Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.31008M

Perfect binding. Blues. Book and online audio. 160 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31008M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.31008M).

ISBN 9781513467016. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Blind Lemon Jefferson was a trail blazer, both as a singer and guitarist, but also as a commercial phenomenon, for he was the first blues musician to establish the tremendous appeal that blues, as played and sung by rural African American folk, had for the record-buying public. It is no exaggeration to say that the sales of Lemon’s records paved the way for a host of other solo rural blues musicians to record in his wake and made the record companies more willing to give other musicians a chance, in the hopes of achieving similar success. 

Lemon’s record sales weren’t what made him a great musician, though - that could only be attributed to his startlingly virtuosic guitar - playing and soulful singing, developed over years of busking, building on his natural gifts with a great deal of practice and work. In the Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson author John Miller presents transcriptions, in standard notation and tablature, of 22 of Lemon’s greatest performances, with an additional essay examining Lemon’s senses of time and phrasing and his picking techniques. Also included is a download link to all the original recordings. 

To present a picture of Lemon the man, noted blues researchers Alan Governar and Kip Lornell have contributed an essay focusing on Lemon’s early life, the origins of his music, and his time spent in a musical partnership with Lead Belly. Links are provided to downloadable performances of the songs in the book from which the transcriptions were made, so that you can have Lemon’s sound in your head as you learn to play his songs.

Blind Lemon Jefferson was remarkable, even in a style that abounded in great musicians, and some measure of his influence can be seen in the fact that musicians recorded in the 1960s, more than thirty years after his death, were still covering his songs and stealing guitar licks from him. The Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson gives you the resources needed to learn what was so special about Lemon’s music, and to experience his musical excellence from inside the music itself.

Titles include: One Dime Blues, Got The Blues, Dry Southern Blues, Big Night Blues, Rabbit Foot Blues, Shuckin' Sugar Blues, Where Shall I Be, Wartime Blues, Black Horse Blues, Prison Cell Blues, Piney Woods Money Mama, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, He Arose From The Dead, Beggin' Back, Broke And Hungry, Bad Luck Blues, Matchbox Blues, Lemon's Worried Blues, That Crawlin' Baby Blues, Easy Rider Blues, Stocking Feet Blues and Right of Way Blues

Level 2/3 • 160 pages • Direct download link to audio files. 

Piano, Vocal and Guitar

SKU: HL.14047758

Composed by John Lennon. CARISCH - MUSIC SALES. General Merchandise. Hal Leonard #ML99028. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.14047758).

ISBN 9788850727391.

John Lennon Complete contains 15 of Lennon's songs, arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. It would make the perfect gift for any budding singer, or any Lennon fan.

John Lennon (1940-1980) is arguably the most famous musician of all time. As a singer-songwriter, he rose to fame as a founding member of the Beatles, and later established a highly successful solo career after the band broke up in 1969. His contribution to Western culture in the 1960s and 70s, both musically and politically, is impossible to fully express, and his countless fans have remained faithful right to the present day.

Guitar - Beginning

SKU: MB.95121M

Composed by Mike Christiansen. Flatpicking, Squareback saddle stitch, Country, Bluegrass, Method, Folk. You Can Teach Yourself. Style. Book and online audio/video. 68 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #95121M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95121M).

ISBN 9780786693238. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

If someone is singing a song or playing a melody, how can I know what chords I can play with it? This is a common question asked of guitar teachers and players. If you are the guitarist at a campfire sing, if you want to learn a song from a recording, or if you want to write your own songs - this book will show you the way. An indispensable book for the guitarist who wants to learn to improvise and accompany singers by ear, music reading ability is not required to benefit and learn from this method. Includes access to online audio and video.

Guitar

SKU: AP.12-0571541003

Personality Book. Faber Edition. Pop. Faber Music #12-0571541003. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571541003).

ISBN 9780571541003. English.

Iron & Wine: The Songbook contains songs from albums and EPs by American singer-songwriter Iron & Wine. The artist-approved chord songbook includes lyrics and chords with short picking patterns in tab and notation, and is full color throughout with artwork, photographs, tour posters, a song index, and an index of first lines.