Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time and Fiddle Tunes Volume 1 written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 14 Fiddle tunes carefully chosen to represent a variety of keys and types of tunes. All are standards played whenever bluegrass, country, and old time musicians gather. The melodies and chord progressions to all the tunes are on the recording at both regular and slow speeds. Learn this repertoire and you'll have a great introduction to fiddle tunes. Tunes include: Temperance Reel; Sally Goodin; Blackberry Blossom; Over the Waves; Beaumont Rag; Red Haired Boy; June Apple; Salty Dog; Old Joe Clark; Billy in the Lowground, and more! Notation and tablature.
Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Cello written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn melodies and practice soloing on fourteen of the most popular old time and fiddle tunes. Play along with a great string band rhythm section: guitar, mandolin, and string bass. the audio recording has all of the tunes at slow and regular speeds with melodies, and allows you to hear just rhythm, just lead, or both. Great for cello, string bass, bass guitar, or any bass clef instrument. We'll jam all night long!
Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Fdl Mandolin written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 14 Fiddle tunes carefully chosen to represent a variety of keys and types of tunes. All are standards played whenever bluegrass, country, and old time musicians gather. The melodies and chord progressions to all the tunes are on the recording at both regular and slow speeds. Learn this repertoire and you'll have a great introduction to fiddle tunes. Tunes include: Temperance Reel; Sally Goodin; Blackberry Blossom; Over the Waves; Beaumont Rag; Red Haired Boy; JuneApple; Salty Dog; Old Joe Clark; Billy in the Lowground, and more! Notation and tablature. Audio available for download online
Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Fiddle Mandolin written by Dix Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play 14 classic blues the best way--by doing! This book and online audio recording provide your backup band as you explore Country and Urban, Acoustic and Electric, Delta, Texas, Chicago, Slide Guitar, Alternate Tuning, Traditional, and Modern styles in many different major and minor keys and in a variety of tempos. Melodies are first presented on the recording at a slow speed with just guitar, then repeated at regular speed with the band. Finally, you can play along with the hot blues rhythm section alone, and you've got the makings of a dynamite blues jam session. You'll play all the leads and solos! Repeat a tune or passage as many times as you want at slow or regular speed. We'll jam all night long! Beginners and intermediate players can practice basic skills. Advanced players can hone their improvisation chops. The split track recording allows you to hear either just the melody from one speaker, just the rhythm section from the other, or both for maximum flexibility and specific study. The book includes melodies, chord diagrams and guitar tablature.
Download or read book You Can Teach Yourself Mandolin written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Teach Yourself Mandolin is written as a teach-yourself text with play-along examples and tunes on the companion recording. In the author's words, It is aimed at helping you get started immediately on your way to mandolinhood by giving you the basics of the mandolin and mandolin playing. with this informal, often humorous text, Dix Bruce will guide you step-by-step through the basics of learning this versatile instrument. Learn all about accompanying yourself and others, common chords, and useful strums, reading simple melodies, playing a colorful assortment of mandolin folk songs, and more. All musical examples and tunes are written in both standard notation and tablature. Diagrams of all the principal chords used on the mandolin are shown in the Chord Appendix, making this book a particularly useful study aid for the beginning mandolinist. Illustrated with drawings and photographs of vintage instruments.
Download or read book You Can Teach Yourself Country Guitar written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a step-at-a-time enjoyable method for learning to play great sounding country guitar. Dix Bruce, in his humorous yet musically right-on teaching style, introduces you to country back-up, bass runs, Carter-style bluegrass picking, the Nashville Numbering System for indicating chord changes, use of the capo, transposition, and much more. Work at your own pace and learn to sound like the country greats! Written in standard notation and tablature.
Download or read book Favorite Mandolin Picking Tunes written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dix Bruce is a musician, writer, and 'journeyman namdolinist' 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.
Download or read book Parking Lot Picker s Songbook Bass Edition written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, and many more! Melodies are presented with a BASS LINE, lyrics and chords. the two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book!Also included: Valuable information on how to play bass plus step-by- step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! We now have versions of the Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for every instrument in a typical bluegrass band - guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, and bass - so every member, no matter what instrument they play, can work from the same collection of songs!
