Mel Bay

Authors: El McMeen, Sandy Shalk
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Guitar TAB
Level: Intermediate

El McMeen and Sandy Shalk combine forces in this comprehensive, joyful, and entertaining study of the lush and evocative CGDGAD guitar tuning; El's "standard" tuning for over 30 years. Informative and humorous, the book presents CGDGAD tuning in the most engaging way possible--through music! It contains over 30 musical illustrations, and a fun "mystery tune" to explore and identify. An additional "mini-workshop" by El shows the player how to render songs (that is, music normally sung) as fingerstyle arrangements. Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• Tuning the Guitar to CGDGAD
• CGDGAD Chord Chart
• Music Presentation
• Amazing Grace (Tab/Music)
• Playing Some Nice Chords
• Some Easy or Evocative Chords in CGAD (Tab/Music)
• Key of G: Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air
• Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air (Tab/Music)
• Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air Harp-Like Melody
• Key of F: Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air
• Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air (Tab/Music)
• Key of E Minor: Star of the County Down
• Star of the County Down (Hornpipe Tab/Music)
• Star of the County Down (Jig Tab/Music)
• Star of the County Down (Waltz Tab/Music)
• Keys of C and F: Till We Meet Again
• Till We Meet Again (Tab/Music)
• Key of D: Will the Circle be Unbroken
• Will the Circle be Unbroken (Tab/Music)
• Key of E
• Having Fun in the Key of E (Tab/Music)
• The Pause That Refreshes
• Moving Forward in CGAD: St. James Infirmary
• St. James Infirmary (Tab/Music)
• Fits and Starts: Annie Laurie
• Annie Laurie (Tab/Music)
• Band in a Box: American Patrol March
• American Patrol March (Tab/Music)
• Classical: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Tab/Music)
• Of Chords, Progressions, and Scales
• Moving Chords and Harp-like Scales (Tab/Music)
• Key of C: Carolan's Concerto (Tab/Music)
• Key of G: Carolan's Receipt (Tab/Music)
• Key of G Minor: Carolan's Cottage (Tab/Music)
• Hymns, Spirituals, and Other Sacred Music
• Hyfrydol (Tab/Music)
• Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
• Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Tab/Music)
• Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
• Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Tab/Music)
• Be Thou My Vision: A Tune for the Ages
• Be Thou My Vision (Tab/Music)
• St. Louis Blues: Blues Meets the Tango
• St. Louis Blues (Tab/Music)
• I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
• I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Tab/Music)
• Two for the Ladies
• I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Tab/Music)
• Blind Mary (Tab/Music)
• The Singing Guitar: A Mini-Workshop
• Tackling a New Arrangement: Darktown Strutters' Ball
• Ragtime in CGAD?
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (Tab/Music)
• The Mystery Tune
• The Mystery Tune (Tab/Music)
• The Learning Listener: Simple Gifts
• Simple Gifts (Tab/Music)
• A Closing Note
• La Paloma (Tab/Music)
• Mo Giolla Mear (Tab/Music)
• Additional Resources