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Happy Traum. Learn from transcriptions in the styles of Clarence White, Dan Crary, Charlie Waller, Peter Rowan and others. Over 30 tunes in tablature and music notation, plus photos. Record included.
£13.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Peter Wernick. This is a book for the bluegrass singer. Over 130 songs in several styles, from old-time, traditional and 'newgrass', to gospel and novelty tunes. For each song, words, chords and melody line in tablature for guitar and banjo are given.
£14.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Over 350 authentic bluegrass licks and how to apply them to create your own solos while expanding your musical understanding and knowledge of the fingerboard. Special sections on bluesy licks, trail-offs, playing in closed positions up the neck, crosspicking, floating, double stops, and more. Special celebrity section featuring the licks of Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Dan Crary, Tony Rice and Mark O'Connor
£14.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Forty tunes for the flat-picker with notes on playing back-up and special effects. Standard notation and tablature. Discography and bibliography. Includes 'The Girl I Left Behind', 'The Eighth Of January', 'Salt River', 'Liberty' and 'Red Haired Boy'.
£11.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Learn to play the 5-string banjo in authentic bluegrass fashion. This definitive instruction guide takes you from absolute beginner right through to polished performer. Includes easy-to-follow text and realistic demonstration photographs.
£19.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Includes a record for tuning and standard patterns. Covers easy chord strums for the beginner, learning tablature, right-hand rolls characteristic of bluegrass, techniques such as hammer-on, slide and pull-offs.
£9.95
Instruments: Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Peter Wernick. A complete guide to the 3-finger bluegrass styles. Includes 45 tablature arrangements from elementary to advanced. 'Highly recommended without reservation'. The Banjo Newsletter.
£13.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Jack Tottle. Learn from the music of Bill Monroe, Bobby Osbourne, Jesse McReynolds, Frank Wakefield and John Duffy. Covers everything from simple basics to fancy fingerwork.
£16.95
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Techniques, tips, songs and inside information for the beginners to advanced player. Includes 'Amazing Grace', 'He's Git Te Whole World In His Hands' and 'Casey Jones'.
£14.95
Instruments: Harmonica, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Gene Lowinger. A comprehensive guide to playing the fiddle, bluegrass and country style, from Gene Lowinger, who has played with Bill Monroe. With 29 bluegrass and 14 traditional tunes.
£13.95
Instruments: Violin, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Stacy Phillips and Kenny Kosek. The most complete bluegrass fiddle book ever published. Authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players.
£11.95
Instruments: Violin, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Stacy Phillips. Over 450 licks - how to apply them to create your own solos, play fills and back-ups and increase your musical understanding. Plus how to play solos. Soundsheet.
£14.95
Instruments: Violin, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Teach yourself authentic bluegrass banjo with this book and CD pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: right- and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The CD contains audio versions of the examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs.Written by Tony Trischka, one of the world's most innovative banjo players, who, throughout his twenty-five year career, has defied limitations while exploring a wide variety of genres.
£12.95
Instruments: Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Teach yourself authentic bluegrass guitar with this book and CD pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: right- and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The CD contains audio versions of the examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs.Written by Russ Barenberg, an acclaimed Nashville session player, whose playing has been featured on dozens of top country and bluegrass albums over the years.
£13.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Teach yourself authentic bluegrass fiddle with this book and CD pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: bowing and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The CD contains audio versions of the examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs.Written by Matt Glaser, chairman of the String Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980.
£13.95
Instruments: Violin, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Teach yourself authentic bluegrass mandolin with this book and CD pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: right- and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The CD contains audio versions of the examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs.Written by Andy Statman, an acclaimed mandolin (and clarinet) player who leads his own ensemble in Brooklyn, New York.
£13.95
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
This DVD presents Tony in three different settings recorded at the 1992 Merle Watson Festival playing a wide variety of music. Includes 'Red Haired Boy', 'I Wonder Where You Are Tonight' and 'Shadows'.
