A wonderful anthology of 50 terrific songs all presented in standard notation and tablature for Ukulele players of all abilities to enjoy! The collection includes Hawaiian songs classic Western tunes Stephen Foster favourites and much more. The book also includes a handy chord chart for early players and beginners as well as a special section showing you how to hold the instrument itself. A wonderful anthology of 50 terrific songs all presented in standard notation and tablature for Ukulele players of all abilities to enjoy! The collection includes Hawaiian songs classic Western tunes Stephen Foster favourites and much more. The book also includes a handy chord chart for early players and beginners as well as a special section showing you how to hold the instrument itself.

... And the Guitar Became Electric-Guitar collectors rejoice! The first book to examine pickups in detail is here! Covers everything from the first experiments to classic models conceived for Rickenbacker Gibson Fender Gretsch Danelectro Epiphone and others with an overview of Japanese and European manufacturers. Includes a 32-page color section of the most popular models and rarities a timeline info on building pickups and technical specs and biographical notes on GeorgeBeauchamp Leo Fender Seth Lover Larry DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan.

The lively dynamic melodies associated with the fiddle can now be shared with the ukulele without losing any of the excitement beauty and drive. This collection features 55 fun-filled favorites in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols and diagrams plus online access to audio recordings of examples of the music. Songs include: Arkansas Traveler Bully of the Town Cherish the Ladies Flop-Eared Mule Harvest Home Irish Washerwoman Miss McLeod's Reel Ragtime Annie Sailor's Hornpipe Turkey in the Straw and more. The lively dynamic melodies associated with the Fiddle can now be shared with the Ukulele without losing any of the excitement beauty and drive. This collection features 55 fun-filled favorites in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols and diagrams plus online access to audio recordings of examples of the music. Songs include: Arkansas Traveler Bully of the Town Cherish the Ladies Flop-Eared Mule Harvest Home Irish Washerwoman Miss McLeod's Reel Ragtime Annie Sailor's Hornpipe Turkey in the Straw and more.

Play your favorite Christmas songs Hawaiian style with expert uke player Chika Nagata. This book/CD pack includes 12 songs each played 3 times: the first and third time with the melody the second time without the melody so you can play or sing along with the rhythm-only track. Songs include: Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas to You) · We Wish You a Merry Christmas · Jingle Bells (with Hawaiian lyrics) · Angels We Have Heard on High · Away in a Manger · Deck the Halls · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing · Joy to the World · O Come All Ye Faithful · Silent Night · Up on the Housetop · We Three Kings.Play Christmas Ukulele Hawaiian Style with ukulele expert Chika Nagata. Included on the CD are twelve songs each played three times the first and the third time with the melody the second time with the melody left out for you to play or sing with just the rhythm. Songs include Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas To You) We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Jingle Bells (with Hawaiian words) Silent Night We Three Kings and many more!

A simplified method of learning chords in diagram form for playing accompaniments in orchestral and instrumental performances of modern popular music. A simplified method of learning chords in diagram form for playing accompaniments in orchestral and instrumental performances of modern popular music.

84 of the most popular chords for bass guitar including: finger placement note construction chromatic charts and most commonly used bass scales. Also has helpful explanation of common 2-5-1 progression and the chords in allkeys.Eighty-four of the most useful chords for bass guitar in one booklet also includes: finger placement note construction chromatic charts and most commonly used bass scales. In Ron Middlebrook's indispensable guide there is a more detailed explanation of common 2-5-1 progression and chords in all keys.

This handy guide to playing blues guitars emphasizes the essentials such as: chord changes scales rhythms turn arounds phrasing soloing and more. Includes lots of examples plus 10 rhythm tracks for soloing and improvising.Dave Celentano brings you a handy guide to playing blues guitars and takes care to emphasise the essentials of this emotive style. He includes sections on chord changes scales rhythms turn arounds phrasing soloing and more. With a large reserve of examples and diagrams plus 10 rhythm tracks for soloing and improvising.

Learn How to Pick the Bluegrass Way-Here's a surefire way to get going and learn how to play the 5-string banjo bluegrass style! Detailed tips and explanations provide help and understanding of the fundamentals and how to apply them to make you a great banjo player. Topics covered include: tuning - reading tablature - basic rolls - intros breaks fills & tags - 30 bluegrass songs - and much more. Includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming. Here's a surefire way to get going and learn how to play the 5-string banjo bluegrass style! Detailed tips and explanations provide help and understanding of the fundamentals and how to apply them to make you a great banjo player. Topics covered include: tuning - reading tablature - basic rolls - intros breaks fills & tags - 30 bluegrass songs - and much more. Includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming.

