(Mandolin). 23 Christmas songs arranged especially for mandolin, including: Away in a Manger * The First Noel * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Hark the Herald Angels Sing * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * O Christmas Tree * O Holy Night * Silent Night * Up on the Housetop * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * What Child Is This? * and more.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all nine tracks from Zappa's classic 1975 release: Andy * Can't Afford No Shoes * Evelyn, A Modified Dog * Florentine Pogen * Inca Roads * Po-Jama People * San Ber'dino * Sofa No. 1 * Sofa No. 2. Includes an introduction by Steve Vai.

(Harp). This new collection of Baroque music arranged by renowned harpist Deborah Friou includes selections by Bach, Corelli, Handel, Pachelbel, Scarlatti, Telemann, Vivaldi, and other renowned composers. Includes playing tips on accidentals, lever and pedal changes, biographical sketches of the composers, a glossary of terms and tempo markings, and more.

Few now remember that the guitar was popular in England during the age of Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare, and yet it was played everywhere from the royal court to the common tavern. This groundbreaking book, the first entirely devoted to the renaissance guitar in England, deploys new literary and archival material, together with depictions in contemporary art, to explore the social and musical world of the four-course guitar among courtiers, government servants and gentlemen. Christopher Page reconstructs the trade in imported guitars coming to the wharves of London, and pieces together the printed tutor for the instrument (probably of 1569) which ranks as the only method book for the guitar to survive from the sixteenth century. Two chapters discuss the remains of music for the instrument in tablature, both the instrumental repertoire and the traditions of accompanied song, which must often be assembled from scattered fragments of information.

(Book). The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. of Nazareth, PA, and at how the instruments' success forever changed the company that made them. Martin's ukulele-making led the small, respected builder of fine guitars and mandolins into an era of unprecedented growth in the 1920s and helped it become one of the most legendary manufacturers of high-quality guitars in the world. Drawing heavily from the extensive archives at the Martin factory, the book examines the company and its development, from production records, sales ledgers, and a vast collection of correspondence to hundreds of photos, including many of the rarest ukuleles the company produced. Extensive additional imagery chronicles the history of the popularity of the ukulele itself. The book is both a narrative about Martin's ukulele manufacturing history and a reference work detailing the numbers of each style of ukulele ever made by the company. It is an exploration from Martin's first attempt at production in 1907, to the peaks of ukulele popularity in the 1920s and '50s, to the disinterest that caused Martin to cease ukulele production in the 1990s, to the recent resurgence that has allowed the firm to again offer a wide assortment of new models.

Noted mandolinist and teacher Rich Del Grosso has authored this excellent mandolin method that features great playable tunes in several styles (bluegrass, country, folk, blues) in standard music notation and tablature. The audio features play-along duets.

Now available in a book/CD pack! The William Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of guitar students and instructors. After mastering the basics from Volume 1, this intermediate-level book continues and builds upon the study of melody, scales, arpeggios and chords, covering the entire fingerboard. This volume also addresses: intervals, chord voicings, improvisation, rhythm-guitar techniques, play-along duets and more.

A great introduction to the world of Blues Guitar. Covers all the essentials of rhythm and lead playing used in Blues and R&B along with turnarounds, intros and endings, and gaining control of 12 and 8 bar Blues forms. Also explains and demonstrates the Blues scale, major and minor pentatonic scales and 7th arpeggios in a logical system for playing over the entire fretboard. Contains all the classic Blues sounds such as note bending, slides, and vibrato demonstrated in over 100 licks and solos in a variety of Blues styles. All examples sound great and are fun to play. This book contains 23 lessons. Also including a CD matching the lessons and exercises in the book.

Guitar Basics Workouts offers aspiring players a fun and accessible way to learn their scales and arpeggios. Following the step-by-step approach and clear layout of Guitar Basics tutor, this book introduces major and minor scales and arpeggios through an assortment of simple pieces, activities, warm-ups and technical tips. Introduces the scales and arpeggios that feature in the current ABRSM and Trinity Grade 1 syllabuses Includes well-known tunes such as Beauty and the Beast and You Are Not Alone to make learning fun and put scales into their wider musical context Comes with a fantastic CD containing backing tracks for many pieces Ideal for individual or group learning purposes, with chords/accompaniments provided for teachers or fellow players.

26 basslines from The Beatles' early hits transcribed note-for-note with tab, including: All My Loving * And I Love Her * Can't Buy Me Love * Drive My Car * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * From Me to You * Girl * A Hard Day's Night * Help! * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Michelle * Nowhere Man * Paperback Writer * She Loves You * Ticket to Ride * We Can Work It Out * Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * and more.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). This new edition combines the contents of both books of the timeless Bach/Carroll Schirmer Library volume. Includes a companion CD recorded by the editor and performance notes on the individual pieces.

Video game soundtracks both old and new feature work by some of the greatest composers of our time. Orchestras all over the world play entire concerts of video game music. This collection of themes from The Legend of Zelda(tm) series is arranged for solo guitar performance with full notation and TAB. Each song is arranged in easy guitar keys at an easy--intermediate level, and all pieces are suitable for recitals, concerts, and solo performances. There are 33 songs drawn from The Legend of Zelda(tm), Zelda II(tm) - The Adventure of Link(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): A Link to the Past(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): Link's Awakening(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): Ocarina of Time(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): Majora's Mask(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): The Wind Waker(tm), The Legend of Zelda(tm): Four Swords Adventures, The Legend of Zelda(tm): Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda(tm): Phantom Hourglass, and The Legend of Zelda(tm), Spirit Tracks.
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(Guitar Solo). 15 favorites arranged for solo guitar in notes and tab, including: Down by the Salley Gardens * The Foggy Dew * The Galway Piper * The Gypsy Rover * Londonderry Air * Molly Malone * Sweet Rosie O'Grady * Water Is Wide * The Wearing of the Green * When Irish Eyes Are Smiling * Whiskey in the Jar * Wild Rover * and more.

This book brings together, for the first time, nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 1 Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces - two solos and one duet chosen from each of lists A, B and C - have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all 30 pieces on the Grade 1 syllabus are available. These can be purchased as part of the Guitar Exam Pieces with CD package or as audio downloads (see www.abrsmdownloads.org for more details). ABRSM also offers a range of apps to support musical learning, available from www.abrsm.org/apps. Support material for ABRSM Guitar exams [GEPs with CD] [Scales] [Specimen sight-reading] [Specimen aural tests]

(Guitar Play-Along). The Guitar Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch 8 songs: Cold Day in Hell * Empty Rooms * The Loner * Oh Pretty Woman * Since I Met You Baby * Still Got the Blues * Texas Strut * Walking by Myself.

(REH Publications). Expand your chord-melody chops with these outstanding jazz phrases by Ron Eschete He covers: chord substitutions, chromatic movements, contrary motion, pedal tones, inner-voice movements, reharmonization techniques, and much more. The book includes standard notation and tablature, and the CD features 39 helpful demo tracks.

Considered the father of modern classical guitar, Francisco Tarrega revolutionized guitar technique and composed a wealth of music that will be a cornerstone of classical guitar repertoire for centuries to come. This unique book/CD pack features 14 of his most outstanding pieces in standard notation and tab, edited and performed on CD by virtuoso Paul Henry. Includes: Adelita * Capricho Arabe * Estudio Brillante * Grand Jota * Lagrima * Malaguena * Maria * Recuerdos de la Alhambra * Tango * and more, plus bios of Tarrega and Henry.