Mandolin Chords and Lessons

101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos MB 99446BCD

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. Each lick is played to a chord progression that is standard in bluegrass, country, and folk music. All 101 examples are recorded on the companion CD with guitar accompaniment at a moderate tempo. Whether you are a fan of old-time country music, traditional bluegrass, or newgrass, you are sure to find lots of great ideas in this new collection of bluegrass licks. So, grab your instrument, put on the CD, pull up a chair, and let's start pickin'.

50 Tunes for Mandolin, Volume 1 MB 99942BCD

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Traditional, Old Time, Bluegrass & Celtic Solos

By Mark Geslison.

50 Tunes Volume 1 for Mandolin is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the other 4 books of the series, but carefully designed for the mandolin.

The melodies in this book range from simple to advanced. Many tunes contain a harmony part to match the melody. 50 Tunes Volume 1 for Mandolin is designed for "flatpicking" on the mandolin. Flatpicking is a style, prevalent in Celtic and Bluegrass music which features fast soloing with a single, flat pick. All parts are written in mandolin tablature and standard notation. Companion CD’s included. Beginning - Intermediate level.

Contents:
Angus Campbell, Arkansas Traveler, Aura Lee , Battle Cry of Freedom, Beaumont Rag, Billy in the Lowground,Blackberry BlossomBonaparte's Retreat.Carthage Waltz,Cherokee Shuffle,Cluck Old Hen,College Hornpipe,Cotton Eyed Joe,Cotton Patch Rag,Cripple Creek,Devil's Dream,Down Yonder,Eighth of January,Forked Deer,Gardenia Waltz,Grandfather's Clock,Green Willis,Indian's Farewell Waltz,Irish Washerwoman,La Bastringue,Leather Britches,Liberty,Martin's Waltz,Mason's Apron,Mississippi Hornpipe,Mississippi Sawyer,Old Dan Tucker,Old Joe Clark,President Garfield's Hornpipe,Pretty Peg,Red Wing,Red-haired Boy,Sailor's Hornpipe,Saint Anne's Reel,Sally Ann,Sally Goodin',Sally Johnson,Salt Creek,Soldier's Joy,Swallowtail Jig,Temperance Reel,Tom and Jerry,Turkey in the Straw,Uncle Joe,Under the Double Eagle,Whiskey Before Breakfast

ANTHOLOGY OF MANDOLIN MUSIC MB 93952

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A master collection of mandolin music in notation and tablature. Contains classical, early country, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, blues, gospel, and ragtime music. A great source book for mandolin repertoire.

Anyone Can Play Mandolin

This course is designed for beginning mandolin students. It teaches the fundamentals of mandolin, chord strumming, single-note melody picking, and explains tablature. This method does not require any previous musical experience or note-reading ability. You will learn several well-known bluegrass songs in both strumming and picking styles. Includes free instructional booklet.

Beginning Mandolin Solos Book/CD Set MB 94884BCD

Mandolin Solos

Mel Bay Publication.

Here's a wonderfully diverse collection of 56 beginning mandolin solos in notation and tablature with suggested guitar chords. This book makes an excellent supplement to any introductory mandolin method. You'll notice your progress and gather sight-reading confidence as you read through this carefully graded series of pieces from various ethnic origins. Dix Bruce performs all of the tunes in the book on the companion CD.

Beginning Old Time Mandolin - video 95142VX

In this video, you will learn about mandolin tuning, picking and chording techniques, rhythms, and basic chords for the keys of D, G, A, and E. Also included are melody embellishments and variations for accompaniment to singing. (55-minutes)

Blazing Mandolin Solos MB 20866BCD

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For One Player or More

This mandolin edition includes the same 16 tunes found in Kaufman’s out-of-print Twin Pickin’ flatpicking guitar book, soon to be available as Blazing Solos for Flatpicking Guitar for One Player or More. The tunes in both editions are in the same keys so the books can serve as a foundation for fabulous twin-picking jam sessions in which either guitarists or mandolinists can take the lead and harmony parts. In addition to the tunes, Kaufman includes performance notes, guidelines for reading standard notation and tab plus his take on the harmonization process. A play-along CD with three tracks for each tune (Lead, Harmony, and Lead & Harmony) completes the package.

Bluegrass Mandolin Volume 1 Beginner's Series MB 94979VX

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In this step-by-step method you will quickly learn the skills to become a good bluegrass mandolin player. The course includes many fun-to-play bluegrass mandolin songs and incorporates professional techniques. Numerous examples include hammer-ons, pull-offs, scales, and solo development, as well as chopping and rhythm playing.

