(Fretted). Authentic mandolin transcriptions of these classics by the Father of Bluegrass: Blue Grass Breakdown * Blue Grass Special * Can't You Hear Me Calling * Goodbye Old Pal * Heavy Traffic Ahead * I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky * It's Mighty Dark to Travel * Kentucky Waltz * Nobody Loves Me * Old Crossroad Is Waitin' * Remember the Cross * Shine Hallelujah Shine * Summertime Is Past and Gone * Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong * Travelin' This Lonesome Road * True Life Blues.
The challenge that Monroe and Harry Silverstein faced with the Uncle Pen album was how to season the collection of old fiddle tunes with enough modern bluegrass sounds to make it commercial. One way was to work out arrangements with ...
Now in paperback: The definitive biography of the father of bluegrass, who "did what no other individual has done: invented an entire genre of music."-Chicago Tribune.
Just follow the written music, listen to the audio to hear how the mandolin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and tablature are both included in the book.
Further, this book includes 32 never-before-seen photos of Monroe in performance with his band the Bluegrass Boys and special guests.
This book contains transcriptions, new "in the style of" arrangements, and characteristic chord voicings and rhythm/backup patterns.
This book is about the life of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass music, and the people in his life.
See Monroe , William Smith “ Bill ” : and his Blue Grass Boys ; names of specific individuals Bluegrass Breakdown ( periodical ) , 146 " Blue Grass Breakdown ” ( tune ) , 223n.6 , 228 , 260 Bluegrass Breakdown : The Making of the Old ...
This book is a collection of transcriptions in notation and tablature taken from classic instrumentals recorded over a span of 40 years, from the early 1940s to the early 1980s.
Can't You Hear Me Callin: The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
This book is about Bill Monroe and his famous 1923 Gibson F5 Lloyd Loar mandolin.