Monroe. Play Like a Legend: Bill Monroe Tunes and Songs for the Mandolin was written by South Plains College (Levelland, Texas) music professor Joe Carr.Here, for the first time, is an in depth study of the mandolin style of father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe. Twenty Monroe style fiddle tunes and instrumentals, nineteen song solos and a special section on Monroe's approach to gospel turnarounds are presented here. Several of Monroe's characteristic approaches are broken down and detailed including using the chop position for soloing.
Included are Monroe's strategies for playing at fast tempos. Solos from 1941 to 1993 are represented. The addition of 33 rare photographs of Monroe with his band and other well-known bluegrass artists including Don Reno, Chubby Wise, Maybelle Carter, Roland White, Jimmy Martin, Alan Munde and others by Artie Rose makes this a must have collectable for all bluegrass music fans.
"Of the over 20 titles I have written for Mel Bay, I am most proud of this long overdue project. It is my hope that this volume will become a standard text for all mandolinists who wish to study the elusive Monroe style."
Early indications are that this work will become a major contribution to bluegrass music literature. Players who are challenged by the rapid tempos of bluegrass will benefit from the techniques Monroe used throughout his career. Carr continues, "In 1968, Earl Scruggs released his landmark instruction book, Earl Scruggs and the 5 String Banjo. It remains one of best selling books on the bluegrass banjo style. I expect the Monroe book will achieve similar status among bluegrass mandolin players."
Difficulty: Beginning-Intermediate
Page Count: 80 pages
Size: 8.75 x 11.75"
Music: Standard Notation and Tablature
Song titles:
Back Up and Push
Blackberry Blossom
Boston Boy
Brakeman's Blues
Can't You Hear Me Callin'
Chicken Reel
Close By
Cotton Eyed Joe
Cripple Creek
Dusty Miller
East Tennessee Blues
Fire on the Mountain
Happy on My Way
I Saw the Light
I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home
Katy Hill
Kentucky Mandolin
Little Joe
Methodist Preacher
Monroe Blues
Nine Pound Hammer
No One But My Darlin'
On and On
Paddy on the Turnpike
Panhandle Country
Roanoke
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Roll on Buddy, Roll On
Sally Goodin
Salt Creek
Soldier's Joy
Sugar Coated Love
The First Whippoorwill
The Gold Rush
Turkey in the Straw
Walk Softly on this Heart
Wheel Hoss
White House Blues
White House Blues II
White House Blues III
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