Download or read book Old Time Festival Tunes For Fiddle Mandolin written by Dan Levenson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and two CD set is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche', others unusual, some easy, some difficult. This mandolin book includes two lines of standard notation - basic and advanced - as well as a mandolin tab line that can be interpreted for fiddle also. the basic version should be playable by those with general skills. the advanced version will require more time and finesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages.Download the free mandolin versions of the songs from this book.Download the free fiddle versions of songs from this book.

Download or read book Old Time Festival Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin written by Levenson DAN and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and online audio recordings s intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche, others unusual, some easy, some difficult. This mandolin book includes two lines of standard notation -- basic and advanced - as well as a mandolin tab line that can beinterpreted for fiddle also. The basic version should be playable by those with general skills. The advanced version will require more time and finesse as it ismore ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages. Download the free mandolinversions of the songs from this book.Download the free fiddle versions of songs from this book

Download or read book Old Time Favorites for Fiddle and Mandolin written by Dan Levenson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You asked for it and you got it! More tunes to play at festivals and jams or just sittin' at home with a friend or two. 62 more tunes with both basic and advancedstandard notation lines with suggested chords as well as a mandolin tablature line to get you going in the right direction and playing these old-time favorites. As in Old-Time Festival Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin (MB21023BCD), you will find some of the tunes to be straightforward while others promise to be genuine finger twisters! The book revisits some of the author's old favorites and some time -tested standards. Includes access to online audio. The accompanying audio includes each tune on both fiddle and mandolin, with a separate CD for each instrument. There is also a clawhammer banjo companion to this book titled Old-Time Favorites for Clawhammer Banjo (MB30224BCD), which shares the same basic standard notation line in this volume

Download or read book Old Time Festival Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin written by Dan Levenson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and two CD set is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche, others unusual, some easy, some difficult. This mandolin book includes two lines of standard notation -- basic and advanced - as well as a mandolin tab line that can be interpreted for fiddle also. The basic version should be playable by those with general skills. The advanced version will require more time and finesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages.Download the free mandolin versions of the songs from this book.Download the free fiddle versions of songs from this book.

Download or read book Old Time Fiddle Round Peak Style written by Brad Leftwich and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Southern old-time fiddling from the world-renowned Round Peak area of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, focusing on the style and repertoire of master fiddler Tommy Jarrell (1901–1985). Author Brad Leftwich, himself an acclaimed fiddler who learned the music in person from Jarrell, presents detailed, accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes (the bulk of Jarrell's repertoire) both in standard music notation and fiddle tablature, along with interesting anecdotal information relating to each tune. All of the tunes are included on the accompanying CD as transcribed, played solo at a moderate tempo to facilitate learning. Helpful stylistic tips and important background information on the area and the music, along with biographical information on Jarrell and many of the musicians from whom he learned, illustrated with many fascinating old photographs.• Featuring the old-time Round Peak fiddle style and repertoire of Tommy Jarrell• Detailed, accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes in standard notation and tablature• CD including all 83 tunes played solo at moderate tempo• Stylistic tips, photos, and background information on Round Peak music and musicians

Download or read book Old Time Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin written by Pete Martin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 50 American Old Time Fiddle tunes, arranged for both fiddle and mandolin. In music notation and mandolin tablature.

Download or read book Parking Lot Picker s Songbook Fiddle Edition written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection, for fiddle, of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards played by jammers and performers all over the world! Melodies are presented with standard notation, lyrics and chords.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. Also includes step-by-step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key plus tips on fiddling by co-author Gerald Jones!The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.

Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 33 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 The Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes Volume 1 written by Stacy Phillips and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously collected from recordings, square and contra dances, fiddle contests, jam sessions and individual fiddlers- this book is meant to provide a snapshot of what American fiddlers were playing and listening to in the latter part of the 20th Century. As the vinyl record format disappears from the marketplace, a great deal of recorded fiddle music will no longer be available. In this book, Stacy Phillips shares the fruits of some timely collecting for all fiddlers to enjoy. Bowings, fingerings, and guitar chords are provided for each melody line.

Download or read book Fiddle Tunes Irish Music for Mandolin written by Dan Gelo and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun-to-play collection of 62 favorite fiddle and Irish tunes arranged in notation and tablature for mandolin solo. Ideal music for intermediate level technical study in sight reading. the CD is in split-track format, thus allowing the mandolin student to play along with the mandolin solo, lively guitar accompaniment, or both. Due to time constraints, the CD contains only 18 songs from the book.

Download or read book Fiddle Tunes for Flatpickers Guitar written by Bob Grant and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 2007-02-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flatpicking guitar style delivers the clean, sharp solo sound that defined some of the greatest bluegrass recordings of the 1950s. Now you can learn to play famous fiddle tunes specially arranged for guitar. Each song includes performance notes which give you helpful hints and tips on playing slides, double stops, fiddle shuffles, tremolos, ornaments, syncopations, and much more!

Download or read book Deluxe Album of Fiddle Waltzes Slow Airs written by Bill Guest and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian fiddler Bill Guest has collected and arranged 58 great fiddle waltzes written by a superb collection of contemporary fiddlers. the tunes are scored for violin solo, duet, or trio. This book comes with a stereo listening CD which demonstrates 30 songs from the book.

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 Hokum Theory and Scales for Fiddle Tunes and Fiddle Improvisation written by Leon Grizzard and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written to accomplish three purposes: (1) to teach music theory and scales as applied to fiddle tunes in the American and Celtic traditions; (2) to teach fiddle improvisation; and (3) to present additional material to help the fiddler who wants to play in other popular styles. Addresses major, minor and blues scales, diminished chords and more. Useful to any instrumentalist, this is not just another collection of licks, nor is it a book of transcriptions. This book teaches the theoretical framework of fiddle tunes and of fiddle soloing; the scales and arpeggios that fiddlers actually use, whether they know it or not. If you improvise or play variations on tunes now, this book will help you understand what works and why.

Download or read book Tunes For Old Time Fiddle written by Humberto Lothian and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiddle tunes are primarily instrumental melodies, though some have words that can be sung optionally. Most originated as tunes for dancing, but people often play them today in social settings and performances that do not include dancing. Most fiddle tunes consist of two melodic parts, often referred to as the A and B parts. This book teaches twelve Appalachian fiddle tunes arranged for the mandolin. This book presents the arrangements both in standard notation and tablature, access to download the tunes online, as well as original artwork, photos, and valuable commentary. This collection also provides links to online sources containing information about the legendary fiddlers whose music is featured. As a fiddle and mandolin player, the author provides unique insights into old-time fiddle techniques and how they can be transferred to the mandolin. The book includes: -Folding Down the Sheets -Kitty Puss/Frankie/9 Miles Outside of Louisville -Polly Put the Kettle On -Catlettsburg -The Cuckoo's Nest -Bob Walker/Lundy's Durang's Hornpipe -Big Hoedown -Georgia Belle -16 Days in Georgia -Chinquapin Hunting -Lost John

Download or read book Old Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo written by Dan Levenson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and two CD set is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche', others unusual, some easy, some difficult. the book contains 2 lines of tablature (one basic and one advanced) as well as standard notation and suggested chords. the basic version should be playable by those with general clawhammer skills. the advanced version will require more time and finesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages.Download free fiddle versions of songs from this book.

Download or read book John Hartford s Old Time Fiddle Favorites written by Austin Gregory and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Hartford was known for his quirky song writing and tap-dancing while he played the banjo, but he also possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of old-time fiddle tunes. Included in this collection are all 22 fiddle tunes from John's Hamilton Ironworks album. Each tune is presented in standard notation and in mandolin tab. Also included are many of John's variations, suggested chords, and information about the origins and insights on how to approach each tune. This collection of fiddle tunes played by John Hartford is to provide fiddle players with an accurate source so as to incorporate these great tunes into their repertoire.Difficulty ranges from relatively basic fiddling to solos that employ a range oftechniques such as slides, alternate tunings and playing on up the fingerboard. This collection is a must have for any fan of John Hartford's music and for all old-time musicians