The Bluegrass Classics volume of the Guitar Play-Along Series features 8 classic Bluegrass songs expertly arranged for Guitar in TAB notation.The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!

Brent Mason’s Grammy Award-nominated album Hot Wired is one of the most feted and influential guitar albums of all time – a benchmark release for fans of Country, Western Swing and Jazz guitar, and essential listening for any Telecaster player. The album’s legendary status was sealed when Mercury Records shelved the masters because Mason was reluctant to promote it due to his commitments as a Nashville studio musician. This exclusive songbook presents all 10 tracks from the album meticulously transcribed in standard notation and guitar tab by Dario Cortese following sessions with Brent Mason himself in Nashville. Personally endorsed by Mason, with full track-by-track analysis, this is the definitive Hot Wired guitar book.

Miranda Lambert fourth CD, Four The Record, was deemed "easily Miranda's best album yet" by Country Weekly in its glowing 5-star review. This songbook include all 14 tunes, including "Baggage Claim" – her highest debuting single.

For pianists and guitarists who love the Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum, this collectible sheet music companion folio to their third studio album, Own The Night, promises unlimited hours of fun. It's packed with playable and singable hit songs that every audience will enjoy.

2007 Greatest Country Hits. (Piano/Vocal/Chords). For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. P/V/C Mixed Folio; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Greatest Hits. Country. Book. 200 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.28008). ISBN 0739047418. Country. The Greatest Hits series features the most popular songs released throughout the year. Distinguished by genre, each book in the series provides lyrics, melody lines, chord changes, and professionally arranged piano accompaniments for all the songs. Titles: Building Bridges (Brooks & Dunn) * California Girls (Gretchen Wilson) * 8th of November (Big & Rich) * I’m Taking the Wheel (SheDaisy) * It Just Comes Natural (George Strait) * Love Will Always Win (Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood) * Not Ready to Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) * Once in a Lifetime (Keith Urban) * Something’s Gotta Give (LeAnn Rimes) * Sunshine and Summertime (Faith Hill) * Wasted (Carrie Underwood) * When the Stars Go Blue (Tim McGraw) * and many more!

Super Country/Flatpicking Guitar Techniques DVD by Joe Carr. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Licks and Phrases. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 30 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96002DVD). Hot electric country guitar licks, bluegrass runs and lightning-quick acoustic flatpicking all require strong right-hand technique. In this thirty-minute DVD designed for acoustic and electric guitarists, country guitar master Joe Carr reveals his method for developing super fast and strong picking. Play-along exercises concentrate on alternating, combination and consecutive down picking. Also featured are Chicken-Picking and Crosspicking. Long after you have learned the basic techniques of flatpicking presented here, you will use this DVD as a great workout, warm-up or exercise tool for developing right-hand power and control. A PDF file for the free instructional booklet that accompanies this DVD is available for download on the internet.

Licks and Tricks Volume 2 Book/CD Set by Johnny Hiland. For Guitar (Flatpicking & Fingerpicking). Licks and Phrases. Hiland Series. Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book/CD Set. 16 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20378BCD). ISBN 9780786671489. Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. Recorded lessons from one of America's greatest guitarists Johnny Hiland teaches essential Licks and Tricks every great country player should know. Lessons in standard notation and TAB with complete audio instruction.

Doc Watson - Rare Performances 1982-1993 DVD by Doc Watson. For Guitar (Flatpicking & Fingerpicking). Concert/Documentary. Vestapol. Bluegrass. DVD. Duration 60 minutes. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.13024DVD). This DVD features performances of Doc Watson ranging from his 1950s musical partner, pianist Jack Williams, to his son Merle (seen playing exquisite slide guitar)... Also with Ricky Skaggs (singing and playing mandolin in a Monroe Brothers style set), and a stellar string and featuring Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, David Grisman and Jerry Douglas. This collection ends with a solo set from Doc which brings his music full circle to the straightforward simplicity with which it was first presented during the 1960s folk revival.

