The mandolin delivers the clean sharp solo sound that defined some of the greatest bluegrass recordings of the 1950s. Now you can learn to play famous fiddle tunes specially arranged for mandolin. Each song includes performance notes which give you helpful hints and tips on playing slides double stops fiddle shuffles tremolos ornaments syncopations and much more! The accompanying CD features specially mixed tracks that let you hear the mandolin alone the mandolin with the backing track or just the backing track so you can play along! Get started flatpickin' now!

Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin is the first of a new series of easy and fun books by Wayne Erbsen that teaches 31 bluegrass jam standards. It covers: how to jam with others how to improvise and make up your own tasteful licks andfills almost painless music theory how to play harmony how to transpose and play in different keys and pretty much everything you'll need to march fearlessly into your next jam or picking session! This FUN book is fullyillustrated with almost 200 vintage photos. All the books in the series will teach the same 31 tunes and will be 96 pages 9' x 12' and will include an audio instructional CD.

The bright and distinctive sound of the Mandolin is more popular than ever in the rock and pop hits of the charts - this unique tutorial will show you how to incorporate the instrument into your own songwriting. Learn how to back up a melody, write and perform a solo, and jam in a variety of styles. The topics covered include: Equipment Choosing an instrument Pickups Amplifiers Effects Rhythm Playing Doubling the snare Doubling the guitar Playing backup Soloing Harmonics Scales Double stops Crosspicking Tremolo The slide An accompanying CD puts all the lessons into context by allowing you to hear exactly how it should all sound. / Mandoline

These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists.The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune then a more adventurous improvisation and each solo is transcribed in detail.The CD provides the audio versions of the solos plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along.This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!

Par BAXTER JOHN. This encyclopedia is designed to provide mandolin players with a wide variety of chords in different voicings. This book is intended as both a starting point of learning chord voicings and patterns, as well as a dictionary of common mandolin chords. Each key section includes the first position scale for that key, as well as the chord formula and notes for each chord. If you want to learn to be a bluegrass rhythm player it helps to have a guide or 'map' to take you through the initial learning stage. This book provides a small but powerful set of starter chords used in this style of music. Once these chords are learned, you'll be able to jam with other musicians in no time. These are the same chords used by greats like Bill Monroe, Doyle Lawson, David Grisman and hundreds of other bluegrass players in this genre. While there are only a few chords presented in the 'map' section, they form the foundation of bluegrass mandolin and with them you can play literally thousands of songs in every key. Chords are presented by key. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Chord Book / Etude / Mandoline

Learning to play the Mandolin is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing - fast! Full colour pictures, clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice combine to make Start-Up Mandolin do exactly what is says on the cover. You'll start off on the right track and that makes everything else come more easily. Contents include: Parts of the Mandolin How to hold the Mandolin Tuning Playing chords Bluegrass chords and techniques Reading tablature Playing melodies A timeless selection of folk and bluegrass songs for you to play / Mandoline

50 Celtic Jigs And Waltzes For Mandoln-Steve Kaufman Three Time National Flatpicking Champion does it again. This installment of a four part series brings us Steve's favorite Celtic Jigs and Waltzes transcribed for the mandolin (and fiddletoo).This is a large collection of reels will build your repertoire as well as help you develop more ideas licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. All the songs in the book are played note for note on theaccompanying online audio download. Your goal is to learn the song memorize it and then race with the Champ. Includes access to online audio.

Par MURPHY HENRY. At last! You can learn to play the mandolin and we will make it easy for you! See exactly what to do as we explain every note in every song. This video starts at the very beginning, by covering all the basics. We then apply these basic techniques to 7 well-known bluegrass songs. We also go over the chording for each song, which will enable you to play with other people! If you have been wanting to start on the mandolin, now is the time!!! Taught by Murphy Henry. No Tab. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Methods / Méthode / Mandoline

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs! The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises, concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away, with a free online tuner and metronome! This mandolin book features video and print lessons by world-renowned author Fred Sokolow on: mandolin fundamentals, music reading, tuning, chords, scales

For Mandolin and Fiddle-If you have tried and failed to learn to read standard music notation for the Mandolin or Fiddle using traditional methods or you have never tried and want to this book is for you.Learn to play from music in theMandolin and Fiddle-friendly major keys of C G D A F and B-flat and their relative minor keys. Also learn to play in various time signatures including 4/4 (common time) 2/2 (cut time) 3/4 (waltz) and 6/8 (jig). You willalso be taught to recognise and play whole notes half notes quarter notes and eighth notes. Includes online audio.

Teach yourself to play the Mandolin with these easy lessons for beginners.Progressive Mandolin covers the fundamental techniques and practical theory required to learn to play the Mandolin includingnotes scales chords in a variety of different keys correct picking strumming and left hand techniques.Progressive Mandolin includes 90 exercises chord progressions and popular easy songs for beginnersin folk classical country and rock Mandolin styles.Complete with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music with tabs for beginners and illustrated chord diagrams to get you playing right away this book also comes with a CDcontaining audio demonstrating all examples.Suitable for all ages and all types of Mandolins no prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the Mandolin is required to learn using this book.

Strum sing and pick along to 20 timeless hits arranged for the Mandolin.Pop Classics For Mandolin includes the songs Bad Moon Rising Every Breath You Take Happy Together What a Wonderful World You've Got a Friend and more.

Beginning Mandolin is a comprehensive instruction book for the beginning mandolinist. You will learn how to read both traditional music and tablature notations on the mandolin one string at a time. Easy chord forms and basic strumming patterns are also introduced in this book. The accompanying CD contains demonstrations of the examples and gives you the opportunity to play along.