£19.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar contains hundreds of individual examples, which provide you with an up-to-date survey of flatpicking licks in general, but also insights into the nitty-gritty of how the licks are actually used.These 2 CDs support the book of the same title and contain demonstrations of every lick presented in this exhaustive survey. These CDs will provide a powerful resource and learning tool for flatpickers at all levels.
£19.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Beyond Dark consists of one movement which is in three sections fast-slow-fast. Influences from the modern jazz harmony of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea and also traditional Japanese instruments such as the koto and shakahachi. The piece lends itself to alternative fingerings which helps to give the piece an exotic flavour - some of which are included in the score included some of these optional fingerings in the score.
£13.95
Instruments: Harp, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Tony Rice is known world-wide for his spectacular technique, brilliant improvisation and powerful soloing. On this CD (accompanied by a transcription book in both music and tab), he personally passes on to you the style he has pioneered during two decades as the top bluegrass picker of his generation. In careful detail, Tony analyses licks, runs, solos and rhythm parts to hot bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes that will challenge and delight all flatpickers.Intermediate players will learn the intricacies if the Tony Rice style in detail: the secrets of his left and right hand techniques as well as kick-offs and endings, licks, riffs and complete solos to fiddle tunes and country songs. He covers rhythm techniques, cross-picking, improvisation, variations on the popular ‘G run’ and much more!Before long you’ll be picking advanced solos to a number of tunes that should be in every good picker’s repertoire: The Red Haired Boy, Little Sadie, Your Love is Like a Flower, Blue Railroad Train, Home from the Forest, Wildwood Flower, Old train, Wild Horse, and Jerusalem’s Ridge.
£14.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Tony Trischka teaches twenty traditional Banjo solos that demonstrate new ideas, licks and techniques. Acquire the basic skills necessary to play in the styles of Earl Scruggs and Don Reno.
£17.95
Instruments: Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
With this brilliant cassette, expert player Sam Bush teaches all the major styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass. He uses some fabulous examples of tunes and melodies to demonstrate, including Old Joe Clark, B'ile Them Cabbage Down, Soldier's Joy, Liberty and Banks Of The Ohio.
£16.95
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Learn how to pick Dobro licks and instrumentals in no time! Find out about bar technique, right-hand rolls, tunings, special effects, bluegrass/country licks, songs and instrumentals.
£47.95
Instruments: Resonator Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Learn over 650 great licks in all styles of bluegrass. Lead-ins, endings, back-ups and licks with diverging lines. Features licks of J.D. Crowe, Don Reno, Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Bela Fleck and others.
£22.95
Instruments: Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Here's a great way to improve your picking, build up speed and stamina, and get those licks and solos working! Whether you are a professional or a 'parking lot' player, these fabulous sessions will get your fingers in shape - fast! On these four CD's you have a dedicated bluesgrass nad in the right speaker to give you solid back up to 49 great tunes, both slowed down and up to speed whilst the lead part can be heard in the left channel. Suitable for Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Dobro or Mandolin.
£36.95
Instruments: Resonator Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
This package contains six one-hour CDs and a printed music/tab book. Steve Kaufman is a champion flatpicker and, using popular, favourite bluegrass solos, he breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique 6 CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman teaches the melody to familiarize the beginning guitarists with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate player started on a series of great licks and runs. The advances technique will spice up the tune so it becomes a real showpiece!
£54.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Here is the whole gamut of the fabulous Tony Rice guitar style, from bluegrass basics to his own new acoustic compositions. Tony teaches and demonstrates licks, runs, tunes, advanced rhythm parts and the complex, improvisational solos that have made him the premier flatpick guitarist in the world. He also covers songs such as Red-Haired Boy, Little Sadie, Your Love Is like a Flower, Blue Railroad Train, Ginseng Sullivan, Wild Horse, Jerusalem Ridge and many, many more.
