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Bluegrass Mandolin for the Complete Ignoramus Book/CD

Wayne's friendly and FUN approach to learning to play has taught tens of thousands of total beginners to play bluegrass music. Join the club! In this, his 26th book, Wayne cuts through the clutter and confusion of learning to play with his SIMPLE approach to playing the melody. He then leads the beginner down the path of being able to IMPROVISE by adding several simple rhythms. With Waynes help, youll soon be jamming up a storm. Guaranteed! Includes instructional CD, plus complete lyrics to all 28 songs. 9"x 12", 80 pages. This book is guaranteed to help you learn to play bluegrass mandolin. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?)

You WILL learn to play and improvise on: Amazing Grace, Angel Band, Banks of the Ohio, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Cripple Creek, Cryin Holy Unto the Lord, Dig a Hole in the Meadow, Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Down the Road, East Virginia, Handsome Molly, In the Pines, Ive Been All Around This World, Ive Just Seen the Rock of Ages, John Hardy, Keep on the Sunny Side of Life, Knoxville Girl, Little Maggie, Midnight on the Stormy Deep, My Homes Across the Blue Ridge Mountains, Nine Pound Hammer, Paul and Silas, Shady Grove, Soldiers Joy, Roll in My Sweet Babys Arms, Wildwood Flower, Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Youll Also Learn... How to Tune, How to Hold the Mandolin, The Best Way to Hold the Pick, How to Read Tablature, Harmony Chord Positions, Simple Rhythm Chord Positions, How to Play Harmony, Playing in the Dreaded Key of F, How to Jam, Playing Different Rhythms, How to Play Simply but RIGHT, Vintage Photos, Friendly Advice.

Wayne Erbsen first started playing the mandolin in 1963 when he bought one in Mexico City for a few pesos. Since then, he has won scores of blue ribbons at fiddlers conventions in North Carolina and Virginia and along the way, has written twenty-six instruction and song books, and recorded eighteen solo CDs. He is most proud of the fact that he has literally taught tens of thousands of beginners to play mandolin, fiddle, banjo and guitar through his books as well as teaching at his Log Cabin Music Center. (See http://www.nativegroundmusic.com/). He lives, plays, and works in Asheville, North Carolina.

B-NGB107 Bluegrass Mandolin for the Complete Ignoramus Book/CD
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