Mel Bay Publications

World-renowned tresero (tres player) Nelson Gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the Cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. As the instrument's name implies, the tres h...

The 'Exploring' series of books within the Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series walks you through each of the most common played positions on the ten hole diatonic harmonica. This volume for 2nd positi...

Learn jazz Guitar from one of the masters! Barry Galbraith was one of the best jazz guitarists of the 1950's. He was also a talented music reader who would write out his own arrangements of standards...

This collection presents the genius of Jimmy Wyble's solo guitar compositions. Presented in standard notation and tab, each written piece with an accompanying audio track represents the guitar mastery...

50 Tunes for Guitar, Volume 1 is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains th...

This collection of 36 solos, etudes and technique studies was written especially for the developing intermediate guitarist. A variety of musical styles and genres are presented, along with a colorful...

This collection of 47 favorite guitar picking tunes includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes and more, each presented in standard notation and tablature with backup chords. As these melodies lend t...

Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history an...

Collaborating with mandolinist, guitarist, and musicologist Franco Di Biase, a native of Archi in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy, world-renowned mandolinist Carlo Aonzo presents a new chapter of...

Written in standard notation and tablature for the intermediate to advanced mandolinist, "Angeline the Baker," "Darlin' Corey," and 16 other classic old-time tunes never sounded so good as in these so...

While one of a kind is a hard rating to achieve at Mel Bay Publications, Kevin Allison has done it with The Ceilidh Dance Book. A ceilidh is a traditional Scottish gathering where people share songs,...

Unique among books on the whistle and Celtic music, this book takes the role of a personal tutor. It explains in detail the peculiarities of the instrument, the ancient modal scales the Irish tunes ar...

The balalaika is most often associated with Russian folklore. In this comprehensive method book, concert and recording artist Bibs Ekkel shares his extensive knowledge of the balalaika as taught in Ru...

Ireland's Patrick Conway has collected 71 favorite Irish ballads, hornpipes, jigs, and reels and transcribed them for the D tinwhistle. Guitar chords are shown for each piece.

Beginners of all ages will enjoy learning to play tin whistle with the step-by-step method found in this book. Familiar folk melodies abound in this comprehensive collection of easy-to-play literature...

Easy Klezmer Tunes was created in response to many requests for a simplified version of Stacy Phillips' highly acclaimed 'Klezmer Collection'. Phillips has compiled a selection of pieces for beginning...

Written as a companion to the wildly popular fiddle book, this method opens up the world of fiddling to the beginning/intermediate violist. Finally fiddlers, violists and cellists can jam together! Un...

Anyone can learn to play the ukulele, and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukulele provides a simple approach for le...

Famous Solos And Duets For The Ukulele contains a selection of pieces taken from the earliest known methods and collections published for the Ukulele between 1909 and 1920. This is Ukulele music as yo...

The first publication dedicated to songs written and composed by Ian over the last 40 years, starting with his 1965 smash hit, 'You Turn Me On'. The book includes his many styles ranging from Nashvill...

This book offer scales and modes for the baritone uke. Each scale is shown in multiple fingers with roots on the fourth, third and second string. Scales and modes shown include Major, Minor, Harmonic...

This new book is designed for seniors who wish to learn to play the Ukulele. Care has been taken to select repertoire familiar and appealing to a more mature audience and attention has been given to t...

This left-handed Uke chord chart shows essential chords and secondary minor chord relationships from all 12 root tunes for the soprano ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning. The chords shown for each root note ar...

The ukulele is an increasingly popular instrument, appearing in everything from rock albums to traditional music. With Learn to Burn: Uke, you can quickly learn to play this versatile instrument. St...

This book and companion audio include twenty of the most popular kids' tunes of all time, arranged for small hands to play on the ukulele. Chords are supplied for other instruments to join in the fun,...