Music & Song Books by Instrument

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran first gained recognition in 2011, when his EP 'No 5. Collaborations Project' caught the attention of Elton John and Jamie Foxx.

His debut album '+' was released in 2011 and featured the hit singles Lego House and The A Team, which won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. '+' enjoyed great success, with sales of over 102,000 copies within a week of its release.

In 2012 Sheeran gained two Brit awards - for Best British Male Solo Artist and Best Breakthrough Act.His second album, X, was released in 2014 and was well-received, reaching no.1 in both the UK and US album charts.

This collection for the Ukulele contains 15 of Ed Sheeran's hottest hits in accessible arrangements to strum and sing.

The Beatles For Fingerstyle Ukulele contains 25 favorite songs, each presented two ways: first as solo fingerstyle arrangements for playing simple chord-melody instrumentals with tab and chord diagrams included and also as lyric-and-chord lead sheets for basic strumming and singing.

Songs are introduced in order of difficulty and also include fun and interesting facts about The Beatles' original recordings and history.

Bluegrass Ukulele features 21 of the most popular bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes arranged for ukulele by Fred Sokolow. Each song comes with three tablature arrangements: one arrangement where you strum the chords and sing the tune; one where you play an instrumental solo, picking the melody and strumming to fill out the rhythm; and one where you play a fingerpicking solo using banjo-type, three-finger rolls.

Take your uke along while dashing to your holiday gatherings this year, and don't forget to bring this essential collection of 26 Christmas classics.

John King The Classical Ukulele is a collection of 19 classical and traditional works ingeniously arranged for ukulele by John King.

Here are 42 all-time favourite traditional songs that are ideal for ukulele accompaniment!

From blues to bluegrass, uke can play it all! In this one-of-a-kind book and CD pack, you get over a hundred authentic licks notated for the ukulele in standard notation and tablature.

Twenty-four Christmas songs arranged especially for mandolin. Includes Away In A Manger, The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells, O Holy Night, O Christmas Tree, Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Up On the Houstop, and It Came Upon The Midnight Clear.

Entertain your friends and fellow pub customers with this collection of rousing Irish folksongs for the Banjo. The pieces in this collection have been sung in pubs for generations but will also sound great when played in the comfort of your own home.

The arrangements in this 35-song collection include the vocal melodies, lyrics, chord diagrams and tabs for the 5-string Banjo. 3-finger picking annotations are also included below the tab. The arrangements can easily be adapted for plectrum use.

From Lute to Uke: Early Music for Ukulele is a collection of 24 pieces of early lute music brilliantly arranged for the ukulele by classical guitarist and uke player, Tony Mizen. All arrangements are for GCEA-tuning and include ukulele tablature as well as music notation. A CD is included with delightful performances of all the arrangements by Mr. Mizen, which is enjoyable listening all by itself. Also featured is a brief history of the lute and each of the individual pieces.

A collection of over 225 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more.

Here’s a book you’ll be pulling off the shelf for many Christmases to come. A Celtic Fiddle Christmas is a treasury of 24 Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English holiday carols all suitably adorned with Celtic calligraphy. Simple duets for two fiddles, a round for three, and arrangements for solo fiddle with guitar chords are all printed on a large, easy to read staff. From the hauntingly beautiful melodies of the Hebrides, to the ancient airs of Ireland, to the familiar Yuletide tunes of Wales, England and Scotland, these songs are sure to warm your heart and rouse the spirit of this giving season in a way no other music can.

This book and online audio set is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites.

All it takes is the thumb and index finger! This book allows you to explore this traditional, often easier way of playing the banjo: the original two-finger style. It covers thumb lead, up-picking, frailing/clawhammer (stroke style), and drop-thumb variation techniques and is presented in various tunings with easy to read tablature plus accompanying chord symbols and diagrams with audio tracks online for download or streaming. Includes over 50 songs in the bluegrass, old-time, country, folk and gospel styles. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Part of a universal repertoire familiar to all traditional jazz musicians, the 35 standards in this collection are arranged for the tenor banjo but chord symbols make playing suitable for all banjo tunings as well as other chord instruments. Popular keys have been chosen, with melodies in notes and tab, plus large, easy-to-read chord diagrams, lyrics, commentary and more. Includes: Margie • Wabash Blues • Tishmingo Blues • Avalon • Back Home Again in Indiana • Shimmy Like My Sister Kate • St. Louis Blues • Jazz Me Blues • Old Green River • By and By • and more.

This songbook celebrates the legacy of Pete Seeger with 41 favorites presented with words, melody lines, and chord symbols: All Mixed Up · The Bells of Rhymney · Blue Skies · Goodnight, Irene · Guantanamera · If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) · Lonesome Valley · Michael Row the Boat Ashore · Midnight Special · Over the Hills · So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust) · This Land Is Your Land · Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) · We Shall Overcome · Where Have All the Flowers Gone? · and more. Note the tunes are written in musical notation with the chords above.

This volume of the Mandolin Play-Along series features 8 traditional Celtic tunes all expertly arranged for Mandolin in standard and TAB notation.

The Mandolin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music, listen to the online audio to hear how the mandolin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks.

14 Dylan classics arranged specifically for clawhammer-style 5-string Banjo, written in TAB, including: All Along the Watchtower, Blowin' in the Wind, Hurricane, It Ain't Me Babe, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Lay Lady Lay, Like a Rolling Stone, Mr. Tambourine Man, Positively 4th Street, Shelter from the Storm, Tangled up in Blue, The Times They Are A-Changin', You Ain't Goin' Nowhere and Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.

This book presents transcriptions of David Grisman’s solos and accompaniment patterns from the CD Shady Grove. The Shady Grove recording contains some wonderful performances of old-time American music by David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, two of American music’s greatest players. It is a vibrant collection of wonderful traditional American songs, from a great variety of genres, played in a style closely based on their traditional sources.

This volume of the Mandolin Play-Along series features 8 traditional Bluegrass tunes all expertly arranged for Mandolin in standard and TAB notation.

The Mandolin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music, listen to the recordings to hear how the mandolin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks.

133 Songs from around the world including 'Auld Lang Syne', 'Danny Boy', 'Greensleeves', 'Hava Nagila', 'This Train'. Arranged for Easy Guitar.

This collection contains tab for Earl's banjo breaks, intros and tags, plus complete banjo instrumental transcriptions for over 80 tunes spanning his recording career. It also includes recording references and tuning and capo infofor each piece.

200 popular and rare Folk tunes.This book contains 200 great harmonica songs for all levels of difficulty. Sheet music, chords and two sound examples (with and without harmonica) are provided for each song.

There are lots of typical, traditional harmonica pieces that should not be missing in any repertoire, but also many new pieces in many different styles transcribed by the author especially for this book.

In this book, with accompanying CD, Ron Hughes presents 20 of his exciting 5 string banjo arrangements of a selection of Turlough O'Carolan's wonderful Irish airs, jigs and reels.