Mel Bay Publications

Ashokan Farewell is best known as the plaintive theme from Kenneth Burns' highly acclaimed Civil War television documentary. In addition to Jay Ungar's authorized solo edition as performed in the docu...

This book was written to be used as a learning tool for beginners who read music. It presents very easy tunes to learn the basics of bowing and style, and progresses in difficulty with each tune. All...

Beginning with a section of easy arrangements of popular Cajun tunes, this book progresses to more difficult solos based on the playing of various fiddlers including Dewey Balfa, Michael Doucet, Doug...

In his preface, the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not 'get it' on first reading a given tune, but 'You can expect to enjo...

Play along with a lively Irish session, a spirited Ukrainian hopak, a tantalizing Arabic belly dance, a famous Italian tarantella, a joyous Klezmer hora, and over 50 other international favorites! Thi...

Inspired by Gypsy music, these classical gems will allow you to unleash your Violin's passion. Gypsy Violin Classics is a collection classical pieces associated with and inspired by gypsy music, arran...

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 incl...

Transcribed and edited by one of Herman Johnson 's former students, this book offers 39 solos in the inimitable smooth, precise, and innovative Johnson style. Inspired in his youth by Bob Willis of th...

This book of fiddle solos is a companion to Children's Fiddling Method Volume 1. The tunes, presented first in their simplest form followed by progressively more difficult arrangements, utilize the sk...

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) f...

Every country in Europe seems to have rediscovered its own vital tradition of fiddle music, except England - But, English fiddle music forms an important, yet neglected, part of the mosaic of Old and...

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic...

50 Tunes Volume 1 for Fiddle is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the...

Violin/Solos. This collection of symphony themes contain the best-known and beautiful melodies composed by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlioz, Franck, Brahms,...

Brenda Stubbert - The Second Collection is the sixth book in Cranford Publication's Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series. This new book contains 161 tunes. Sixty of these melodies are new Stubbert comp...

Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD, Open G and Drop-D tunings. Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th, 5th and 2nd strings, including many alternate voicings. Major, minor, and pentatonic...

A valuable book for any guitarist. Part one presents a dictionary of essential chord forms shown by inversion. Part two features a very thorough analysis of chord melody and quartal harmony voicings i...

A comprehensive 96-page, pocket/case sized perfect-bound chord dictionary containing essential chord forms ranging from major, minor and dominant forms and venturing into extensions such as minor 7b5,...

Chords shown in photo and diagram form. 15 Major chord categories shown in all keys. Includes chords used in contemporary acoustic guitar styles. Major 13, add 9, Maj 7 add 6, minor add 9 and many mor...

A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs, letting the player familiarize themselves wi...

A comprehensive 96-page, large print perfect-bound book of chord diagrams specifically written for today's contemporary acoustic guitarist. Chords include major 7add 9, suspended, major 7 add 6, major...

Younger left-handed students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other, eventually progressing to logical and commo...

Written specifically for left-handed Ukulele players, this book contains photos and diagrams of chords for every key in C tuning. This helpful guide contains a section devoted to moveable chords, as w...