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All Guitar books available through Curt Sheller Publications

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A Guide to Guitar Chords


Covers basic guitar chords for beginning to intermediate students.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-035-5 Published: December 2004 Pages 58

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Daily Practice Material for the Contemporary Guitarist


Scales, intervals and sequences for daily practice for guitar.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-009-6 Published: March 2004 Pages 68

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Master Picking, The Art and Science


Master Picking tackles the most subtle and difficult technical problem of the guitar. The technique and control of picking is almost an invisible issue for many guitarists. This book looks at both the art and the science of picking.

The principles and theories in Master Picking are applicable to any stringed instrument, such as mandolin or ukulele where you can use a flat pick.

ISBN-13: NA Published: September 2009 Pages 24

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QuickStart - Chord Progressions for Lead Guitar - Vol I Book and CD


Each of the 24 tracks of this play-along CD are devoted to a scale covered in the QUICKSTART Scale Fingerings for Lead Guitar book. There are four background tracks for each scale featuring the chords of that scale.

Exploring improvisation in a variety of contemporary styles.

Suitable or guitar, bass, ukulele and any instrument capable of soloing.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-012-6 Published: March 2002 Pages 32

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QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Lead Guitar - Blues Scale


FREE DOWNLOAD - The Blues or Minor Pentatonic is one of six essential scales for ALL guitar players.

One octave scale fingering solutions with the Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. Sample chord progressions for practice are included.

Book includes four studio recorded backing tracks for exploring the Blues scales in the book.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-036-2 Published: November 2009 Pages 50

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QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Lead Guitar - Volume I


Six essential scales for Gutiar. Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys with one octave scale fingerings starting on any finger.

The QuickStart series of scale fingering books are available in a variety of tunings for ukulele, guitar and bass guitar.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-0-3 Published: June 2000 Pages 160

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Six Secrets of Guitar Fingering


Learn the principles to navigating the guitar* fingerboard.

Fingering is one of the most universal topics. Whether your style is Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz or Classical, these principles will improve your technique, your solos, even your sight reading.

Think of fingering as a series of pathways. When you learn to connect these pathways, there are benefits not only to technique but also to creativity. All fingering on the guitar can be reduced to 6 principles of motion. Each principle has physical and musical characteristics that you can use to improve your playing.

* The fingering principles in the books are suitable for ANY guitar tuning.

ISBN-13: NA Published: September 2000 Pages 44

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The Advanced Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar - Volume I


Volume I cover the keys of C, F & Bb. The key of C includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-005-8 Published: March 2004 Pages 65

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The Advanced Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar - Volume II


Volume II cover the keys of E, A, D & G. The key of E includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-006-5 Published: March 2004 Pages 65

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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Guitar - Volume I


Common chord progressions and chord sequences.

Volume I of The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Guitar features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions. These principles are explained using chords from volume I of The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords. Chapters with common major and minor full diatonic, partial diatonic and chromatic chord progressions are also included to further explore voice leading.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-004-1 Published: March 2002 Pages 82

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The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords - Volume I


Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords Series provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.

Beyond learning open and barre chords, most guitarists struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called jazz chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-3-4 Published: January 2004 Pages 68

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The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords - Volume II


Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords Series provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.

Beyond learning open and barre chords, most guitarists struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called jazz chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-003-4 Published: January 2004 Pages 68

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The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords - Volume III


Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords Series provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.

Beyond learning open and barre chords, most guitarists struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called jazz chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-002-7 Published: January 2004 Pages 52

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The Pathways of Guitar


Workbook for the Six Secrets of Guitar Fingering book.

ISBN-13: NA Published: January 2004 Pages 64

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Ukulele for Guitar Players


You already know more than you think!

A guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar player to the ukulele.

Covers chords, scales, reading and the three most common ukulele tunings.

Tunings: C, G, or D Tunings. Low or high string four variations.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-001-0 Published: July 2006 Pages 98

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toon_MistepWarning: Music book stores will falsely tell you they can sell you my books. I am the sole author and publisher. I do not sell to any library or book store including Amazon, Wal-mart, Barnes & Noble, and so forth. Therefore, they have do not or can they get any of my books to sell you.

Other then right here my books are only available at two dealers: Elderly Instruments and SheetMusicPlus.com.

Ukulele Clubs, Guitar clubs and societies as well as private music teachers can get my books at a discount.

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P.S. You may think from the look of it that Curt Sheller Publications is a slick, profitable business, but it's actually not (maybe a car payment a month, cheap car). I spend a lot and time money creating the content, lessons and books for this site (a labor of love), so if you dig my content and want to see more of it. I could use your help by spreading the word and maybe buying a book or two if you haven't already, to help defray the cost of running the site. Thanks in advance for your help. This is a labor of love and I'd do it even if I didn't make a lot of money, hey I don't!

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