£47.95
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Here is a foolproof system that will improve your ear and help build stamina, power and confidence in your banjo picking. Steve Kaufman and Bennie Boling play through 49 classic bluegrass tune - slowly , then up to speed - so banjo players at all levels can play along.With your stereo balance control, you can turn off the lead and play along with the rhythm track to get your soloing together. The solo banjo part is on the other channel, so you can practice your back-up parts and learn the tune. These CDs provide an invaluable tool to practice your licks and solos and really get your jamming chops together!
£36.95
Instruments: Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Advanced Fiddling Book/CD Set by Craig Duncan. For Fiddle. Solos. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book/CD Set. 120 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93971BCD).
ISBN 9780786629534. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A follow-up book on Craig Duncan's popular "Deluxe Fiddling Method" containing 40 great fiddle solos in the keys of F, B-flat, E major, E minor, and A minor. Also features tunes in altered tunings, contest-style-breakdowns, ragtime tunes, and additional fiddling favorites. The split-track CD features full performances of the first 36 tunes in the book, split between fiddle solo and guitar accompaniment. The tunes Twinkle Little Star, Under the Double Eagle, and Whiskey Before Breakfast are not on the CD.
$24.95
Pages: 120
Instruments: Violin, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Bluegrass & Country Music for Harmonica Book/CD Set. (Diatonic, Cross-Harp and Chromatic). By Phil Duncan. For Harmonica (All). Solos. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 56 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93990BCD).
ISBN 9780786628735. Bluegrass & Country. 8.5x11 inches.
Attention all harmonica enthusiast! Join in the fun of playing at a bluegrass festival with a bluegrass band. This book brings to you the often performed tunes by every bluegrass and country player of all instruments. Select a few of these tunes and play them on your harmonica and you will be an instant hit! The book contains diatonic, cross harp, and chromatic stylings on 48 country/ bluegrass favorites: Bile 'Dem Cabbage Down; Arkansas Traveler; Wildwood Flower; Old Joe Clark; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; Crawdad Song; and many more. The stereo accompaniment CD has 18 of the songs recorded. All 18 songs are recorded on the beginning tracks with the harmonica, and again without the harmonica included. Shown in standard notation with lyrics, guitar chords & harmonica tab.
$19.99
Pages: 56
Instruments: Harmonica, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Bluegrass Banjo by Sonny Osborne. Edited by Neil Griffin. For Banjo (5-String). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93243).
ISBN 9780871665782. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This is a landmark instructional text on bluegrass banjo. Written by the legendary Sonny Osborne, it presents the basics needed to successfully play bluegrass banjo (G tuning). A special bonus is the inclusion of seven favorite songs for banjo solo. In notes and tab.
$8.99
Pages: 40
Instruments: 5-String Banjo, Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Bluegrass Fiddler by Burton Isaac. For Fiddle. Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate. Book. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93341).
ISBN 9780871667847. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A compilation of 30 fiddle tunes ranging from folk to ragtime to gospel. Includes Skillet Good and Greasy; Rakes of Mallow; Cripple Creek; Leaning on the Everlasting Arms; and others. All tunes are presented in a "theme-and-variations" format. Guitar chords are included as are lyrics, where appropriate. Levity leapt over the lyrical in these fiddling favorites that set our father's feet to stepping and made them "do their thing.".
$9.95
Pages: 48
Instruments: Violin, Bluegrass Fiddle, Strings, Fiddle, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Bluegrass Guitar Book/CD Set by Tommy Flint. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Methods. Value Line. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.97229BCD).
ISBN 9780786635115. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A collection of traditional and Southern mountain songs progressively arranged in flatpicking guitar style. Many tunes are shown as both lyric versions with guitar chords and as flatpicking guitar solos. Selections include: This Train; John Henry; Old Smokey; The Midnight Run; Deer Lick Creek; Kentucky Hoe-down; Bill Cheatham; and many more. Written in standard notation and tab. The author also offers lead guitar solo concepts for traditional tunes like: The Galway Piper, Liberty, Billy in the Low Ground, Leather Britches, and others. A short fingerstyle segment on "How to Play Bluegrass Banjo Style on the Guitar" closes the book. Throughout, the author displays an intuitive awareness of various left and right-hand techniques and their imaginative application. With the enclosed companion CD containing all of the selections and exercises in the book, this outstanding Mel Bay Value Line book offers the beginning to intermediate bluegrass guitarist a significant value.
