MB9946BCD Mel Bay 101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks & Solos Book & CD
 
  


Home

Products:

Guitar Instruction

New Releases

Contact Us

Bluegrass Events

Helpful Links

About Bell Mountain

 

 
Bell Mountain Music

 

  Beginning

MB99446BCD - Mel Bay 101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos Book & CD - $13.95                                                                                                                                                                 

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 mandolin licks in the favorite bluegrass keys of C, G, D, and A minor written in notation and tablature.
  • 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.

Contents:

Introduction
How to Use This Book

TWO-BAR LICKS
KEY OF C
KEY OF G
KEY OF D
KEY OF A MINOR

FOUR-BAR LICKS
KEY OF C
KEY OF G
KEY OF D
KEY OF A MINOR

EIGHT-BAR SOLOS
KEY OF C
KEY OF G
KEY OF D
KEY OF A MINOR

ENDINGS
KEY OF C
KEY OF G
KEY OF D

CROSSPICKING LICKS

PICKING EXERCISES

 

Return to Mandolin Instruction

 

 
 

top of page

Copyright © -2004 Bell Mountain Music  All rights reserved.