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Old Time Gems written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in standard notation and tablature for the intermediate to advanced mandolinist, “Angeline the Baker,” “Darlin’ Corey,” and 16 other classic old-time tunes never sounded so good as in these solo arrangements by Tommy Norris. The author himself performs each tune flawlessly on the companion online audio tracks. Suggested chords are provided for optional accompaniment. Care has been taken to select the most popular tunes of this genre for inclusion in this book. “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” without it!
Download or read book Beginning Country Guitar Handbook written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginner's guide to the world of country flatpicking guitar. Contains information on rhythm, use of the capo, back up strumming, licks, and breaks. Music in notation and tab. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Cello Position Handbook Volume 1 written by Halley Feaster and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New cello students nearly always start in first position aided by finger tapes or guides for accurate finger placement. As they advance, they are expected to learn to shift out of first position, but the focus is on the movement of the shift rather than on note locations or pitch accuracy. In this book, author and versatile cellist Halley Feaster introduces a step-by-step approach to understanding each position, leading to thorough comprehension of the cello fingerboard and a more confident and well-rounded player. Together with its engaging video component, Cello Position Handbook shows advanced beginners and intermediate students what notes are available in each of 12 positions. Short exercises and excerpts are provided for practice in each location, ultimately enabling fluid performance without excessive shifting. On completion of this volume, students will be familiar with what notes are available in each position and be able to move comfortably between them while expanding their repertoires. Includes access to online video.
Download or read book Wedding Music for Mandolin written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wedding Music for Mandolin includes 23 of the most popular and best-loved wedding hits for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. • Traditional wedding songs • Easy classical pieces • Two “Ave Maria” melodies • Favorite Italian, Irish, Jewish, and English songs The music includes standard notation, mandolin tablature, chords for mandolin and guitar, plus access to online play-along audio recordings of all the songs!
Download or read book Grass routes written by Vassar Clements and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 50 Tunes for Fiddle Volume 1 written by MARK GESLISON and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Tunes Volume 1 for Fiddle is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the other 4 books of the series, but carefully designed for the fiddle. The parts in this book range from beginner to advanced. All tunes contain a simple melody and most of the tunes contain an intermediate or advanced part. Many tunes contain a harmony part to match the melody. Since fiddle contests are a tradition in American and Celtic fiddling, 50 Tunes Volume 1 for Fiddle contains hoedowns, waltzes, reels, rags, hornpipes, jigs, polkas and airs. Some of the tunes are authentic to true championship fiddling and were arranged andrecorded by a former national champion fiddler. Companion online audio included. Tunes recorded by full band, not all instruments featured in every song.
Download or read book Lively Mandolin Tunes written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively Mandolin Tunes is a collection of 38 lively, up-tempo tunes arranged by Tommy Norris for mandolin. The collection includes fiddle tunes, reels, hornpipes, jigs, sea chanteys, bluegrass and old-time melodies–an ideal collection for adding to repertoire, improving picking technique or just having fun playing the mandolin. Backup chords and tablature are included. These tunes are also great for jamming and for playing in bluegrass or old-time bands. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Guitars Have Feelings Too written by Cameron Knowler and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A method book which explores the stylings of old-time country and bluegrass rhythm guitar. The volume is sectioned with the manuscript placed in the first half, as well as more involved musical examples in the second. This formatting approach is intended to improve upon the platform of educational books, inspiring more involved study and consideration of the materials. In addition to a theoretical treatment of the subject matter, Guitars Have Feelings Too includes transcriptions of notable practitioners from a wide span of recorded history. Combining these examples with methods of analysis provided in the manuscript, the student is equipped with the tools necessary to devise creative solutions to real-time playing situations.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 26 historic and well-loved American melodies arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. These beautiful airs and ballads in many different major and minor keys have been taught and performed since the very beginnings of the American experience, expressing good times and bad, joy, sorrow, and everything in between. The printed music includes standard notation, accompaniment chords, and tablature. The arrangements use several different playing techniques including double stops, crosspicking, chord melody, up-and-down eighth note picking, and tremolo. Includes access to online audio.
