Learn from the master of bluegrass Mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book and audio isan incomparable resource of bluegrass Mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature just the way the maestro played them - with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. This book presents some ofBurns' finest and most challenging solos in addition to a special section on his Mandolin techniques. Ample performance notes and Mandolin lore are provided along with many photographs of Burns in thelatter half of a career lasting more than half a century. The recording presents 52 of the tunes in the book. Includes access to online audio.

Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes Book With Online Audio-This book is dedicated to the traditional music of Southern Italy. Suitable for mandolinists and violinists at a late beginner-intermediate level it explores the beautiful and distinctive sounds of folk music from the regionsof Campagnia Calabria Puglia Sicily and Sardinia. Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes has been devised with careful consideration in order to provide an excellent introduction to thisfascinating style. With the preparatory studies the student will develop a firm foundation upon which to build their skills in Italian-style tremolo picking and rhythms that accentuate the music. Detailed descriptions areincluded for all of the songs and dances as well as historical and technical information about tarantella and pizzica music. Together with the accompanying online audio the student will be able to play along and followthe precise nuances that distinguish the music while increasing their knowledge and repertoire in the Italian folk style. This book is written in standard notation and Mandolin tablature with Guitar and Mandolin chordaccompaniment.

Unlock the secrets of moving chord rhythm for bluegrass blues and swing. Using eleven tunes in six keys including old-time fiddle tunes bluegrass instrumentals and swing progressions Joe Carr shows how to create interestingmoving chordal backup for practically any song. Mandolin players can now duplicate the 'every-two-beats' chord style associated with western swing guitar. A single-note solo is included for each tune. Chord arrangements are shownin diagrams standard notation and tablature. Companion CD included.