Guitar - Intermediate SKU: DY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: DY.DO-1522
Composed by Francis
Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid
Riollot. Score. Les
Editions Doberman-Yppan
#DO 1522. Published by
Les Editions
Doberman-Yppan
(DY.DO-1522).
Francis
Bebey was born in Douala
in July 1929, into a
large family where his
father, a pastor,
struggled to feed his
children. But Francis had
the opportunity to go to
school. Admiring his
elder brother, Marcel
Eyidi Bebey, he educated
himself, distinguished
himself, and eventually
received a scholarship to
go and take his
baccalaureate in
France. We approached
the end of the 1950s when
he arrived in La
Rochelle. More than ever,
in this France where
Africans were looked at
with curiosity,
condescension, or
disdain, Francis relied
on his intellectual
resources. A diligent
worker, he obtained his
Baccalaureate, then moved
to Paris where he started
English studies at the
Sorbonne. One day, he
knew what truly attracted
him: he wanted to do
radio. Francis learned
his craft in France and
in the USA. After
working for a few years
as a reporter, he was
hired in 1961 as an
international civil
servant in the UNESCO
Information
Department. In
parallel, Francis had
always been drawn to
musical creation. His
very serious daytime
activity didnâ??t
prevent him from
frequenting jazz clubs in
the evenings. In Paris,
the Jazz, the trendy
music of that time, but
also rumba and salsa
attracted him. He
collected records and
attended numerous
concerts. With his
accomplice Manu Dibango,
Francis took the stage
and played
music. Francis liked
classical music since his
childhood. He grew up
listening to the cantatas
and oratorios of Bach or
Handel that his father
had sung in the temple.
He became passionate
about the guitar,
impressed by the Spanish
and South American
masters, and decided to
learn to strum the
instrument himself. He
started composing guitar
pieces, blending the
various influences that
flow through him with the
traditional African music
he had carried within
since childhood. His
approach captivated the
director of the American
Cultural Center (then
located in the
Saint-Germain
neighborhood of Paris),
who offered him the
opportunity to perform in
front of an audience.
Francis gave his first
guitar recital there
(1963) in front of a
mesmerized audience. His
first solo album was
released shortly
thereafter. Gradually,
Francis became recognized
as a musician and
composer. Several albums
of the African guitar
ambassador, as described
by the press, were
released. He also wrote
books, to the point that
his artistic career
became challenging to
reconcile with his career
as a civil servant. In
1974, even though he had
become the General
Manager in charge of
music at UNESCO, he took
the bold leap and
resigned from this
prestigious institution
to dedicated himself to
the three activities that
interested him: music,
literature, and
journalism. He
explored the traditional
musical heritage of the
African continent,
notably through the thumb
piano sanza, and the
polyphonic music of the
Central African pygmies,
or singing in his native
language and composing
humoristic songs in
French! Success
followed. Francis Bebey
traveled the world: from
France to Brazil,
Cameroon to Sweden,
Germany to the Carribean,
or Morocco to Japan...
the list of countries
where he was invited to
perform, gives lectures,
or meets readers is very
long. In addition to
public recognition, he
enjoyed the recognition
of his fellow musicians,
such as guitarist John
Williams or Venezuelan
Antonio Lauro, who
invited him to be a part
of the jury for a
classical guitar
competition in
Caracas. His life was
the journey of an African
pioneer, a man rooted in
his cultural heritage and
carrying a message of
sharing and hope for the
world. His originality
continues to vibrate
around the world since
his passing at the end of
May 2001.
Guitar SKU: BT.MUSAM996996 Arranged by Russ Shipton. The Complete Guitar ...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
BT.MUSAM996996
Arranged by Russ Shipton.
The Complete Guitar
Player. Pop & Rock. Book
with CD. Wise
Publications
#MUSAM996996. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM996996).
ISBN
9781849380140.
English.
Th
e Complete Guitar
Player series
has taught hundreds of
thousands how to play and
the accompanying
songbooks have featured
hits by Paul Simon, Elvis
Presley, The Beatles,
John Denver and many
othertopartists.
