101 Three-Chord Songs for Guitar, Banjo, and Uke


Book Description

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords-G, C, and D7-to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started, or if you are a casual player on a chording instrument, this is the perfect book for you. the book is absolutely bursting with a great variety of music: Old-time, bluegrass, gospel, Christmas, children's tunes, Stephen Foster, British and Celtic, cowboy, blues, and more. Because melody and lyrics are provided with every song, singers will also enjoy this wonderful collection of the world's favorite songs. Truly a book of outstanding arrangements, made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. (Some of these songs, like Dark Hollow and Way Downtown, are hard to find in print.) Guitar, uke, and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords, along with tips on strumming and transposing tips for singers. an invaluable reference book for teachers and pros, too!




101 Three-Chord Children's Songs for Guitar, Banjo and Uke


Book Description

With the Three-Chord Children's Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords–G, C, and D7–to accompany each song in this great book. the jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginning musicians, casual musicians, teachers, family bands, and performers. Melody, lyrics, and chords are included for all songs.Guitar, uke, and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords, along with basic accompaniment tips. Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. an invaluable sourcebook for teachers–and a handy, compact fakebook for performers.




101 Three-Chord Country & Bluegrass Songs For Guitar, Banjo and Uke


Book Description

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords - G, C, and D7 - to accompany each song in this innovative book. This is the perfect book for beginners, casual musicians, and teaching studios. the book is absolutely bursting with an abundance of timeless standards, many of which are rarely found in print. All songs are made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. Melody, lyrics, and chords are included for each song. We invite your entire family to enjoy this unique book. It is also an excellent, compact fakebook for pros.




50 Three-Chord Christmas Songs for Guitar, Banjo & Uke


Book Description

With the Three-Chord Christmas Songbook you will need only minimal playing skills and three chords–G, C, and D7–to accompany each song in this great book. the jam-packed book is invaluable for all beginning musicians, casual musicians, teachers, family bands, and performers. Melody, lyrics, and chords are included for all songs.Guitar, uke, and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords, along with basic accompaniment tips. Transposing and how-to-use-the-capo tips are included for singers. an invaluable sourcebook for teachers–and a handy, compact fakebook for performers. A unique collection of timeless songs for the entire family.• Accompany 50 vibrant Christmas songs with only minimal playing skills.• Each song includes melody, lyrics, and chords.• Perhaps the most interesting collection of Christmas songs to be found in print today.• Interesting historical images are found throughout the text.• A superb book for getting beginners involved and keeping them involved.• Only a few minutes of technical training equips any person to accompany all 50 songs in this book.• Teachers can use this collection as a foundation to teach more advanced patterns and arranging techniques.• Excellent mini fake book resource for all musicians and performers.




101 Three-Chord Hymns and Gospel Songs


Book Description

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords; G, C and D7 to accompany the beautiful songs of faith in this innovative book. If you are a beginning or "casual" player on a chording instrument, this is the book for you. The book is bursting with a great variety of timeless standards your entire family will enjoy. Anoutstanding collection of innovation arrangements made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. Melody and lyrics are included with all Songs. Guitar, ukulele and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with tips on strumming. Transposing and use ofcapo tips are included for singers.




101 Easy Ukulele Solos


Book Description

That’s right, the ukulele is a great instrument all by itself! This book contains 101 solos that let you play melody and accompaniment all on one ukulele. If you’d like to sing, go right ahead; lyrics are included for many of the solos. Each section starts with easy solos, complete with tips on ukulele technique and arranging. The music is written in tablature and standard musical notation, with suggested chords above the music for an optional second ukulele or guitar. Essential right and left-hand fingerings are shown in traditional classic guitar symbols and while most of the book is written in standard (aECG) tuning, a few tunes are offered in both drop-B tuning and drop-E-flat tuning. With selections ranging from country to classical, medieval to modern, and a Christmas section with seventeen traditional favorites, this ukulele collection includes music for every taste and season. A useful chord dictionary and access to online audio of the author’s beautiful renditions of each well-crafted solo arrangement are included.




Children's Guitar Chord Book


Book Description

Younger students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve bar blues in many different keys. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with detailed illustrations showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Open chords for folk music as well as power chords for rock music are presented clearly and easily in this text. A complete easy chord chart and capo chart is provided at the end of the book for easy reference. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation.




Guitar Songbook for Music Therapy


Book Description

A collection of tunes representing a diversity of ideas, experiences, and geographic locations, this songbook provides a resource for use in clinical, educational, recreational, and religious settings. Designed to allow even a beginning guitarist to lead singing, the songs are written in standard notation with rhythm chord symbols and diagrams. Lyrics are given for all of the songs, with creative adaptations included with some melodies. Sample guitar accompaniment patterns are given in notation and tablature.




Banjo Picking Tunes - Early Music Gems


Book Description

The primal pluck of the banjo fits right into the rustic character of Early Music. By combining these elements in artful arrangements in the 3-finger style, Lluís Gómez has brought new life to these Early Music Gems. These pieces seem to have been calling out for the banjo all along. Once you hear them played on the 5-string banjo, it will be hard to imagine them being played any other way. -John Bullard Arranged in tablature only for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning. Includes access to online audio of all 34 selections as performed by the author.




Gospel Favorites for Solo Ukulele


Book Description

This book includes 29 classic gospel songs arranged for chord solo style ukulele. In this style, the melody is voiced on the highest string while the chord or harmony note is voiced in the lower strings. The result is an attractive presentation that needs no additional instrumentation. Guitar chords are included if accompanimentis desired. The tunes represent the rich palette of hymns, songs and spirituals in the Christian tradition. The book is recommended for all levels, and comes with accompanying audio online.