Book/6 CD pack. Teaches 20 standard fiddle tunes for players of all levels - melody for beginners, licks and runs for intermediate players, and advanced techniques to make the tune into a real showpiece. "Ragtime Annie," "Bill Cheatham," "Gold Rush," "Flop-Eared Mule," "Forked Deer," "Soldier's Joy," "Nothin' To It," "Big Sandy River," "Billy in the Low Ground," "Turkey in the Straw," "St. Anne's Reel," "Sweet Georgia Brown," more. The split-channel CDs let you play-along with the band for practice. Note/Tab. 163 pp.
300-161
$69.95
BLUEGRASS GUITAR SOLOS THAT EVERY PARKING LOT PICKER SHOULD KNOW: SERIES 2
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Book/6 CD pack. Teaches 20 standard fiddle tunes for players of all levels - melody for beginners, licks and runs for intermediate players, and advanced techniques to make the tune into a real showpiece. "Alabama Jubilee," "Cricket on the Hearth," "Eighth of January," "Black Mountain Rag," "John Hardy," "Dixie Hoedown," "Down Yonder," "Blackberry Rag," "June Apple," "Katie Hill," "Liberty," "Redwing," "Stoney Creek," "Texas Gals," "Wildwood Flower," more. The split-channel CDs let you play-along with the band for practice. Comb-bound. Note/tab. 139 pp.
300-162
$69.95
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BLUEGRASS GUITAR SOLOS THAT EVERY PARKING LOT PICKER SHOULD KNOW: SERIES 3 - WHAT TO PLAY WHEN THE SINGING STOPS
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Book/6 CD pack. Steve's third set of popular lessons teaches how to work out guitar breaks to well-known bluegrass songs. Once again, turn off Steve's lead guitar on your stereo and play along with the rhythm tracks. Perfect practice for a "live" picking situation. 20 tunes: "Foggy Mountain Top," "More Pretty Girls Than One," "In the Pines," "Dark Hollow," "Nine-Pound Hammer," "Blue Ridge Cabin Home," "How Mountain Girls Can Love," "Gold Watch and Chain," "I Am a Pilgrim," more. Note/tab. 100 pp.
300-163
$69.95
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BLUEGRASS GUITAR SOLOS THAT EVERY PARKING LOT PICKER SHOULD KNOW: SERIES 4
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Book/6 CD pack. Teaches 20 standard fiddle tunes for players of all levels - melody for beginners, licks and runs for intermediate players, and advanced techniques to make the tune into a real showpiece. "Angeline the Baker," "Back Up and Push," "Bonaparte's Retreat," "Fire On the Mountain," "Flowers of Edinburgh," "Miller's Reel," "Over the Waterfall," "Road to Columbus," "Sailor's Hornpipe," "Silver Bells," "Woodchopper's Reel," more. The split-channel CDs let you play-along with the band for practice. Comb-bound. Note/tab. 136 pp.
300-160
$69.95
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BLUEGRASS PRACTICE SESSION
with Happy Traum, Larry Campbell, Bill Keith, & Molly Mason
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Book/CD pack. Designed to help aspiring session players learn the basic melody for 10 bluegrass standards. The tunes are not meant to be played literally, but to give a basic outline you can spice up with your own licks and improvisations while jamming along with the backing tracks on the CD. Tunes are played slowly and up-to-speed. Includes "Arkansas Traveler," "Salty Dog Blues," "Old Joe Clark," "Soldier's Joy," "Devil's Dream," more. Useful for guitarists, fiddlers, mandolinists, or banjo players. Notation only, with chord frames. Spiralbound.
300-520
$19.95
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CD - COMPANION CD SET FOR GRANGER'S FIDDLE TUNES FOR GUITAR
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Seven CD set with all 508 tunes from the book. Each tune is announced then played at a moderate tempo. Rhythm guitar on the left track; lead on the right.
147-1/7CD
$99.95
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FANCY FIDDLE TUNES FOR FLATPICKING GUITAR
taught by Eric Thompson
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Book/3-CD set. Eric teaches 16 of his favorite old-time fiddle tunes, the bedrock upon which acoustic guitar flatpicking is built. The three CDs contain three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. Includes "Blackberry Blossom," "Ragtime Annie," "Texas Gals," "Billy in the Lowland," more. In three easy lessons, Eric will have you playing fiddle tunes and building your repertoire in no time! With 32-page booklet. Note/tab.
02-20504BCD
$24.95
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FIDDLE TUNES FOR FLATPICKERS - GUITAR
by Bob Grant
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Book/CD pack. 25 songs with chord changes, performance and fingering suggestions. Designed to help you build a repertoire common fiddle tunes and commonly used techniques including slides, double stops, fiddle shuffles, tremolos, syncopations, more. "Big Mon," "Arkansas Traveler," "Turkey in the Straw," "Old Joe Clark," "Sailor's Hornpipe," "Sally Goodin," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," more. The split-channel CD allows you to hear the lead guitar or play-along with the backing tracks. Note/tab. 38 pp.
