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 thegiants 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 andsong to any key! Includes access to online audio of every song in the book.

The Big Easy Songbook Series-This book contains 62 fantastic songs all arranged for mandolin. Songs range from classic rock and pop to jazz standards and Christmas music. In addition to the jazz and Christmas tunes songs by these artists are included: America · The Band · The Beatles · The Bee Gees · Jackson Browne · Jimmy Buffett · Eric Clapton · Cream · John Denver · The Doobie Brothers · Fleetwood Mac · Grateful Dead · Green Day · Michael Jackson · Journey · Led Zeppelin · Joni Mitchell · Van Morrison · Nickelback · The Rolling Stones · Spencer Davis Group · Rod Stewart · Them · Van Halen.

With Online Audio-This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Irish mandolin playing. As well as being a complete guide for the absolute beginner this book also contains a mine of information useful tips and ideas for theexperienced player. The book takes the reader from the basics of the mandolin right through to more advanced topics such as creating variations emphasis improvisation playing with other musicians practicing effectively andmuch more. All the tunes and key exercises in the book are included on the accompanying 63 track audio download available online. There is no need to read conventional music notation as all the music is written in easy-to-readmandolin tablature. However for those interested in learning about music notation there is a handy section on this subject tailored specifically to the mandolinist as well as a chapter on modes.

Supplementary Songbook-Supplementary Songbook to the Hal Leonard Mandolin Method. 20 songs to play as you learn mandolin. Includes: Annie's Song · California Dreamin' · Let It Be · Puff the Magic Dragon · Scarborough Fair · Where Have All the Flowers Gone? · and more.

Travel back in time as acclaimed mandolinist Rich DelGrosso traces the history and music of America's rich blues tradition through the eyes of the mandolinist. Follow the lives of players like Yank Rachell Howard Armstrong and Charlie McCoy and then learn their timeless music with standard notation tablature and an accompanying full-band CD of all the tunes in the book.

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 word 'It is aimed at helping you get started immediately onyour 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 versatileinstrument. 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 inboth 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 withdrawings and photographs of vintage instruments. This book has accompanying audio and video.

This publication contains 20 classical mandolin pieces compiled edited and performed by world-renowned virtuoso Carlos Aonzo. The music is arranged in order of difficulty beginning with exercises by Giuseppe Branzoli and finishing with complete concert pieces using the most advanced mandolin techniques. Pieces include: Andante Pizzicato on the Left Hand (Carlo Munier) Exercise in A Major (Giuseppe Branzoli) La Fustemberg (Antonio Riggeiri) Partita V in G minor Overture (Filippo Sauli) Theme with Variations in A Major (Bartolomeo Bortolazzi) and more.

26 Favorite Songs-The Ultimate Mandolin Songbook contains multiple versions varying in difficulty of 26 of the most popular songs from bluegrass jazz ragtime rock pop gospel swing and other genres in both standard notation and mandolin tab.The songs are arranged by Janet Davis to appeal to players of all levels and the included online audio tracks feature her performing demos for listening and playing along. Arrangements in the book feature alternate licks endings segues and turnarounds for improvising.Picking styles include: tremolo Monroe style fiddle style double stops crosspicking triplet style jazz style and more. The songs are in various tuningsand keys and the lyrics and history are included for each.

While the Mandolin is not as synonymous with the blues as the Guitar the Fiddle's fretted cousin was an important lead voice in many string blues bands of the 1920s through the 1940s including the Mississippi Sheiks theMemphis Jug Band and the Dallas String Band. In the hands of great players including Carl Martin Charlie McCoy Yank Rachell Howard Armstrong and Johnny Young the Mandolin was a convincing member of the bluesensemble.All of these player's styles are featured here as well as bluegrass music innovator Bill Monroe Jethro Burns (Homer and Jethro ) Tiny Moore (Bob Wills' Texas Playboys) and Johnny Gimble. Special sections coverbasic blues shuffle rhythm creating your own blues solos turnarounds and introductions. Music is written in tablature and standard notation. Includes access to online audio.

50 Celtic Jigs And Waltzes For Mandoln-Steve Kaufman Three Time National Flatpicking Champion does it again. This installment of a four part series brings us Steve's favorite Celtic Jigs and Waltzes transcribed for the mandolin (and fiddletoo).This is a large collection of reels will build your repertoire as well as help you develop more ideas licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. All the songs in the book are played note for note on theaccompanying online audio download. Your goal is to learn the song memorize it and then race with the Champ. Includes access to online audio.

Dix Bruce is a musician writer and 'journeyman Mandolinist' with a strong belief in teaching a wide range of material from bluegrass and jazz standards to classics waltzes polkas and other ethnicmusic.This book is not meant to be a Mandolin method but a collection of fun tunes to play including; All Through The Night Sally Goodin St. James Infantry The Girl I Left Behind Me and many more. Theselections 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 and all the tunes are in both standard notation andtablature.The accompanying online audio recording 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 andaccompaniment just Mandolin lead or just accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.

This is a beginning Mandolin method the contents of this book present the fundamentals of playing Mandolin in a sequence making the material logical and easy to learn.The primary difference between this method and manyothers is that this book is written for seniors wanting to learn to play the Mandolin. While many would say that getting on in years is only a state of mind the fact is that some of the body parts (including the eyes) don'tfunction quite the same as they did in younger years. With this in mind the font has purposely been enlarged. Care has been taken to select repertoire familiar and appealing to a more mature audience and attention has been givento the pacing of the material. Includes access to online audio containing all songs taught in the book.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 2-This volume of the Mandolin Play-Along series features 8 traditional Celtic tunes all expertly arranged for Mandolin in standard and TAB notation. The Mandolin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the online audio to hear how the mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and tablature are both included in the book.  Songs include: A Fig for a Kiss ? The Kesh Jig ? Morrison's Jig ? The Red Haired Boy ? Rights of Man ? and more!

An exciting and varied collection of 35 traditional tunes from around the world arranged for easy mandolin. All tunes are written clearly in standard notation as well as mandolin tablature. An accompanying CD contains all the tunes played at a manageable speed accompanied by a backing band of guitars bass fiddle and percussion.The tunes come from Africa North and South America Europe The Middle East Asia and Australia and are specially arranged by the author with the beginning/intermediate mandolinist in mind. On the CD the tunes are played 2 or 3 times so you can really get into the feel of the tune when playing along. The speed of the tunes is quite slow but not so slow as to take away from the essential feel of the music.There is a mine of great music to be discovered from around the world a sample of which can be found in this unusual and stimulating selection which may well prove to be a springboard to further studies of traditional styles.