Mel Bay Publications

This book presents a general survey of American Fiddling. The author's intent is to teach the basics of Fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more...

In his preface, the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not 'get it' on first reading a given tune, but 'You can expect to enjo...

A usable resource and a beautiful poster. Includes major, minor, diminished, augmented chords, 7th chords, major 7th, minor 7th, 6th chords, minor 6th, and 9th chords for every chord letter name. Slan...

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...

Packed with information, this wall chart contains a complete fingerboard/notation diagram and shows fingering grid diagrams for major and minor scales (harmonic, melodic and Hungarian), pentatonic and...

This in-depth scale and arpeggio text is core curriculum at the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department, which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music, locate...

Diese Sammlung enthält 16 traditionelle Gospels, die für Mandoline solo in Standardnotation und Tabulatur arrangiert wurden. Mit der in perfekten Quinten gestimmten Mandoline und häufigen Borduntönen...

While many are familiar with the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, fewer are aware that his father, Leopold Mozart, was a famous composer in his own right. At the age of seven, Wolfgang received a not...

This treasury of beloved classical music favorites is specially arranged for hammered dulcimers by master dulcimer performer and teacher, Dr. Mark Alan Wade. A splendid compilation of familiar pieces,...

Most of the music in this book comes from editions or manuscripts from England in the late 1500's. There are also a few French pieces. The cittern was popular in Italy, England and France. Aside from...

This volume contains 20 pieces by the famous Baroque guitarist Gaspar Sanz (1640 - 1710) arranged specially for the Ukulele. Sanz ' works are tuneful and memorable, with fiery cross-rhythms and cascad...

Here is the Forgotten Heritage: Great Banjo Music! Discover the birth of the American fingerstyle banjo in this collection of 28 of the finest tunes culled from banjo publications between 1860 and 188...

Wedding Music for Mandolin includes 23 of the most popular and best-loved wedding hits for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. - Traditional wedding songs- Easy classical pieces- Two 'Ave Maria' m...

This book presents 34 delightful Early Music melodies arranged for solo ukulele in gCEA tuning. The styles range from early Renaissance to Baroque, including lively dance tunes and sacred compositions...

Dieses Buch präsentiert eine Reihe von zwölf Walzern des Kontrabassvirtuosen Domenico Dragonetti aus dem 19. Jahrhundert in modernen Arrangements für E-Bassgitarre. Diese umwerfenden Stücke gehörten z...

These arrangements of many pieces by J. S. Bach make the great composer's works accessible to the mandolinist. The bulk of the music has been adapted from various suites, sonatas, and partitas. Includ...

Eine wunderbare Sammlung mit Musik des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts von Couperin, Händel, Rameau, Telemann, Pachelbel, Vivaldi u. a. für Mandoline solo in Standardnotation und Tabulatur. Für 10 der 25 Wer...

Dieses Buch enthält über 100 traditionelle amerikanische Volkslieder, neu arrangiert für die Ukulele, mit Akkorddiagrammen und Melodielinien in Tabulatur und Standardnotation. Diese umfangreiche Samml...

These 102 lilting slow airs with suggested chord changes are suitable for violin, flute, penny whistle, recorder, concertina, accordion, keyboard, harp, hammered dulcimer, etc., accompanied by any cho...

Dieser herausragende Spielband enthält 30 traditionelle bis moderne keltische Melodien, die entweder in einfachen melodischen Linien mit Begleitakkorden oder in eigenständigen Melodie-/Akkordsoli bear...

This collection of 35 Celtic tunes represents ten different performance styles from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. The majority of these pieces are dance tunes such as the jigs and reels popul...

While the Mandolin is not as synonymous with the blues as the Guitar, the Fiddle's fretted cousin was an important lead voice in many string blues bands of the 1920s through the 1940s including the Mi...