Fun Guitar Books for Kids, Teens & Adults
Guitar Books by Music Fun Books
A friendly guitar book series created to help beginners build confidence with clear instruction, readable notation, chords, lyrics, familiar songs, and progressive skill-building.
From first lessons and beginning songs to classical themes, patriotic music, bluegrass, hymns, spirituals, and holiday favorites, the series gives students a wide range of music to enjoy from the very beginning.
A Complete Guitar Pathway
- ✓Beginner-friendly guitar books for kids, teens, and adults
- ✓Clear notation, chords, lyrics, strumming, melody playing, and progressive lessons
- ✓Useful for private lessons, classroom guitar, homeschool, and self-study
- ✓Wide variety: first songs, classical themes, bluegrass, hymns, spirituals, patriotic songs, and holiday music
- ✓Created by Emmy Award-winning educator Larry Newman
A Guitar Series That Keeps Students Playing
Guitar Books by Music Fun Books gives students a clear, enjoyable path through beginning guitar while offering enough variety to keep lessons fresh throughout the year.
Made for Beginners
Friendly pacing, extra-clear layouts, simple songs, and practical guitar skills help new students start playing with confidence.
Wide Variety
Students can explore method books, first-year songs, classical themes, bluegrass, Christmas jazz, holiday songs, patriotic music, hymns, and spirituals.
Teacher Friendly
The books work well in school music programs, private lessons, homeschool settings, small-group classes, and guided home practice.
Guitar Books Included in the Series
Explore the guitar method books, first-year song collections, classical themes, holiday books, bluegrass, hymns, spirituals, and patriotic titles in the Guitar Books by Music Fun Books series.
Best Beginning Guitar Book for Kids
$14.95A friendly beginner guitar method created for young students. Extra-large notation, letter names inside the notes, simple chords, melodies, lyrics, coloring pages, and child-centered illustrations help kids start playing with confidence.
Best Beginning Guitar Book for Teens and Adults
$14.95A step-by-step guitar method for teen and adult beginners. Large, clear notation, simplified arrangements, letter names in the note heads, chords, lyrics, and a comfortable pace help remove common frustrations for new players.
Fifty Famous Classical Themes for Guitar
$12.95A collection of fifty famous classical themes arranged for guitar. The clear, playable arrangements give developing guitarists access to recognizable repertoire while building reading, rhythm, phrasing, and musical expression.
Classical Solos & Famous Themes for Guitar
$12.95A collection of famous classical themes arranged for guitar. The music gives developing guitarists recognizable classical melodies in a clear, playable format that supports reading, phrasing, and musical expression.
50 First Year Songs for Beginning Guitar
$12.95A first-year guitar songbook created especially for young beginners. Students learn simple melodies, chords, and lyrics through extra-large notation, clean layouts, and familiar songs that build confidence quickly.
Thirty Famous Patriotic Songs for Guitar with Words and Music
$12.95A collection of thirty famous patriotic songs arranged for guitar. Clear notation and practical layouts help guitarists learn familiar American melodies while developing reading, rhythm, chord awareness, and performance confidence.
Bluegrass Guitar Fun Book
$12.95A first bluegrass songbook for young guitar players. Students learn over thirty classic tunes through clear melodies, chord changes, and straightforward layouts that support both picking and strumming.
Christmas Jazz Guitar Sheet Music
$12.95A collection of Christmas jazz arrangements for guitar. Familiar holiday tunes are presented in a playable format that gives students a fresh, stylish alternative to standard carol arrangements.
The Politically Correct Book of Holiday Songs for Guitar
$12.95A school-friendly holiday songbook for guitar. Traditional winter melodies are presented in an approachable format without religious lyrics, making the music useful for classrooms, lessons, family gatherings, and seasonal performances.
African-American Spirituals
$14.95A practical collection of classic African-American spirituals arranged with complete melodies, chord changes, and lyrics. The songs are presented in performance-friendly keys for singers, pianists, guitarists, and instrumentalists.
Church Hymns for Guitar
$12.95A guitar collection of beloved church hymns arranged in an accessible and expressive style. The book gives guitarists familiar sacred melodies that work well for worship, lessons, personal study, and family music-making.
What Makes the Series Useful?
Students can begin with a core guitar method, then branch into songbooks and themed collections as their reading, strumming, chord, and performance skills grow.
Core Methods
The Best Beginning Guitar books give kids, teens, and adults a structured start with clear explanations, readable notation, chords, lyrics, and supportive pacing.
Expanding Repertoire
Songbooks and classical collections give developing guitarists familiar melodies and performance pieces that reinforce reading, rhythm, phrasing, and musical expression.
Multiple Styles
Bluegrass, jazz holiday music, patriotic songs, hymns, and spirituals help students experience different musical traditions while continuing to build guitar skills.
Free Guitar Video Lessons
A Fantastic Video Companion for Beginning Guitar Students
One of the most exciting features of the Best Beginning Guitar books is the free video support that goes along with the lessons. Students can open the book, watch the video, and follow along step by step as the music is demonstrated clearly and patiently.
The video is a wonderful extra resource for kids, teens, adults, parents, and teachers. It helps make beginning guitar feel easier, more encouraging, and more fun — especially for students who like to see and hear exactly how each lesson should sound.
Try a Free Sample First
Free Music Fun Books samples help teachers, parents, and students preview the teaching style, notation, pacing, and student-friendly layout before choosing the complete books.
For Teachers
Preview materials before choosing a guitar book for classroom instruction, group lessons, private teaching, or a school music program.
Download Free SamplesFor Parents & Students
See how Music Fun Books uses clear layouts, simple pacing, familiar songs, and practical guitar skills to make beginning guitar more successful.
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Whether you teach guitar in a classroom, work with private students, or help a child learn at home, Guitar Books by Music Fun Books provides a friendly, flexible path for beginning and developing guitarists.