1979 Jimmy Wyble Guitar Lesson - Combining Scales to expand technique and harmonic awareness

...The infinite possibilities of the scale with all its variations are indeed astounding...By using two scales at once we can add another dimension to our pursuit of efficiency and harmonic awareness. For instance let's combine the G and E flat scales in the following picking exercise...

1979 Jimmy Wyble Guitar Lesson - Combining Scales 1-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Lee Ritenour Rock Guitar Fundamentals: Arpeggios - the key to good technique

...The point of this article is not to introduce you to arpeggios. What I would like to make you aware of is the fact that scales and arpeggios are essentially the same thing and do in fact end up in the same places...I don't care if you're a rock, jazz, classical, or country guitarist, practice the shit out of those arpeggios. It will pay huge dividends, musically and financially...

1979 Lee Ritenour Rock Guitar Fundamentals: Arpeggios 1-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Larry Coryell Contemporary Guitar Lesson - Compliments and Explanations

...This month I'll be discussing two subjects: When I write a song, sometimes what I eventually play isn't exactly like what I originally wrote; the second topic covers different ways that chords can be written...there are times you'll write something so difficult that when you actually play it on a record, it comes out different - like the eight bar on my song "Birdfingers" on the first "Eleventh House" album. What I wrote is shown in Ex. 1, but it came out sounding like Ex. 2 to my transcriber...

1979 Larry Coryell Guitar Lesson -Compliments & Explanations 1-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Arnie Berle Guitar Lesson - Fretboard Basics - Combining Modal Chords

...last month I gave an example of a composition based on the A phrygian mode, called "Ophelia," by Mike Santiago. It was taken from the album "White Trees" by Santiago and his group "Entity." This month I want to show you the exact chords and voicings that Mike used on the record...

1979 Arnie Berle Guitar Lesson - Combining Modal Chords 1-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Jerry Silverman Easy Guitar Lesson - Introduction to 7/8 Time

...let's sail away to the Greek Islands...much of the music in that part of the world is "seven-pulsed"..."Yerakina" is a Greek folk song in 7/8 time about the trials and tribulations of a young lady by that name...

1979 Jerry Silverman Easy Guitar Lesson - Intro to 7/8 Time 1-Pg Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Howard Roberts Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson - Getting Bends Under Control

This month's article is a return to the basic moves series that began with the February '78 issue of GP and continued through March '79. The fundamental idea running throughout has been that with the mastery of the basic physical and technical skills of guitar playing, the guitarist's distinctive personal style will be allowed to come through...Now let's talk about bending strings...

1979 Howard Roberts Guitar Lesson - Bending Strings 1-Pg Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Jeff Newman Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson - How to use chromatic strings

If you play pedal steel guitar you are undoubtedly aware of what the term "chromatics" means. When I first started playing there wasn't yet such a thing as chromatic tuning on any steel guitar...I finally learned that they are the first two strings on the E9 tuning, F# and D#...The true E9 tuning starts on the third string (G#), and the chromatic strings are on the outside. This in itself causes most new pedal steel fans to give up the ghost when they first start to play...

1979 Jeff Newman Pedal Steel Guitar Lesson -Chromatic strings 1-Pg Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Ad for The Guitar Study Center.

The only thing small about The Guitar Study Center is the size of the classes. Workshops of 5 or 6 people meet once a week at the Guitar Study Center. You study with musicians like Eddie Simon, Director of the Center, touring guitarist of Simon and Garfunkel. David Cohen of Country Joe and The Fish. Ron Parker, jazz guitarist. Barry Kornfield, New York studio musician. If you've been playing the same 5 or 6 chords for the last 5 or 6 years, workshops in folk, jazz, classical, blues and rock are forming now. This term's expanding curriculum includes courses in bass guitar, blues harp and a new Songwriting Course, specifically designed from the guitarist's point of view. Why not spend your summer learning to make music?

1974 The Guitar Study Center Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Mel Bay's Classic Guitar Method Volume 1

This Method has been created for the fulfillment of a great need. That need is a simple direct approach to good classic guitar playing. Although the author has been established as a modern guitar stylist, he has been associated with the classic guitar since the age of fourteen when he became a devoted student of the music and methods of Carcassi, Sor, Aguado, Carulli, Tarrega, Mertz and many other classic guitar masters.

ISBN 0-87166-332-5

Mel Bay's Classic Guitar Method Volume 1 available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Classical Guitar for beginners - an easy beginning method with CD

Classical Guitar for beginners - an easy beginning method with CD

A friendly step-by-step approach, Introduces the fundamentals of classical guitar technique, teaches basic music reading, includes lots of enjoyable pieces to play

by Nathaniel Gunod

Written by one of America's leading guitar educators, this book will make getting started on classical guitar joyful and satisfying. Learning to read music will be easy as you play melodies and pieces from the classical guitar repertoire. All the basic techniques are introduced with concise descriptions and clear drawings. Unlike other beginning books for classical guitar, Classical Guitar for Beginners will familiarize you with all of the notes on the guitar, thus providing you with a firm foundation for continuing onward into the challenging and gratifying world of classical guitar. Includes an enhanced CD demonstrating all the examples and for playing along. Use it in your stereo or on your PC.