$12.99
Pages: 40
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Complete Bluegrass Banjo Method by Neil Griffin. For Banjo (5-String). Methods. Complete. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. Book. 244 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93345).
ISBN 9780871668790. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available! The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style (one note at a time), how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-the-neck playing. In notation and tablature.
$24.99
Pages: 244
Instruments: 5-String Banjo, Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection by Craig Duncan. Edited by Craig Duncan. For fiddle. Solos. Intermediate-Advanced level. Bluegrass and Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 152 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96995).
ISBN 9780786633876. Bluegrass and Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Presents 144 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the United States. The performance length arrangements of contest tunes include standard as well as challenging variations on hoe-downs, rags, polkas, show pieces, and waltzes complete with suggested accompaniment chords. This encyclopedia of fiddle tunes and variations spotlights American popular fiddle music as played by the great fiddlers of our time.
$19.95
Pages: 152
Instruments: Violin, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Easiest Banjo Book by William Bay & Neil Griffin. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Easiest. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94406).
ISBN 9780871669810. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A lively collection of songs for strumming, plus easy G-tuning solos for fingerpicking 5-string banjo. The solos are in tablature with both melody and solo parts and feature three-finger picking technique in the popular bluegrass style. Slide, hammer, and pull-off techniques are taught. A basic chart of banjo chords is also included.
$5.99
Pages: 24
Instruments: 5-String Banjo, Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Easy Fiddle Solos Book/CD Set by Dick Weissman and Mike Connolly. For Fiddle. Solos. Value Line. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96546BCD).
ISBN 9780786626922. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This book of original pieces is intended to give the beginning fiddler an immediate grasp of the fundamentals of fiddling in an instructive yet enjoyable way. The authors assume that the student is capable of reading music in the first position in various keys. Rare in fiddle notation- a tablature system is included with suggested fingerings below each line of music. Melodies are shown with chord symbols for guitar, banjo, or piano accompaniment. A companion CD is included-all at a great price!
$11.99
Pages: 32
Instruments: Violin, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Easy Flatpicking Guitar Solos Book/CD Set by Dick Weissman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Solos. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96550BCD).
ISBN 9780786626960. Bluegrass. 8.5x11 inches.
This book is designed to help the beginning to intermediate flatpicking guitarist in developing control of the pick. The author introduces a number of traditional and ethnic styles and discusses various flatpicking techniques including up and down picking, crosspicking, and playing with a combination of pick and fingers. The approximately 30 progressively arranged pieces in the book are useful in learning to read both standard notation and tablature. Where practical, suggested chords are offered for a second guitarist. A companion CD is included - all at a great price!
$14.95
Pages: 32
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Easy Mandolin Solos Book/CD Set by Dick Weissman and Mike Connolly. For Mandolin. Solos. Value Line. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96547BCD).
ISBN 9780786626939. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This book of original melodies is intended for the beginning mandolin student who can already read music or tab and play basic chords, but wants to learn new techniques and have fun in the process. In addition to its intrinsic musical value, each selection has a specific didactic intent - teaching hammer-ons and pull-offs, crosspicking, the Phrygian mode, or some other essential musical or technical element. Accompaniment chords and performance notes are provided for each tune written in notation and tab. Mandolin chord diagrams further enhance this text to make it perfect supplement to any method book or private course of instruction. A companion CD is included at a great price!
$10.95
Pages: 32
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Famous Banjo Pickin' Tunes QWIKGUIDE Book/CD Set by Janet Davis. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Qwik Guide Series. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98530BCD).
