American Folk Songs for Guitar

American Fingerstyle Guitar Favorites-Learn to play twelve classic fingerstyle songs with one of the masters of the style Pat Donohue. With note-for-note transcriptions in both staff notation and Guitar tablature (tab) learn to play these great American folk songs exactly as they were intended.Drawing influences from blues legends like Robert Johnson and folk heroes like Bob Dylan Donohue takes the best of both worlds to produce an idiosyncratic blend of warm acoustic fingerpicking and traditional American travelling songs. With the Hal Leonard Solo Guitar Library you can learn every note and nuance from the cream of Pat Donohue?s backcatalogue with selections from his 2008 album Freewayman going way back to his 1989 album Big Blind Bluesy. Each song from American Fingerstyle Guitar Favorites has been expertly transcribed into both staff notation and tablature making this book perfect for any fan of acoustic-folk music or somebody who wants to learn the essentials of fingerpicking. Whatever your background there is nobody better to learn from than Pat Donohue who has been called ?one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today? by none other than Chet Atkins. As if this wasn?t enough to convince you this edition of the book also comes with free audio access to Donohue himself playing the songs. All you have to do is enter the code provided on the Hal Leonard website to download digital versions of songs like Big Blind Bluesy and Maple Leaf Rag. To see the full list of songs included in this songbook please see below.With an unparalleled level of precise transcription the Hal Leonard Solo Guitar Library offers the best possible way for you to perfectly learn a dozen fingerstyle classics that come from the very hands of one of the greatest.

The American Songbook for Piano Voice and Guitar (PVG) Edition is modeled after one of our best-selling series for brass and reeds, Patriotic Melodies. This remarkable collection, published by Santorella Publications, contains the most requested Patriotic Songs ever assembled. Get America singing with the uplifting songs which helped to build this great nation. Whether you want to honor every branch of our military in song, sit by the fire strummin' some good ol' folk songs, or dance up a storm as if you're on Broadway by celebrating the life and times of the one and only George M. Cohan, the American Songbook has it all! This great new collection includes a 'one-of-a-kind? sing along CD that will make any gathering or event a memorable occasion. Celebrate our independence and freedom by singing these great songs of pride and triumph. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

for Solo Guitar Vol. 1-This collection will help spark an interest in the development of an American repertoire for the classical guitar. Traditional Scottish and Irish tunes were transformed by the African rhythms of banjo players which in turninfluenced popular music and led to ragtime jazz and blues. The amount of folk music in America is staggering. The nineteenth century gave birth to many unique American styles and its songs are an important part of our musicalheritage. Even today quite a few of the tunes in this collection will seem very familiar. Written primarily in standard notation the exceptions being those tunes in altered tunings which logically appear in tablature only.

One-of-a-kind collection of accessible must-know chord shapes and progressions used-If you're new to the guitar you're probably eager to learn some chords to play along with your favorite songs. This one-of-a-kind collection of accessible must-know chord shapes and progressions used in famous rock pop folk blues RandB and reggae tunes provides easy-to-read notation tips chord grids and photos showing you exactly what to play for both acoustic and electric styles. With this book you'll learn how to play basic guitar chords with these hit songs: Ain't No Sunshine · American Pie · Back in Black · Bang a Gong (Get It On) · Brown Eyed Girl · Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) · Hey Good Lookin' · A Horse with No Name · I Shot the Sheriff · Imagine ·Landslide · Let It Be · Mustang Sally · Riptide · (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay · Summer of '69 · Take Me Home Country Roads · Twist and Shout · Won't Get Fooled Again · You've Got a Friend · and more.

Specially arranged to be easy to play - fifteen of the world's great folk songs including 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'From Both Sides Now', 'Universal Soldier' and 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) (Avec Grille D'Accords)

The presentation of this album marks a special event in classic guitar publishing! This anthology contains 11 truly representative examples of the folklore of Latin America, all highly revered folk songs considered jewels of the musical traditions of: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Mexico. Artfully arranged by the renowned Mexican composer and guitarist, Guillermo Diego, students and professionals alike will discover multiple items of interest and important technical challenges while learning some of the most popular Latin-American folk tunes. To facilitate dialog between teacher and student, rehearsal numbers have been added at key points of each arrangement - additionally, the guitarist will find a handful of pieces faithful to various Latin-American styles composed by Diego. Written in standard notation only for the intermediate to advanced classic guitarist, these arrangements will make delightful additions to recital and concert programs./ Recueil / Guitare

And Novelty Instrumentals Of Rev. Gary Davis-Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He is a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopaedic memory driving passion deep faith araunchy and gracious sense of humour. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of Guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day.Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black indeep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking style that was deep economical and adaptable enough to easily cover all these genres. Supporting all his creativity was anunshakable faith that pulled him through the obscurity the bitter hard times and crushing poverty he would endure until the folk music awakening of the fifties and sixties caught up to him.In this book and accompanyingaudio Ernie Hawkins has transcribed 9 of Rev. Davis' best known rags minstrel shows tunes and novelty instrumentals. These are challenging and very rewarding to master. Included are: Buck Dance Devil's Dream Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From Fast Foxtrot St. Louis Tickle Darktown Strutter's Ball and his tour de forces Twelve Sticks and SoldiersMarch. The unique bottleneck/slide tune Whistlin' Blues is also presented played in an open D6 tuning.The playing of Rev. Davis has influenced generations of guitar players from Blind Boy Fuller to