N
ow these songbooks are
available in super value
omnibus editions like
this one. The songs are
still graded by ease of
playing and everything is
there... standard
notation, Guitar chord
boxes, full lyrics
andevenstrumming
patterns!
Over 180
great songs! Perfect for
all players and
singers!
The bonus
CD contains backing
tracks to 16 of the songs
in the book.
Guitar SKU: BT.MUSAM1008040 By Toby Knowles. The Complete Guitar Player. ...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
BT.MUSAM1008040
By
Toby Knowles. The
Complete Guitar Player.
Pop & Rock. Book Only.
Composed 2015. 160 pages.
Wise Publications
#MUSAM1008040. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM1008040).
ISBN 9781783058228.
English.
The
Complete Guitar Player
Rock Songbook features a
massive collection of 50
hard-rocking hits from
the best of classic and
contemporary rock music
for Guitar. Each song
includes full lyrics and
Guitar chords as well as
strumming and picking
patterns, making this
songbook great for the
aspiring rock rhythm or
lead Guitarist. Each and
every tune included in
this Guitar songbook is a
true rock classic,
perfect for cranking the
amp up to 10, or should
that be 11?. Old
favourites like All Day
And All Of The Night by
The Kinks and Hey Joe by
Jimi Hendrix are matched
by modern classics such
as Radiohead's Creep
and Use Somebody
by Kings Of Leon.
The rock songbook
presents the best in
music to plug in and rock
out to. It's designed to
be accessible and
enjoyable, showcasing the
best songs by the best
rock bands and
songwriters like The
Clash, AC/DC, Eric
Clapton and David Bowie.
Past and present tunes
are included, ensuring
there's something for
everyone in this complete
rock songbook. Each song
has been carefully
arranged for Guitar and
Voice, including the
melody in standard
notation,lyrics and
Guitar chord shapes. Not
only this, but there are
also suggested strumming
and picking patterns to
help you dial up the
volume and nail the exact
sound of the song
straight away. This rock
Guitar songbook is ideal
for beginners and
intermediate Guitarists
looking to expand their
repertoire with powerful
songs new and old,
whereas absolute
beginners new to the
Guitar will find that the
four books of the famous
Complete Guitar Player
series by Russ Shipton
will help them out with
the basics. With
these 50 rock Guitar
songs, you'll be singing,
strumming your power
chords, and soloing your
way through the best rock
songs of the past
half-century in no time
at all. The Complete
Guitar Player Rock
Songbook would make a
sterling addition to any
guitarist's bookshelf,
and each of these superb
songs is guaranteed to
make everyone stop and
listen.
Guitar SKU: BT.MUSAM1008029 By Toby Knowles. The Complete Guitar Player. ...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
BT.MUSAM1008029
By
Toby Knowles. The
Complete Guitar Player.
Pop & Rock. Book Only.
Composed 2015. 146 pages.
Wise Publications
#MUSAM1008029. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM1008029).
ISBN 9781783055364.
English.
The
Complete Guitar Player
Acoustic Songbook
features a huge
collection of 50 acoustic
hits from all genres for
Guitar. Each song
includes full lyrics and
Guitar chords as well as
strumming and picking
patterns, making this
perfect for the aspiring
acoustic Guitarist. Every
song included in this
Guitar songbook is a bona
fide acoustic classic,
perfect for singalongs at
parties or just a strum
on a summer's day in the
park. Songs like Hey,
Soul Sister by
Train, Wonderwall
by Oasis and Ho Hey
by The Lumineers
represent the best in
unplugged and fun
chill-out music. 'The
book is designed to be
accessible and enjoyable,
showcasing the best songs
by the best songwriters
like Bob Dylan, Mumford
& Sons, The Beatles
and Adele. Songs from the
past and the present are
included, so there will
be something for everyone
in this acoustic
songbook. Each song has
been carefully arranged
for Guitar and Voice,
including the melody,
lyrics and Guitar chord
shapes. Not only this,
but there are also
suggested strumming or
picking patterns to help
you nail the exact sound
of the song straight
away. This acoustic
Guitar songbook is ideal
for beginners and
intermediate Guitarists
looking to expand their
repertoire with acoustic
songs new and old,
whereas absolute
beginnersnew to the
Guitar might find that
the four books of the
famous Complete Guitar
Player series by Russ
Shipton will help them
out with the
basics. With these
50 acoustic Guitar songs,
you'll be singing,
strumming
andfingerpicking your way
through the folk, pop and
rock canon in no time at
all. The Complete Guitar
Player Acoustic Songbook
would make a stellar
addition to any
guitarist's bookshelf,
and every one of these
great songs will make
sure that everyone is
singing along.