Licks and Tricks Volume 1 Book/CD Set by Johnny Hiland. For Guitar (Flatpicking & Fingerpicking). Licks and Phrases. Hiland Series. Country. Intermediate-Advanced. Book/CD Set. 16 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20377BCD). ISBN 9780786671472. Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. Recorded lessons from one of America's greatest guitarists Johnny Hiland teaches essential Licks and Tricks every great Blues and Rock player should know. Lessons in standard notation and TAB with complete audio instruction.

Guitar Apprentice teaches you real hit songs in a rhythm game format by breaking them down into easy portions on multiple levels, showing you exactly what and when to play. By watching the scrolling fretboards and playing as they drop in to place, you'll never be lost or overwhelmed. On the first level, you play only a chord or two. By the time you reach the highest level, you're playing the entire song like the original recorded version. Grab any real guitar, pop in a DVD, and you're ready to rock – even if it's the first time you've picked up a guitar! Every Guitar Apprentice DVD includes: 15 levels of play per song • easy color-coded finger diagrams • moving guitar necks show what's coming • strings light up to show you what and when to play • instruction on the fundamentals of playing guitar.

ASAP Bluegrass Guitar is designed for folks wishing to become highly proficient bluegrass players. You'll be able to combine sophisticated left-hand fingerings with both simple and intricate right-hand picking patterns. Appropriate for beginning guitar players or more experienced players wishing to learn specifics and songs in the bluegrass style. With this book and the accompanying 2 CDs you'll learn the basics, single-note melodies, how to embellish basic melodies, embellish melodies by adding notes from the major scale, embellishing melodies with added chords strums, Carter-style playing, shuffle rhythm patterns, alternate bass strumming, the blues in bluegrass, intros, turnarounds and endings, using the capo, cross picking, improvising a solo, practising effectively, and much more! Some of the more popular bluegrass songs you'll learn are: Billy in the Lowground • New River Train • Wildwood Flower • Foggy Mountain Blues • Clinch Mountain Blues • Red Haired Boy • Forked Deer • Bill Cheatham • All the Good Times Past and Gone • Blackberry Blossom • Temperance Reel • Salt Creek • Devil's Dream • June Apple • Black Mountain Rag • Saint Anne's Reel • Banks of the Ohio • Beaumont Rag • Salty Dog Blues • John Henry • and many more. Start playing bluegrass guitar... ASAP!

Take an in-depth look at the songs and solos of country guitarist extraordinaire Brad Paisley with this book/CD pack. Learn to play the key licks from 12 of his best, including: Alcohol • Cluster Pluck • Huckleberry Jam • I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) • Mr. Policeman • Mud on the Tires • The Nervous Breakdown • Online • Start a Band • Ticks • Time Warp • The World.

The Country Songs Big Book. (Piano/Vocal/Chords). For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. P/V/C Mixed Folio; Piano/Vocal/Chords. The Big Book Series. Country. Book. 256 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.27696). ISBN 0739045741. Country. Each songbook in the Big Book series provides musicians of all ability levels with a big list—usually 40 or more titles per book—of the very best songs from a favorite musical genre. Songs include Chatahoochie (Alan Jackson) * Desperado (Eagles) * Good Ol' Boys (Willie Nelson) * Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton) * Like We Never Loved at All (Faith Hill) * Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) * Not Ready to Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) * Redneck Woman (Gretchen Wilson) * Rhinestone Cowboy (Glen Campbell) * Thank God I'm a Country Boy (John Denver) * Wasted (Carrie Underwood) * and many more.

School of Country Guitar: Adv. Rhythm, Steel Bends & Hot Licks Book/CD Set by Joe Carr. For Guitar (All). Rhythm/Backup. School Of. Country. Multiple Levels. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21645BCD). ISBN 9780786677849. Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. This volume of the new series, School of Country Guitar, from Mel Bay includes a from-the-ground-up explanation of one, two and three string guitar bends - a basic essential technique in today's hot country guitar style. A variety of licks in the string bending and western swing lead styles are included. Important chords and useful scales in thirds on all string pairs unlock the secrets of creating interesting original solos. In notation and TAB, includes audio CD of examples.