ISBN 9780786650743. Bluegrass. 5.5x8 inches.
This 51/2"x 8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD set presents 30 favorite folk tunes in tablature for the Scruggs- or melodic-style 5-string banjo in G tuning with suggested accompaniment chords. The selections include: Auld Lang Syne; Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah; Swanee River; Camptown Races; Oh, Susanna; The Yellow Rose of Texas; La Cucaracha; Wabash Cannonball; Tom Dula; Beautiful Brown Eyes; Little Brown Jug; Chopsticks; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; William Tell Overture; Skip to My Lou; and more.
$7.95
Pages: 32
Instruments: 5-String Banjo, Banjo, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Fiddling Handbook Book/CD Set by Craig Duncan. For Fiddle. Technic. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 76 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94111BCD).
ISBN 9780786632107. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A valuable and handy reference text for any fiddler. Contains scales and studies, modes, chord studies, bowing, vibrato, introductions, endings, patterns, licks, and etudes in the keys of G,A,B,C,E,F,B-flat, E-flat,A-flat,D-flat, and F sharp! Companion CD is split-track.
$19.95
Pages: 76
Instruments: Violin, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
The Great Dobro Sessions edited by Stacy Phillips. For Guitar (Resonator). Transcribed Solos. Sugar Hill Records. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 114 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95771).
ISBN 9780786620814. Bluegrass & Country. 8.5x11 inches.
Includes every note of every solo by the nine top resonator guitarists who contributed to the Grammy Award-winning album of the same title. All 20 tunes (including the 11 solos on Fireball Mail) appear in tablature with commentary and chordal accompaniment. Feartures Jerry Douglas, Buck Graves, Mike Auldridge, Curtis Burch, Sally Van Meter, etc. (This book does not include Gene Wooten's rendition of "Day Tripper" from the CD.).
$17.95
Pages: 114
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Dobro, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Great Fingerpicking Tunes QWIKGUIDE Book/CD Set by Tommy Flint. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Solos. Qwik Guide Series. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98654BCD).
ISBN 9780786653218. Bluegrass & Country. 5.5x8 inches.
This 5 1/2"x 8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD set presents fifteen favorite fingerpicking tunes in tablature only with suggested accompaniment chords. The selections are: Memphis Blues; Paddy Whack; Rosita's Canteena; Drakesboro Blues; Franky and Johnny; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Dunmor Nights; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Greensleeves; Three Leprechauns; Irish Washerwomen; Nobody Know's The Trouble I've Seen; The Wily Weasel; Walking with the Blues; and Go Down Moses. Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.
$7.95
Pages: 32
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fingerpicking Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Famous Mandolin Pickin' Tunes - QWIKGUIDE. ((Formerly Great Mandolin Pickin' Tunes)). By Dix Bruce. For mandolin. Solos. Qwik Guide Series. Bluegrass, Country and Play Along. Beginning-Intermediate. Instrumental solo book and accompaniment CD. Introductory text, standard notation, mandolin tablature and chord names. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98420BCD).
ISBN 9780786649853. With introductory text, standard notation, mandolin tablature and chord names. Bluegrass, Country and Play Along. 5.5x8 inches.
Dic Bruce is a musician, writer, and 'journeyman mandolinist' with a strong belief in teaching a wide range of material, from bluegrass and jazz standards to classics, waltzes, polkas, and other ethnic music. The choice of material in this 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE reflects that philosophy. This book is not meant to be a mandolin method but a collection of fun tunes to play. The selections in this book are in no particular order, although the easier tunes are grouped toward the front. Performance tips are given at the front of the book for each tune. All the tunes are in notation and tablature. The accompanying CD is set up so that you can play along with each tune at both regular and slow speeds. You can also adjust the balance control on your stereo to hear both mandolin lead and accompaniment, just mandolin lead, or just accompaniment. Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.
$7.95
Pages: 32
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Learn to Play Bluegrass Bass by Earl Gately. For Upright Bass. Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 44 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93638).
