Folk And Country Waltzes For Guitar FCWG $19.95

There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements, especially weddings, the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles, not just slow waltzes. The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are very well known such as: Daisy, Home On The Range, Anniversary Waltz, After The Ball, Ash Grove, Greensleeves, Laredo, Scarborough Fair, Star Of The County Down, The Black Velvet Band, The Greenwood Tree, Southwind, The Four Marys, Barbara Allen, Flowers Of The Thorn, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Give Me Your Hand and many more.

The Guitar Of Doc Watson P0974GTX $17.95

The legendary flat-picking of Doc Watson, captured in transcriptionsof 14 of his best-known works. Includes: Beaumont Rag * BlackMountain Rag * Blue Ridge Mountain Blues * Cotton-Eyed Joe * DeepRiver Blues * Doc's Guitar * Nashville Pickin' * Thoughts of Never *Windy and Warm * You Must Come In at the Door.

Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar MB20491BCD $24.95

These lessons, originally handwritten and in some cases were offered only as tab transcriptions, have now been typeset in standard notation and tab. The audio lessons in this series were initially recorded in the 1970’s, releases on audio cassettes. We have gone back to our master tapes to get the best possible sound for this new CD edition.

Bluegrass Flatpicking & Crosspicking Guitar MB20505BCD $24.95

Eric Thompson teaches the exciting art of crosspicking, which is an exhilarating flatpicking technique that is an essential part of every bluegrass guitarist’s arsenal. 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. Eric instructs you on three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction contained on the three companion CDs. The 32-page book contains 12 songs taught in three easy to understand lessons. Eric will help you hone your crosspicking technique in no time ‘flat’!

Fancy Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar MB20504BCD $24.95

Eric Thompson’s strong, melodic picking has set a benchmark for taste and tone for nearly four decades. Eric teaches 16 of his favorite old-time fiddle tunes, which are the bedrock upon which acoustic guitar flatpicking is built. They are all included in the 32-page book and three companion CDs of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. Some of the classics included are “Blackberry Blossom”, “Ragtime Annie”, “Texas Gals”, “Billy in the Lowland”, and many more. In three easy lessons, Eric will have you playing fiddle tunes and building your repertoire in no time!

Getting Into Bluegrass Guitar MB20290BCD $17.95

In this addition to Mel Bay’s popular “Getting Into…”series, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine columnist Joe Carr presents an overview of the exciting flatpicking style in tablature and in music notation. Beginning with basic chords and strum patterns, this book/CD combination covers Carter style, fiddle tunes crosspicking, floating, improvisation and much more! Special sections address pick direction, pentatonic scales, dropped D tuning and how to read standard music on the guitar. Included are the “Top Ten” flatpicking favorites and a section on Irish ornamentation.