Looking For Intermediate & Advanced Mando & Guitar Tab/Chords

**ryevick** · Jul-25-2012, 8:14pm

I know and love a lot of music styles but because of that I tend to spread myself a little too thin sometimes I think. I listen to "Bluegrass Junction" on XM a good bit as well as some of the stuff from Doc, Grisham and others. What I really want as a player though is a book (with cd would be great) that has lead and rhythm tablature and chords for mandolin and guitar... as well as lyrics. If I have to buy the mando and guitar books separate that's fine but I would love some old classics as well as smokin' new stuff too! I know that's a tall order but are there any recommendations from the fine pickers of the Cafe? Other styles are fine too especially Celtic, Renaissance, etc but I really want to focus on bluegrass. Thanks!

**UsuallyPickin** · Jul-26-2012, 9:43am

Take a look at Mel Bays Band in a Book Bluegrass... R/

**greg_tsam** · Jul-26-2012, 1:28pm

Bluegrass Mandolin by Jack Tottle

**jackmalonis** · Jul-26-2012, 7:47pm

I'm excited to see some of the responses as well, I've heard Mel Bay's "Mandolin 2000" is good.
I know it goes by a different name now but if you search that^ it'll come up.

**ryevick** · Jul-27-2012, 1:24am

Originally Posted by greg_tsam

Bluegrass Mandolin by Jack Tottle

Thanks, I just purchased this online.

**jackmalonis** · Jul-27-2012, 3:37am

I just saw that Hal Leonard makes a "Real Book" for bluegrass tunes. I'm thinking about picking that up. I've also heard that the fiddler's fakebook is good...

There's so many songbooks and so little money.

**JRcohan** · Aug-01-2012, 10:48am

Steve Kaufman is a great instructor who has countless books published. He has a parking lot pickers series I would point you towards if you are wanting to focus on bluegrass. He has some books published with both mandolin and guitar chords and tabs.

I have some material that might be helpful to you on my site. http://www.jakecohan.com some tabs and lessons are more bluegrass oriented than others. I recently tabbed out "Soldier's Joy," for mandolin, which is a great tune played often at jams. I also have guitar back tracks and chord charts. It's a work in progress, but free!

Good luck and keep pickin
Jake

**emitfo** · Aug-04-2012, 10:11am

I don't know if it works with the newer Guitar Pro--I have GP4 and you can change any of the string tabs (doesn't work so good on the drum tab sections

) into mandolin. Of course they need adjustments but that's part of the fun.

As mentioned, Kaufman Book/CD's are good, I enjoy and have gotten a lot out of the 2 I have.

Originally Posted by ryevick

I know and love a lot of music styles but because of that I tend to spread myself a little too thin sometimes I think. I listen to "Bluegrass Junction" on XM a good bit as well as some of the stuff from Doc, Grisham and others. What I really want as a player though is a book (with cd would be great) that has lead and rhythm tablature and chords for mandolin and guitar... as well as lyrics. If I have to buy the mando and guitar books separate that's fine but I would love some old classics as well as smokin' new stuff too! I know that's a tall order but are there any recommendations from the fine pickers of the Cafe? Other styles are fine too especially Celtic, Renaissance, etc but I really want to focus on bluegrass. Thanks!