Modern Guitar Method, Grade 1 & Online Media

Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier method for learning modern plectrum/flatpick style Guitar. This method has stood the test of time and has been proven successful in building the theoretical and technical foundation needed to play in any style.

All seven grades of this method are written in standard notation to encourage better sight reading. In Grade 1, the student guitarist will learn to play solos, duets, scales and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Even in Grade 1, the student is already exposed to the chord melody concept of Guitar performance.

In addition, an audio recording of the solos and studies and also a video recording are available with these books as downloads.

• A Little Bit Of Hanon
• A Serenade
• A Study On The Third String
• A Visit To The Relatives
• Accompaniment Styles In The Key Of E Minor
• Accompaniment Styles In The Key Of G
• Amazing Grace
• Aura Lee
• Austrian Hymn [Haydn, Franz]
• Billy's Duet
• Bluegrass Waltz
• Buffalo Gals
• Careless Love
• Carry Me Back To Old Virginny [Bland]
• Chester
• Cindy
• Cockles And Mussels
• Cradle Song [Brahms, Johann]
• E-B
• Etude
• Follow The Leader
• Frolic
• Gliding Along
• Home On The Range
• Home, Home, Can I Forget Thee
• In The Evening By The Moonlight
• Kum-Ba-Ya
• Lament
• Long, Long Ago
• Maytime [Wanhall-Bay]
• Melancholy [Bay, William]
• Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
• Minor Melody
• Morning Song
• Night Song
• Our First Duet
• Playtime [Pleyel]
• Psalm 100 [Bourgeois, Louis]
• Red River Valley
• Rondo
• Running Around
• Shenandoah
• Small Chord Etude
• Song Without Words
• Sor's Waltz
• Southern Fried
• Sparkling Stella
• Tenting Tonight
• Terry's Tune
• The Blue Bells Of Scotland
• The Builder
• The Chord Waltz
• The Little Prince [Mazas]
• The Merry Men
• The Old Mill
• The Repeater
• Wayfarin' Stranger
• When The Saints Go Marching In