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.

100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever for Fingerpicking Guitar (Songbook)

100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever for Fingerpicking Guitar (Songbook)
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Total Pages: 911
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1480387533

(Guitar Solo). One hundred timeless songs from a wide variety of musical genres are featured in this collection of solo guitar arrangements in standard notation and tab. Includes: Angel * Bless the Broken Road * Chances Are * Don't Know Why * Faithfully * Hallelujah * I Will Always Love You * Killing Me Softly with His Song * Memory * Stardust * Tears in Heaven * Woman * You Raise Me Up * and many more.

Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar

Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Luke Edwards
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 151345935X

In this unique solo fingerstyle guitar collection, Luke Edwards presents 17 melodies from the Celtic nation of Wales, The Land of Song, sheep and dragons and birthplace of Merlin the wizard. With arrangements derived from ancient to more modern traditional tunes, this book provides a glimpse into a fascinating musical culture. Often overlooked in comparison to neighboring Scotland and Ireland, the music of Wales is rich and multifaceted. This book covers a variety of traditional Welsh genres including hymns, lullabies, hornpipes, fiddle tunes, and even a selection from The Robert Ap Huw Manuscript of 1340, the oldest known example of harp music in the world. As all of the arrangements were made in guitar-friendly keys in either standard or drop-D tuning, they can be readily combined into sets for performance. Written in both standard notation and tablature, historical notes and complete right and left-hand fingerings are provided throughout. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, the collection includes access to online audio.

Mark Hanson's Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar

Mark Hanson's Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar
Author:
Publisher: Acoustic Masters
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769263663

Twelve classic holiday songs for solo fingerstyle guitar. Includes performance notes, multi-level arrangements in both standard notation and tab, and CD accompaniment. Titles include: The First Noel * Go Tell It on the Mountain * In Dulci Jubilo * Joy to the World * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Winter Wonderland and more.

Fingerpicking Guitar for the Young Beginner

Fingerpicking Guitar for the Young Beginner
Author: WILLIAM BAY
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2010-12-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610652037

This beginner's approach to playing fingerstyle guitar uses well-known folk songs to develop left and right-hand techniques. the tunes are first introduced with simplified chords and accompaniment provided by an easy downward strum of the thumb. Next, the thumb and three fingers pluck simultaneously to produce block chords, and finally render more complex arpeggiated patterns. While barre chords are judiciously avoided throughout, the alternating bass concept is presented with "full-strength" chords using all six strings where applicable. While the melodies are shown in standard notation, the lyrics and companion CD serve as rhythmic guides to the student; neither note nor tablature reading ability is required to complete this enjoyable course.

100 Most Popular Songs for Fingerpicking Guitar

100 Most Popular Songs for Fingerpicking Guitar
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Total Pages: 877
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540065189

(Guitar Solo). This massive collection will keep you fingerpicking for days! It features a fun and diverse collection of 100 great arrangements of classic songs like: Africa * Ain't No Sunshine * Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You * Blackbird * Brave * Careless Whisper * City of Stars * Crazy * Creep * Despacito * Dust in the Wind * Every Breath You Take * Fire and Rain * Free Fallin' * Fur Elise, WoO 59 * Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) * Havana * Hey, Soul Siter * I'm Yours * Imagine * James Bond Theme * Lean on Me * Love Yourself * Mrs. Robinson * The Pink Panther * Shape of You * She's Got a Way * Smells like Teen Spirit * The Sound of Silence * Stairway to Heaven * Take Me Home, Country Roads * Thinking Out Loud * Time After Time * Unchained Melody * We Are the Champions * Wonderwall * Yesterday * Your Song * and more!

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful American Airs & Ballads

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful American Airs & Ballads
Author: Raymond Gonzalez
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2022-03-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513459171

This collection presents 22 lyrical American tunes including traditional 19th century songs, melodies from the WWII era, and modern-day pieces by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications. Whether it’s a Civil War ballad or a jazz inspired tone poem, Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for creating unique settings that occasionally blend harmonics with normally fretted notes and open strings. The end result is a flowing melody/chord/bass arrangement that is challenging but accessible to the intermediate guitarist. All of the notation and tab settings in this book appear in standard or dropped-D tuning and are suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance. To keep page clutter to a minimum, the reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. Includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.

Dixieland Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar

Dixieland Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Tommy Flint
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-12-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610652509

A wonderful collection of Dixieland tunes for fingerstyle guitar. Titles include: Indiana, Bill Bailey, 12th Street Rag, When the Saints Go Marching In, That's a Plenty, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, Royal Garden Blues, and Tiger Rag. Perfect for the intermediate guitarist looking for some great Dixieland melodies to add to their repertoire; complete with companion CD of all tunes.

Celtic Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar

Celtic Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Steve Baughman
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781936604418

17 solo arrangements from the British Isles and beyond, in Orkney and other tunings, with standard notation, tablature, and performance notes

100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever for Fingerstyle Ukulele

100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever for Fingerstyle Ukulele
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1705135501

(Ukulele). 100 favorites for solo ukulele arranged in standard notation and tablature including: Annie's Song (John Denver) * Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) * Don't Know Why (Norah Jones) * Faithfully (Journey) * Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) * I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) * Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack) * Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) * Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) * Stardust (Nat King Cole) * Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton) * Woman (John Lennon) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * and more.