Basix®: TAB Guitar Method 2: Guitar Book & CD

Book 2 builds on foundational skills with real songs students actually want to play, rather than exercise patterns in isolation. The integrated CD keeps practice engaging and lets students hear professional demonstrations of every example, making independent study feel less like grinding through drills and more like learning from a mentor.

A bridge between foundational technique and genuine musicianship, combining blues grooves, rock energy, jazz sensibility, and classical elegance into one cohesive learning journey. The diversity of genres keeps practice fresh while building transferable skills across musical styles.

Guitar students advancing beyond absolute beginners who are ready for more sophisticated material while still benefiting from tablature support. This book serves players working through a curriculum who want structured progression and real-world songs rather than generic etudes.

• Listen to the CD track first without playing to internalize the style and rhythm before adding your own part.
• Use the tabs alongside standard notation to reinforce fretboard familiarity and build confidence with both reading systems.
• Play along with the recorded accompaniment at a slower tempo initially, then gradually increase speed as accuracy improves.
• Pay attention to the genre context of each song—blues phrasing, rock dynamics, and classical articulation each demand different approaches.

Assign this as the primary method text for individual or group guitar instruction during the second year of study. The recorded examples make it ideal for students managing self-directed practice between lessons, ensuring consistent exposure to quality playing models.

• Reading tablature and standard notation simultaneously
• Fingerpicking patterns across multiple genres
• Blues progressions and phrasing
• Rock rhythm techniques and dynamics
• Jazz chord voicings and comping
• Classical fingerstyle techniques
• Improvisation within genre-specific frameworks