This book is for beginning and early intermediate country guitarists. No prior playing experience or note reading ability is required. The solos are written in both standard notation and tablature. While writing thearrangements the author considered the small hands of children. Most of the arrangements are in the first position; most of the notes are on the first three strings and there are no hand stretches that present inordinatetechnical difficulties. Every song in the book is included on the companion CD. The tunes are recorded at a moderate speed and include count-off notes and rhythm guitar accompaniment.

Banjo and Uke-With the Three-Chord Christmas Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords?G C and D7?to accompany each song in this great book. The jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginningmusicians casual musicians teachers family bands and performers. Melody lyrics and chords are included for all songs. Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with basicaccompaniment tips. Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. An invaluable sourcebook for teachers?and a handy compact fakebook for performers. A unique collection of timeless songs for the entirefamily. Accompany 50 vibrant Christmas songs with only minimal playing skills. Each song includes melody lyrics and chords. Perhaps the most interesting collection of Christmas songs to be found inprint today. Interesting historical images are found throughout the text. A superb book for getting beginners involved and keeping them involved. Only a few minutes of technical training equips anyperson to accompany all 50 songs in this book. Teachers can use this collection as a foundation to teach more advanced patterns and arranging techniques. Excellent 'mini fake book' resource for all musicians andperformers.

Big Note/Large Print Ed.-A very useful guitar guide to the licks and phrases used by top guitarists. Licks are presented in notation and tablature and are grouped into 'Country ' 'Blues' and 'Rock' categories. Companion audio tracks are available freeonline.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 80 Hundreds of musical components related to melody, harmony, and rhythm are blended together to make music. The study of these elements is called music theory. This book explains basic music theory as it relates to the needs of the average musician. It covers basic music reading with note names and time values, accidentals, ties, and other symbols and terms, as well as the theory behind the most common scales and chords. Quizzes throughout the book reinforce key concepts.