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Bluegrass Titles | Jazz Guitar

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Title CAT # Price
Eric Thompson
Fancy Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar
includes 3 CD's (3 hours)
included are Blackberry Blossom, Ragtime Annie, Texas Gals, Billy in the Lowland, and many more.
32 pages
20504BCD 24.95
Eric Thompson
Bluegrass Flatpicking & Crosspicking Guitar
Utilizing repeated patterns on three-string groups, crosspicking captures the bounce of a fiddler’s double shuffle and the drive of three-finger banjo Scruggs-style rolls, 32 pages
includes 3 CD's (3 hours)
20505BCD 24.95
The Norman Blake Anthology
Transcribed by Steve Kaufman, 200 pages
The Norman Blake Anthology offers complete lyrics and melody lines to 40 original songs, written and notated just as Norman sings them.
96641 24.95
Deluxe Fiddling Method
Craig Duncan
includes DVD, 104 pages
The author's intent is to teach the basics of fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more complex renditions of tunes.
93742SET 29.95
Famous Fiddlin' Tunes
Craig Duncan
includes CD, 32 pages
This affordable 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE offers 43 traditional fiddle solos in standard notation with chord symbols. Selections include: Arkansas Traveler; Back Up and Push; The Blarney Pilgrim; Beaumont Rag; Bill Cheatham; Billy in the Lowground; Blackberry Blossom; Bonaparte's Retreat; Cotton-eyed Joe; Cripple Creek; Down Yonder; Dill Pickle Rag; Drowsy Maggie; Durham's Bull; Eighth of January; Fisher's Hornpipe; Fire on the Mountain; Garry Owen; Haste to the Wedding; Jolie Blond; Maidens Prayer; and more. The attached CD contains performances of all the tunes in the book.
98431BCD 7.95
Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book
Jethro Burns and Ken Eidsen
includes 2 CD's, 240 pages
Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza
94875BCD 39.95
The Bluegrass Banjo Encyclopedia
includes CD
The included 99-track CD recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo
99443BCD 29.95
Clawhammer from Scratch
A Guide for the Claw-less
includes 2 CDs, 124 pages
this book assumes no prior experience. Beginning at the beginning, Dan Levenson presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand positions and his basic clawhammer strum
20190BCD 26.95
Fiddle Chord Book
Craig Duncan, 72 pages
Contains the most frequently used basic chords, and covers practically every fiddling situation. Major, minor, diminished, augmented, seventh, minor seventh, and sixth chords are shown in detail
94683 9.95
Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords
William Bay, 144 pages
Thousands of chord forms are presented. Chords are presented in each key and numerous forms are shown for each type of chords. Chords are classified into melody forms, inside forms, rhythm forms and bottom four string forms
93283 12.95
Steve Kaufman
Flatpicking the Rags and Polkas
includes CD, 96 pages
This is a brilliant collection of ten favorites arranged for flatpicking guitar from top to bottom by three-time National Flatpicking Champion Steve Kaufman, with some tunes running 10 to 12 pages. These extensive and exciting arrangements are designed for the intermediate through advanced student who is looking for a real challenge.
99780BCD 24.95
Doc & Dawg
includes CD, 48 pages
The CD Doc & Dawg from the Acoustic Disc label captures some of their private sessions created during Doc's visits to David's home studio over the years. The transcriptions found in this book give Doc's guitar parts in notation and tablature with chord symbols. All fourteen selections from the CD are included
97167BCD 29.95
The Steven Bennett Flatpicking Collection
includes CD, 96 pages
This book features twelve of Stephen Bennett’s favorite flatpicking solos for the six-string acoustic guitar. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced player. The companion performance CD includes all of the selections in the book.
20224BCD 22.95