Lyrics/Chords Guitar SKU: HL.242081 By The Beatles. The Little Black Song...(+)
Lyrics/Chords Guitar
SKU: HL.242081
By
The Beatles. The Little
Black Songbook. Pop. 384
pages. Hal Leonard
#HL00242081. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.242081).
ISBN 9781785588617.
UPC: 888680704407.
4.75x7.75x0.956
inches.
A
pocket-sized collection
of 195 Beatles hits
presented in chord
songbook format. Includes
complete lyrics, chord
names & a handy chord
box reference sheet.
Including classic hits
such as: All You Need Is
Love • Can't Buy Me
Love • Day Tripper
• Do You Want to
Know a Secret •
Eleanor Rigby •
From Me to You •
Get Back • Help!
• Hey Jude •
I Want to Hold Your Hand
• Let It Be •
Magical Mystery Tour
• Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
• Please Please Me
• Ticket to Ride
• Twist and Shout
• and more.
Compiled by Russ Shipton. Fake book for voice and guitar. With vocal melody, lyr...(+)
Compiled by Russ Shipton.
Fake book for voice and
guitar. With vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names and guitar chord
diagrams. 167 pages.
Published by Music Sales.
Sona
ta No. 6 Kharkiv for
guitar solo was composed
in 2021, in the end of
the COVID-19 lockdown. At
that time my family and I
were staying in our home
city of Kharkiv (also
known as Kharkov),
Ukraine for almost two
years. We considered that
pandemic period as a
disaster, but later have
realized that it actually
was a rather happy time,
because a war came to our
homeland just a few
months later. Since 2022
a considerable fraction
of the 1.5 millions of
Kharkiv citizens have
left their homes, those
who stayed have been
living under ceaseless
missile attacks, and many
have been killed. I would
like to dedicate this
Sonata to the frontier
city of Kharkiv and, most
of all, to its citizens
suffering from the
war. Yet, the music of
the Sonata does not have
any specific program.
Here I will give a brief
overview of its main
composition elements to
facilitate future
interpretations. The
first and fourth
movements of this Sonata
are based on the
interplay between the
twelve-tone principle and
the G-major tonal center,
natural for the guitar.
Namely, the first
movement is based on the
interaction of the
G-major triad Gâ??Bâ??D
of the open guitar
strings 2â??3â??4,
ascending motif 1
involving the notes
Eâ??F#â??Aâ??C#
(originally on the first
string), and descending
motif 2 using the notes
E-â??Câ??Bbâ??A-
(originally, on the bass
string 6). These elements
supplement each other to
almost make up twelve
tones (apart from the
missing F), and the
motifs alternate with
ostinato fragments where
each note in the G major
triad is step-by-step
moved by a semitone up or
down. The second
movement is a Scherzo
involving numerous
semitones in accented
chords and fast passages,
as well as chromatic
melodic motion in the
bass voice. It is almost
atonal in some fragments,
but has an overall tonal
center of A-minor. The
third movement is a
meditative Adagio based
on a theme composed
within hexatonic scale
Dâ??Eâ??Fâ??G#â??Aâ?
?B and ostinato chords
involving open bass
strings Eâ??Aâ??D and
semitone
Bâ??C. Finally, the
fourth movement is based
on the complete
twelve-tone theme
consisting of two phrases
including motifs 1 and 2
from the first movement:
Gâ??Fâ??Bbâ??Abâ??Câ
??Ebâ??D and
Eâ??Bâ??C#â??Aâ??F#.
