Rob MacKillop presents DADGAD Blues an impressive collection of 20 fantastic fingerstyle blues compositions and arrangements exclusively for DADGAG tuning.The styles covered in this collectionrange from country blues boogie woogie left-hand piano blues early jazz-blues gut-bucket blues and modal blues. Accompanying audio is available as an online download which includes backing tracks and performances by RobMacKillop to accompany you whilst playing classic songs such as St. James Infirmary Blues St. Louis Blues C. C. Rider and much more alongside 15 full-length studies.The book begins with easier arrangementsprogressing through intermediate and onto advanced ones. A multitude of chord and scale fingerings are provided including pentatonic minor and major scales blues scales diminished scales and arpeggios 7th chords whole-tonescales and the super locrian mode amongst many more. All the songs included with this book have an online audio accompaniment recorded by Rob MacKillop and are readily available to download.

Here is the Lost Heritage of the Irish-American Banjo! The Irish-style Tenor banjo has become immensely popular of late yet the roots of Irish influence on American Banjo music extends right back to the 1840s when the legendary Joel Sweeney picked up a gourd Banjo from Black American Banjo players and proceeded to perform 'jigs reels and breakdowns'. Other Irish-Americans played a leading role in the development and popularity of theBanjo in America and Rob MacKillop has collected 27 of their finest pieces in this collection the first of its kind. Early Irish-American Banjo is a solo instrumental collection writtenin standard notation plus 3 lines of tablature for the 5-string Banjo the 4-string tenor Banjo in standard tuning (CGDA) and for the Irish tenor Banjo in octave-mandolin tuning (GDAE low-to-high). Lyrics are not included in thisvolume.Can be played with either a flat pick or fingerstyle.The audio recording contains brilliant performances of all 27 pieces by Rob MacKillop a leading performer of historical Banjo music.Rob performs fingerstyle with the flesh of his fingertips on gut strings on a period-appropriate banjo in the old American tuning. This online recording is a treasure in itself.Tunes included: StPatrick's Day; Rocky Road To Dublin; Savourneen Deelish; McCormick Party Reel Sheridan's Hornpipe Connaught Man's Rambles and many others. Includes access to online audio.

The word 'DADGAD' refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm resonance allowing you toplay simple single-note melodies yet still fill out the sound of the instrument. The twenty Christmas carols presented here form a perfect introduction to playing guitar in DADGAD tuning. The melodies are presented withoutadded bass notes or chords - just those great melodies once heard never forgotten. This means you already know what the tune is supposed to sound like leaving you to concentrate on playing the notes on the right string andfret and for the right length of time. This book is the easiest of Rob Mackillop's DADGAD books. It assumes you know how to hold and tune the guitar and play some notes and a few simple chords. The book includes a'Technique Primer' to help get you up and running plus the essential chord diagrams for playing in DADGAD tuning. Book includes access to online audio featuring Rob MacKillop's performance of each piece.

Arramged For Uke-Learn fashionable and evocative tunes from 19th-century America! Originally collected for the fretless minstrel Banjo many of these tunes were taught to Tom Briggs in Southern plantations and are the sound of a new vibrantAmerica. Mixing early Black Banjo music with European dances a new popular music was born which in the following decades would mature into ragtime and jazz.Rob MacKillop arranged these pieces for fingerstyleUkulele. They sound great on either a standard Uke or on a Banjo Ukulele. Includes access to audio recording containing performances of all 20 pieces by Rob MacKillop on a Banjo Ukulele.

Classical music and DADGAD tuning prove to be a beautiful combination as Rob MacKillop's latest book shows. You will be surprised just how easy it can be to master classics from like likes of Beethoven Mozart Vivaldi Tchaikovsky and others with your guitar. Like the other books in MacKillop's DADGAD series the songs start off easy with tunes such as Ode to Joy and progress through intermediate and ontoadvanced where you will be able to play the entire Cello Suite No.1 by Bach.This collection of tunes each have their own downloadable audio tracks you can play along to providing you with techniques andexcercises to help you progress through this impressive selection of timeless classics.

