Mel Bay Publications

This book features 121 favorite harmonic tunes in the following nine categories: Western songs, ballads, gospel songs, Irish tunes, songs of the sea, classics, international songs, folk songs, and fun...

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...

Perfect for the soprano, concerto or tenor Ukulele, Joe Carr: 20 Caribbean Pieces For Ukulele includes 20 arrangements of Caribbean folk songs. The pieces in this book are arranged for solo playing in...

Ten top songs and themes from film and TV arranged for Guitar solo by David Burden. This book and the series of which it is part give the classical student popular hits of contemporary music and piece...

One of the world's top players addresses nearly every aspect of the popular 5-string banjo style known as clawhammer or frailing. Chapter themes include fundamentals: advanced and experimental techniq...

Etudes Electric was composed in response to a need for original electric guitar literature. Selections from this volume may be performed in an applied music jury or recital in a university guitar prog...

If you want to learn modern Guitar soloing techniques used by legendary guitarists, such as Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alexi Laiho, Kirk Hammett, Al Di Meola, Eddie Van Halen and many others,...

This edition features modern Electric Guitar transcriptions from the Baroque era. The first section features 17 short repeatable passages from Baroque literature. Other sections include 16 unaccompani...

This guitar method focuses on playing engaging rhythmic themes entirely on open strings. What seems at first to be a simple task quickly becomes a real challenge, requiring a high level of accuracy an...

The more you play the guitar the better you'll become and the more fun and enjoyment you'll have. When I asked Rev. Gary Davis when and how I should practice on my guitar his answer was clear. He told...

Blind Lemon Jefferson was a trail blazer, both as a singer and guitarist, but also as a commercial phenomenon, for he was the first blues musician to establish the tremendous appeal that blues, as pla...

Un excellent livre pour débutants pour apprendre à jouer de l'harmonica diatonique. Contient 42 chansons, toutes faciles et amusantes à jouer. Les styles d'harmonica diatonique, blues et chromatique s...

A collection of 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Divided equally between arrangements for thr...

This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in DAD tuning derived from the folk traditions of the British Isles and America's Appalachian community. The melodies ap...

This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted collection of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in Cripple Creek, Colorado in the 19th Century--...

With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the mandolin and guitar, the author presents a comprehensive and progressive approach to learning to play this versatile instrument.Writte...

While the ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the 'jumping flea' right from the start, creating...

This collection of 36 solos, etudes and technique studies was written especially for the developing intermediate guitarist. A variety of musical styles and genres are presented, along with a colorful...

First Lessons Harmonica is an exciting step-by-step instruction course for the ten-hole diatonic harmonica. Subjects covered are: reading music notation: rhythm training: train patterns: folk tunes: b...

Holiday Favourites For Solo Ukulele by Joe Carr will put the greatest Christmas carols, Thanksgiving tunes and Hanukkah harmonies right at your fingertips so that you'll be strumming and plucking thes...

A comprehensive 96-page, pocket/case sized perfect-bound book of over 90 all time favorite mandolin tunes. Includes American fiddle tunes, Celtic reels, gospel favorites, jazz tunes and more; guitar c...

El Metodo Moderno para la Guitarra, Nivel 1/Edicion Ampliada ofrece mejoras invaluables al metodo para guitarra mas popular del mundo. Este volumen completo dobla la cantidad de estudios y solos del l...

Studies teaching the basic notes on all six strings of the guitar. The studies are reinforced by original etudes and solos written by legendary guitar pedagogue, Jack Petersen.

This chart contains 87 tunings (47 for guitar) for various common and hard to find instruments. Many tunings are offered for most instruments. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, ba...

Selected music from the historic 'March Lute Book' scored for classic guitar solo. This edition is complete with copious historic and performance notes. A scholarly book containing wonderful solo sett...