GuitarBasement.com

sheet music, books, tab, Guitar DVDs, more...


gift ideasfor guitar players


Welcome to Guitar Basement  for free and reviewed sheet music & books that I've used for guitar teaching. There are downloads for solo guitar, student/teacher, ensemble etc...For guitar related gift ideas try guitars and accessories . A Guitar Book Review page is coming soon, but for now, see recommended books below.  Guitar DVD Reviews are now on a seperate site.  For NJ guitar lessons click here . John Chamley

Page links 

Guitar DVD Reviews - buy or rent   Suggestions on the best ones.

 Guitar Gift Store


Free sheet music - (simple stuff - good for childrens' early lessons)
 

OldMcD2guitars.pdf   "Old Mc Donald" - teacher/ student
ComingRoundtheMountain.pdf  - teacher/student
buglecall.PDF - single note melody on 5 strings
AcousticJangling.pdf - study using hammer-ons & pull-offs

RowRow2guitars.pdf  - teacher/student
Kumbaya3guitars.pdf   - 3-part ensemble piece
SomewhereOverTheRainbow  - single-note melody 5 strings
Happy Birthday - single line melody with chords


Free Sheet music - intermediate and advanced
 

AcousticJangling.pdf - study using hammer-ons & pull-offs
Hi_C_Rock.pdf - solo piece for students starting to learn 5th position music reading

Prelude No.1 (Well Tempered Clavier) J.S.Bach - (Posting soon) 

Amazing Grace - Arrangement with melody & accomp
Asturias (Leyenda)  Isaac Albeniz
Lute Prelude - D minor J.S.Bach
Auld Lang Syne solo guitar arrangement


Free video lessons
 - techniques from Shearer books (files are up to 40Mb!) 

Playing arpeggios
Playing rest stroke
Classical guitar sitting position
Playing free stroke
Playing tremolo
Classic Guitar thumb stroke

Look inside this title
Book - Learning Classic Guitar Part 1Aaron Shearer Learning the Classic Guitar Part 1   Book 1 - explanation.  Book 2 - music. Book 3 - guidance for interpretation, performance etc... boring for young kids, but useful for mature learners.


Published Books & Sheet Music
Pumping Nylon Book - sheet music Pumping Nylon (Book only) by Scott Tennant. (standard guitar notation ){Helpful focused exercises and advice for rh & lh technique.}
See more info...
Look inside this title
Pumping NylonTabPumping Nylon: In Tab Same book, but written with tab
See more info...
Look inside this title
Pumping Nylon Book with DVDPumping Nylon (Book and DVD) (Handbook& DVD set)
See more info...
Pumping Nylon DVD Pumping Nylon (DVD) Guide to Classical Guitar Technique - Scott Tennant instructional video (DVD). Recommendation: Get the DVD version.  Well worth it! JC
See more info...
Look inside this title
Understanding How to Build Chords and ArpeggiosUnderstanding How to Build Guitar Chords and Arpeggios By Michael Policastro. Theory & harmony. {Good book to help master the fretboard and to understand chord theory (JC)}
See more info...
Christopher Parkening Method - Volume 1The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method - Volume 1 & 2 (Art & Technique of Classical Guitar ) {Love these two books  - great choice of pieces for studying classical.(JC)}
See more info...
Look inside this title
Hal Leonard - Complete Edition, CDs IncludedHal Leonard Guitar Method - Complete Edition, CDs Included (Second Edition) (Books 1, 2 and 3 in one  volume!)incl.1 3 CDs. {Eclectic mix - I pick out pieces for both my electric & acoustic guitar students. (JC)}
See more info...
Look inside this title
Joe Satriani: Guitar SecretsJoe Satriani: Guitar Secrets Performed by Joe Satriani. For guitar. Format: instructional book. With guitar tablature & standard notation,
See more info...

Gift ideas for gifted guitar players


Other sites for free sheetmusic
 
Delcamp's Free Sheet Music    great resource

Derek Hasted's UK site  - free music advice for ensemble fans

Thorlaksson's Free Sheet Music A+++++  great resource - classical guitar music
Downloads from downunder - Free classical, fingerstyle & ensemble music
Werner Icking Music Archive
 hosted by The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark

Jorge Guillen's site with transcriptions for solo, duet and more
http://classicalguitar.homeip.net/Sheetmusic.htm Nice collection of music from various places
Classical Guitar Tab  tab site with over 950 pieces.
Guitar Lessons in New Jersey  guitar-lessons.us bergen county nj 
Other instruments:
bass-lessons.org   music-lessons.org