Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia - Fingerstyle Guitar Edition
Author | : Glenn Weiser |
Publisher | : Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2011-02-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781609741952 |
ISBN-13 | : 1609741951 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This comprehensive book contains over 100 Celtic tunes arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. This edition is derived from a collection of nearly 300 arrangements Glenn Weiser has created over the last twenty years. the book is divided into 4 sections: 1) airs, marches and waltzes 2) hornpipes, jigs and reels 3) tunes from the Bunting collection 4) harp tunes of Turlough O'Carolan. All are in either standard or dropped-D tuning, and can be played on either nylon or steel string guitars. All of these melodies are accompanied with brief historical notes. Written in standard notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty.