Mel Bay’s Modern Guitar Method is the world’s premier method for learning modern plectrum/flatpick style Guitar. This method has stood the test of time and has been proven successful in building the theoretical and technical foundation needed to play in any style.
All seven grades of this method are written in standard notation to encourage better sight reading. In Grade 1, the student guitarist will learn to play solos, duets, scales and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Even in Grade 1, the student is already exposed to the chord melody concept of Guitar performance.
In addition, an audio recording of the solos and studies and also a video recording are available with these books as downloads.
A Little Bit Of Hanon
A Serenade
A Study On The Third String
A Visit To The Relatives
Accompaniment Styles In The Key Of E Minor
Accompaniment Styles In The Key Of G
Amazing Grace
Aura Lee
Austrian Hymn [Haydn, Franz]
Billy’s Duet
Bluegrass Waltz
Buffalo Gals
Careless Love
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny [Bland]
Chester
Cindy
Cockles And Mussels
Cradle Song [Brahms, Johann]
E-B
Etude
Follow The Leader
Frolic
Gliding Along
Home On The Range
Home, Home, Can I Forget Thee
In The Evening By The Moonlight
Kum-Ba-Ya
Lament
Long, Long Ago
Maytime [Wanhall-Bay]
Melancholy [Bay, William]
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
Minor Melody
Morning Song
Night Song
Our First Duet
Playtime [Pleyel]
Psalm 100 [Bourgeois, Louis]
Red River Valley
Rondo
Running Around
Shenandoah
Small Chord Etude
Song Without Words
Sor’s Waltz
Southern Fried
Sparkling Stella
Tenting Tonight
Terry’s Tune
The Blue Bells Of Scotland
The Builder
The Chord Waltz
The Little Prince [Mazas]
The Merry Men
The Old Mill
The Repeater
Wayfarin’ Stranger
When The Saints Go Marching In