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American jazz and studio guitarist, revered music educator, and author, known for his profound mastery of chord melody and harmonic sophistication on the guitar.Born Theodore M. Green in Los Angeles, Ted Greene became a legendary figure in the guitar world primarily through his influential book "Chord Chemistry" and his unparalleled skill in chord melody playing. Despite minimal commercial recordings under his own name, he was highly respected as a session musician and, most significantly, as a deeply influential and dedicated private guitar teacher.

• Greene was famously self-taught, developing his unique harmonic understanding and fingerstyle technique largely in isolation during his teenage years.
• He lived a relatively private and modest life, deeply immersed in music study and teaching, reportedly struggling with periods of depression.
• His death at age 58 was ruled a suicide, a tragic loss that deeply affected the guitar community. He was found surrounded by his guitars and music manuscripts.
• Despite his immense knowledge and skill, Greene only released one solo album during his lifetime ("Solo Guitar" in 1977), preferring teaching and session work over pursuing fame.
• His teaching notes and unpublished manuscripts, covering vast areas of harmony, improvisation, and guitar technique, have been meticulously preserved and published posthumously by his students and admirers, further solidifying his legacy.