Bluegrass Mandolin Volume 2 MB 94980VX

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Due to demand for more mandolin instruction, Joe Carr has put together this new music-packed video. Solos to many popular bluegrass songs and instrumentals are included with explanations of the scales and patterns behind the licks. A special section is devoted to Monroe style and includes the popular mandolin song Rawhide.

Brazilian Mandolin - Book/CD set 99174BCD

The mandolin was brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries, and eventually worked its way into traditional Brazilian music. The principal aim of this book is to present an overview of the several faces of the mandolin in Brazil. In this book's eighteen progressively arranged character studies, the mandolin student will find, besides a great number of aspects of the idiomatic technique of the instrument (i.e., changes of fingering positions, double stops, tremolos, arpeggios, legatos, chords, etc.), no less than fourteen different styles. All of the pieces are presented first in notation only as mandolin/guitar duets, followed by the mandolin part repeated with tablature.

Celtic Encyclopedia - Mandolin Edition MB 98197

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This comprehensive book contains over 120 Celtic tunes arranged for mandolin presented in standard notation and tablature. Includes airs, marches jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes, reels, strathspeys, country dances and selections by famed Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan.

Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book

Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book is an incomparable resource of bluegrass mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature, just the way the maestro played them - with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Presents some of Jethro's finest and most challenging solos, in addition to a special section on Jethro's mandolin techniques. Ample performance notes and mandolin lore are provided, along with many photographs of Jethro in the latter half of a career lasting more than half a century.

COMPLETE MANDOLIN METHOD 93221

DELUXE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MANDOLIN CHORDS MB 98354

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This encyclopedia is designed to provide mandolin players with a wide variety of chords in different voicings. This book is intended as both a starting point of learning chord voicings and patterns, as well as a dictionary of common mandolin chords. Each key section includes the first position scale for that key, as well as the chord formula and notes for each chord. If you want to learn to be a bluegrass rhythm player it helps to have a guide or 'map' to take you through the initial learning stage. This book provides a small but powerful set of starter chords used in this style of music. Once these chords are learned, you'll be able to jam with other musicians in no time. These are the same chords used by greats like Bill Monroe, Doyle Lawson, David Grisman and hundreds of other bluegrass players in this genre. While there are only a few chords presented in the "map" section, they form the foundation of bluegrass mandolin and with them you can play literally thousands of songs in every key. Chords are presented by key.

EASIEST MANDOLIN BOOK MB 94833

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A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. Teaches strumming rhythm by playing along with lyrics, then teaches tablature reading for playing solos. The solos provide picking indications for up-picking and down-picking. Contains 25 folk favorites for strumming and singing, 13 songs in notation and tablature for solo picking, and a mandolin chord reference chart.

First Lessons Mandolin - Book/CD set

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First Lessons Mandolin teaches the absolute basics of learning to play mandolin from holding the pick to performing easy mandolin tunes. It doesn't get any easier than this! Students learn how to hold the mandolin correctly, how to read mandolin tablature, basic note reading, the most popular mandolin chords, how to play easy melodies in several musical styles, basic picking technique, how to tune the mandolin, and much more. Along the way students will learn about the greatest mandolin players and their music. The main emphasis of First Lessons Mandolin is to get the student up and playing immediately and to have fun doing it! A companion CD and DVD are included.

Flatpickin' the Gospels for Mandolin MB 95756BCD

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A collection of 24 bluegrass/gospel favorites arranged for mandolin with rhythm guitar accompaniment. These intermediate/advanced solos are comprised of melodic embellishments and standard runs that may be utilized with other songs with similar chord structures. All solos are written in notation and tablature.

Full-Page Mandolin Tab Pad MB 97185

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Designed specifically for those writing for the mandolin or other 4-course instruments. Each of the 96 tear-out pages includes a full page of four-line tab staves printed on off-white paper. All of the sheets are printed on both sides and punched for insertion into 3-ring binders.

Fun with Strums - Mandolin MB 93357

This beginner's book, designed as a follow-up to Fun with the Mandolin aids the beginning mandolin player in playing strums applicable to folk and bluegrass music. A variety of keys are studied, and the student will gain versatility in playing chord progressions. Chords and songs are presented in the keys of G, E minor, C, A minor, D, E, A, F, and D minor. May be used in ensemble playing with the companion guitar and banjo texts.

FUN WITH THE MANDOLIN

Presents melodies, lyrics and chord symbols for 22 songs to be enjoyed on the mandolin. Tuning and hand positions are briefly discussed. By the time you finish the book you will be comfortable playing 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 rhythm chord accompaniments in the three major keys - C, G, and D. All chords are shown in picture-diagram form. Easy to comprehend, even for the absolute beginner. "So pick up your mandolin and have fun!" The companion CD is in stereo play-along format allowing the student to play along on each song.The VHS video/DVD teaches the material found in the book.