Best of Country Guitar Solos by Tommy Flint. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Solos. Archive Edition. Country. Intermediate. Book. 56 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94336). ISBN 9780871665751. Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. A wonderfully diverse collection of 33 great Tommy Flint fingerstyle guitar solos in Nashville lead, bluegrass, blues, and ragtime guitar styles. Tunes include: "Fisher's Hornpipe", "Soldier's Joy", "Amazing Grace" and more. All selections are in notation and tablature. The audio recording is available as a free download.

Flatpicking Guitar Songbook by Mike Bailey. For Guitar (Flatpick). SongBook. Archive Edition. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 112 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93683). ISBN 9780786678150. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. An outstanding song and solo collection for flatpicking guitar. Each song has a melody line in tablature with lyrics and a solo arrangement in notation and tablature. Songs include Bill Cheatum, New River Train, Maple on the Hill, Miss Julie, Bound to Ride, Cripple Creek and more.

Man In Black by Johnny Cash. For guitar. Play-It-Now Tunes. 2. Instructional CD only (no sheet music included). Published by Talking Tabs (TK.810218013552). ISBN 810218013552. Learn to play "Man In Black" as performed by Johnny Cash. Let our world-class instructors break down every section of the song, teaching you the correct fingering for every note and chord, and what strings to play with the proper picking and strumming patterns. Then, once you have learned every section of "Man In Black," come jam with our band as we play the entire song leaving the guitar part up to you. You won't find an easier, more exciting way to learn to play this song than with Play-It-Now Tunes. Capo Required. About Play-It-Now Tunes Play-It-Now Tunes are all-audio song lessons that make it incredibly easy and very exciting for guitarists to learn to play the greatest hits! Every professionally crafted lesson is delivered entirely on CD by an expert instructor who teaches you to play every note, chord and strum of a song's primary guitar part without having to read any materials. A full band accompaniment brings the learning experience to a level never imagined in music instruction.The Benefits of Play-It-Now Tunes all-audio song lessons.* Your own private song lesson with an expert instructor on CD* Easy-to-follow audio instructions. There are No Materials to Read * Learn to play a song anywhere. All that is required is a CD player* Promotes ear training* The correct fingerings are taught* The strumming and picking patterns are taught* Your instructor keeps you playing correctly and in time* The techniques are taught* A full band accompaniment provides an exciting learning experience* A guided rehearsal brings it all together* A final Play Along lets you become the guitar player in the bandWelcome to the Band!

Rob Ickes: Contemporary Dobro Artistry DVD/CD Set by Rob Ickes. For Guitar (Resonator). Concert/Documentary. Bluegrass. DVD/CD Set. Duration 67 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21785CDVD). In these extraordinary studio performances, Dobro virtuoso Rob Ickes (Blue Highway, Three Ring Circle) is joined by bluegrass prodigy Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Three Ring Circle) on mandolin, and then by jazz pianist Michael Alvey. These powerful sets of richly improvisational instrumental duets are followed by two signature solo works that showcase Ickes' tradition-steeped but highly contemporary musical vision. Tunes include Angeline the Baker, Monrobro, Stanford and Son, Wheel Hoss, Lullaby of Birdland, Stars Fell on Alabama, Made in France, The Old Rugged Cross and more. Bonuses include an interview and photo gallery. DVD length: 67 minutes. Also, included with this DVD is a bonus audio CD of all 17 tunes. Listen to your favorite tunes from the DVD anywhere and anytime!

Flatpick Jam, Volume 4 DVD by Brad Davis. For Guitar (Flatpick). Improvisation. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1012). With Brad Davis' Flatpick Jam DVDs (Volume 1, 2, 3 & 4), you are never without a jamming partner. Each of these two-hour DVDs is packed with flatpicking jam session favorites (at least 11 tunes on each DVD). Brad plays each tune at four different tempos (slow, slow/medium, medium/fast and fast) so that you can work on your tone, timing, note clarity, and fluidity at the slower tempos and then work to develop your speed at the higher tempos. At each tempo Brad takes a solo then plays rhythm so you can take your solo. At the three higher tempos Brad swaps solos and rhythm with you twice. This gives you the opportunity to practice your solo and rhythm seven times on every tune. On each tune Brad plays a variety of rhythmic and lead styles. A bass line and mandolin chop accompany every song at every tempo and chord changes are indicated on-screen (for the slow tempo).

First Jams: Dobro by Lee Drew Andrews. For Guitar (Resonator). Improvisation. First Jams. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21514BCD). ISBN 9780786678358. Bluegrass. 8.75" x 11.75" inches. The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard "Jam" tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation -- Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book in the series offers the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

School of Country Guitar: Chords, Accompaniment, Styles & Basic by Joe Carr. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Rhythm/Backup. School Of. Country. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21506BCD). ISBN 9780786677757. Country. 8.75" x 11.75" inches. This volume from the popular "School of Country Guitar" series covers basic chords and accompaniment styles. Featured throughout are fills and runs made famous by the first generation of recorded country musicians. The Carter and crosspicking styles are introduced and explained. Playing in thirds and other lead guitar tricks are fully detailed lick by lick. --Covers all common open chords and basic accompaniment --Introduces the Carter style and Crosspicking --Explains the Nashville Number System --Presents "playing in thirds" and other lead guitar tricks --Contains fills and runs made famous by the first generation of recorded country musicians --Introductory volume of the School of Country Guitar series --A new approach to beginning guitar --Presents rhythm and beginning lead styles --Series presents material for beginners through advanced players.

My First Bluegrass Guitar Picking Songs by Steve Kaufman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Solos. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 36 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20793BCD). ISBN 9780786682133. Bluegrass. 8.75" x 11.75" inches. This fun and easy book and CD takes you from the very beginning. Learning right and left-hand techniques, learning your first chords, 18 great songs AND you painlessly learn them by reading notes. Anyone can do it. Steve's method and approach to learning to read notes is so simple that 4 year olds have done it. You will start with 4 simple notes. Steve then teaches songs using just those four notes. He systematically adds a few more notes at a time bundled with easy to understand instructions and songs so that in a short time you will know all the notes, chords, strumming patterns to play hundreds of songs. This is a perfect primer for many of Steve's best sellers and other author's books. Audio CD included.

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks Music Book, scoring: Guitar/Vocal;Guitar Tab, instruments: Voice;Guitar; 64 pages

A Dobro Player's Guide to Jamming by Carl Yaffey and Mark Panfil. For Guitar (Resonator). Improvisation. Bill's Music Shelf. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book + Online Audio. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21757). ISBN 9780786679973. Bluegrass. 8.5" x 11" inches. You're a beginner or intermediate Dobro player; you know a few tunes such as "Cripple Creek", "Old Joe Clark", and "Fireball Mail". You might have learned the basics of playing, but you may not have played with other people much or at all. You're at your favorite festival, and you've just come up on a HOT jam session. You'd love to join in, BUT you're afraid that (a) you won't know the tunes, (b) you won't know what to do or how to do it, (c) you'll be embarrassed or choke, (d) they'll ignore you and pretend you're not there, (e) someone will take your Dobro out of your hands and fling it into the woods, (f) they'll all get up and leave, (g) they'll laugh, (h) something even more horrible might happen. It doesn't have to be like that! Our task is to give you some tools and tricks so you can sit in on most any jam session and come out alive and grinning. It's easier than you think. This book will teach you how to do it! Written in notation and tablature. Free audio tracks available online from the publisher.