01-965142
$12.95
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FLATPICKING FIDDLE TUNES
by Dan Crary
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Book/6 CD pack. More than 20 great fiddle tunes, plus lightning-fast licks, pick technique, learning from records and other invaluable playing tips. Songs include: "Black Mountain Rag," "Blackberry Blossom," "Sally Goodin," "Huckleberry Hornpipe," "Dill Pickle Rag," "Arkansas Traveller," "Forked Deer," and more. Tablature only. Comb-bound. 56 pp.
300-561
$59.95
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GRANGERS' FIDDLE TUNES FOR GUITAR
by Adam Granger
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508 tunes transcribed for flatpick guitar with over 1,000 indexed and cross-referenced titles. Includes tunes from Ireland, Cape Breton, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Mexico, plus French-Canadian, old time, Texas, and bluegrass tunes. Tune types include reels, breakdowns, hoedowns, polkas, rags, horpipes, jigs, slides and slip jigs. Six appendices cover how to use the book, a short course in flatpicking, basics of rhythm guitar, ornamentation and technique, more! Tablature only. Intermediate/advanced. 177 pp.
147-1
$29.95
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IRISH MUSIC FOR FLATPICKING GUITAR MADE EASY
by Philip John Berthoud
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Book/CD set. 29 traditional tunes from Ireland, arranged for easy flatpicking guitar. The collection contains airs, well known songs, polkas, slip jigs, slides, double jigs, hornpipes and reels. The CD contains all the tunes, played at a manageable speed, with guitar accompaniment. The tunes are played 2 or 3 times. The speed is quite slow, but not so slow as to take away from the essential feel of the music. Note/tab. Beginners. 40 pp.
02-21398BCD
$14.95
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IRISH, SCOTTISH, & BORDER MELODIES FOR FLATPICKING GUITAR
by Bill Brennan
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A rousing collection of flatpicking guitar solos in note/tab. Melodies were drawn from Ireland, Scotland, and the border countries of Northumberland, Durham, and Cumbria. The tunes are traditional and would normally be played for dancing. Beginning/intermediate. Reissue. 88 pp.
02-95200
$14.95
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JOHN MCGANN'S DEVELOPING MELODIC VARIATIONS ON FIDDLE TUNES, GUITAR EDITION
by John McGann
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Presents standard fiddle tunes in basic form, then shows how, phrase-by-phrase, they can become vehicles for your own improvisations. Opens the door to spontaneous improvisations based on the melodic structure unique to each. Each is presented first in its basic form, then with four variations. Variations are printed directly beneath the melody with the corresponding measures aligned, so you can compare them to the original and to each other. The CD has lead and rhythm guitar on separate channels, so you can turn off the lead and play along with the rhythm, or vice versa. Intermediate. 112 pp.
02-98556BCD
$24.95
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KAUFMAN'S FAVORITE 50 AMERICAN TRADITIONAL FIDDLE TUNES FOR FLATPICKING GUITAR, VOL. 1 - A-F
by Steve Kaufman
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Book/CD set. This collection of fiddle tunes originally appeared in "Kaufman's Collection of American Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar (MB 95748) but the book was enormous, so it was divided into four volumes. Fiddle tunes give us melodies that eventually allow us to begin to improvise. The more tunes you know, the more melodies and intersecting melody lines you know. This allows you to eventually cut and paste portions of the melody line into another song, and then progress further. Beginning/intermediate. 75 pp.
02-21447BCD
$19.95
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NICKEL CREEK - THIS SIDE: TRANSCRIBED SCORES
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Matching folio to Nickel Creek's sophomore release featuring note-for-note transcriptions of every instrument and vocal on the album's 13 songs: "Beauty And The Mess," "Brand New Sidewalk," "Green And Gray," "Hanging By A Thread," "House Carpenter," "I Should've Known Better," "Sabra Girl," "Seven Wonders," "Smoothie Song," "Speak," "Spit On A Stranger," "This Side" and "Young." Notation with guitar tab, but no mando tab. 152 pp.
49-690586
$19.95
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NICKEL CREEK - TRANSCRIBED SCORES
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Matching folio to the eponymous debut from this neo-traditional folk/bluegrass trio. Includes note-for-note transcriptions for all of the instruments on the album--guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and bass--as well as all of the vocal parts. 12 songs: "Cuckoo's Nest," "In The House Of Tom Bombadil," "Ode To A Butterfly," "Out Of The Woods," "Pastures New," "Reasons Why," "Robin And Marian," "Sweet Afton," "The Fox," "The Hand Song," "The Lighthouse's Tale" and "When You Come Back Down." Notation with guitar tab, but no mando tab. 128 pp.
49-690582
$19.95
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NICKEL CREEK: WHY SHOULD THE FIRE DIE? - TRANSCRIBED SCORES
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Note-for-note transcriptions for all the instrumental and vocal parts on the band's 2005 release. Includes the title track plus 13 more: "When in Rome," "Somebody More Like You," "Jealous of the Moon," "Scotch & Chocolate," "Can't Complain," "Tomorrow Is A Long Time," "Eveline," "Stumptown," "Anthony," "Best of Luck," "Doubting Thomas," "First and Last Waltz," and "Helena." Notation with guitar tab, but no mando tab. 143 pp.
