 | Guitar Fretboard Workbook
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $10.93 This is probably one of the greatest books out there for guitar. It's a WORKBOOK that you can write in and fill out. Helps you learn all kinds of things. Scales, chords, arpeggios, etc.
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 | Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask by Tom Kolb
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $13.54 This book is ESSENTIAL!!!!! You must know music theory. As much as it seems to be a pain, it will help you in the long run to know how to write in standard staff notation. This book helps translate guitar-heads to true musicians.
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 | The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Formulas for Guitar Scales and Modes by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $18.78 / Used from: $10.95 Virtually every scale out there. There are some left out, but they are very uncommon. This book is a must. NO questions asked.
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 | The Guitar Grimoire: The Exercise Book by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $26.14 / Used from: $16.76 This book is one of the most thorough exercise books out there for general exercises in chromatics, scales, 3rds, and note coils.
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 | Exercises (Guitar Reference Guides)
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $10.76 Another great book for exercises; WILL help you.
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 | Technique Exercises for Guitar: Lessons and Licks for Improving Your Speed, Power and Clarity by Jean Marc Belkadi
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $9.54 Yet another exercise book. This book composes licks rather than scales or chromatics.
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 | The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Guitar Chords and Voicings by Adam Kadmon
Buy used from: $21.50 Continues your knowledge of Scales (from Guitar Fretboard Workbook and Guitar Grimoire - Scales and Modes) to apply them to chords and so you can figure out what scales you can play over what chords and what chords you can play over what scales. A MUST!
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 | The Guitar Grimoire- Chord Encyclopedia by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $19.50 Notates nearly every chord, shows it in diagrams, and shows different fingerings. A continuation of the last book.
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 | The Guitar Grimoire- A Notated Intervallic Study Of Scales by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $15.99 Notates a good number of scales, will help you practice notating scales you already know.
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 | Guitar Grimoire Progressions & Improvisation by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $27.95 / Used from: $21.09 Helps for songwriting and learning how to solo. Great book!
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 | Keyboard Grimoire: A Complete Guide for the Guitarist and Keyboardist by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $22.51 / Used from: $5.99 This may seem like just a keyboard book, but it's great for theory, guitar, keyboard, and just general reference!
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 | Fingerpicking Book by Adam Kadmon
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $12.00 This will whip your fingers into shape! It's much like the exercise book, but for finger picking. Shows patterns and exercises, scales and fingerings.
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 | Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete (The Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Volumes I and II) (Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Ser) by Bill Edwards
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.98 Begins a deeper study of music and introduces the CAGED System. This can help you learn to play any chord, any scale--ANYWHERE on the fretboard.
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 | Fretboard Logic III Applications: Creative and Analytical by Bill Edwards
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $15.44 A great sequel to the last FBL books! Applies music theory to the mix and helps with general understanding of the entire CAGED System.
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 | Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 1 by Ted Greene
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $11.29 This has got to be one of the most amazing jazz soloing books out there. It is for just that...single note soloing, like all the greats...Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Django, etc
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 | Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2
Buy used from: $195.00 Awesome! Must have if you loved the first volume.
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 | Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $10.39 This book will twist your brain into knots! Amazing. Works great with The other Ted Greene Book (Single note Soloing).
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 | Sheets of Sound for Guitar by Jack A. Zucker
This is a new favorite of mine. Great for jazz and overall study.
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 | A Modern Method for Guitar - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete by William Leavitt
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $23.49 Once you have your theory, this book can teach you all kinds of new things. It's all in staff notation, so make sure you know your stuff!
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 | Jazz Guitar Technique by Andrew Green
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $13.36 This book is written in all staff as well! This will give you some culture in your playing and also teach you new techniques for various styles of playing (but mainly jazz).
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 | Jazz Guitar Structures by Andrew Green
Buy new: $22.46 / Used from: $16.15 The sequel to the first book, this book deals with some incredible Jazz tactics.
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 | Jazz Guitar Comping
Buy new: $22.46 / Used from: $20.00 The third in the series, this book goes into jazz soloing and accompanying.
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 | Solo Guitar Playing/Book 1 with CD (Classical Guitar) by Frederick Noad
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $12.99 Broadens your horizons and goes into fingerstyle and classical playing.
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 | Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.25 Cool book. It can really help you see how relaxing the guitar really is.
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 | Totally Guitar: The Definitive Guide
Buy used from: $7.49 This book is one of a kind. Has ALL KINDS of styles and stories. One of the best books out there for all-purpose guitarists. This is just kind of a cool book to have; it's a beautiful book but it's mainly just a NOVELTY.
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