Essential Guitar Books
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The Advancing Guitarist: Applying Guitar Concepts & Techniques
by:
Mick Goodrick
4.42 avg rating — 264 ratings 
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Gruhn's Guide To Vintage Guitars Updated and Revised Third Edition (Book)
by:
Walter Carter
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
by:
Brad Tolinski
4.27 avg rating — 808 ratings 10. 
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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
by:
Victor L. Wooten
4.18 avg rating — 5,619 ratings 14. 
Funk Guitar The Essential Guide - Private Lessons Series Book/Online Audio
by:
Ross Bolton
4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings 
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Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics
by:
Dan Erlewine
4.33 avg rating — 285 ratings 20. 
A Folksinger's Guide to Note Reading and Music Theory: A Manual for the Folk Guitarist
by:
Jerry Silverman
2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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The Folksinger's Guitar Guide: An Instruction Manual
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Jerry Silverman
4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings 25. 
42 Guitar Chords Everyone Should Know: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide To Mastering 42 Of The Most Important Guitar Chords
by:
Micah Brooks
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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Mel Bay Presents Advanced Modern Rock Guitar Improvisation
by:
Jon Finn
4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings 30. 
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Basic Tube Guitar Amplifier Servicing and Overhaul
by:
Gerald Weber
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 32. 
Doc's Guitar Fingerpicking and Flatpicking
by:
Doc Watson
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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House of Blues - Acoustic Guitar Course: Everything You Need to Start Playing Acoustic Guitar
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John McCarthy
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 38. 
Creative Guitar: Advanced Techniques Volume 2: Advanced Techniques
by:
Guthrie Govan
4.52 avg rating — 58 ratings 38. 
Beyond Basics: Electric Slide Guitar, Book & CD
by:
Keith Wyatt
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
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Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues Guitar: Blind Blake, Book & Online Audio
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Blind Blake
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings 47. 
Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Guitar: An in-depth study on Metric Modulation, Polyrhythms and Polymeters
by:
Jan Rivera
3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course
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Rikky Rooksby
4.11 avg rating — 239 ratings 49. 
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Lightning Fast Guitar Chord Changes: 6 steps to rapidly improve the speed of your fingers
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Dan Thorpe
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings 57. 
Fingerpicking Styles for Guitar: Traditional and Contemporary
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Happy Traum
4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings 59. 
The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness 4.28 avg rating — 655 ratings
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How To Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!: The Electric Guitar Owner's Manual (Guitar Player Book)
by:
Dan Erlewine
4.15 avg rating — 148 ratings 
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Roger McGuinn's Basic Folk Guitar: Easy Arrangements for Traditional Favorites from the Folk Den, Level 2
by:
Roger McGuinn
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 71. 
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
by:
Madeline Bruser
4.10 avg rating — 2,034 ratings 
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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning
by:
Gary F. Marcus
3.64 avg rating — 2,178 ratings 74. 
Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning Plus Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete(2 Volumes)
by:
Bill Edwards
4.17 avg rating — 300 ratings 
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The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method - Volume 2 Book/Online Audio 4.28 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Easy Folk Songs for the Guitar with Downloadable MP3s
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Hank Aberle
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 79. 
Pumping Nylon: The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook (Pumping Nylon Series)
by:
Scott Tennant
4.32 avg rating — 160 ratings 
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John Petrucci -- Rock Discipline: Book & Online Audio
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John Petrucci
4.75 avg rating — 32 ratings 82. 
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Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues Guitar: Lonnie Johnson, Book & CD
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Lonnie Johnson
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 86. 
Ted Greene: Modern Chord Progressions: Jazz & Classical Voicings for Guitar
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Ted Greene
4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings 86. 
Delta Blues Guitar (Book & CD) (Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues Guitar)
by:
Stefan Grossman
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings 88. 
An Easy Guide to Tuning Your Guitar: Secrets to Playing and Staying Perfectly in Tune
by:
Happy Traum
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
