--- product_id: 12438186 title: "Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar Method Book | Guitar Instruction and Sheet Music for Beginners to Intermediate Players | Essential Jazz Chords Scales Runs ... | Self-Teaching Guitar Guide (Guitar Books)" brand: "mickey baker" price: "R740" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12438186-mickey-bakers-jazz-guitar-method-book-guitar-instruction-and-sheet store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar Method Book | Guitar Instruction and Sheet Music for Beginners to Intermediate Players | Essential Jazz Chords Scales Runs ... | Self-Teaching Guitar Guide (Guitar Books) **Brand:** mickey baker **Price:** R740 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar Method Book | Guitar Instruction and Sheet Music for Beginners to Intermediate Players | Essential Jazz Chords Scales Runs ... | Self-Teaching Guitar Guide (Guitar Books) by mickey baker - **How much does it cost?** R740 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12438186-mickey-bakers-jazz-guitar-method-book-guitar-instruction-and-sheet) ## Best For - mickey baker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mickey baker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar (Guitar Books) ## Images ![Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar Method Book | Guitar Instruction and Sheet Music for Beginners to Intermediate Players | Essential Jazz Chords Scales Runs ... | Self-Teaching Guitar Guide (Guitar Books) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71FDZl7ohJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Book was in great condition and arrived on expected date. *by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2023* This book arrived as advertised, in very good condition and on the expected date. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A Comparison of Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar with Jody Fisher'Complete Jazz Guitar *by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014* Neither book is for beginners and both books require a considerable amount of discipline to get the best from. I have given both five stars. And there, to my mind, the similarity ends.Baker's book is very systematic. He uses a minimum number of chord shapes, 36 I think, which are numbered and nearly all occur on a single page at the beginning. Said chords do not use open strings and therefore can be easily moved up and down the fretboard. For each of the keys he chooses, C and G, there are two sets of chords and thus it is easy to play in two different positions for any key, simply by moving the shapes up and down the neck.He gives some theory on chord construction and introduces melody chords, i.e. chord structures which provide a melody by using inversions in which the top notes form the melody. He does not use tablature or provide a recording, therefore the non-reader is at a great disadvantage and will not get very much out of the book.In the second half of the book, with the same rigour that characterises the first, he goes into soloing showing how to make riffs related to the chords over which they are being played, how to improvise riffs that work over fast changing chords sequences etc. Disciplined practice with this book will produce results, and I have found both my playing and my ear to have improved greatly because of it.Jody Fisher's The Complete Jazz Guitar is a much thicker, longer and informative book. It comes with a CD with MP3 recordings. Said recordings are exact renditions of the score they represent and are useful if either you cannot read music or have a tendency to sloppiness.The book, actually a compilation of four separate books in the same format, contains a huge amount of information. He has two different and interesting approaches to modal playing, a lot of different fingerings for scales, many more chords than you will find in Baker's book and a wealth of different ideas relating to different aspects of jazz guitar. A rich source of information.I recommend both books and suggest that if you are going to buy both, go through Mickey Baker's first. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars wow! *by B***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2010* 10 years ago I was a bass player that got a job at a guitar shop, didn't much know how to play guitar. all of the old guys that would hang around the shop taught me the basics, so I got where I could play basic rhythm guitar for a basic band. Then one of the guys gave me this book. I learned more from the first three pages than from two years in a guitar shop. I've had this book for ten years and have still not learned everything it has to offer. I have given this book away to every guitar player I have met that I thought deserved it. I don't know anyone that it has not made a better player out of. for real on the third page it shows you 27 movable chords that you can play in any key, the next page shows you how to work them together. if you want to learn how to play guitar better than the guy at the guitar shop giving you lessons and you want to sound original and not like Stevie Ray Vaughn (no disrespect he was awesome)but this book makes you form your own sound. take it and go. I've worked in bars and played in bands all over the south and I've taught old timers chords and licks I have learned from this book. I have bought this book 11 times and have always passed it on and it has made a better guitar player out of everyone I have given it to. I am keeping this copy so even if you plan on meeting me soon I am not giving it up. buy it. It is the best guitar book you will ever buy.oh yeah don't buy the chord book or the solo book because they are both in this book. unless you don't care about chords or solosjust sayin.sam --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12438186-mickey-bakers-jazz-guitar-method-book-guitar-instruction-and-sheet](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/12438186-mickey-bakers-jazz-guitar-method-book-guitar-instruction-and-sheet) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-05-31*