Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30945

Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30945. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30945).

ISBN 9781513472744. 8.75X11.75 inches.

This collection of 19th and early 20th century airs and ballads is a celebration of American music that is ideal for guitar recitals and encores. Written in standard notation only, the pieces are arranged and fingered for ease of sight-reading and specifically designed to exploit the musicality of the classical guitar.The book features arrangements of the antebellum song, ôDarling Nelly Grayö by Benjamin Hanby, popular Civil War-era songs by Stephen Foster and other period songwriters, plus parlor music favorites like Edward MacDowell�s ôTo a Wild Roseö, Ethelbert Nevin�s ôMighty Lak� a Roseö, and ôAura Leeö, a melody by George R. Poulton that would resurface nearly a hundred years later as ôLove Me Tenderö.á.

Composed by John W. Duarte (1919-). Edited by Richard Alexander Vaughan. Saddle stitching. Classical. Ut Orpheus #CH 359. Published by Ut Orpheus

Composed by Guillermo Diego. Saddle-stitched. Latin American. Book. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30826. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

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. 

Un Sistema Completo Para Aprender A Tocar La Guitarra. By Ed Lozano. For guitar. Instructional. 3 Books, 3 CDs, and 1 DVD. Text language: Spanish. Published by Music Sales.

By Ed Lozano; Juancho Herrera. For Guitar. DVD (Region 0). Text language: Spanish. Published by Omnibus Video.

Two Guitars. By Various. Arranged by Len Williams. Schott. 13 pages. Published by Schott.

Piano/Vocal/Guitar

SKU: HL.275865

By Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Americana, Country, Folk. Softcover. 304 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.275865).

ISBN 9781540026569. UPC: 888680744960. 9.0x12.0x0.729 inches.

45 roots favorites in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Broken Halos (Chris Stapleton) • Copperhead Road (Steve Earle) • Hurricane (The Band of Heathens) • If I Had a Boat (Lyle Lovett) • If We Were Vampires (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) • Live and Die (The Avett Brothers) • Mykonos (Fleet Foxes) • Pancho & Lefty (Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson) • The Story (Brandi Carlile) • Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show) • and many more.

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.WBM58M

Traditional, Wire bound, Celtic. Folk. Book and online audio. 216 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM58M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.WBM58M).

ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.

A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.

by Roger Filiberto. For Guitar (All). technique. All Styles. Level: Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

For Guitar. By Robert Beaser. Schott. Size 9x12 inches. 12 pages. Published by Helicon.

9th Grade and Higher Edition. By William Bay and Mike Christiansen. For Guitar (All). Methods. Mastering Guitar. All Styles. Level: Beginning. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 136 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Performed by Pat Metheny. For guitar (no tablature). Format: fake book. With leadsheet notation and chord names. Jazz and jazz fusion. 448 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Performed by The Carter Family. Homespun Tapes (Instructional). DVD . Size 5.25x7.5 inches. Published by Homespun Video.

By William Bay and Mike Christiansen. For Guitar (All). Methods. Mastering Guitar. All Styles. Level: Beginning. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 136 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

By Edward J. Lozano. Book and CD. Published by Music Sales. This book/CD program is designed to make learning how to play the guitar fun and easy. Contains many Latin American folk and children's songs. Topics include: playing with a pick and fingerstyle, one finger chords, traditional rhythms, and much more. The specially designed audio CD contains demonstrations of the music examples.

For Solo Guitar. Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). LKM Music. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #X560018. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing (HL.42348).