Fiddle Tunes for Flatpickers - Mandolin Book/Online Audio

by Bob Grant (Arranger)

(Music Sales America). The mandolin delivers the clean, sharp solo sound that defined some of the greatest bluegrass recordings of the 1950s. Now you can learn to play famous fiddle tunes specially arranged for mandolin. Each song includes performance notes which give you helpful hints and tips on playing slides, double stops, fiddle shuffles, tremolos, ornaments, syncopations, and much more! The accompanying audio features specially mixed tracks that let you hear the mandolin alone, the mandolin with the backing track, or just the backing track so you can play along! Get started flatpickin' now with songs Blackberry Blossom * Kentucky Mandolin * Old Joe Clark * Salt Creek * Turkey in the Straw * and more. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

40 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005