ISBN 0-7390-0890-0

Classical Guitar for beginners - an easy beginning method - includes CD available at www.GuitarPulp.com

The Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Easy Guitar with Notes & Tab - 16 songs plus guitar solos

The Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Easy Guitar with Notes & Tab - 16 songs plus guitar solos including:

Boot Hill, Cold Shot, Couldn't Stand the Weather, Crossfire, Empty Arms, Honey Bee, The House is Rockin', Life Without You, Love Struck Baby, Pride and Joy, The Sky is Crying, Texas Flood, The Things That I Used To Do, Tick Tock, Tightrope, You'll Be Mine

The Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Easy Guitar with Notes & Tab available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Aaron Shearer Volume 2 Classic Guitar Technique Book

Great book for the beginner to learn classical (or classic) guitar! This is volume 2 of the Aaron Shearer series.

Copyright 1964 by Franco Colombo, Inc

Volume 2 of The Complete Method for Classic Guitar by Aaron Shearer

Aaron Shearer Volume 2 Classic Guitar Technique Book available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1953 Easy Arrangements for the Guitar with Big Notes No. 1

Large diagrams and strokes with words arranged by John Lane. Published by Robbins Music Corporation.

Contents: Anchors Aweigh, Blue Moon, Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue, I Don't Know Why, I'll See You In My Dreams, Jeannine (I Dream Of Lilac Time), Sleepy Time Gal, The Loveliest Night of the Year, Toot Toot Tootsie, When the Moon Comes Over The Mountain, When You Wore A Tulip

1953 Easy Arrangements for the Guitar with Big Notes No. 1 available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1973 Mel Bay's New Easy Way to Guitar "A"

Today's children being more advanced scholastically, will study and enjoy guitar playing when it is presented to them in an interesting manner. Simplification has been overdone causing students to spend a maximum of time to achieve a minimum of progress. This guitar course will advance the student musically in a short period of time. Color has been introduced to add beauty as well as emphasis on important information. We are presenting this method as the finest course written for the beginning guitarist and cordially invite your comparison.

1973 Mel Bay New Easy Way to Guitar available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Baxter's Complete Beginning Folk Guitar Manual - Robert Baxter

An easy step-by-step approach to guitar playing with large clearly illustrated diagrams showing folk strums, chords and techniques for the "From Scratch" beginner and intermediate guitarist.

1965 Baxter's Complete Beginning Folk Guitar Manual - Robert Baxter available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Folk Guitar Method Book - Jerry Silverman

An easy and effective guitar course for everyone. Learn notes, chords and strums as you sing along to the melodies of more than 80 favorite folk songs including Blues, Bluegrass and Gospel. Master the basic techniques of transposing, bass runs, arpeggios and picking.

1974 Folk Guitar Method Book - Jerry Silverman available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Instrumental Techniques of American Folk Guitar - Harry Taussig

An Instruction Guide on American folk guitar styles, including Carter Picking, Two-Finger Picking, Three-Finger Picking and various Open Tunings.

1968 Instrumental Techniques of American Folk Guitar Book - Harry Taussig available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1955 Guitarists' Book of Knowledge - Ed Sale

30 Years of "Know How" at your finger tips.

How to - Quickly gain breath control for singing.
How to - Quickly turn your talent into $100.00, $150.00 per week playing guitar for parties, clubs, lodges, night clubs, hotels, schools, etc.
How to - Form a trio, combo, dance orchestra, etc.
How to- Advertise to secure work. How to write a newspaper ad.
How to - Transpose, memorize
How to - Repair, adjust and care for your instrument.
How to - Get on radio, TV contests.
How to - Be a master of ceremonies

& more............

1955 Guitarists' Book of Knowledge - Ed Sale Book available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1952 Ed Sale Deluxe Edition "Guitar Self-Taught" book - makes learning fun

Ed Sale, Radio's Wizard of the Strings.

Makes Learning Fun, Saves Hours of Practice, 110 Songs

1952 Ed Sale Deluxe Edition "Guitar Self-Taught" Book available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 J. Geils - a blues-rocking guitar freak

Contents: Mary Osborne - unique in jazz history; Rev. Gary Davis - an interview with the late blues great; Roy Nichols - of Merle Haggard band; Teaching Teachers - Dr. Henry Eisenkramer experiment; The Taxman Cometh - some helpful hint on those returns; J. Geils - a blues-rocking guitar freak; more

1974 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com