Play in 24 Hours)

$11.66

If you have ever wanted to learn to play all sorts of Guitar styles from Pop and Rock to Jazz and Blues, then this book is for you! "Learn To Play Guitar In 24 Hours&q… [Read more]

Teach Yourself Guitar Basics: Learn How to Choose, Buy and Care for a Guitar (Private Lessons)

 

Teach Yourself Guitar Basics: Learn How to Choose, Buy and Care for a Guitar (Private Lessons)

$15.59

This helpful book from the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine shows you the right way to play chords, songs and solos, with six essential lessons and an easy-to-fo… [Read more]

Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1 Book and DVD: Learn Songs the Quick, Simple, and Easy Way

 

Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1 Book and DVD: Learn Songs the Quick, Simple, and Easy Way

$19.95

Beginner Guitar Lessons Level 1 includes a 79-page book and DVD containing over 2 hours of hi resolution, multi-angle easy-to-follow videos to get you playing songs right a… [Read more]

Basic Guitar Lessons Vol 1 Happy Traums (Happy Traum's Basic Guitar Lessons)

 

Basic Guitar Lessons Vol 1 Happy Traums (Happy Traum’s Basic Guitar Lessons)

$9.95

The focus of this series is repertoire rather than exercises. In Book 1 the modular approach is used to teach the rudiments. Book 2 advances through scales, strums, and har… [Read more]

Technique Exercises for Guitar: Lessons and Licks for Improving Your Speed, Power and Clarity (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

 

Technique Exercises for Guitar: Lessons and Licks for Improving Your Speed, Power and Clarity (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

$14.39

Hone your precision, endurance, dexterity, and synchronization skills with loads of interesting exercises to learn and practice. The accompanying CD contains 81 demonstrati… [Read more]

Essential Acoustic Guitar Lessons Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar)

 

Essential Acoustic Guitar Lessons Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar)

$15.56

This book/CD pack offers a superb selection of lessons and songs for the acoustic guitar, expertly played by the teachers on the accompanying CD. It includes exercises, lic… [Read more]

Electric Guitar Lessons: Learn how to play Electric Guitar the Smart Way!

 

Electric Guitar Lessons: Learn how to play Electric Guitar the Smart Way!

$24.95

The Icons of Rock series provides a solid foundation and understanding of your instrument the "Smart Way!" Learning Electric Guitar is a detailed course into play… [Read more]

Fingerstyle Guitar: Lessons in Technique and Creativity

 

Fingerstyle Guitar: Lessons in Technique and Creativity

$17.95

Crafted by an expert guitarist, this unique approach to fingerstyle guitar does away with useless jargon and overly technical explanations, encouraging players to tap into … [Read more]

Fingerstyle Guitar Essentials Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar) (Acoustic Guitar Magazine's Private Lessons)

 

Fingerstyle Guitar Essentials Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar) (Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Private Lessons)

$19.99

Learn to build your technique, arrange songs, and use alternate tunings with this book/CD pack featuring lessons by Acoustic Guitar music editor Dylan Schorer, blues wizard… [Read more]

Flatpicking Guitar Essentials Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar) (Acoustic Guitar Magazine's Private Lessons)

 

Flatpicking Guitar Essentials Book/CD (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar) (Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Private Lessons)

$14.99

Learn bluegrass and folk with this book/CD pack featuring lessons by Acoustic Guitar assistant editor Scott Nygaard, award-winning guitarist Dix Bruce, legendary guitarist … [Read more]

Guitar Player Sessions : Licks & Lessons from the World's Greatest Guitar Players and Teachers

 

Guitar Player Sessions : Licks & Lessons from the World’s Greatest Guitar Players and Teachers

$17.95

This how-to book/CD pack takes an entertaining but no-nonsense approach to innovative techniques and concepts that enhance guitar players’ skills, style, and musicality. Th… [Read more]

Metallica for Easy Guitar with Lessons, Vol. 1 (Guitar Book)

 

Metallica for Easy Guitar with Lessons, Vol. 1 (Guitar Book)

$12.98

Thirteen of these metal masters’ best-known songs transcribed for easy guitar, complete with lessons and tablature. Features: Seek & Destroy * For Whom The Bell Tolls *… [Read more]

25 Great Classic Rock Guitar Solos: Transcriptions * Lessons * Bios * Photos (Guitar Book)

 

25 Great Classic Rock Guitar Solos: Transcriptions * Lessons * Bios * Photos (Guitar Book)

$17.99

From Eric Clapton and George Harrison to Brian May and Eddie Van Halen, take an inside look at the genesis of classic rock guitar. This book/CD pack provides solo transcrip… [Read more]

Fingerstyle Guitar Method: A Complete Guide with Step-by-Step Lessons and 36 Great Fingerstyle Songs (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks))

 

Fingerstyle Guitar Method: A Complete Guide with Step-by-Step Lessons and 36 Great Fingerstyle Songs (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks))

$16.19

The Hal Leonard Fingerstyle Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning fingerstyle guitar. This book uses real songs to teach you the basics of fingerstyle guitar in … [Read more]

Practice Trax for Guitar (Private Lessons)

 

Practice Trax for Guitar (Private Lessons)

$17.99

Based on the famous Open Counseling class at Musicians Institute, this one-on-one lesson with MI instructor Danny Gill lets guitarists practice soloing with a real band! Th… [Read more]

The Musician's Guide to Recording Acoustic Guitar (Private Lessons)

 

The Musician’s Guide to Recording Acoustic Guitar (Private Lessons)

$13.99

Learn the tools of the trade for recording acoustic guitar parts in your home studio! Topics covered in this one-on-one lesson with MI faculty instructor Dallan Beck includ… [Read more]

10 Easy Lessons - Lead Guitar (Teach Yourself)

 

10 Easy Lessons – Lead Guitar (Teach Yourself)

$19.95

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Guitar Basics: Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory (Private Lessons)

 

Guitar Basics: Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory (Private Lessons)

$16.15

This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inver… [Read more]

Funk Guitar: The Essential Guide (Private Lessons)

 

Funk Guitar: The Essential Guide (Private Lessons)

$14.39

Go one on one with MI instructor Ross Bolton to get that funk groove with your guitar! This book/CD pack covers: movable 7th, 9th, 13th and sus4 chords; 16th-note scratchin… [Read more]

Ultimate Guitar Technique: The Complete Guide (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

 

Ultimate Guitar Technique: The Complete Guide (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

$20.69

From bends and picking styles to multi-finger tapping and animal sounds, this book/CD pack contains loads of guitar techniques to learn and master. Hone your skills with ch… [Read more]

Play Great Rock Guitar: Jam, Shred, and Riff in 10 Foolproof Lessons

 

Play Great Rock Guitar: Jam, Shred, and Riff in 10 Foolproof Lessons

$18.99

GET READY TO ROCK! In ten easy lessons, PLAY GREAT ROCK GUITAR will take you from closeted air guitarist to real-life rocker. Each lesson is linked to audio files on the in… [Read more]

First Lessons for Guitar, Vol. 1 (Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra)

 

First Lessons for Guitar, Vol. 1 (Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra)

$8.99

One of the world’s most popular beginning classical guitar methods by South American guitar virtuoso Julio Sagreras and translated by Bernard Moore. Features carefully sequ… [Read more]

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