Guitar Resources

This page contains various resources for guitar, including chord charts, scales, songs, backing tracks & more. Feel free to download these resources for your own personal use.

Method Books
Chord Diagrams
Scale/Mode Fingering Patterns & Misc. Exercises
Blues Progressions
Songs, Chords & Backing Tracks (A through M)
Songs, Chords & Backing Tracks (N through Z)
Fingerpicking Solos
Blues Jam Tracks
Miscelaneous Resources & Reference Documents
Blank Guitar Notation Paper

Method Books

Method Book	(Click on link to view) (Right-click on link to download)
Aaron Stang Guitar Method - Book 1	Download or View
Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course - Book 1	Download or View
Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 1	Download or View
Hal Leonard Guitar Method - Book 1	Download or View
Hal Leonard - Blues Guitar Method	Download or View

Chord Diagrams

Description	Diagrams (Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
First 3 & 4 String Chords (G, C & D)	Download or View Chords
First Full Chords (G, C & D)	Download or View Chords
Basic Chords	Download or View Chords
CAGED Chords (C, A, G, E, D, Am, Em & Dm)	Download or View Chords
Major and Dominant 7 Barre Chords	Download or View Chords
Minor and Minor 7 Barre Chords	Download or View Chords
V7 (Dominant 7) Chord Movable Fingering Patterns	Download or View Chords
9th Chord Fingering Patterns	Download or View Chords
Guitar Power Chords	Download or View Chords

Scale/Mode Fingering Patterns & Misc. Exercises

Type of Scales	Fingering Patterns (Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Minor Pentatonic Scale - 5 Patterns	Download or View Pentatonic Scale Fingering Patterns
Major Scales - 4 Patterns	Download or View Major Scale Fingering Patterns
Dorian Mode (Scale) - 2 Patterns	Download or View Major Dorian Scale Fingering Patterns
Dorian Patterns	Download or View Dorian Patterns
Mixolydian Mode - 2 Patterns	Download or View Mixolydian Scale Fingering Patterns
Chord Change Exercises	Download or View Chord Change Exercises
Simple Strumming Patterns	Download or View Simple Strumming Patterns

Blues Progressions

Description	(Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
12 Bar Blues	Download or View 12 Bar Blues Progression Chart
12 Bar Blues with chords - G Major	Download or View 12 Bar Blues with Chords - G Major
12 Bar Blues - Quick Change	Download or View 12 Bar Blues Progression - Quick Change Chart

Songs, Chords & Backing Tracks (A through M)

Most of these songs have both full speed backing tracks, as well as backing tracks that are slowed down to approximately 80% of the normal speed. These backing tracks come in handy when first learning a new song or new chords.

Song	Chords & Notation (Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)	Backing Track (Click on link to play.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Raye Cirus - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Already Gone - Eagles	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Blackbird - Beatles	Download or View TAB & Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley - D Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie C Major (no Capo) D Major (Capo on 2nd fret)	Download or View Chords	Full Speed - C Major Slowed Down - C Major Full Speed - D Major Slowed Down - D Major
Coyotes - Don Edwards	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Crying - Roy Orbison	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Folsom Prison Blues - E Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley - Lonnie Donegan - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - John Fogerty - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Hey Jude - The Beatles - F Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Hey Soul Sister - Train - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Hey Soul Sister - Train - E Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Hide Away (Backing track only, no solo) - Freddie King	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
I Dreamed a Dream - Les Miserables	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
I'm Tore Down - Eric Clapton - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Imagine - John Lennon	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Jolene - Miley Cyrus	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Let It Be - Beatles	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Make You Feel My Love - Adele G Major (no Capo) Bb Major (Capo on 3rd fret)	Download or View Chords	Full Speed - G Major Slowed Down - G Major Full Speed - Bb Major Slowed Down - Bb Major
Margharittaville - Jimmy Buffet - D Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down

Songs, Chords & Backing Tracks (N through Z)

Most of these songs have both full speed backing tracks, as well as backing tracks that are slowed down to approximately 80% of the normal speed. These backing tracks come in handy when first learning a new song or new chords.

Song	Chords & Notation (Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)	Backing Track (Click on link to play.) (Right-click on link to download.)
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Oh Susanna - D Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Old Joe Clark - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Save Your Tears - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Stand By Me - Ben E. King - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd	Download or View Chords Download or View Tab	Full Speed Slowed Down
Sunrise - Norah Jones	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers - E Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver - A Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Thrill Is Gone - B Minor	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Trouble - Ray Lamontagne - G Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Twist and Shout - Beatles - D Major (Original Key)	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Twist and Shout - Beatles - C Major	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Wake Me Up - Avicii - B Minor	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Willow - Taylor Swift	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down
Yellow - Coldplay G Major (no Capo) B Major (Capo on 4th fret)	Download or View Chords	Full Speed - G Major Slowed Down - G Major Full Speed - B Major Slowed Down - B Major
Yesterday - The Beatles	Download or View Chords	Full Speed Slowed Down

Fingerpicking Solos

Solo	Sheet Music (Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Blackbird - Beatles	Download or View Solo
Blue Moon - Tommy Emmanuel	Download or View Solo
Classical Gas - Mason Williams	Download or View Solo
Classical Gas - Tommy Emmanuel	Download or View Solo
Dust in the Wind - Kerry Livgren	Download or View Solo
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty	Download or View Solo
Freight Train - Tommy Emmanuel	Download or View Solo
Here Comes The Sun - Tommy Emmanuel	Download or View Solo
Hide Away - Freddie King	Download or View Solo
House of the Rising Sun - Fingerpicking	Download or View Solo
Imagine - John Lennon - Fingerpicking	Download or View Solo
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd	Download or View Solo
Sound of Silence, The - Simon & Garfunkel	Download or View Solo
Stumble, The - Freddie King	Download or View Solo
Take Five - Chet Adkins/Dave Brubeck	Download or View Solo
Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce	Download or View Solo
Windy and Warm - Arranged by Tommy Emmanuel	Download or View Solo

Blues Jam Tracks

Description	(Click on link to play along.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Chicago Shuffle - A Major	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Chicago Blues - A Major - Starts on V	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Clapton Smokey Jam - D minor	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Medium Shuffle - A Major	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Medium Shuffle - G Major	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Rhumba - A Major - Starts on V	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Shuffle - E Major	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Shuffle - G Minor	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Slow Blues - A Major - Quick Change	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Slow Blues - C Major	Click to play along with Jam Track.
Thrill - D minor	Click to play along with Jam Track.

Miscellaneous Resources & Reference Documents

Description	(Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Tuning the Guitar	Download or View Diagram of Guitar Tuning
Guitar Fingerboard Diagram	Download or View Diagram of Guitar Fingerboard

Blank Guitar Notation Paper

Description	(Click on link to view.) (Right-click on link to download.)
Barlines - 32 Bars - Slash Notation	Download or View Blank 32 Bar Slash Notation Paper
Staff Paper Without Clef Signs - 9 Lines/Sheet	Download or View Blank Staff Paper Without Clef Signs - 9 Lines/Sheet
Guitar Tab Paper - 9 Lines/Sheet	Download or View Blank Guitar Tab Paper - 9 Lines/Sheet
Blank Guitar Fingerboard Paper - 16 per sheet	Download or View Blank Guitar Fingerboard Paper - 16 per sheet

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