For Bass Guitar-Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar combines essential studies from 19th century composer Giovanni Bottesini; the “Paganini of Bass” with contemporary studies by Gilbert Isbin; one ofthe leading European composers for Guitar Lute and Bass. These 33 studies will help build not just your technique but reading abilities and overall musicianship. The material is intended for serious bass students and can beplayed on a fretted or fretless bass. While Bottesini's works lie firmly in the classical genre Isbin's studies bring in elements of classical jazz and world music. All the studies are written in standard bass clef notation aswell as tablature. Includes access to online audio recorded by Rob MacKillop for each study.

Bach's cello suites are among the most famous solo instrumental works of all time. The cello and the tenor banjo share the same tuning and banjo players might be surprised at how well this great music fits on the fretboard.Rob MacKillop has provided tablature for the first three suites. Here is a chance for tenor banjo players to explore Bach on their instrument which could be tuned to either regular CGDA or Irish tuning GDAE. Includes onlineaccompanying audio using three different tenor banjos: a regular tenor (Deering Eagle II) a gourd tenor (Jaybird Banjos) and a cello banjo (Gold Tone) which has the same low pitch as the cello.A 'suite' is acollection of dances of varying speeds and time signatures conceived to be performed as a whole and preceded by a prelude. Bach's Prelude to the 1st Suite is magnificent and justly famous. The Bourree from the 3rd Suite is alsovery popular. Enjoy playing Bach on the Tenor Banjo!

This book features twenty superb arrangements of traditional Old Time American tunes byukulele maestro Rob MacKillop. Included are classics such as Wildwood Flower Man Of Constant Sorrow Whiskey Before Breakfast Angeline The Baker and many others. All the music is playable with a pick or finger style and thetunes are presented in both tablature and standard notation. Includes access to online audio.  

Make your old-time and bluegrass music sing through the warm open-string sound of DADGAD tuning! This book includes twenty classic old-time and bluegrass tunes arranged and recorded by RobMacKillop.The material is ideal for players of easy to intermediate levels and is designed for flatpicking but can also be played fingerstyle. Repertoire includes Angeline the Baker Blackberry Blossom Fire onthe Mountain Old Joe Clark Whiskey Before Breakfast Wildwood Flower and much more.Additional content includes DADGAD chord diagrams instructions and a technique primer. Includes access to online audio.

The Mandolin is a great instrument for kids. These simple arrangements of all-time popular songs are ideal for younger learners and will get them playing in no time! This repertoire book is easy to read with classic songs suchas Scarborough Fair  Kum ba Yah  Frère Jaques  My Bonnie and much more. Chords are available for an accompanying instrumentalist and play-along tracks recorded bythe author are available online. The Mandolin part is written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Renaissance Lute Repertoire-Lute Tablature Edition can be viewed as either a supplement to the popular Introduction to the Lute: for Lute and Guitar Players or as a standalone edition of 16th-century lute tablatures. Play from beautifully-typeset scores, music by John Dowland, Francesco da Milano, Vincenzo Galilei (father of the famous astronomer) and many others, including vihuela composers Narváez and Milán. Together, this collection provides a beautiful and extensive overview of music for the renaissance lute. This edition is in French lute tablature. There is a separate edition in guitar tablature, Renaissance Lute Repertoire-Guitar Tablature Edition.

Learn to play great classical music tunes on the Mandolin! All the most famous composers are here such as Mozart Beethoven Tchaikovsky Vivaldi and others. The tunes form a ?greatest hits? package of classicalmusic including 'Für Elise' 'Ode to Joy' 'Rondo Alla Turca' 'Swan Lake' 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' 'The Entertainer' and more. Written in standard notation and Mandolin tablature. Includes access to onlineaudio featuring every tune in the book.