Mandolin / Bouzouki Books
This book of original melodies is intended for the beginning mandolin student who can already read music or tab and play basic chords, but wants to learn new techniques and have fun in the process.
The Ultimate Mandolin Songbook contains multiple versions varying in difficulty of 26 of the most popular songs from bluegrass, jazz, ragtime, rock, pop, gospel, swing and other genres, in both standard notation and mandolin tab. Audio is accessed online for download or streaming and features PLAYBACK+ tools such as looping, tempo adjustment, and more.
Comprehensive and easily understood, this Mel Bay stand-by is arranged in photo, chord diagram and notation form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct right hand positions are pictured for each chord, as is proper left hand picking position. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are shown in photos and diagrams; major seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Tuning of the mandolin is also shown. A chart summarizing movable chord patterns ends the book.
Play Today! is the ultimate self-teaching method - designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and a professional-quality CD with 86 full-demo tracks.
This mandolin method can be used by students who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction.
Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the CD.
This complete guide to the basics covers: songs, chords and melodies; alternate picking and strumming; and playing tips and techniques, all in standard notation and tablature.
Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of mandolin music with over 80 great songs and examples in this book!
70 songs with lyrics, melody lines, and chord frames for standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Enjoy strumming and singing these Beatles classics with all your buddies! A great resource for beginning stringed instrument players who are ready to experience the fun of making music together! Songs include: All You Need Is Love · Back in the U.S.S.R. · Birthday · Can't Buy Me Love · Come Together · Day Tripper · Drive My Car · Eight Days a Week · Eleanor Rigby · Get Back · Good Day Sunshine · Got to Get You into My Life · A Hard Day's Night · Help! · Here Comes the Sun · Hey Jude · I Saw Her Standing There · I Want to Hold Your Hand · In My Life · Let It Be · The Long and Winding Road · Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) · Paperback Writer · Revolution · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · She Loves You · Ticket to Ride · Twist and Shout · Yellow Submarine · Yesterday · and more!
The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method - Second Edition is the newly updated and revised version of the original classic method by Rich Del Grosso. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. You'll be playing mandolin in no time with the step-by-step instruction provided by this best-selling method! The book includes: tips on buying instruments, mandolin anatomy, tuning instructions, fundamentals of music reading, single-note picking, bluegrass chops, doublestops, tremolo picking, drones, a variety of songs, and much, much more!
18 favorites, each presented in two versions: a simple lead sheet arrangment with melody, lyrics and chords; and an advanced solo arrangement that combines the melody and accompaniment. Includes: Adeste Fideles · Deck the Halls · The First Noel · Good King Wenceslas · Jingle Bells · and more.
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 mandolin licks in the favorite bluegrass keys of C, G, D, and A minor written in notation and tablature. The licks are broken down into phrases of two, four, and eight bars. In addition, several endings and crosspicking licks are included.
Anyone who is serious about learning Irish traditional music will eventually come across O'Neill's Music of Ireland, a collection of well over 1000 tunes. This book contains a selection of one hundred tunes from this collection, arranged into sets for mandolin which can be used at sessions, and for dancing. The book includes hints, tips and comments for playing the tunes and some of the tunes also have alternative melodies and harmonies for added variety and interest. At the back of the book, there are guitar chords with standard and open D tuning, and a mandolin fretboard chart that you might find useful.
A fantastic collection of 50 accessible, must-know favorites for the beginner who's learned enough to start playing popular songs! This book features a combo of tab, chords, and lyrics for: Amazing Grace · Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain · Crazy · Cripple Creek · Folsom Prison Blues · Friend of the Devil · Going to California · Hallelujah · Ho Hey · I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow · I Walk the Line · I'll Fly Away · Losing My Religion · Maggie May · Mr. Bojangles · Redemption Song · Ripple · Rocky Top · Take Me Home, Country Roads · Tennessee Waltz · Wagon Wheel · Wildwood Flower · Yesterday · Your Cheatin' Heart · and many more.