Music Instruction: Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele

One of the things we have never been able to do is learn how to play an instrument. Music teachers tried to teach us the recorder; because we were tall, they tried to interest us in playing the bass. Nothing stuck! But our lack of musical training should not affect our blogging! We enlisted the help of some of our customers to put together a list of recommended music instruction books, primarily for guitar.

We'd also like to mention that, in addition to these specific titles, we do offer a wide range of more generic titles - Complete Idiot's Guides, For Dummies, and Play ___ Today!, for instance.

Are there any music instruction books from the library catalog you'd like to recommend? Let us know in the comments!

Radiohead: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Band's Guitar Styles and Techniques by Chad Johnson 

Play Like Eric Clapton: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson by Chad Johnson

Blues Guitar Technique: In the Style of B.B. King, Albert Collins, T-Bone Walker and Other Blues Guitar Masters by Michael Williams 

Flamenco Guitar Method For Beginners by Anita Sheer and Harry Berlow

Ultimate Guitar Chord Decoder: The Most Essential Chords for All Guitar Styles by Joe Charupakorn

The Ukulele Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney & Tom Hodgkinson 

Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd with music arrangements by Matt Cowe

Ukulele Aerobics by Chad Johnson 

First Pieces For Classical Guitar: 45 Easy Solo Pieces compiled and edited by Mark Phillips

Acoustic Artistry: Tapping, Slapping, and Percussion Techniques For Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar by Evan Hirschelman

Keola Beamer Teaches Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar: Fingerstyle Arrangements and Techniques.by Keola Beamer

How to Play the 5-String Banjo: A Manual For Beginners by Peter Seeger