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    Could you guys recommend your favorite instruction book in the Monroe style of playing? I read tablature....Thanks!
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    16 Gems - transcribed by Butch Baldassari.

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    I'd get the 2 set Monroe DVD and Classic Bluegrass Solos for Mandolin also. 16 Gems is good for the early Monroe stuff, while the Classic Solos focuses on some of his later stuff.
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    16 gems is a nice little snippet in time of Bill Monroe style in the 50's.
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