This theme is presented
in its prime and
retrograde forms. There
are dialogues between the
first string, basses and
open middle strings,
similar to the first
movement. In the
culmination, the
twelve-tone theme is
performed using the
parallel motion of the
standard guitar G-major
chord with open middle
strings across twelve
positions. The Sonata
was premiered and
recorded (CD Naxos No.
8.574630) by the
prominent Ukrainian
guitarist Marko Topchii
who has also lived and
studied in Kharkiv. I am
extremely grateful to him
for the brilliant
performance of this
piece. I am greatly
indebted to Productions
dâ??Oz for keeping my
original notations in
places where these do not
conform to the
publisherâ??s style.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6765EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6765EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6765EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6765EM).
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6763EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6763EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6763EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6763EM).
Piano, Vocal and Guitar - Grade 2 SKU: BT.MUSIMP10037A Composed by Scisso...(+)
Piano, Vocal and Guitar -
Grade 2
SKU:
BT.MUSIMP10037A
Composed by Scissor
Sisters. Pop & Rock. Book
Only. 62 pages. Music
Sales #MUSIMP10037A.
Published by Music Sales
(BT.MUSIMP10037A).
ISBN 9781843287353.
English.
The
Scissor Sisters came
bursting into the public
consciousness in 2004
with their amazing
self-titled debut album.
It celebrates the sexual
energy of the New York
nightlife and is the
perfect mix of styles and
influences;meldingdisco
with rock, pop, ballads,
funk and dance. It is so
infectious they have won
over even non-believers
with their camp and
ambiguous exuberance.
Heavy with
keyboards and a healthy
dose of party fun thrown
in forgoodmeasure, this
flamboyant melting pot
band is the freshest
slice of glittery
rock-pop and feathered
disco heard for a long
time.
This book
contains all the songs
from the album including
the hit singles
TakeYourMama,
Comfortably Numb
and Mary all
presented in Piano Vocal
and Guitar Chord box
format.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6761EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6761EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6761EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6761EM).
Composed by William Bay. Flatpicking, Lute, Baroque, Contemporary, Technique...(+)
Composed by William Bay.
Flatpicking, Lute,
Baroque,
Contemporary, Technique,
Theory and Reference,
Solos.
Achieving Guitar
Artistry.
Book. 76 pages. Published
by
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
Performed by Pat Metheny. For guitar (no tablature). Format: fake book. With lea...(+)
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.
Saddle-stitched. Country.
Book. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #31088.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.31088).
ISBN
9781513473413. 8.75X11.75
inches.
Whether you
already play old-time
music, or you are just
getting started, this is
the book for you.áDan
LevensonÃ?s Master
Collection of Old-Time
Tunesápresents more
than 300 tunes in
standard notation with
suggested chords for you
to explore and enjoy. All
but a few are traditional
or older tunes and are
easily searched online to
discover their pedigree
as well as several
recorded versions of
them.Some might call this
a complete repertoire in
a book in the following
sense: It is a large
though not encyclopedic
collection of old-time
fiddle tunes played in
todayÃ?s
sessions.Learning the
tunes in this book will
give you a solid old-time
repertoire that would
allow you to join in jams
in the many communities
playing old-time music
today.
Piano/Vocal/Guitar SKU: HL.275865 By Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook...(+)
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.31060M Perfect binding. Jazz. Book and onli...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.31060M
Perfect binding. Jazz.
Book and online audio.
180 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31060M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31060M).
ISBN
9781513468051. 8.75x11.75
inches.