For Soprano Concert or Tenor Ukuleles in Standard C Tuning (High G)-Learn fun and interesting Exersongs(TM) specifically created to help you develop fingerstyle techniques. Learn techniques used in classical folk Spanish and contemporary fingerstyle arrangements which range from easy to intermediate level. Features include: - Chock full of ukulele info - All lessons in tablature and standard music notation - Learn secret fingerpicking techniques - Learn arrangements written for fingerstyle ukulele - Downloadable MP3 files for download or streaming

Climb aboard for an exciting musical cruise – unlatch your sea chest break out the ukulele and cast off with 62 songs of oceans rivers canals lakes and bays. Songs include: Anchors Aweigh • Blow the Man Down • Cape Cod Girls • The Erie Canal •Goodbye My Lover • Haul Away Joe • Irish Rover • My Bonnie • Over the Waves • Sailors Hornpipe • Sloop John B. • Mermaid Song • Michael Row the Boat Ashore • Sailing Sailing • and many more. Climb aboard for an exciting musical cruise – unlatch your sea chest break out the Ukulele and cast off with 62 songs of oceans rivers canals lakes and bays with Nautical Songs For The Ukulele . This songbook includes sheet music for Anchors Aweigh Cape Cod Girls My Bonnie Mermaid Song and many more.

Familiar and treasured themes from operas symphonies concertos and keyboard compositions from works by Bach Chopin Mozart Haydn Tchaikovsky Wagner and more are brought together in this collection expressly for the uke. You'll find gems such as: Largo (Going Home) (Dvorak) · Unfinished Symphony (Schubert) · Merry Widow Waltz (Lehar) · The Swan (Saint-Saëns) · To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) · Cradle Song (Brahms) · Für Elise (Beethoven) · and more. Classical Music For The Ukulele contains familiar and treasured themes from operas symphonies and concertos by some of the world's greatest classical composers arranged for the Ukulele. This volume features compositions by Bach Chopin Mozart Haydn Tchaikovsky and Wagner amongst others. You'll find gems such as Largo (Dvorak) Unfinished Symphony (Schubert) Merry Widow Waltz (Lehar) The Swan (Saint-Saëns) To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) Für Elise (Beethoven) and more.

Treasury of Christmas Hymns Carols & Songs-This holiday collection for uke features easy-to-read arrangements with melody in standard notation tablature lyrics chord symbols and diagrams. Selections include traditional American and English carols as well as songs fromother countries. Seasonal and holiday tunes are featured as well as wassails ancient airs and dances.This Christmas collection for ukulele features easy-to-read arrangements with melody in standard notation tablature lyrics chord symbols and diagrams. Selections include traditional American and English carols as well as songs from other countries. Seasonal and holiday tunes are featured as well as wassails ancient airs and dances.

This book/CD pack provides beginning and intermediate banjo players with two versions of 18 of the most popular fiddle tunes heard at bluegrass jam sessions. The basic solos generally begin on the first beat containlots of quarter notes and use only simple rolls. The intermediate solos use more 8th notes and complex roles and require more difficult formations of the left hand. Tunes include: Arkansas Traveler Old JoeClark Red Wing Salt Creek Soldier's Joys and more!This book/CD pack provides beginning and intermediate banjo players with two versions of 18 of the most popular fiddle tunes heard at bluegrass jam sessions. The 'basic' solos generally begin on the first beat contain lots of quarter notes and use only simple rolls. The 'intermediate' solos use more 8th notes and complex roles and require more difficult formations of the left hand. Tunes include: Arkansas Traveler • Old Joe Clark • Red Wing • Salt Creek • Soldier's Joys • and more!

For the varsity football enthusiast as well as for the perennial college sophomore here are over 40 of the best-known team songs from major conferneces all across the country in easy-to-play arrangements for the ever-popularukulele. Even if your own school connection is not included you'll recognize many of these songs made popular through sporting events radio and TV broadcasts. Includes arrangements in standard notation and tablature with lyricsand melodies.For the varsity football enthusiast as well as for the perennial college sophomore here are over 40 of the best-known team songs from major conferneces all across the country in easy-to-play arrangements for the ever-popularukulele. Even if your own school connection is not included you'll recognize many of these songs made popular through sporting events radio and TV broadcasts. Includes arrangements in standard notation and tablature with lyricsand melodies.