ISBN 9780786635184. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
At last, here is a method book for the upright string bass or "dog house bass" as it is affectionately known in bluegrass circles. Although bluegrass bass has a style of its own, the knowledge gained through this method is applicable to virtually any musical genre. This book addresses the elements of tuning, hand positions, essential chord theory, slap bass technique, and playing in positions 1-10. A handy chart is provided for transposing chord progressions from one key to another. Written in standard notation only.
$9.95
Pages: 44
Instruments: Double Bass, Strings
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Learn to Play Bluegrass Dobro Guitar Book/CD Set by Ken Eidson and Tom Swatzell. For Guitar (Resonator). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93968BCD).
ISBN 9780786627684. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A step-by-step method by two noted Dobro authorities. This method takes the student through the basics of bar position, right hand technique, producing harmonics, and minor and seventh chords. Features 25 solos in G tuning, written in notation and tablature.
$22.95
Pages: 88
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
The Legacy of Doc Watson by Steve Kaufman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Transcribed Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate. Book. 152 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95742).
ISBN 9780786633937. Bluegrass. 9x11.75 inches.
The first authorized compilation of Doc Watson's life and music is meant to serve not only as a biography, but also as a unique instructional book. A running dialogue with Doc reveals the story behind each tune, while Steve Kaufman provides additional performance tips. Here's your opportunity to learn from the best! The obvious rapport between the author and his subject produced a formula that fittingly captures the 50-year legacy of a remarkable musician. Written in notation and tablature for the intermediate level flatpicking guitarist with a few nods to fingerstyle technique. Includes an insightful illustrated essay by Dan Miller of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.
$29.95
Pages: 152
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Mandolin Crosspicking Technique by Mickey Cochran. For Mandolin. Technic. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 128 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96613).
ISBN 9780786628919. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This methodology book designed for the intermediate to advanced mandolinist offers you, as a mandolin player, a new voice. Or, if you're already crosspicking, many new ideas can be added to your arsenal. Each song includes a preparatory study that allows you the opportunity to gain a solid footing before attempting the piece itself. These studies can be applied in other areas as backup ideas, song ideas, or take offs for improvisation. Styles discussed are: Two-String, Bluegrass, Fiddle, Classical, and Jazz/Ragtime. Written in tablature.
$15.95
Pages: 128
Instruments: Mandolin, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
Mark O'Connor - The Championship Years (1975 - 1984). By Mark O'connor. Edited by Stacy Phillips. For Fiddle. Solos. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 200 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94585).
ISBN 9781562222017. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This book shows how Mark adapted what he learned from Benny Thomasson to produce an original voice in fiddle tune variation, becoming the most celebrated fiddle in recent history. Contains meticulously accurate transcriptions of the album of the same name. Includes hoe-downs, schottisches, waltzes, jigs, rags and polkas. The text details the first phase of Mark's career, during which he established a new standard for old-time fiddling. Several of the arrangements are presented more than once, with different arrangements and even keys to exhibit Mark's musical growth, stimulated by his continuing challenges to himself. Also included are an interview with Mark O'Connor by the transcriber and several photos from Mark's personal collection. Late intermediate to advanced in difficulty.
$24.99
Pages: 200
Instruments: Violin, Fiddle, Strings, Folk
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
The Norman Blake Anthology by Norman Blake. Edited by Steve Kaufman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Transcribed Solos. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate. Book. 200 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96641).
ISBN 9780786640881. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine declares Norman Blake a legend, and includes him in the "first name club" on the Internet flatpicking news list. The Norman Blake Anthology offers complete lyrics and melody lines to 40 original songs, written and notated just as Norman sings them. Often, the vocal version is followed by a second flatpicking solo edition in notation and tablature including introductions and solos within a given tune- all authorized by Norman himself! 200 pages, illustrated with photos from a distinguished 30-year career. Intermediate in difficulty.
$26.99
Pages: 200
Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Guitar
Genres: Bluegrass, Country
