Books in Mel Bay's Acoustic Guitar category are written to be played fingerstyle on either nylon or steel string guitars. the titles in this category are extremely eclectic. