Complete Flatpicking Guitar Book MB94562SET $29.95

This comprehensive study of contemporary flatpicking guitar technique presents numerous solos for the beginning through advanced flatpicking guitarist along with tips on creating your own flatpicking arrangements. The book addresses the tablature system, tuning, right and left-hand technique, use of the capo and the microphone, transposing using the Nashville numbering system, bluegrass back-up, arranging flatpicking solos and instrumentals. If you're into country or bluegrass music, or if you just want to develop outstanding flatpicking technique, this book is for you. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Deluxe Bluegrass/Flatpickin' Guitar Method MB93630 $10.95

A comprehensive method for learning to play guitar in the bluegrass flatpicking style. The first part includes instruction on tuning, reading notation and tablature, learning chords from diagrams, bass runs, left and right hand techniques, plus short pieces and studies. The second part offers dozens of progressively arranged solos in standard notation and tablature with suggested accompaniment chord symbols.

You Can Teach Yourself Flatpicking Guitar MB95190BCD $19.95

Three-time national flatpicking champion Steve Kaufman teaches you how to buy a guitar, the easy way to fret a note, how to read chord charts and play all the basic chords, basic bluegrass strumming patterns, bass runs and walks, hammer-ons and pull-offs, how to read tablature, picking lead, crosspicking, practice techniques, and much more.

Kaufman's Collection of American Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar MB95748 $29.95

A massive collection of 250 delightful American fiddle tunes brilliantly arranged for flatpicked guitar. All of these tunes are written in guitar friendly keys in notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty, the book includes an explanation of the guitar tablature system and the execution and notation of essential techniques such as bends, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs. The tunes are thoughtfully printed in alphabetical order and include both standards and lesser-known fiddle melodies. Teachers take note-- this book is a great source of sight-reading material as well as a departure point for improvisation.

Flatpickin' the Gospels (for Guitar) MB95077 $15.95

In this book three time National Flatpicking Guitar Champion Steve Kaufman presents rousing guitar solos on 24 gospel favorites. Each song is shown with a melody part in notation and tablature, lyrics, an accompaniment part in tablature and a stirring flatpicking solo in notation and tablature.

101 Red Hot Bluegrass Guitar Licks and Solos MB99445BCD $14.95

In music, the term "bluegrass" describes the hot string-band style pioneered by Kentuckian Bill Monroe, which blends old-time country music with blues rhythms and jazz-influenced improvisation. This book contains 101 authentic bluegrass guitar licks in the favorite bluegrass keys of C, G, D, and A minor. The licks are broken down into phrases of two, four, and eight bars. In addition, several endings and crosspicking licks are included. Each lick is played to a chord progression that is standard in bluegrass, country, and folk music. All 101 examples are recorded on the companion CD with guitar accompaniment at a moderate tempo. Whether you are a fan of old-time country music, traditional bluegrass, or newgrass, you are sure to find lots of great ideas in this new collection of bluegrass licks. So, grab your instrument, put on the CD, pull up a chair, and let's start pickin'.