As aspiring
fingerpicking guitarists
started expanding their
horizons from folk,
blues, and ragtime in the
1970s, it was only
logical to look towards
early jazz tunes as a
vast source for new
possibilities. For one
thing, they could follow
the same evolutionary
path from ragtime to jazz
that had been taken by
pianists such as Jelly
Roll Morton and Harlem
stride players like James
P. Johnson and Fats
Waller. These musicians
all composed in a variety
of styles, but their most
ambitious piano solos
expanded on the classic
ragtime format developed
by the likes of Scott
Joplin, James Scott, and
Joseph Lamb, using
several strains that
usually changed keys at
least once. Morton, the
self-proclaimed inventor
of jazz, would record
versions of tunes like
King Porter
Stomp and The
Original Jelly Roll
Blues that are
similar to straight
ragtime performances, and
others where there is
lots of room left for
embellishment and jazz
improvisation.
The present
collection is a bonanza
for guitarists who want
to tackle advanced
arrangements along the
lines of ragtime but
featuring jazz age
harmonies from the
playing of Jelly Roll
Morton, Louis Armstrong,
Bix Beiderbecke, WC
Handy, the Original
Dixieland Jazz Band and
other early jazz legends.
The 32 arrangements
included are by a wide
assortment of guitarists
including Ernie Hawkins,
Pat Donohue, Lasse
Johansson, Duck Baker,
Ton Van Bergeyk, Sandy
Shalk, Steve McWilliam,
and Dorian Henry.
Titles
include: Oh, You
Beautiful Doll,
I’ve Got The
Blues, High Society, St.
Louis Blues, Davenport
Blues, Poor Butterfly,
Dixie Jass Band One-Step,
Memphis Blues, Big Foot
Ham, Grandpa’s
Spells, The Original
Jelly Roll Blues,
Midnight Mama, Milenberg
Joys, Fizz Water, Back
Home in Indiana, Sweet
Georgia Brown, Red Wing
(An Indian Intermezzo),
There’ll Be Some
Changes Made, Way Down
Yonder In New Orleans,
Charleston, Where The
Morning Glories Grow,
Limehouse Blues, Susie
(of the Islands), I Need
Some Pettin’,
Weather Bird, Cornet Chop
Suey, Kansas City Stomps,
King Porter Stomp,
Jubilee Stomp, Take It
Easy, If I Had You,
Moonlight
Serenade
by William Bay. For all guitars. Gospel-old time, strum/sing. Level: Beginning-I...(+)
by William Bay. For all
guitars. Gospel-old time,
strum/sing. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Solos. Size
8.75x11.75. 112 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Pub., Inc.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6767EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6767EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6767EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6767EM).
ISBN
9790365067671.
This
sonata (WeissSW No. 15,
London) is one of a new
series of eight sonatas
by Silvius Leopold Weiss
arranged for the first
time for guitar and
published by Metropolis
Music. Sonata X comes
from Weissâ??s middle
â??productiveâ??
period, thought to have
taken place between 1719
and 1725. The original
tablature manuscript is
in the British Library
(London Ms. Add. 30387).
The Sonata has six
movements: Allemande,
Courante, Paisane,
Sarabande, Menuet, and it
ends with a Gigue. There
is a another copy of this
Sonata in the Warszawa
Biblioteka Uniwersytecka
Poland (in its entirety),
and a copy in the
Sächsisches
Landesbibliothek in
Dresden (Suite XXVI),
which contains three
concordant movements:
Allemande, Courante, and
the Gigue. The Dresden
manuscript displays some
differences from the
London manuscript. This
Edition has taken those
differences into account
in certain details.
Originally, the Sonata is
written in B flat major,
a key often used by Weiss
as it is appropriate for
playing the lute, but
rather awkward with the
guitar. For ease and
effectiveness of playing,
I have transposed the
Sonata a minor third
lower to G major. To
create more concordance
with the baroque tuning
of the lute, the G string
is lowered by a semitone
to F sharp. I suggest
using a capodastro to
achieve the original
pitch. Based on the
present standard of A at
440 Hertz, the capo
should be placed at the
3rd fret. However, during
Weissâ??s lifetime, it
was more common in many
parts of Germany to use a
standard of A at 415
Hertz -â? a semitone
lower. So, to hear the
pitch heard by Weiss and
his contemporaries, the
capo should then be
positioned at the 2nd
fret.