 | Guitar Chord Encyclopedia (Ultimate Guitarist's Reference) by Steve Hall
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.21 a fairly comprehensive chord dictionary, with a short section of examples in various musical styles
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 | Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $9.47 by the late Ted Greene, this is probably the best chord theory book ever written
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 | Jamey Aebersold Volume 1 Jazz How To Play and Improvise Book & CD (Standard)
Buy used from: $5.99 this book/CD set gives jazz exercises to be played over a backing track. There are more than 100 CDs in this series!
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 | Mel Bay's Complete Method for Modern Guitar (Mb93396) by Mel Bay
Buy new: $29.92 / Used from: $13.76 also available as 7 separate volumes, this will teach you reading standard notation
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 | A Modern Method for Guitar - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete (Berklee Methods) by William Leavitt
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $16.99 another series for learning standard notation, this goes faster than the Bay set - it's best if you already play (and read for) another instrument first
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 | The Real Book: Sixth Edition by Hal Leonard Corporation
Buy new: $15.82 / Used from: $14.99 this is a staple for jazz standards. There are also versions for rock, blues, country, etc.
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 | Music Theory for Guitarists by Tom Serb
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $20.05 the theory book that I wrote, geared to the guitar
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 | Harmony: Fifth Edition by Walter Piston
Buy new: $57.25 / Used from: $29.91 the standard reference work for traditional harmony - this isn't guitar based, but it's thorough.
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