Mel Bay Publications

In this book three time National Flatpicking Guitar Champion Steve Kaufman presents rousing guitar solos on 24 gospel favorites. Each song is shown with a melody part in notation and tablature, lyrics...

A popular collection of 56 favorite old-time gospel songs artfully arranged for Resophonic guitar by Tom Swatzell and Ken Eidson. All arrangements are in G tuning with notation and tablature. Includes...

This definitive volume of gospel music arranged for fingerstyle guitar is sure to become a classic. Duck Baker has applied his expertise as a guitarist and musicologist to produce a labor of love and...

Pedal steel innovator DeWitt 'Scotty' Scott handpicked these 23 classic gospel tunes for their ease in playing. Written in standard notation and tablature. E9 tuning. Includes access to online audio....

This collection contains 100 favorite Gospel songs and hymns for trumpet and guitar. Inside you will find rousing camp meeting songs, sentimental expressions from a deep-rooted faith, and Gospel orien...

Guitar solos on 18 selected American spirituals.  All solos are written in standard notation and tablature and reflect the captivating rhythms and melodies of these pieces. Includes access to an onlin...

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. is proud to present this intriguing collection of fourteen tangos by French composers arranged for solo violin with piano accompaniment. The tango is a ballroom dance of Lat...

Brazil offers a great and luxurious musical variety, not only for its large extension of land, but also for the multiple cultural interchange established along centuries among the several peoples whic...

This fun and easy bluegrass Fiddle book and companion audio takes you from the very beginning. Starting with an introduction to the instrument, the book teaches you basic Fiddle technique such as hold...

A collection of 16 Fiddle duets ranging in difficulty from moderate to challenging for the experienced fiddler. The music has been arranged with melody and harmony for old time favorites and a few new...

Irish music is rightly popular all over the world. The haunting beauty of the slow airs and infectious foot-tapping rhythms of jigs and reels are here to be discovered in this selection of great tradi...

This big note, large print book offers 43 traditional fiddle solos in standard notation with chord symbols. Selections include: Arkansas Traveler; Back Up and Push; The Blarney Pilgrim; Beaumont Rag;...

This unique collection celebrates the contemporary fiddle music of northeast Ireland, much of it for the first time in print. Not surprisingly, given its location and long history of traditional music...

Beautiful Airs & Ballads of the British Isles' is a collection of 29 traditional Irish, Scottish and English melodies that are particularly suited to being played on the fiddle. Traditional fiddle air...

Early Music Gems contains 49 tunes dating from 1300-1791, including Medieval, Renaissance, and ancient melodies as well as a 'best of' John Playford's The Dancing Master. These delightful melodies are...

This meticulously researched anthology presents detailed biographies and transcriptions, including bowing, ornamentation, and accentuation of 39 fiddle tunes as played by 25 Newfoundland fiddlers from...

A critically acclaimed book covering old-time, bluegrass, Irish, blues, Scandinavian, Cajun, Texas, swing and jazz, and twin fiddling styles. This book also covers bowing, chords, chord progressions,...

Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of Fiddle playing: Craig Duncan, Bill Guest, Dave Reiner, Frank Z...

Philip John Berthoud's Irish Fiddle Playing has been carefully designed to make the personal aspects of traditional Irish fiddle playing, improvisation and interpretation, accessible to novice players...

Lively Violin Tunes is a collection of 57 spirited violin solos. The selections include reels, hornpipes, jigs, sea chanteys, dance tunes and more. These violin solos are ideal for performance or just...

Hymns Made Easy for Viola is a collection of favorite traditional hymns with guitar accompaniment, suitable for church, teaching or recreational settings. The material includes viola parts and bowing...

Part of the American Fiddle Method, this book has been devised by expert fiddlers Brian Wicklund and April Verch to teach fiddlers the Canadian style. The American Fiddle Method - Canadian Fiddle Styl...

The Violin Wall Chart presents innovative finger-pattern drawings for all twelve major scales in first position and movable patterns for higher positions. It also includes note finder chart and list o...

Learn the three basic styles of western swing fiddling. The melody section includes classic techniques to help you achieve an authentic sound. Harmony Fiddling covers the basics of two- and three-part...

Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Violin Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures, e...