With Online Audio-This collection showcases a variety of Bass patterns that can be applied to blues recordings and performances even by the novice. Included among the 101 patterns are ten standard blues turn-arounds and ten standard blues endingsthat can be used in literally thousands of songs. In addition the book provides several pages of valuable music theory and other information on blues progressions. In notation and tablature. The companion audio is in split-trackplay-along format with each Bass pattern played four times.

Easy to Play Country Guitar is a collection of strumming fingerpicking and flatpicking songs and solos for the guitarist wanting to easily play country and bluegrass favorites. In notation and tablature. Chord diagrams areincluded.

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords--G C and D7--to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started or if you are a 'casual' player on a chording instrument this is theperfect book for you. The book is absolutely bursting with a great variety of music: Old-time bluegrass gospel Christmas children's tunes Stephen Foster British and Celtic cowboy blues and more. Because melody and lyricsare provided with every song singers will also enjoy this wonderful collection of the world's favorite songs. Truly a book of outstanding arrangements made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. (Some of thesesongs like 'Dark Hollow' and 'Way Downtown ' are hard to find in print.) Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with tips on strumming and transposing tips for singers. An invaluablereference book for teachers and pros too!

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass Series : McCabe's 101 Series Number of pages : 48 In music, the term bluegrass describes the hot string-band style pioneered by Kentuckian Bill Monroe, which blends old-time country music with blues rhythms and jazz-influenced improvisation. This book contains 101 authentic bluegrass guitar licks in the favorite bluegrass keys of C, G, D, and A minor. The licks are broken down into phrases of two, four, and eight bars. In addition, several endings and crosspicking licks are included. Each lick is played to a chord progression that is standard in bluegrass, country, and folk music. All 101 examples are recorded on the companion CD with guitar accompaniment at a moderate tempo. Whether you are a fan of old-time country music, traditional bluegrass, or newgrass, you are sure to find lots of great ideas in this new collection of bluegrass licks. So, grab your instrument, put on the CD, pull up a chair, and let's start pickin'.

Banjo and Uke-With the Three-Chord Children’s Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords G C and D7 to accompany each song in this great book. The jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginning musicians casualmusicians teachers family bands and performers. Melody lyrics and chords are included for all songs. Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with basic accompaniment tips.Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. An invaluable sourcebook for teachers and a handy compact fakebook for performers.

With Online Audio-Blues music is a sturdy adaptable music that reflects many shades of emotions and lends itself to numerous stylistic interpretations. This 5 1/2 by 8 'Qwikguide' is designed to help the bassist become more versatile. Eachblues Bass pattern in this book is played over four bars of C7. By practicing all 50 licks over the same chord progression students can learn the basic concept of improvisation: how to play a variety of musical phrases over thesame chord or chord changes. Each example is written in both notation and tablature exactly as it is recorded.The accompanying online audio featuring Larry McCabe's Heat-Seeking Missile Blues Band is recorded instereo with Drums and rhythm Guitar in the center bass Guitar on the left and lead Guitar on the right. The licks are recorded at a moderate tempo for ease of learning. The rhythm Guitar parts heard on the CD are taught in MelBay's 101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns. The lead Guitar parts are taught in Mel Bay's Famous Blues Guitar Lines.

This book is for beginning and early intermediate mandolin players and no prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature and whilst writing thearrangements the author considered the small hands of children. Each tune is in the first position and there are no stretches that present inordinate technical difficulties. Every song in the book is included on thecompanion CD. The tunes are recorded at a moderate speed and include count-off notes and rhythm guitar accompaniment.

The seventh in line of the Mel Bay/Warner collaboration offers 15 country favorites new and old. All arranged for the beginning to intermediate flatpicking guitarist in standard notation and tablature.These will be agreat addition to your collection: Chattahoochee Donâ??t Rock the Jukebox God Bless the U.S.A. Guitars Cadillacs Liza Jane My Maria Nothingâ??s Changed Here South Side of Dixie Take This Job and Shove It Tempted ThankGod Iâ??m a Country Boy Thereâ??s Your Trouble This Time A Thousand Miles from Nowhere and The Thunder Rolls.Arrangers include John Harding Larry McCabe Joe Carr Brad Davis Dylan Schorer and Dan Bowden.

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 oflead 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 toplay the pyrotechnical impossible longer-than-a-boring-sermon solos that clutter the popular guitar magazines. All examples are included on a companion CD and recorded in stereo at a friendly not-too-fast speed by aprofessional band.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Blues Series : McCabe's 101 Series Number of pages : 40 This collection showcases a variety of bass patterns that can be applied to blues recordings and performances, even by the novice. Included among the 101 patterns are ten standard blues turn-arounds and ten standard blues endings that can be used in literally thousands of songs. In addition, the book provides several pages of valuable music theory and other information on blues progressions. In notation and tablature. The companion CD is in split-track play-along format with each bass played four times.

This book is for beginning and early intermediate country guitarists. No prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature. While writing thearrangements the author considered the small hands of children. Most of the arrangements are in the first position; most of the notes are on the first three strings and there are no hand stretches that present inordinatetechnical difficulties. Every song in the book is included on the companion CD. The tunes are recorded at a moderate speed and include count-off notes and rhythm guitar accompaniment.

Banjo and Uke-With the Three-Chord Christmas Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords?G C and D7?to accompany each song in this great book. The jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginningmusicians casual musicians teachers family bands and performers. Melody lyrics and chords are included for all songs. Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with basicaccompaniment tips. Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. An invaluable sourcebook for teachers?and a handy compact fakebook for performers. A unique collection of timeless songs for the entirefamily. Accompany 50 vibrant Christmas songs with only minimal playing skills. Each song includes melody lyrics and chords. Perhaps the most interesting collection of Christmas songs to be found inprint today. Interesting historical images are found throughout the text. A superb book for getting beginners involved and keeping them involved. Only a few minutes of technical training equips anyperson to accompany all 50 songs in this book. Teachers can use this collection as a foundation to teach more advanced patterns and arranging techniques. Excellent 'mini fake book' resource for all musicians andperformers.

Big Note/Large Print Ed.-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. Companion audio tracks are available freeonline.