Mel Bay Publications

Beginners of all ages will enjoy learning to play tin whistle with the step-by-step method found in this book. Familiar folk melodies abound in this comprehensive collection of easy-to-play literature...

An in-depth instruction manual for the Arabic Oud, the ancestor of the Lute and Guitar. A companion instructional online video is included showing key points to playing the Oud. Contents include: Hold...

This book/audio/video set is a complete guide to playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its purpose is to help the beginning student avoid the trial and error method of playing the harmonica through...

This book provides an easy and fun way to learn the Ukulele! Based on C tuning, You Can Teach Yourself Uke presents strum/sing-alongs in the keys of C, G, D, F, and B flat. The online video and audio...

This book presents more than 70 tunes in the unique highly developed clawhammer style known as 'Round Peak' -named after the Blue Ridge Mountain, North Carolina community where it originated. While no...

Ireland's Patrick Conway has collected 71 favorite Irish ballads, hornpipes, jigs, and reels and transcribed them for the D tinwhistle. Guitar chords are shown for each piece.

This book is an excellent introduction to the pan flute. The lessons provided are fun and easy, and will have you playing pan flute in no time! Includes access to online audio, video and PDF files of...

This book features 121 favorite harmonic tunes in the following nine categories: Western songs, ballads, gospel songs, Irish tunes, songs of the sea, classics, international songs, folk songs, and fun...

A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written...

Perfect for the soprano, concerto or tenor Ukulele, Joe Carr: 20 Caribbean Pieces For Ukulele includes 20 arrangements of Caribbean folk songs. The pieces in this book are arranged for solo playing in...

Ten top songs and themes from film and TV arranged for Guitar solo by David Burden. This book and the series of which it is part give the classical student popular hits of contemporary music and piece...

Etudes Electric was composed in response to a need for original electric guitar literature. Selections from this volume may be performed in an applied music jury or recital in a university guitar prog...

If you want to learn modern Guitar soloing techniques used by legendary guitarists, such as Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alexi Laiho, Kirk Hammett, Al Di Meola, Eddie Van Halen and many others,...

This edition features modern Electric Guitar transcriptions from the Baroque era. The first section features 17 short repeatable passages from Baroque literature. Other sections include 16 unaccompani...

A massive collection of transcriptions representing the history of three-finger style five-string banjo playing up to the style's culmination with Earl Scruggs coming on the scene. This is a one-of-a-...

The more you play the guitar the better you'll become and the more fun and enjoyment you'll have. When I asked Rev. Gary Davis when and how I should practice on my guitar his answer was clear. He told...

Ein großartiges Einsteigerbuch zum Erlernen des diatonischen Mundharmonikaspiels. Enthält 42 Lieder, die alle leicht und unterhaltsam zu spielen sind. Diatonische, Blues- und chromatische Mundharmonik...

A collection of 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Divided equally between arrangements for thr...

This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in DAD tuning derived from the folk traditions of the British Isles and America's Appalachian community. The melodies ap...

This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted collection of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th Century--...

This collection of 36 solos, etudes and technique studies was written especially for the developing intermediate guitarist. A variety of musical styles and genres are presented, along with a colorful...

First Lessons Harmonica is an exciting step-by-step instruction course for the ten-hole diatonic harmonica. Subjects covered are: reading music notation: rhythm training: train patterns: folk tunes: b...

Holiday Favourites For Solo Ukulele by Joe Carr will put the greatest Christmas carols, Thanksgiving tunes and Hanukkah harmonies right at your fingertips so that you'll be strumming and plucking thes...

El Metodo Moderno para la Guitarra, Nivel 1/Edicion Ampliada ofrece mejoras invaluables al metodo para guitarra mas popular del mundo. Este volumen completo dobla la cantidad de estudios y solos del l...

Studies teaching the basic notes on all six strings of the guitar. The studies are reinforced by original etudes and solos written by legendary guitar pedagogue, Jack Petersen.