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. 

Guitar

SKU: BT.MUSM570201877

Composed by Robert Saxton. Book Only. University of York Music Press #MUSM570201877. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570201877).

English.

For solo Guitar. Published in 1999. First performed by David Starobin, Wigmore Hall, December 1999.

Guitar

SKU: HL.49046927

Guitar. Guitar. Classical, General Worship, German Edition, Sacred. Softcover Audio Online. 72 pages. Schott Music #ED23507. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046927).

ISBN 9781705169117. UPC: 196288082262.

The poor bunny in the pit is sick and is cared for by the mother and the rabbit doctor. Little bunny wanted to go for a walk, but then it falls into the stream and luckily has an idea that can save it. The Hare and the Hedgehog is a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, followed by The Hare and the Deer and The Hare and the Frogs. Easter on the chicken yard, The Easter bunnies and the chickens, Easter bunny Felix and the hens and Easter bunny Hans with the drum are happy stories about Easter and egg dyeing. The Easter Story tells the story of the passion and resurrection of Christ. The mini musicals bring together beautiful stories and traditional melodies. Texts and songs can be adapted to the age of the children. For each song there is a picture card for narrative theater as a PDF and an MP3 playback for download. Classical guitar chords and JelGi(r) numbers are provided. Simple songs can be accompanied by children on guitars, orff instruments and boomwhackers.

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.31088

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 Levenson�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 today�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.

Old Time, Wire bound. Vocal. Book and online audio. 248 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31104M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc