Resources for Musicians
This page contains miscellaneous information and resources for other musicians.
- Suggested Links
Other websites I found useful and recommend to other musicians. - Tips, Tools, Resources
- Jam Session Etiquette
How to behave at a jam session. - Guitar Case Contents
What I keep in my guitar cases. - Session Kit Contents
I keep a session kit that accompanies me to every gig and session. It contains items that I have learned over time are overlooked by the folks arranging the session or gig. These are the items I recommend. - Transposer
is a software program that works with Microsoft Word to transpose chord sheets. - Taylor Expression System Pre-Amp Fix
describes a fix I discovered to work around the low output level of Taylor Guitar's Expression System I. - Real Book with Real Names
is a collection of Band-in-a-Box tunes from the Real Book. This collection is available in other places on the Internet, but the file names are cryptic, 8-character names. I've renamed all of the files in this collection using the full name that appears in the Real Book. - Guitar Worksheets
is a collection of worksheets for guitar instruction and for recording new songs and arrangements. - Chord Sheet Templates
Microsoft Word templates for laying out chord charts without lyrics. Each template has 4 bars per line, 16 bars per section, and 4 sections. There are three templates. Once each for 2, 3, and 4 chords per bar. - Real Book Volume Index
A complete index that covers all 6 Real Book volumes by Hal Leonard and tells you which book contains the song you want. - Top Hits Instrumentation
The 58 Instruments used on Billboards Top 100 Songs. - Rhythm Patterns
A collection of basic rhythm patterns every guitar player should know.
