The Mandolin Picker's Guide to Bluegrass Improvisation

By Jesper Rubner-Petersen

(Consumer/Fretted Instruction). The subject matter is varied in difficulty and can be used by both the beginner and more advanced player as an instructional guide and reference book. The major-themes in the book are: The pentatonic sound, scale and major-chord based improvising with any Bluegrass-Tune, Double-stop improvisation, Minor chords and Keys, The blues sound, Melody oriented improvisation, How to use: Monroe Style, Cross picking, Hot licks, how to simplify a lick, and more. MP3 CD accompanies book featuring all examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078668237X
• ISBN13: 9780786682379
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.5" x 8.8"