Beautiful American Airs and Ballads. Par DUNCAN PHIL. Among the various instruments for which the Beautiful American Airs and Ballads series was conceived, the diatonic harmonica is a standout. With or without the “bends” played by the author on the companion online recording, the 19 plaintive, single-note melodies in this book are guaranteed to engage the player and move the listener. The music herein is written in standard notation and blow/draw harmonica tablature for the diatonic harmonica in C. Suggested accompaniment chords are also provided. Using the tablature alone, this music can be played on any diatonic harmonica in a different harmonica key; for example, using a G or A diatonic harmonica, the instrument itself will make the mechanical transposition. The chords, however, would have to be transposed by the accompanist.Phil Duncan has written more than 40 harmonica books for Mel Bay Publications. He believes that participation is key to the enjoyment of music, and that the harmonica and tunes in this collection are the perfect vehicles for that participation.“Tunes like these may have been overlooked or forgotten in this stressful world—but playing them will help you regain and renew the sense of calm essential to our identity as Americans… Pick out a few…pick up your harmonica and enjoy!”—Phil Duncan / Date parution : 2024-04-27/ Recueil / Harmonica

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Old Joe Clark - Fisher Hornpipe - Harmonica Roll - Salt Creek - Enzofolk - Sally Goodin' - CP Cajun - Red Haired Boy - Bank of the Ohio - John Henry - Amazing Grace - The Mac
Notice 12 thèmes de country music vous sont proposer dans cet ouvrage. Ces thèmes sont très connus des musiciens de country et représentent une partie de la diversité de la musique country: bluegrass, rock'n'roll, country-rock, folk, traditionnel... Certains morceaux sont assez simples, d'autres requièrent plus de technique ou plus de rapidité. Le CD qui accompagne ce recueil a été conçu comme un disque à part entière avec la participation de quelques amis musiciens avec qui j'ai eu l'occasion d'enregistrer et de tourner pendant de nombreuses années. Après les pistes audio se trouvent toutes les pistes playbacks sur lesquelles vous pourrez jouer sans entendre l'harmonica. La Country music est souvent synonyme de joie de vivre et de bonne humeur, puissent-elles transparaître dans cet ouvrage et vous accompagner !