Old Time String Band Banjo Styles introduces the traditional rural string band Banjo styles as played in the southern mountains of the eastern United States which were used to ?second? Vocal songs and Fiddle tunes during the Golden Age of recorded String band music from the early 1920s through to the early 1930s. Old Time String Band Banjo Styles introduces the traditional rural string band Banjo styles as played in the southern mountains of the eastern United States which were used to “second” Vocal songs and Fiddle tunes during the Golden Age of recorded String band music from the early 1920s through to the early 1930s.

Featuring more than 65 classic songs this interesting book teaches how to play the minstrel banjo like players who were part of various popular troupes in 1865. The book includes: a short history of the banjo in the US in theantebellum period including the origins of the minstrel show; info on the construction of minstrel banjos evolution of the lower-pitched minstrel banjo tunings and idiomatic techniques peculiar to the minstrel banjo; chapterson each of the seven major banjo methods published through the end of the Civil War; songs from each method in banjo tablature many available first time; info on how to arrange songs for the minstrel banjo; a reference list ofcontemporary gut and nylon string gauges approximating historical banjo string tensions in common usage during the antebellum period (for those Civil War re-enactors who wish to achieve that old-time minstrel banjosound); and an extensive cross-reference list of minstrel banjo song titles found in the major antebellum banjo methods.Featuring more than 65 classic songs this fascinating book teaches you how to play the minstrel banjo like the players who were part of various popular troupes in 1865. Also included is a short history of the banjo in the US in the antebellum period including the origins of the minstrel show; along info on the construction of minstrel banjos evolution of the lower-pitched minstrel banjo tunings and idiomatic techniques peculiar to the minstrel banjo. You’ll find rich chapters on each of the seven major banjo methods published through the end of the Civil War; as well as songs from each method in banjo tablature many available here for the first time! Ifthat’s not enough invaluable information on how to arrange songs for the minstrel banjo a reference list of contemporary gut and nylon string gauges approximating historical banjo string tensions in common usage during the antebellum period (for those Civil War re-enactors who wish to achieve that old-time minstrel banjo sound) and an extensive cross-reference list of minstrel banjo song titles found in the major antebellum banjo methods will all help you bring this historical instrument to life!

1958-196-A musical instrument or a cultural icon? Certainly the Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Standard has become the single most desirable and collectable electric guitar ever made. The late '50s middle-of-the-road guitaremerges as the turn-of-the-century Holy Grail. With over 300 'Bursts shown and 16 pages of full color photos this is the book for all collectors. Also includes a 1958 '59 and '60 Sunburst Les Paul serial numberlist. Since the first publication of this book til today the Sunburst has continued to inspire me and new generations of musicians. Thank you Les. - Jimmy Page Jay Scott & Vic Dapra The Gibson 'Burst 1958-1960 Book

All your favorite Christmas songs arranged in Bluegrass style by Bob Cox and Ron Middlebrook. Each song is arranged for both easy and intermediate levels. Includes an explanation of tablature first position chord chart original songs and much more. All your favorite Christmas songs arranged in Bluegrass style by Bob Cox and Ron Middlebrook. Each song is arranged for both easy and intermediate levels. Includes an explanation of tablature first position chord chart original songs and much more.

The only chart showing the open and moveable chord positions. Explains the two main playing styles: bluegrass and clawhammer and includes a fingerboard chart.The only chart showing both the open and moveable chord positions. Ron Middlebrook's chart explains the two main playing styles: Stroke and Fingerstyle with examples of the bluegrass and clawhammer techniques. Presented with clear diagrams of each chord and includes a fingerboard chart.

This slap bass method book designed for advanced beginning to intermediate bassists is based on the understanding and application of modes. The focus is on the concept of groove sculpting from modes and not on actual right and left hand techniques. The CD features recordings of all the examples plus a split-channel option to help players practice. Includes 13 songs. Brian Emmel. Develop your own bass grooves and chops over various slap-related styles of music. Matching CD features recordings of all examples. For advanced beginning to intermediate bassists.