49-672545
$19.95
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OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES FOR GUITAR
by Richard Lieberson
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Back in print! 40 tunes in standard notation and tab. Tunes include "Liberty," "Soldier's Joy," "Chicken Reel," "Flop-Eared Mule," "Texas Quickstep," "Sail Away Ladies," more. 128 pp.
01-020809
$22.95
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OLD TIME MUSIC PARTY - PLAY-ALONG TRACKS FOR JAM SESSIONS
with Bruce Molsky, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Joe Fallon
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CD/book pack. 13 instrumentals for old time fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass and guitar players who want to hone their skills and increase their repertoire. The tunes are played up to speed for experienced pickers, and at half speed for beginners/intermediates. "Susananna Gal," "Martha Campbell," "Sunny Home in Dixie," "Flatwoods," "Paddy on the Hand Car," "Wild Horse at Stoney Point," "June Apple," "Jenny on the Railroad," "Tippy Get Your Hair Cut," "Texas Gals" more. All levels. Comb-bound. 14 pp.
300-556
$19.95
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SIXTEEN FIDDLE TUNES FOR GUITAR
taught by Russ Barenberg
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Book/CD pack. A variety of great contra and square dance tunes for both solo guitar and dance band work. Includes playing tips and slowed-down and up-to-speed versions. "Dominion Reel," "Road to California," "Spootiskerry Reel," "Flowers of Edinburgh," "Goodbye Liza Jane," "Fisher's Hornpipe," "Waynesboro," "Opera Reel," "Round the Horn," "Trip to Durrow," "Snowshoer's Reel," "Mac Ilmoyle's Reel," "Miller's Reel," "Rose in the Heather," "Mary Douglas" and "Midnight on the Water." Comb-bound. Note/tab. 33 pp.
300-586
$19.95
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SLOW JAM FOR OLD TIME MUSIC - BACK-UP PRACTICE TRACKS
with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Bruce Molsky, & Mark Schatz
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CD/book pack. 14 great jam session tunes for learning musicians. Each one is slowed down for beginners and played up-to-speed for those ready to jam faster. Suitable for any old-time instrument - fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass, or guitar. Includes "The Buffalo Girls," "Sugar in the Gourd," "Hangman's Reel," "Black Eyed Susie," "Billy in the Lowground," more. 17 pp.
300-516
$19.95
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STEVE KAUFMAN FOUR-HOUR BLUEGRASS WORKOUT CD PACKAGE
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A great all-around practice session. You'll hear 50 different tunes on the 4 CDs included. A dedicated band plays on the right & left speakers, with a guitar or mandolin lead only on the left. Music is in half- and full-speeds to help with your rhythm and lead parts. Standard notation with chord diagrams -- comb-bound, 28 pp.
300-530
$44.95
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STEVE KAUFMAN'S FAVORITE REELS A-L FOR GUITAR
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Book/CD set. Kaufman, three-time National Flatpicking Champion, does it again. This first installment of a four part series brings us Steve's favorite reels transcribed for guitar. Though the title says "Fifty" reels, there are actually quite a few more. This collection will build your repertoire as well as help you develop ideas, licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. All the songs in the book are played note for note on the CD at about 3/4 speed. Learn the song, memorize it and then race with the champ! Note/tab. Spiralbound. Beginning/intermediate. 95 pp.
02-21221BCD
$24.95
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STEVE KAUFMAN'S FOUR-HOUR BLUEGRASS WORKOUT FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS, SERIES TWO
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Book/4 CD pack. 50 songs! Provides you with a backup band that gives rhythmic support for invaluable practice sessions. Each song is played three times slowly and then three times at a faster pace. CDs 1 and 2 contain the slow versions, while CDs 3 and 4 bring you up to speed. Improve your picking, build your speed and stamina, and get those licks and solos working! Songs include: "Angeline the Baker," "Back Up and Push," "Big Scioty," "Bull Durham," "Cattle in the Cane," "Cold Frosty Morn," "Jerusalem Ridge," "John Hardy," "Lonesome Fiddle Blues," "Nothing To It," "Rawhide," "Silver Bells," "Snowflake Reel," "Stone's Rag, " "Texas Gales," "Wheel Hoss," more. Includes chords and music plus tab for guitar and mandolin. Comb-bound. 105 pp.
300-596
$44.95
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THE GUITAR PICKER'S FAKEBOOK
by David Brody
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Over 250 tunes of the traditional old-time and bluegrass variety. Great reference section, including a discography indexed by tune title, a select discography for beginners to the style, a listing of record companies and an index of alternate titles. Tablature only. Spiralbound, 191 pp.
01-064279
$24.95
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THE INCOMPLETE CELTIC GUITAR - FLATPICKING THE MUSIC OF IRELAND & SCOTLAND, VOL. 1
by Dan Mozell
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80 tunes in all, some with Shetland or Cape Breton influences besides the Irish and Scottish. Note/tab. Comb-bound, 99 pp.
460-1
$20.95
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