Summary
(Music Sales America). Over 130 songs in several styles, from old-time, traditional and "newgrass," to gospel and novelty tunes. For each song, words, chords and melody line in tablature for guitar and banjo are given.
Contents
Ain't gonna work tomorrowAll the good times are past and gone
Amazing grace
Angel band
Ballad of Jed Clampett
Banks of the Ohio
A beautiful life
Before I met you
Big ball in Boston
Blue Ridge Mountain blues
The bluebirds are singing for me
Bluegrass express
Bound to ride
Brand new shoes
Bringing Mary home
Bury me beneath the willow
(The children are crying and) Calling your name
Close by
Columbus Stockade blues
Daddy sang bass
Dark hollow
Darling Corey
Detroit City
Don't let you deal go down
Don't put her down, you helped put her there
Don't this road look rough and rocky
Down in the willow garden
Down the road
Eating out of your hand
Face lost in the crowd
Fair and tender ladies
Foggy mountain top
Footprints in the snow
Fox on the run
Free born man
Freight train
Give me your hand
Handsome Molly
He will set your fields on fire
Heaven
Hello city limits
Highway of regret
Hot corn, cold corn
How mountain girls can love
I'm a pilgrim
I know you're married but I love you still
I'm using my Bible for a roadmap
If I lose
In the pines
(It's a long long way) to the top of the world
It's in my mind to ramble
Jesse James
John Hardy
John Henry
Katy Daley
Knoxville girl
The last song
Late last night (way downtown)
The legend of the rebel soldier
Life is like a mountain railroad
Listening to the rain
Little Bessie
Little birdie
The little girl and the dreadful snake
Little glass of wine
Little Joe
Little Maggie
Little white church
The lonesome river
Lonesome road blues
Long black veil
Long journey home (Two dollar bill)
Lord, I'm coming home
Love, please come home
Making plans
Man of constant sorrow
Maple on the hill
Matterhorn
Memories of Mother and Dad
The memory of your smile
Midnight on the stormy deep
Milwaukee here I come
Mr. Engineer
Mountain dew
My better years
My dying bed
New freedom bell
New River train
Nine pound hammer
The old old house
Ole Slew Foot
On the Jericho road
Out on the ocean
Pallet on your floor
Paradise
Poor Ellen Smith
Precious memories
Pretty Polly
Rabbit in the log (Feast here tonight)
Rank stranger
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll muddy river
Roll on Buddy
Roving gambler
Satisfied mind
Short life of trouble
Singing all day and dinner on the ground
Sitting on top of the world
(She left me) Standing on the mountain
Steppin' stones
Stone walls and steel bars
Sweet little Miss Blue Eyes
Sweet sunny South
Swing low sweet chariot
Teardrops in my eyes
Tennessee
Tennessee stud
That's how I can count on you
Things in life
Think of what you've done
This is the girl I love
Tragic romance
Two little boys
Victim to the tomb
Wabash Cannonball
We need a whole lot more of Jesus
Wear a red rose
What would you give in exchange for your soul
When the golden leaves begin to fall
Where the soul never dies
White House blues
Widow maker
Wildwood flower
Will the circle be unbroken
With care for someone
Working on a building
Worried man blues
Wreck of the old Ninety-Seven
Y'all come
You go to your church (and I'll go to mine).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Bluegrass music.
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| Publisher | New York :Oak Publications,1976 |
| Contributors |
Wernick, Pete,
1946- |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"Over 130 old time, traditional, newgrass, gospel and novelty bluegrass tunes presented in a new tablature for guitar or banjo, plus special tips on singing from Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt, Jesse McReynolds, Charlie Waller, and other bluegrass greats"--Cover. Includes words and chord symbols; tablature notation. Appendices (p. 111-127): 1. Basic guitar playing -- 2. Singing on pitch -- 3. Your vocal range -- 4. Singing and playing in the right key for your voice -- 5. Records -- 6. Cross-reference title index. |
| Description |
128 pages of music : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| ISBN | 0825601649 9780825601644 |
| Other | Classic View |