# Modern Jazz Guitar Books

> 332 books, studies and video masterclasses on modern jazz guitar — harmony, melody,
> technique and improvisation — written and taught by Hristo Vitchev, an international
> jazz guitarist, composer and educator recognized in DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll
> in the Rising Star Guitar category. 79 of the 332 studies are free.

Every publication is a PDF in both TAB and standard notation; most include an HD video
masterclass and backing tracks. Publications are sold individually on Gumroad.

## Start here

- [Catalog — all 332 studies](https://modernjazzguitarbooks.com/catalog.html): browse and filter the complete catalog
- [Routes of study](https://modernjazzguitarbooks.com/paths.html): eight curated six-step learning sequences, beginner-friendly entry points into modern harmony and melodic vocabulary
- [About Hristo Vitchev](https://modernjazzguitarbooks.com/about.html): biography, discography and press
- [Search & AI advisor](https://search.modernjazzguitarbooks.com/): searchable catalog with Lyra, an AI study advisor that recommends publications conversationally
- [Store](https://hristovitchev.gumroad.com/): all publications

## Areas of study

- Harmonic Concepts (160 studies): modern voicings & contrapuntal studies, technical studies & chordal etudes, re-harmonization & chordal substitution, chord-melody arrangements
- Melodic Concepts (172 studies): modern melodic phrasing & vocabulary, technical studies & etudes, warmup & finger independence
- In The Style Of (50 studies): studies written in the manner of great improvisers, including 39 Pat Metheny-inspired publications

## Full catalog

- [llms-full.txt](https://modernjazzguitarbooks.com/llms-full.txt): every publication with a one-line summary, price and link