Mel Bay's complete celtic fingerstyle guitar book
Title | Mel Bay's complete celtic fingerstyle guitar book PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Grossman |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 1995-01-01 |
Genre | Guitar music, Arranged |
ISBN | 9780786601004 |
Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
Title | Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar PDF eBook |
Author | STEFAN GROSSMAN |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2011-08-18 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610655060 |
The ancient Celtic repertoire offers the fingerstyle guitarist a tantalizingly wide range of moods and emotions from sad laments to lyrical ballads to vibrant dance rhythms. This collection presents a vast array of fingerpicking guitar solos settings on timeless airs, hornpipes, reels, planxties, set dances, jigs, slip jigs, marches, songs and compositions by the renowned 17th century blind Irish bard, Turlough O'Carolan. the solos are in varied guitar tunings and are presented in notation and tablature. Performance notes and suggested listening guides are also included. 27 songs from this book are on the CD.
Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Book
Title | Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Book PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Grossman |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2020-01-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1619119765 |
This comprehensive text covers the spectrum of fingerpicking technique and styles. Performance and stylistic notes, fingerstyle guitar solos and a listening guide are presented for each section of the book. Sections include: Folk Songs; Gospel Songs; Country Blues; RagtimeBlues; Rags and Dances; Appalachian Fiddle Tunes; Celtic Airs; Jigs and Reels; Classic Rags; Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar & Fingerstyle Guitar Duets. All solos are in notation and tablature and are written by noted fingerpicking guitarists Stefan Grossman, Elizabeth Cotten, DeanSires, Ton VanBergeyk, David Laibman, Rev. Gary Davis, Duck Baker, Seth Austen, Steve Tilston, John Morris, Sid Percy, Tom O'Farrell, JimMcLennan, Leo Wijnkamp Jr., Lasse Johansson and Claes Palmqvist.
Mel Bay's Celtic encyclopedia
Title | Mel Bay's Celtic encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Weiser |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780786634118 |
This comprehensive book contains over 100 Celtic tunes arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. This edition is derived from a collection of nearly 300 arrangements Glenn Weiser has created over the last twenty years. The book is divided into 4 sections: 1) airs, marches and waltzes 2) hornpipes, jigs and reels 3) tunes from the Bunting collection 4) harp tunes of Turlough O'Carolan. All are in either standard or dropped-D tuning, and can be played on either nylon or steel string guitars. All of these melodies are accompanied with brief historical notes. Written in standard notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty.
Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar
Title | Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar PDF eBook |
Author | Luke Edwards |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2021-12-17 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 151345935X |
In this unique solo fingerstyle guitar collection, Luke Edwards presents 17 melodies from the Celtic nation of Wales, The Land of Song, sheep and dragons and birthplace of Merlin the wizard. With arrangements derived from ancient to more modern traditional tunes, this book provides a glimpse into a fascinating musical culture. Often overlooked in comparison to neighboring Scotland and Ireland, the music of Wales is rich and multifaceted. This book covers a variety of traditional Welsh genres including hymns, lullabies, hornpipes, fiddle tunes, and even a selection from The Robert Ap Huw Manuscript of 1340, the oldest known example of harp music in the world. As all of the arrangements were made in guitar-friendly keys in either standard or drop-D tuning, they can be readily combined into sets for performance. Written in both standard notation and tablature, historical notes and complete right and left-hand fingerings are provided throughout. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, the collection includes access to online audio.
Music of Mexico for Acoustic Guitar Volume 1
Title | Music of Mexico for Acoustic Guitar Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | RUBEN DELGADO |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 56 |
Release | 2011-01-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610654919 |
Books in Mel Bay's Acoustic Guitar category are written to be played fingerstyle on either nylon or steel string guitars. the titles in this category are extremely eclectic. Subjects range from Latin American music to Renaissance classics. Music of Mexico for Acoustic Guitar is a superb solo collection. Ruben Delgado has penned wonderful solos based on 11 favorite Mexican songs. Contents include such standards as Maria Elena; Donde Estas, Corazon?; and Noche de Ronda. All arrangements are written in notation and tablature.
Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia - Fingerstyle Guitar Edition
Title | Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia - Fingerstyle Guitar Edition PDF eBook |
Author | GLENN WEISER |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2011-02-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1609741951 |
This comprehensive book contains over 100 Celtic tunes arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. This edition is derived from a collection of nearly 300 arrangements Glenn Weiser has created over the last twenty years. the book is divided into 4 sections: 1) airs, marches and waltzes 2) hornpipes, jigs and reels 3) tunes from the Bunting collection 4) harp tunes of Turlough O'Carolan. All are in either standard or dropped-D tuning, and can be played on either nylon or steel string guitars. All of these melodies are accompanied with brief historical notes. Written in standard notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty.