(Part 2) Best guitar songbooks according to redditors
We found 117 Reddit comments discussing the best guitar songbooks. We ranked the 54 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
![Arrangement work - and Miguel Castillo Berry port Guitar Works - original work (GG488) ISBN: 4874714889 (2010) [Japanese Import]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51EF+RZqzxL.jpg)
Alright, let me give you a rundown of my personal library.
Beginner:
Intermediate:
Advanced:
I'm sure others will disagree with my ranking, and obviously my library is rather genre specific. But it's a lot of quality material that will definitely improve your playing no matter the style.
This book helped me with the rhythms, chords, and with the bass note alteration crwcomposer was talking about. Common progressions and such. It was fun to work through.
Bossa Nova Guitar - Book/Audio Online https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423425197/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CZhnzbMJW12B5
Just ordered a couple of Dave Rubin books: 8-bar Blues and Power Trio Blues Guitar.
I already have two of his books, The Art of the Shuffle and Twelve-Bar Blues, both of which are excellent, so I'm looking forward to getting more. He does a great job of providing interesting historical context and musical samples.
So, I don't know if this is helpful, but have you seen the Hal Leonard Fingerpicking series of books? I've been playing guitar 4 months and they are challenging but doable for me, so they are probably WAY below your skill level. You could probably sight read through them the first time. They sound pretty good, though, and would seem to meet your requirements. I'm working on What a Wonderful World right now from Fingerpicking Standards.
Bruce has been around for a while and is a stellar player. I well remember when his first hits, "If I had a Rocket Launcher" and "Wonderin' Where The Lions Are" hit the airwaves.
There's quite a lot of YouTube material, articles from Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and collections of tablature like this one from Amazon:
Bruce Cockburn: Complete. Partitions pour Tablature Guitare https://www.amazon.com/dp/8850719108/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3aZGzbCBT5JHV
If you're a starting fingerstylist, you've got some work to do. I'd suggest immediately moving beyond that "Travis" pattern picking and getting into the fundamentals of material like Chet Atkins.
The best source for sheet music is Japan itself. Order this. These are arrangements, btw. Not official I don't think!
I've an older copy of the book. Soooo, here. (am taking this down tomorrow, so grab it now!)
20th jan
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1495083373/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482012078&sr=1-6&keywords=metallica
All I know about is an arrangement of the RAM-Album:
Amazon.com Version
[Amazon.de Version with the first few pages available for preview] (http://www.amazon.de/Random-Access-Memories-Piano-Guitar/dp/1480354597)
There are excellent tabs books for DSOTM, Wall and WYWH. Also excellent tab books for division bell and on an island.
There really isn't much out there for animals but there are some fairly decent dogs solo transcriptions.
If you are looking for easier stuff check out this book:
Pink Floyd: Easy Guitar with Riffs and Solos https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476815305/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_tqL3wbVFHHFQ0
This one might be good too (somewhat strange mix of songs...):
Ultimate Guitar Play-Along Pink Floyd Book/online audio https://www.amazon.com/dp/0739050443/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_msL3wbYY60PH3
This book looks really cool. Sounds like it comes with slowed down audio and play along parts too which can be really helpful
Pink Floyd - Guitar Signature Licks: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of David Gilmour's Guitar Styles and Techniques https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476821240/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_XvL3wbTZ41WX6
http://www.amazon.com/Newsies-Broadway-Musical-Alan-Menken/dp/1458477223/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pdT1_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3PLXYQCYEI6UF&coliid=IV6VM12JOTWB4
I used this one http://www.amazon.com/J-S-Bach-Guitar-Transcriptions-Keyboard-Works/dp/1495296539/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417715307&sr=8-1&keywords=j.s.+bach+guitar+784
from Chris D. Saunders. His transcriptions are great, I highly recommed them. He has also got awesome videos on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/jsbachguitar1
this book of classical duets is a fantastic way to learn.
https://www.amazon.com/Carulli-Progressive-Student-Teacher-Classical-Guitar/dp/1530036623
get yourself a cheap nylon string guitar and find a player who can read the teacher parts. there is no way around that first task of memorizing all the names of the notes in open/first position. get your c major scale together, then start playing these duets. I've studied reading in a few different ways and I really think this is the best way to start. Once youre well into this book, also start looking at this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Music-Reading-Guitar-Complete-Method/dp/0793581885
those two together will make you a pretty solid reader. good luck.
Royal Conservatory book 4
You can use the Royal Conservatory of Music books to help guide yourself.
Syllabus: https://files.rcmusic.com//sites/default/files/S47_GuitarSyllabus_ONLINE_2018_F.pdf
Repertoire & Etude Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rcm+repertoire+guitar&crid=98H04VFQJGXR&sprefix=rcm+repe%2Caps%2C163&ref=nb_sb_noss
Technique Book: https://www.amazon.com/G5T09-Classical-Guitar-Technique-Conservatory/dp/155440861X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rcm+technique+guitar&qid=1567015093&s=gateway&sr=8-1
The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy (Pvg)
El Camino Guitar Book
Thanks for the contest c:
Now that you know how the notation works, I suggest you get a big thick book full of sheet music songs which you can learn randomly for practice.
If you like jazz, the real book is perfect. Just pick a random page and go. Some of the songs are pretty simple, e.g. chitlins con carne, but some will be challenging, e.g. doin the pig.
For classical music, you could actually just find a book of violin parts. The instruments have similar compasses and are written in the treble clef. (Technically the guitar is a transposing instrument by an octave, but not everything follows this practice.)
Or you could just get a song book for an album you like like so. The problem with this is that many of these books, especially recent ones, will have the tab alongside the notation, in the fashion of no fear shakespeare. So you'll just end up reading the tab.
Another exercise which practices indirectly is to pick random notes on the fretboard then write them on the staff. You can also get or make flash cards which have a note written on the staff on one side, and the C# or whatever on the other. Or, try translating a sheet to tablature without looking at the guitar. If you can play by ear, try transcribing a solo straight to notation. Tap out a random rhythm and write it down. For many people, myself included, the hardest part about standard notation is the rhythms.
Don't feel discouraged if it doesn't come quickly. The guitar is not laid out clearly relative to notation. With 10 years of reading on piano behind me, learning notation for guitar still felt like going back to square one. Just keep up your practice routines and eventually you'll discover new things.
Sheet music: Arrangement work - and Miguel Castillo Berry port Guitar Works - original work (GG488) ISBN: 4874714889 (2010) [Japanese Import] https://www.amazon.com/dp/4874714889/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KLctDbCKN2Z5J
https://www.amazon.com/Police-Complete-Guitar-Artist-Songbook/dp/B00068427S/
Bass: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Police/dp/079350337X/
Guitar: https://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Police-Guitar-Signature-Licks/dp/B0002DVLTY/
Drums: https://www.amazon.com/22Police-22-Drums-Police-Sheet-music/dp/B00OX8XNCM/
Pepe Romero's book is back in print
http://www.amazon.com/Guitarra-Comprehensive-Classical-Technique-Performing/dp/0985945109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404951813&sr=8-1&keywords=pepe+romero+book