Dropped D Guitar: Bach to Blues

Dropped D Guitar: Bach to Blues
Author: Dave Marshall
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-06-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610656806

Dropped D Guitar: Bach to Blues provides in-depth strategies to help the seasoned beginner to intermediate guitarist gain familiarity with the patterns of dropped D, utilizing a series of hands-on exercises for playing in dropped D tuning. Actual music is provided (no scales here) in the major keys of C, G, D, A, and the minor keys of Dm, Am, and Em. In addition, the guitarist is given a wide- ranging source of music, in a variety of musical styles and keys. There are works written by classical masters, traditional music, and early blues - all arranged for fingerstyle guitar in dropped D tuning in both standard notation and tablature. Background narrative is given on musical periods, composers, and the music to add to the reader's understanding and interest. All instructional and solo material is played by the author on the accompanying audio. Includes access to online audio

Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar

Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar
Author: El McMeen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2023-12-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513476890

The name of this book is no exaggeration. It includes some of the most gorgeous music that the authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk know. To make things even more interesting, none of the music was originally written for guitar! In addition to Celtic favorites, El includes his arrangements of two of the most beautiful arias in all of opera: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Boheme" and "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (“Mon Coeur S'ouvre à ta Voix”) from "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Sandy's contributions range from Celtic to French love songs to Stephen Foster, manifesting Sandy's gift for chordal subtleties and innovation. Each piece is in either standard tuning (EADGBE) or Drop D tuning (DADGBE). Written in standard notation and tablature with computer generated audio files of each arrangement.

Whispering Stones

Whispering Stones
Author: Al Petteway
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 161911920X

Whispering Stones won the award for “Best Recording” from the Washington Area Music Association and has continued to be a favorite with fans of fingerstyle guitar music throughout the world. The book features Celtic-inspired original and traditional tunes performed on solo acoustic guitar with the occasional addition of flute, mandolin, cello, piano, or bells. The tunes appear in the same order as in the recording. Al Petteway is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist and composer. His many “Wammie” awards from the Washington Area Music Association include “Artist of the Year” and “Musician of the Year”. Al’s playing fuses Celtic/British ideas and tunings with American themes and drive. Acoustic Guitar Magazine praised his ‘concise, clean arrangements similar to John Renbourn’s better work’. In notation and tablature.

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band
Author: El McMeen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2020-06-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513455168

El McMeen has authored many guitar books for Mel Bay Publications, but this book holds a special place in his heart. This cutting-edge collection includes melodic, challenging, and exuberant band marches carefully arranged for fingerstyle guitar. The book contains arrangements of seven marches (including six by John Philip Sousa), many of which are in various open tunings. These pieces are challenging and geared for intermediate-advanced and advanced guitarists. There are so many great melodies in this collection–guitarists can camp on sections of pieces that they enjoy or tackle the pieces in their entirety. The book also contains a discussion by El McMeen on his selection and arrangement process. Includes access to online audio.

Stuff! Good Guitar Players Should Know

Stuff! Good Guitar Players Should Know
Author: Wolf Marshall
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423430087

Provides instruction and tips on performing, recording, equipment, theory, and techniques of playing the guitar.

Mastering the Guitar 2B Book/2-CD Set

Mastering the Guitar 2B Book/2-CD Set
Author: William Bay
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2016-08-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 161911643X

Mastering the Guitar 2B is a continuation of Mel Bay's innovative, comprehensive method for learning the guitar. This volume features closed position playing in the keys of A,F-sharp,E-flat, and C-minor. In addition to an incredibly diverse variety of guitar solo material in flatpick and fingerstyle forms, Book 2B teaches chord progressions, blues turnarounds, fingerpicking blues and ragtime solos, harmonized scales and basic improvisation. Finally, a number of outstanding duets are included by masters such as Corelli, Bach, and Rameau. Mastering the Guitar2B extensive audio is a recording to accompany the new comprehensive Mel Bay method of the same title. This audio contains most all of the solo and duet settings found in the book as performed by William Bay, Mike Christiansen, and John McClellan. Includes access to online audio

Fingerpicking Guitar in the Dropped D Tuning

Fingerpicking Guitar in the Dropped D Tuning
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2020-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781513461052

I became aware of the Dropped D tuning in 1960. It literally exploded my playing. Just by lowering the sixth string down a tone - from E to D, my guitar sounded so much fuller. The tuning seemed to open up the fingerboard whether playing in the Keys of D, G or A. An alternating bass sounded huge and dynamic. Over the last 60 years I, as well as guitar playing friends, have explored playing in Dropped D. From folk and gospel to blues and early jazz to Celtic melodies and O'Carolan compositions to original instrumental compositions. This collection covers a lot of musical terrain. There's plenty of musical notes, styles, techniques in these pages. Travel slowly and try to absorb the arrangements one by one. The constant throughout is the Dropped D tuning. Includes access to online audio,

Blues and Jazz Preludes for Classical Guitar

Blues and Jazz Preludes for Classical Guitar
Author: Alexander Vinitsky
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2011-08-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610657608

These 21 original pieces for classical guitar feature bright melodies, convenient fingering, and exquisite harmonies. They are composed so that their performance gives an impression of two or three instruments sounding simultaneously. the collection contains 12 12-bar blues, all in different keys, at an intermediate level; a difficult etude in blues form; and six jazz preludes which are easy to intermediate. Written in notation only.

The Book of Six Strings

The Book of Six Strings
Author: Philip Toshio Sudo
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781929395491

Philip Toshio Sudo, founder of the Zen Guitar movement, and guitarist and educator Tobias Hurwitz present this follow-up to the best-selling book Zen Guitar. Inside are musical examples that help bring the Zen philosophy to life on anyone's guitar. Learning these ancient ideas can help guitarists become more "in the moment" in their musical approach. The Book of Six Strings helps guitarists break out of a creative rut and take playing to the next level. This book's centerpiece is "One Sound One Song," composed by Philip Toshio Sudo as a musical launching pad for Zen Guitar exploration. Included are inspirational quotes, philosophical concepts and historical facts mixed in with the musical examples. Also included is a CD demonstrating all of the examples in the book. This book is the ideal choice for those looking to be inspired and to deepen their spirituality and musical understanding.

Complete Anthology of Medieval & Renaissance Music for Guitar

Complete Anthology of Medieval & Renaissance Music for Guitar
Author: John Renbourn
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610650425

A collection of 28 fingerstyle guitar solos and duets by fingerstyle guitarist John Renbourn. These solos are drawn from Medieval and Renaissance lute dance tunes and solos. All solos are in notation and tablature. the online audio contains 17 of the solos from the book.