The William Bay Collection - Flatpicking Guitar Solo Anthology #1
The William Bay Collection - Flatpicking Guitar Solo Anthology #1

Author: William Bay

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1513476459

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This comprehensive book contains the solos found in five William Bay guitar solo collections. The solos range from colorful foot tapping reels, breakdowns, hornpipes, jigs, fiddle tunes and sea chanteys to country and Celtic ballads and waltzes. Also included are numerous original guitar solos. All 143 solos in this collection are recorded by the author and online access to the recordings is included. All solos are presented in notation and tablature.

The William Bay Collection - Flatpicking Guitar Solo Anthology #2
The William Bay Collection - Flatpicking Guitar Solo Anthology #2

Author: William Bay

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2024-02-28

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1513477919

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A comprehensive collection of 146 guitar solos in notation and tablature. The solos include beautiful airs and ballads from America and the British Isles, Celtic favorites, and early music pieces. Also included are many original guitar solos written by the author. Each solo is recorded, and the book includes access to online recordings.

The William Bay Collection - Plectrum Guitar Solo Anthology
The William Bay Collection - Plectrum Guitar Solo Anthology

Author: William Bay

Publisher: William Bay Music

Published: 2022-02-09

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781736363065

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A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are in notation only and are recorded by the author. The solos range from beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads to Celtic dance tunes to lute and early music ensemble gems to favorite classical pieces and finally to contemporary guitar etudes. Includes access to the online audio recordings.

The Norman Blake Anthology
The Norman Blake Anthology

Author: Norman Blake

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-02-24

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1609742222

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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine declares Norman Blake a legend, and includes him in the first name club on the Internet flatpicking news list. the Norman Blake Anthology offers complete lyrics and melody lines to 40 original songs, written and notated just as Norman sings them. Often, the vocal version is followed by a second flatpicking solo edition in notation and tablature including introductions and solos within a given tune- all authorized by Norman himself! 200 pages, illustrated with photos from a distinguished 30-year career. Intermediate in difficulty.

The Art of Two-Line Improvisation
The Art of Two-Line Improvisation

Author: Jimmy Wyble

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-01-13

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1610654447

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This collection of etudes, written during the 1970's, was composed as a result of Jimmy Wyble's explorations into the musical worlds of counterpoint, harmony and chord melody improvisation for the jazz guitar. the right and left hand fingerings presented in this book were also developed as techniques needed to improvise jazz in two lines. Jimmy uses very standard jazz guitar chord shapes in these etudes; however, these shapes move through the harmony in lines rather than block chord structures. This broken chord technique creates a unique contrapuntal sound that separates Jimmy from the rest of the fingerstyle jazz guitar world. It is hoped that jazz and classical guitarists playing and working through these etudes will see many familiar chord shapes moving in new ways and creating new sounds. These new harmonic sounds combined with beautiful melodies will inspire any quitarist to new levels of musical creativity. Written in notation and tablature. 92 pages.

Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar
Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar

Author: Luke Edwards

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 151345935X

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In this unique solo fingerstyle guitar collection, Luke Edwards presents 17 melodies from the Celtic nation of Wales, The Land of Song, sheep and dragons and birthplace of Merlin the wizard. With arrangements derived from ancient to more modern traditional tunes, this book provides a glimpse into a fascinating musical culture. Often overlooked in comparison to neighboring Scotland and Ireland, the music of Wales is rich and multifaceted. This book covers a variety of traditional Welsh genres including hymns, lullabies, hornpipes, fiddle tunes, and even a selection from The Robert Ap Huw Manuscript of 1340, the oldest known example of harp music in the world. As all of the arrangements were made in guitar-friendly keys in either standard or drop-D tuning, they can be readily combined into sets for performance. Written in both standard notation and tablature, historical notes and complete right and left-hand fingerings are provided throughout. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, the collection includes access to online audio.

Banjo Picking Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles
Banjo Picking Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles

Author: Lluís Gómez

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-09-13

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1513459554

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This collection of 20 Christmas carols is written for the intermediate to advanced 5-string banjo player familiar with tablature in gDGBD tuning. These tunes are considered timeless folk songs that will enhance your musicianship and technique, and delight your friends and family at holiday gatherings. Recordings and extensive right-hand fingerings are provided as learning aids for each tune, leaving interpretation and left-hand fingerings up to the player. Readers are encouraged to make their own recordings of the carols to better evaluate their playing. Most importantly, you’ll celebrate Christmas with the joyous sound of the 5-string banjo! Includes access to online audio

English Fiddle
English Fiddle

Author: CHRIS BARTRAM

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-03-11

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1610656865

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Every country in Europe seems to have rediscovered its own vital tradition of fiddle music, except England ... But, English fiddle music forms an important, yet neglected, part of the mosaic of Old and New World fiddle styles.Chris Bartram has played this music for over forty years. He has learned from traditional musicians around his home communities and more widely in other parts of England and in Cornwall. He has studied the majority of the existing field recordings of older generations of players and many of the handwritten manuscripts of nineteenth century fiddlers. 'English Fiddling' contains a wide variety of traditional tunes, an essay about the history of the instrument in England and a number of archive photographs.'English Fiddling' is intended to be a source for people who can already play the fiddle - or violin - at some level. This is not a book for the complete beginner, although a player who can play simple tunes in the first position and who can read music a little will find it helpful and instructive.The companion CD contains a selection of tunes played by Chris and some of his friends.•

Hymns & Sacred Melodies for Recorder
Hymns & Sacred Melodies for Recorder

Author: William Bay

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 160974702X

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Hymns in standard hymnal keys arranged for any combination of soprano or alto recorders (includes both parts). Ideal for worship celebrations, Christian education or the classroom.