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.
Download or read book Mandolin Tunes Made Easy Big Note Large Print Edition written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive 96-page, large print/big note perfect-bound collection of over 90 favorite mandolin picking tunes. Includes American fiddle tunes, Celtic reels, gospel favorites, jazz tunes and more. Guitar chords are included. All tunes may be played as solos and are shown in notation and tablature.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Early Music Gems written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandolin Picking Tunes: Early Music Gems by Dix Bruce is a collection of 34 wonderful songs from the 1200s to the 1600s especially arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. The titles span the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras and the sounds of the individual songs reflect those years. The music includes standard notation, accompaniment chords, and tablature. Includes access to online audio recordings of each piece for listening and playing along.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Lyrical Gospel Solos written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-four well-loved gospel tunes especially arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. These beautiful, meditative melodies have been played and cherished for generations. The music is written in standard notation, with accompaniment chords, tablature and performance notes on the techniques used in each arrangement. Includes access to online recordings of each piece for playing along and listening. You will enjoy playing these historic and engaging melodies which lend themselves especially well to the mandolin.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes An Early American Christmas written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealth of beautiful and joyous music has been written for the Christmas season. Some of the most enchanting melodies can be found in this solo mandolin edition of the Early American holiday repertoire. For this collection, Tommy Norris has selected eighteen lesser and better-known carols and songs from the folk, shape-note, sacred, Native American, African American spiritual, and European hymnody traditions, and arranged them for solo mandolin. Each intermediate to moderately advanced arrangement is shown in standard notation and mandolin tablature. As a learning aid, a downloadable recording of the author's performance of each piece is available online. We hope these arrangements bring the joy of the Christmas spirit to your holiday season.
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 33 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 Mandolin Picking Tunes The Joyful Gospel written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents intermediate to advanced settings of 16 traditional gospel tunes arranged for solo mandolin in standard notation and tablature. With the mandolin tuned in perfect fifths and frequent drones, the harmony in these arrangements is often reminiscent of shape note singing, disarmingly followed by fluid, modern sounds. The table of contents reads like an album of greatest gospel hits with songs like Angel Band, I Am a Pilgrim, In the Sweet By and By and Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John. Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Keep on the Sunny Side round out a repertoire of joyful gospel. For ease of learning, the author has provided online recordings of each selection.
Download or read book Beginning Mandolin Solos written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a wonderfully diverse collection of 56 beginning mandolin solos in notation and tablature with suggested guitar chords. This book makes an excellent supplement to any introductory mandolin method. You'll notice your progress and gather sight-reading confidence as you read through this carefully graded series of pieces from various ethnic origins. Dix Bruce performs all of the tunes in the book on the companion CD.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Celtic Gems written by Tommy Norris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 30 traditional to modern Celtic tunes arranged in either simple melodic lines with suggested accompaniment chords, or stand-alone melody/chord solos. From rollicking reels and jigs to tender ballads, these Celtic Gems will appeal to the intermediate to advanced mandolinist and their audiences. With a little imagination, the up-tempo melodic tunes could be effectively rendered with drums and electric bass a la Pentangle or Fairport Convention; conversely, three or four of the solo arrangements would provide a tasteful set within a mandolin recital. Take your pick! Presented in standard notation and tablature in mandolin and guitar-friendly keys, these settings provide a masterclass in 4-course instrumental arranging. The author’s online recording of each piece is included with this stellar collection. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Banjo Picking Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Lluis Gomez and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This solo collection presents 19 iconic melodies from the American traditional song book plus 6 modern original compositions by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications; all selections have been arranged in tablature for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning by Catalonian multi-instrumentalist and bluegrass specialist, Lluís Gómez. Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without settings of the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster, several of which appear here including Beautiful Dreamer, Darling Nellie Gray, I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, and Hard Times, Come Again No More. Some of these tunes are arranged in uncommon banjo keys, all without retuning the banjo or using a capo. These keys may be challenging at first but will teach you a lot about the banjo fretboard. The author’s generous preface offers tips on practice, performance and interpretation rarely found in tablature collections such as these, but this book has it all, including online recordings of each arrangement.
Download or read book Easiest Mandolin Book written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. Teaches strumming rhythm by playing along with lyrics, then teaches tablature reading for playing solos. the solos provide picking indications for up-picking and down-picking. Contains 25 folk favorites for strumming and singing, 13 songs in notation and tablature for solo picking, and a mandolin chord reference chart.
Download or read book Children s Mandolin Method written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Mandolin Method is a very easy, step-by-step method that teacheschord playing and note reading/solo playing. It contains a great selection of tunes comprising a variety of musical styles. This book and accompanying audio is a detailed guide to learning how to play the mandolin
Download or read book Fun with Strums Mandolin written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beginner's book, designed as a follow-up to Fun with the Mandolin, aids the beginning mandolin player in playing strums applicable to folk and bluegrass music. A variety of keys are studied, and the student will gain versatility in playing chord progressions. Chords and songs are presented in the keys of G, E minor, C, A minor, D, E, A, F, and D minor. Songs include: Shady Grove, Old Joe Clark, Amazing Grace, Banks of the Ohio, and many more. May be used in ensemble playing with the companion guitar and banjo texts.
Download or read book All Time Favorite Parking Lot Picker s Mandolin Solos written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and accompanying audio are an essential compilation of songs, solos, and techniques that every mandolin player should know. The book is aimed at beginning and intermediate mandolinists, and contains 40 mandolin solos of all- time favorite Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Gospel songs. The written music includes melodies, tablature, chords, and all the solos can be heard at both slow and regular speeds on the accompanying audio. Included are easy open string solos, closed position moveable and transposable solos, solos with tremolo, doublestops, bluesy solos, crosspicking solos, and backup mandolin parts. This book has everything you need to play great solos in jam sessions and performances! Includes access to online audio
Download or read book Great Mandolin Picking Tunes written by Joe Carr and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of 30 great tunes from a variety of fiddle traditions. Each tune has been specially arranged for mandolin and is presented in both standard notation and tablature. the accompanying CD features all 30 tunes. the tunes include a variety of styles including bluegrass, Texas style, Old Time, Irish reels, some underplayed gems and even a Joe Carr original! This tune book is perfect for building your repertoire.
Download or read book Parking Lot Picker s Songbook Mandolin written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with 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 included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose and song to any key!The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Celtic Gems written by Tommy Norris and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 30 traditional to modern Celtic tunes arranged in either simple melodic lines with suggested accompaniment chords, or stand-alone melody/chord solos. From rollicking reels and jigs to tender ballads, these Celtic Gems will appeal to the intermediate to advanced mandolinist and their audiences. With a little imagination, the up-tempo melodic tunes could be effectively rendered with drums and electric bass a la Pentangle or Fairport Convention; conversely, three or four of the solo arrangements would provide a tasteful set within a mandolin recital. Take your pick! Presented in standard notation and tablature in mandolin and guitar-friendly keys, these settings provide a masterclass in 4-course instrumental arranging. The author's online recording of each piece is included with this stellar collection. Includes access to online audio.
