98588BCD Great Blues Solos QWIKGUIDE by Fred Sokolow
The eight tunes in this 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE were inspired by the great "first generation" acoustic blues guitarists: Huddie Ledbetter, Mance Lipscomb, Gary Davis, Jesse Fuller, Blind Blake, and others. Author Fred Sokolow's tunes convey some of the same feelings as these early blues artists and are fun to play. Several of the tunes are in alternate tunings. Fred describes his inspiration for each piece in the book, and also performs it on the attached CD. In notation and tablature with chord symbols.
Difficulty - Beginning-Intermediate
Page Count - 32
Binding Size (inches) Saddlestitch 5.5 x 8
Price $5.95
98590BCD Tunes for Guitar Technique by William Bay
This 5 1/2"x8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD set offers eighteen original tunes in standard notation and tablature with suggested guitar accompaniment chords. These short, single-line swing studies appear in the key of C and the sharp-bearing keys of G, D, A and E, the flat-bearing keys of F, Bb, and Eb major and relative minor keys. The tunes offer a great introduction to swing eighths, triplets and syncopated rhythms while furthering the player's knowledge of the fretboard. All selections are included on the companion CD.
This 5 1/2"x8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD set presents sixteen favorite traditional and gospel tunes in standard notation and tablature with suggested accompaniment chords. These single-line tunes are intended to be played by a flatpicking guitarist backed by a second chord-capable instrument. The selections are: Blackberry Blossom; St. Clair's Hornpipe; Red-Haired Boy; St. Anne's Reel; The Teetotaler's Reel; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Morrison's Jig; Billy in the Low Ground; Southwind Waltz; Swallowtail Jig; Dixie Breakdown; Bill Cheathum; Blessed Quietness; Soppin' the Gravy; Crazy Creek; and Gladiator Reel.
This convenient case-size (5 1/2"x 8") QWIKGUIDE book/CD set goes wherever your guitar goes to help you warm-up properly. Contains 13 short exercises and 13 melodic warm-up solos in notation and tab to condition your hands for a practice session. Suggested chords are provided for the solos with much more than a plain vanilla flavor. While this book is intended primarily for the flatpicking guitarist, the fingerstyle or classic player would also benefit from playing these pieces. The attached companion CD includes all of the selections in the book.
A price-conscious QWIKGUIDE edition consisting of a half-size 5 1/2"x 8" reduction of Mike Christiansen's definitive book on guitar scales. Includes all variants of major and minor scales plus pentatonic and blues scales, modes, symmetrical/altered scales, exotic scales, and Japanese scales. All scales are shown in standard notation and tab plus grid and fretboard diagrams. Includes tips on scale construction and use with appropriate chords.
98587 Famous Gospel Favorites for Flatpicking Guitar QWIKGUIDE compiled by William Bay
An early issue in Mel Bay's QWIKGUIDE series, this 5 1/2"x8" book offers 16 gospel melodies in standard notation and tablature with complete lyrics and suggested guitar chords. Each melody is preceded by diagrams of the chords needed to accompany the tune. Selections include: Precious Name; Heavenly Father; Lord, I'm Coming Home; Blessed Assurance; Leaning on the Everlasting Arms; Rock of Ages; Where He Leads Me; Jesus Calls Us; Precious Memories; I Need Thee Every Hour; The Solid Rock; Only Trust Him; Jesus Paid All; Here Comes Jesus; and I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.
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98654BCD Quik - Great Fingerpicking Tunes by Tommy Flint
This 5 1/2"x 8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD set presents fifteen favorite fingerpicking tunes in tablature only with suggested accompaniment chords. The selections are: Memphis Blues; Paddy Whack; Rosita's Canteena; Drakesboro Blues; Franky and Johnny; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Dunmor Nights; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Greensleeves; Three Leprechauns; Irish Washerwomen; Nobody Know's The Trouble I've Seen; The Wily Weasel; Walking with the Blues; and Go Down Moses.
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98413 Guide to Capo, Transposing,& the Nashville Numbering System by Dix Bruce
This Mel Bay QWIKGUIDE begins with basic music theory about scales and keys and teaches how to transpose several songs with and without the capo. Then we look at chords in keys and explore some typical chord progressions by swapping numbers ("one, four, five") for the chord names ("D, G, A"). Finally we study the "Nashville Numbering System" in depth by examining different notation styles and converting several well-known songs to number charts. The more advanced number charts show detailed arrangements with modulations, intros, extros, a variety of chords, repeats, fermatas, strum patterns, beat accents, and much more. If you're interested in why the capo works as it does; if you're a songwriter or gigging musician who needs to know how to read, write, and understand "Nashville Number charts," this book is for you
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98628BCD Jazz Tunes compiled by William Bay
This 5 1/2"x8" QWIKGUIDE book/CD offers 17 original jazz and swing tunes from the prolific pencil of our company president and editor- in-chief, William Bay. All selections are shown in standard notation and tab with metronome markings and a rich palette of suggested chords. While these single-line melodic pieces are intended for the plectrum guitarist, the diverse rhythms in various keys and meters with occasional ventures to the mid and upper fretboard would make good sightreading material for the fingerstyle or classic player as well. The attached companion CD includes all of the selections in the book.
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98433 Bass Warm-Ups QWIKGUIDE by Chris Matheos
Warm-up exercises are some of the most important things a bassist can learn. This 5 1/2" x 8" QWIKGUIDE(TM) book/CD set focuses on warming up the left and right hands. The goal of these warm-ups is to provide sufficient preparation before a performance to avoid strain or other injury. There are sixty warm-up examples, with special sections for five- and six-string bass. Written in tablature only.
