Christmas Favorites for Solo Guitar
Best-Loved Traditional Songs for Bluegrass Guitar
Sheet Music

Solo guitar - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.20973M

Best-Loved Traditional Songs for Bluegrass Guitar. Composed by Dix Bruce. Book and online audio. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20973M).

ISBN 9780786690800. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Learn great flatpicking solos on 30 wonderful Christmas and Holiday tunes! Aimed at beginning and intermediate guitarists, this collection of traditional Holiday favorites will be a great addition to any guitarist's repertoire. Most solos use the basic bluegrass/folk 'bass note/strum' technique with melodies integrated into known chord patterns. Others feature 'the arpeggio strum,' a beautiful chord melody technique. Explore transposing solos from one key to another, changing and mixing meter (3/4 to 4/4), soloing in more than one octave, playing a solo with others as a round, and more! Sing and play all your favorite carols and Christmas songs in the flatpicking / bluegrass style. Audio download available online has all solos played at slow and regular speeds. Standard notation and tablature.

* Learn great flatpicking solos on 30 wonderful Christmas and Holiday tunes!
* For beginning and intermediate guitarists
* Use the basic 'bass note/strum' technique
* Melodies integrated into known chord patterns
* Learn 'the arpeggio strum,' a beautiful chord melody technique
* Practice transposing solos from one key to another
* Practice changing and mixing meter (3/4 to 4/4)
* Learn soloing in more than one octave
* Playing a solo with others as a round
* Sing and play all your favorite carols and Christmas songs
* A great addition to any guitarist's repertoire.