John McGann's Guide To Octave Mandolin And Bouzouki contains twenty tunes in styles from Irish to American, in a variety of tunings, melody and accompaniment, presented in standard notation and tablature, with a stereo audio download (left channel melody, right channel accompaniment). Left and right hand techniques and chord voicings are thoroughly discussed. For the first time, the Celtic style "woven texture" accompaniment, unique to the instrument, is fully notated. The book also contains melodic Irish ornamentation, blues, jazz, American fiddle tunes with variations and improvisations (all fully notated), and a chapter "Breaking Away From Block Chords" extending knowledge of the fingerboard. Audio tracks are included to download online.

Disney Songs For Mandolin features 25 classic melodies from Disney's finest productions over the years, presented in arrangements for Mandolin.This songbook includes sheet music for songs such as The Bare Necessities, Circle of Life, Go the Distance, A Spoonful of Sugar, Under the Sea, When You Wish upon a Star plus 19 other classic Disney favourites. / Mandoline

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : Bluegrass & Country Number of pages : 128 This methodology book designed for the intermediate to advanced mandolinist offers you, as a mandolin player, a new voice. Or, if you're already crosspicking, many new ideas can be added to your arsenal. Each song includes a preparatory study that allows you the opportunity to gain a solid footing before attempting the piece itself. These studies can be applied in other areas as backup ideas, song ideas, or take offs for improvisation. Styles discussed are: Two-String, Bluegrass, Fiddle, Classical, and Jazz/Ragtime. Written in tablature.

Just for Fun: Christmas Mandolin contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple strum pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a mandolin chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, ukulele, and banjo editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs.TITLE COMPOSERDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Op. 71a, #3] Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional (source)We Three Kings of Orient Are Christmas Traditional (source)God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Traditional (source)Away in a Manger John R. Murray (contributor)O Christmas Tree Traditional (source)Up on the Housetop Christmas Traditional (source)It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Richard S. Willis (contributor) - Edmund H. Sears (lyricist)Jingle Bells James Pierpont (contributor)Silent Night Franz Grüber (contributor)Joy to the World George Frederic Handel (composer) - Isaac Watts (lyricist)What Child Is This? William Chatterton Dix (lyricist) - Traditional (source)I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day J. Baptiste Calkin (contributor) - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (lyricist)We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional (source)O Come, All Ye Faithful Traditional (source)I Saw Three Ships Traditional (source)A Child This Day Is Born Traditional (source)Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane (composer) - Hugh Martin (lyricist)Deck the Halls Traditional (source)The Holly and the Ivy Auld Lang Syne Carol of the Birds Simple Gifts The First Noel Holy Night, Peaceful Night O Little Town of Bethlehem Hark! The Herald Angels Sing In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Good King Wenceslaus Angels We Have Heard on High Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring March of the Toys (from 'Babes in Toyland') Go Tell It on the Mountain Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Pat-A-Pan (Burgundian) O Holy Night Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) Coventry Carol / Mandoline

Arr. Miles Courtiere. Build a repertoire of Waltzes on Mandolin. Build a repertoire of Waltzes on Mandolin. / Niveau : 2 / Recueil / Mandoline

Get A Better Grip On Neck Navigation. Par CHARUPAKORN JOE. Mastering the mandolin neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this full-color book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings./ Méthode / Mandoline

Start playing mandolin now! This book introduces easy chord forms and basic strumming patterns, and covers fiddle tunes, bluegrass, and blues. Integral techniques such as alternate picking, tremolo, and slides are taught in a fun manner. Students, teachers, and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough, easy-to-use method. / Mandoline

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Bluegrass & Country Series : Sugar Hill Records Number of pages : 64 Chris Thile's amazing talent is evident in this entertaining collection of 13 original note-for-note transcribtions of mandolin solos featured on the sensational Sugar Hill CD Stealing Second. Written in notation and tablature. Track #14 is not on CD.

Mandolin Solos - Mac Gann John (Transcribed). Par MC GANN JOHN. Ce livre présente des transcriptions de David Grisman solos et patrons de l'accompagnement de la CD Shady Grove. L'enregistrement de Shady Grove contient certaines représentations merveilleuses d'Old-time music américain par David Grisman et Jerry Garcia, deux des plus grands joueurs de la musique américaine. C'est une collection vibrante de merveilleuses chants traditionnels américains, d'une grande variété de genres, joué dans un style étroitement basé sur leurs sources traditionnelles. Tous les solos peuvent être joué sur la mandoline standard, y compris un écrit pour mandole et pour Banjoline (mandoline-banjo). Ces transcriptions vont fournir un aperçu de l'art de la mandoline accompagnement jouant ainsi que l'isolation. Notes de la performance par le transcripteur sont inclus. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Folk - Transcribed Solos / Recueil / Mandoline

For The Modern Mandolinist - Volume 1. Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist is a two book series that teaches improvisation in many musical styles along with theory concepts and how they apply to the mandolin. Each book provides access to different backing tracks and solo examples to help you learn. Every chapter includes scales presented in a variety of common formats: standard notation, tablature and fretboard charts. Volume 1, Building a Foundation, only requires that the reader can play notes and simple chords. It presents basic skills necessary for improvising over chord progressions found in all types of music. Sample solos and progressions are included at the end of each chapter to practice. Whether you play bluegrass, rock, pop or jazz, this book will take your solos to the next level. Includes access to online audio./ Tablatures / Mandoline

Here is the clearest, most useful chord book for the mandolin ever published. Over 1,000 standard chord forms. Several forms are shown for each type of chord, and each form has its own easy-to-read diagram. What's more, the chords are grouped logically, making it eay to find the ones you need to play any song. No matter what kind of music you are into, you will find both the usual and unusual chords to any song or tune you will ever want to play. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Mandoline

This jam-packed mandolin method continues in its final installment with a study of advanced harmonies and chord forms in all 12 keys. Also covered are chord/melody playing, chord substitution, and forms such as the 12-bar blues and 'Rhythm Changes.' In addition, the book takes an exhaustive approach to melodic studies, touching on the modes of the major scale, the pentatonic scales, the chromatic scale, the whole-tone scale, and improvisation. / Mandoline