An easy-to-understand method teaching essentials of bluegrass mandolin performance. Contains chord and scale forms, technical insights, plus both simple melodic and full arrangements of 21 tunes in notation and tablature. The video includes performance versions of the mandolin solos. As an added feature, the mandolin can be muted so that the student can play along with the recorded guitar accompaniment. Access to online video available.

Gospel Mandolin is a select group of gospel songs, hymns and spirituals arranged for the mandolin, written in notation and tablature. Also included are four songs from the original sacred harp tradition. Shape-note music of the sacred harp tradition is sung a cappella in three or four parts, which are: Tenor (or melody), bass, treble and usually alto or counter. The popularity that it enjoyed in the northeast United States in the 1780’s recurred in communities in the rural south and centra...

A master collection of mandolin music in notation and tablature. Contains classical, early country, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, blues, gospel, and ragtime music. A great source book for mandolin repertoire.

If you have found this eBook the chances are you would like to learn the guitar! Within the pages of "Guitar in 7 Days' you will at times find reward, as well as it being very trying due to there being no magic wand that makes you a great guitarist, you need to put the effort in. The only way to assure perfection is practice, practice and practice in order to master the guitar. "Guitar in 7 Days" is a step by step guide of learning the basics of guitar, from tuning, posture, how to hold yo...

Mel Bay’s Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier instruction series for learning modern plectrum or pick-style guitar technique. Time-tested and proven successful in building the theoretical and technical foundation needed to play in any style, all seven grades of this comprehensive method are written in standard notation only to promote sight-reading skills and enhance musicianship in general. Unmatched in its thoroughness in teaching every important concept, if you really w...

About the eBook Series (Exotic Guitar Scales for Solo Guitar):If you are a creative guitarist and are seeking to expand your musical horizons, then you will love playing Indian Ragas.Ragas are millennia-old musical constructs that originated in Indian music. They are widely used in Indian and Asian music, and were first introduced to Western audiences in the 1950s and 1960s by Ravi Shankar and the Beatles. The pioneering guitarist Davy Graham used Ragas extensively in his m...

The All-Styles Guitar Player’s Guide to Simplified Practicing and StudyWhether you’re a musician taking lessons or completely self-taught, this is the book that helps you simplify your music by changing your attitude about guitar lessons and practicing. You can’t achieve ultimate mastery of your instrument without rethinking the way you practice, jam, or rehearse your music. Whether you play solo, or with a band, this is a quick read that every guitarist needs, and...

Bored using the same old CAGED chords? Want to expand your guitar chord knowledge? Then Beyond CAGED eBook is for you.We will explore the world of chords that aren't featured in the system as well as how to discover new chords on guitar for yourself.

The 3 day shredding guitar bootcamp!Inside you’ll discover a 3 day program teaching you various legato soloing techniques that will get youhumming 16th, even 32nd notes just like your guitar heroes. Some of the greats who use legato speed techniques areSlash from Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai.Legato, which means “smooth and connected,” allows you to play very fast, very easily all over the neck of your guitar once mastered. That’s ...

The latest addition to Tony Bacon's acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar – the instrument known as the Telecaster. He soon added two more classics: the Precision Bass (1951) and the Stratocaster (1954). Fender's sleek, adaptable guitars have since fueled modern music – from country to rock – and have been heard in the ...

Dummies focuses on the skills that players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you picking with the best of them—or at least much better than before! Mandolin Exercises For Dummies is packed with instruction—from hundreds of exercises to drills and practice pieces. And it gets better. You'll also have online access to downloadable audio files for each exercise, making this practice-based package a complete mandolin companion...

The Guitar Fretwork Compendium - Beyond the Basic Chords combines Parts 1 - 3 of the series into one volume. Topics include Major and Minor Triads, Pedal Tones, Broken Chords, Intervals, Scale Construction, and the Basics of Music Theory.