Learn 12 MORE great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards (see song list below left) in the style of Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Just like with the original set you'll playalong with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords comping and melodies then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practicebasic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops each at their own individual learning pace. You'll learn moveable closed position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swingmandolin comp. We've also included information on basic chord substitution along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician. You'll alsoexplore some basic chord melody passages! But we've added more: Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II has downloadable bonus music lyrics TAB and MP3s! Book/CD set Includes standard notation tablature chord diagrams lyrics playing tips and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you???ll hear the melody played on mandolin at a slow speed with just guitar backup then it's repeated at regular speed with theband. The back up band is a classic 'Hot Club'- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars string bass plus a rhythm mandolin so mandolinists can hear just how the Gypsy Swing comp sounds on mandolin. On this mandolinversion of Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II for Mandolin all the leads are played on mandolin. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. Songs may be repeated at slow or regular speed as many times asyou wish in order to perfect phrases melodies and solos in a band context.

Dix Bruce is a musician writer and 'journeyman Mandolinist' with a strong belief in teaching a wide range of material from bluegrass and jazz standards to classics waltzes polkas and other ethnicmusic.This book is not meant to be a Mandolin method but a collection of fun tunes to play including; All Through The Night Sally Goodin St. James Infantry The Girl I Left Behind Me and many more. Theselections in this book are in no particular order although the easier tunes are grouped toward the front. Performance tips are given at the front of the book for each tune and all the tunes are in both standard notation andtablature.The accompanying online audio recording is set up so that you can play along with each tune at both regular and slow speeds. You can also adjust the balance control on your stereo to hear both Mandolin lead andaccompaniment just Mandolin lead or just accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.

This book and two CD combo is like having a friend show you all your favorite bluegrass songs. Bluegrass virtuoso Dennis Caplinger teaches you the techniques and concepts you need to start playing some smokin' mandolin right away---all in the context of 16 bluegrass standards. The included CDs feature full explanations of all techniques and songs, and demonstrations of all the music examples. For each song there is a slow tempo demonstration, a complete demo track featuring a world-class bluegrass band, and a complete band track without mandolin for you to play along with. Plus, with the included TNT software, you can slow tracks down, loop sections, and even change keys for ultimate usability. We've even included a short refresher course on music theory, and a mandolin chord dictionary in the back of the book. / Mandoline

Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin is the first of a new series of easy and fun books by Wayne Erbsen that teaches 31 bluegrass jam standards. It covers: how to jam with others how to improvise and make up your own tasteful licks andfills almost painless music theory how to play harmony how to transpose and play in different keys and pretty much everything you'll need to march fearlessly into your next jam or picking session! This FUN book is fullyillustrated with almost 200 vintage photos. All the books in the series will teach the same 31 tunes and will be 96 pages 9' x 12' and will include an audio instructional CD.

Beginning with basic left- and right-hand techniques, Dennis Caplinger guides you through developing great backup parts and playing all over the neck. You'll study over 20 classic bluegrass standards and you'll learn how to play them in several different styles. All books in the Ultimate Beginner Bluegrass Basics Series are fully correlated with each other. This is the ideal method for the family that wants to play music together!

Transcriptions of 23 great old time classic vocals and fiddle tunes as played and recorded by the Highwoods String Band one of the pre-eminent old time revival bands of the 1970s. Transcriptions include melodies lyrics chords and solos with standard musical notation and tablature. Many of the selections like 'There's More Pretty Girls than One ' 'Fire on the Mountain ' 'Wild Bill Jones ' 'My Dixie Darling ' and 'Free Little Bird' have become standardsamong old time and bluegrass musicians and are played all over the world. Share the energy life humor and joy of this historic and seminal musical style. Companion CD included.

Par DIX BRUCE. 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 and song to any key! The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Tune Book / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures