Mel Bay Publications

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) f...

Every country in Europe seems to have rediscovered its own vital tradition of fiddle music, except England - But, English fiddle music forms an important, yet neglected, part of the mosaic of Old and...

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic...

50 Tunes Volume 1 for Fiddle 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...

Violin/Solos. This collection of symphony themes contain the best-known and beautiful melodies composed by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlioz, Franck, Brahms,...

Brenda Stubbert - The Second Collection is the sixth book in Cranford Publication's Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series. This new book contains 161 tunes. Sixty of these melodies are new Stubbert comp...

Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD, Open G and Drop-D tunings. Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th, 5th and 2nd strings, including many alternate voicings. Major, minor, and pentatonic...

A valuable book for any guitarist. Part one presents a dictionary of essential chord forms shown by inversion. Part two features a very thorough analysis of chord melody and quartal harmony voicings i...

A comprehensive 96-page, pocket/case sized perfect-bound chord dictionary containing essential chord forms ranging from major, minor and dominant forms and venturing into extensions such as minor 7b5,...

Chords shown in photo and diagram form. 15 Major chord categories shown in all keys. Includes chords used in contemporary acoustic guitar styles. Major 13, add 9, Maj 7 add 6, minor add 9 and many mor...

A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs, letting the player familiarize themselves wi...

A comprehensive 96-page, large print perfect-bound book of chord diagrams specifically written for today's contemporary acoustic guitarist. Chords include major 7add 9, suspended, major 7 add 6, major...

Younger left-handed students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other, eventually progressing to logical and commo...

Written specifically for left-handed Ukulele players, this book contains photos and diagrams of chords for every key in C tuning. This helpful guide contains a section devoted to moveable chords, as w...

If you are only going to get one guitar chord book, make it this one! Thousands of chord forms are presented. Chords are presented in each key and numerous forms are shown for each type of chords. Cho...

A handy chord reference guide showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative minor chord relationships are shown. An additional feature is the inclusion of a guitar fingerboard diagram.

Presents major, minor, 7, Ma7, Ma6, m7, m6, diminished and augmented chords in diagram form on all root notes. Also includes a note finder chart for the first 20 frets of the guitar. 35' x 24' durable...

A unique, yet simple, format makes this a valuable book for any guitarist. The chords are shown in a tree-dimensional visual format and are classified as easy, standard, full-sounding, barre, jazz, an...

A comprehensive but very usable and easy-to-understand chord reference text. The most useful and best-sounding forms of each chord are shown in each key. In addition, handy side tabs help you locate t...

Rather than the usual alphabetic or encyclopedic chord listing (C, Cm, C-, C+, etc.) this comprehensive chord reference book presents guitar chords as they are actually used in specific keys (C, Am, F...

This is a 'tried and true' must-have book for the guitarist who wishes to learn commonly used barre chords, chord structure, the similarities and relationships of one chord to another, and most import...

Contains chord forms for all of the most commonly used chords. Chords include major, minor, altered 7ths, diminished, augmented and many more. All forms are shown in picture and diagram form for the l...

A handy chord reference guide showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative and secondary minor chord relationships shown on principal chords. All forms are fingered for the left-handed g...

This book is the perfect introduction to guitar for left-handed students. For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed....