Three Preludes on Occitan Songs

The single download comprises of an Introduction with performers' notes, a score with TAB underneath (to aid with the DADGBD tuning) and a score with notes only.

In performance, the guitar is tuned DADGBD (with both strings 1 and 6 tuned to D).

Icomposed Three Preludes on Occitan Songsduring the years I spent living and working in South West France.
I hadthe pleasure of seeing Occitan bands performing at village festivals. The styleof music was coarse and rhythmic with lyrics telling timeless stories. I borrowed the mostsimple of melodic fragments and use them to create contemporary guitar workssuitable for concert performance.

The Cancion de Hialara translates as ?The Spinner?sSong?. In this, I have imitated the rustic drones of the hurdy-gurdies found inOccitan bands through the use of tremolo patterns.

Som Som is a lullaby. This melody isfamiliar to many cultures across Europe and beyond.

L� NostreAse translatesas ?Our Donkey?. It is a comic song which tells of the antics of a stubbornrustic animal. Players should enjoy the hemiola rhythms where 3/4 is set again6/8.

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This cancause some difficulty in reading. Also, to take advantage of the sonority ofthe instrument when tuned this way, the unusual playing positions and fingeringare critical. It is for these reasons that I have provided the score in justnotes but also with notes and tablature below.

Thankyou and I hope you enjoy Three Preludes on Occitan Songs.

Four songs from The British Isles arranged for solo acoustic fingerstyle guitar in DADGAD tuning. Four songs include All Through The Night, The Star of The County Down, The Ash Grove, and Skye Boat Song.

Traditional Folk songs from any country take on a magical quality when playedharp style in altered tuning. These arrangements are great for students justbeginning to explore altered tunings, or for more advanced guitarists wishing toadd to their gig repertoire.

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The songs in this collection are intended to be musically engaging, many with a fresh sound, but easy enough to play that the singer can focus on vocalization and connecting with the audience. If the music goes up the guitar neck, it mostly does it at the dots on the fretboard. It does not go past the twelfth fret so that even a nylon string guitar can be used. If there is individual fingering instead of chords, the music can be played more slowly. In places where a finger picking pattern is indicated, strumming may often be substituted. The tuning is standard to avoid the distraction of retuning in a short set. But these are mostly not three chord songs. The pseudo key change in 'Dreamsieve' the second E minor chord in 'Washed Away,' or the open strings in 'Gold Star Eyes,' may allow the performer a chance to engage the audience through musical novelty. The songs are also meant to be short enough that the audience may want more rather than feel worn. 'Washed Away' and 'Unspoken' may be the most involved but both have choruses that can be used for a sing along to bring the audience further in. The songs also have a range of moods and subjects to be useful in balancing an open mic short set.

ISBN 9781513469621. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This is a collection of 28 original guitar solos by William Baya portrait of growing up and living in the Midwestern United States. Echoed in each piece are the melodies of sprawling farmlands, wooded hills and valleys, freshwater streams, small towns and villages. Together, these songs awaken a memory of what many refer to as the American heartland.Includes access to online audio of all the solos recorded by the author. Written in standard notation and tablature.

A guitar arrangement of the mavellous Norwegian folk song that has many variants (one of the most popular version was done by Sissel, a Norwegian singer). This is the guitar arrangement of this song, made by Ukrainian guitarist, composer and teacher Eugen Sedko http://eugensedko.com. A good composition for students and for concert performance also, its melody sounds really nice. Notes and tabs together. I really enjoyed it while making an arrangement.

Norwegian sheet music tablature, Norsk musikk noter og tabulatur, Norjalaiset nuotit ja taulukot, Norsk musik noter och tablatur

ISBN 9781619119185.

Richard Matteson is an outstanding classic guitarist whose grandfather, Maurice, was a nationally acclaimed expert on American folk music. Richard spent many hours in his grandfather's extensive library and penned beautiful, reflective fingerstyle/classic guitar arrangements on 15 Appalachian ballads. In notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio recorded in stereo format featuring Richard Matteson playing all 15 solos. Level of difficulty - intermediate.

ISBN 9781610658799. A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! The online audio includes recordings of EVERY song in the book. Includes access to online audio.