16 Pieces Arranged for Three or More Guitarists-The songs in Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Guitar Ensemble Series are playable by multiple guitars. Each arrangement features the melody (lead) a harmony part and a bass line. Chord symbols are also provided if you wish toadd a rhythm part. For groups with more than three or four guitars the parts may be doubled. Play all of the parts together or record some of the parts and play the remaining part along with your recording. All of the songs areprinted on two facing pages; no page turns are required. This series is perfect for classroom guitar ensembles or other group guitar settings. This folio includes 16 favorite pieces: Air on the G String (Bach) ? Blue DanubeWaltz (Strauss) ? Canon in D (Pachelbel) ? Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) ? Für Elise (Beethoven) ? Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) ? New World Symphony (Theme) (Dvorak) ? Ode to Joy(Beethoven) ? and more.

Mel Bay is pleased to present the long-awaited publication of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's 'loose' arrangement of the Pachelbel Canon for four Guitars. Originally intended as an inside joke for the LAGQ members this cleverand comical send-up of Pachelbel's beautiful (and somewhat overplayed) melody has become a standard LAGQ encore and an internet sensation. Featured in performance on the Mel Bay DVD LAGQ Live at the Sheldon this uniquearrangement presents the pristine Baroque theme and then adapts it in a number of unexpected musical styles: Reggae salsa bluegrass jazz flamenco disco and even punk. This is the only arrangement in the LAGQ repertoire thatwas a true group-project with all four members (John Dearman William Kanengiser Scott Tennant and Andrew York) contributing; as a special bonus new LAGQ member Matt Greif has added an alternative solo for the jazz section. Carefully notated to capture the nuances of LAGQ's stylistic flair the parts are presented in standard notation as well as in tablature for those less familiar with note-reading. It's a challenging and fun re-imagining of atimeless classic. All five parts the score and four Guitar parts are in the book. Also access to online PDF of the Guitar parts 2 3 and 4 available.