This book contains many new waltzes and ballads for pick-style acoustic guitar. The music notation is supplemented with tablature. Note reading, while desirable, is not required. The country waltz is a mainstay of folk festivals and anywhere else country music is performed. This collection will help to satisfy the current shortage of new waltzes for the guitarist. In popular music the ballad is generally regarded as a pretty or sentimental tune. In folk music, the terminology "ballad" is n...

This collection showcases a variety of bass patterns that can be applied to blues recordings and performances, even by a novice player. Included among the 101 patterns are 10 standard blues turn-arounds and 10 standard blues endings that can be used in literally thousands of songs. Additionally, the book contains several pages on blues progressions and music theory. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to split-track online audio in play-along format with each pattern played ...

Famous Guitar Lines is a fun-to-use book, jam-packed with vibrant and varied licks. The book enables the emerging guitarist to develop self-confidence, fingerboard awareness, and technique all at the same time. This collection of lead lines (notation and TAB) is ideal for all beginning to early intermediate lead guitar players. All licks are offered in a compact, bite-size format, thus removing the frustration many guitarists experience when trying to play the pyrotechnical, impossible, lo...

This book will help you play and write songs in both contemporary and classic country styles. The book is for music students, teachers, performing artists, recording studios, composers, songwriters, advertising agencies, and any person or music company who needs a user-friendly, comprehensive reference guide to country chord progressions. Specific chord fingerings are supplied for guitar players. The stereo online audio makes the book an ideal tool for study or jamming. No note reading is ...

A very useful guitar guide to the licks and phrases used by top guitarists. Licks are presented in notation and tablature and are grouped into "Country," "Blues" and "Rock" categories. Includes access to online audio.

This book and audio set teaches 101 jazz bass patterns played over chords and chord progressions that are fundamental to the harmonic language of jazz. This is a very useful collection of major, Dorian, and Mixolydian patterns, eight bar patterns, turnaround patterns, and more. Because each pattern is played over a common chord progression, it will be easy to apply these examples in performance. In addition, you'll experience a noticeable improvement in your knowledge of the fingerboard, t...

This book can be used by ambitious beginners and advanced beginners. While writing the arrangements, the author considered the small hands of children. To avoid big stretches, most of the notes are on the first four strings. In addition, no barre chords are required and use of the little finger (fretting hand) is kept to a minimum. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature.Every song in the book is included on the companion online audio. The tunes are recorded a...

This book is for beginning and early intermediate banjo players. No prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. Emphasis is on compact banjo standards that are easy and fun to play. While writing the arrangements, the author has considered the small hands of children. There are no stretches that present inordinate technical difficulties.Every song in the book is included on the companion online audio. The tunes are recorded at a moderate speed and include count-of...

This book is for beginning and early intermediate guitarists. No prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature. While writing the arrangements, the author considered the small hands of children. Every arrangement is in the first position and there are no hand stretches that present inordinate technical difficulties. The book contains an interesting and varied selection of familiar short tunes.Every song i...

This book/online audio set teaches the basics of country bass playing in a fun, quick access format. In a minimum amount of time, you will learn the bass part to 22 popular traditional songs including train songs (New River Train), gospel standards (Amazing Grace), Waltzes (Knoxville Girl), bluegrass songs(Don't Let Your Deal Go Down), country blues (Corrine, Corrina) and more. All bass parts are written in both tablature and standard notation exactly as played on the companion audio. Extr...

This book is for beginning and intermediate fiddlers. No prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature. While writing the arrangements, the author considered the small hands of children. Each tune is in the first position. Most of the notes are on the first three strings and there are no bowings or fingerings that present inordinate technical difficulties.Every song in the book is included on the download...

This book and online audio has been carefully prepared for guitarists who are starting to learn blues fingerpicking-and yes, the book can actually be used by an ambitious total beginner. The arrangements, written in tab and standard notation, include new blues songs, standards, introductions, turnarounds, and more. All songs are recorded note-for-note on the companion audio recording, making this unique set the perfect teacher for the emerging fingerpicker. Audio download available online....