Holiday Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar


Book Description

(String Letter Publishing). In this collection of Christmas and Thanksgiving songs, expert jazz guitarist and educator Sean McGowan presents 18 sophisticated solo guitar arrangements in standard notation and tab that are satisfying to play any time of year. Throughout, McGowan shares song histories and offers his sharp insights in terms of guitar technique and interpretation. Songs include: Auld Lang Syne * Deck the Halls * Go Tell It on the Mountain * The Holly and the Ivy * It Came Upon a Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Over the River and Through the Woods * Silent Night * We Gather Together * and more. Includes online video demonstrations for all songs.




Fingerpicking Christmas Songs


Book Description

(Guitar Solo). 15 songs carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists, combining melody and harmony in superb fingerpicking arrangements. An easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar is also included. Songs: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Caroling, Caroling * The Christmas Waltz * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * The Little Drummer Boy * A Marshmallow World * Mary, Did You Know? * Mele Kalikimaka * Silver and Gold * Sleigh Ride * White Christmas * Winter Wonderland * Wonderful Christmastime.




Mark Hanson's Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar


Book Description

Twelve classic holiday songs for solo fingerstyle guitar. Includes performance notes, multi-level arrangements in both standard notation and tab, and CD accompaniment. Titles include: The First Noel * Go Tell It on the Mountain * In Dulci Jubilo * Joy to the World * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Winter Wonderland and more.




Fingerpicking Christmas (Songbook)


Book Description

(Guitar Solo). Features 20 classic carols carefully written for the intermediate-level guitarist. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. Includes: Away in a Manger * Deck the Hall * The First Noel * Good King Wenceslas * I Saw Three Ships * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Silent Night * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * What Child Is This? * and more.




Christmas Songs for Solo Jazz Guitar


Book Description

(Guitar Solo). The 15 holiday songs in this book are carefully written for the solo jazzguitarist. Each solo guitar piece combines melody and harmony in onesuperb arrangement. Songs include: Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Op. 71a * The First Noel * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * O Holy Night * Silent Night * What Child Is This? * and more.




Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar


Book Description

Oh, Holy Night, Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear are just a few of the carols in this collection arranged for classical guitar. The author's intent while arranging these carols was to maintain their traditional flavor while making them idiomatic for the guitar. A great way to enhance any Christmas gathering. In notation & tablature.







Christmas Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar Songbook


Book Description

(Guitar Solo). 17 Christmas classics in playable arrangements for fingerstyle guitar. Includes: Blue Christmas * Christmas Time Is Here * Frosty the Snow Man * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * A Holly Jolly Christmas * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * White Christmas * Winter Wonderland * and more.




Christmas Encyclopedia - Fingerstyle Guitar Edition


Book Description

The arrangements in this book have been designed for use by the beginner and professional alike. the arrangements consist primarily of the melody, bass and chord symbols so that the professional will be able to easily sight read and embellish them during holiday performances. the beginner will find them straightforward and will be able to learn them quickly. to add variety, many of the songs are presented in two keys or two versions and the pages are laid out to avoid awkward page turns during performance. the contents include all of the well known Christmas favorites plus some lesser known gems In addition to Christmas carols, many of the greatest melodies associated with Christmas have been included. Some of these are: Selections from the Nutcracker; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Ave Maria; the Pastorale from the Christmas Concerto by Corelli; Pachelbel's Canon and others As a bonus, the book includes ten popular Chanukah songs for Jewish celebrations.




Christmas Carols For Guitar 2


Book Description

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR GUITAR 2 The second book in the series of graded arrangements of 12 all time favorite Christmas songs for acoustic, fingerstyle and classical guitar players. A further collection of twelve of the most well known and loved Christmas carols and holiday season songs beautifully arranged for guitar by guitarist James Akers. Each of the 12 songs are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced technical versions. For beginners, start with the easy version of the song, then build up to the more complex versions which are all found in this book. This publication would also be an excellent resource for guitar teachers looking for potential material for students around Christmas time. This book offers All songs are notated in both music and guitar TAB for non music readers. All advanced versions of the song come with QR codes for watching a video performance of each song. THE TWELVE SONGS INCLUDED ARE: Deck the Halls Hark the Herald Angels Sing I Saw Three Ships In the Bleak Midwinter Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful O Little Town Of Bethlehem Once In Royal David's City The Coventry Carol The First Nowell The Holly and The Ivy While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Plus a bonus mystery song! FREE DOWNLOAD OF EXTRA MATERIAL A link is included within the book to download free extra material which accompanies the publication. Contents of the free download are: mp3 versions of all advanced versions of the Christmas carol guitar arrangements for you to listen to before practice. mp3 accompanying tracks for the beginner versions of the Christmas carols for play along. A PDF book which details all the chords used in the beginner guitar chord arrangements offered in chord diagram format for easy understanding.