Guitar Journals - Mastering the Fingerboard: Reading Book, by William Bay. Mel Bay’s latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This fantastic journal dedicated to reading covers studies on each string, studies on each key (each of the 12 major and minor keys is presented in four different positions on the fingerboard and a study is presented for each), and four major and minor studies are presented in each position.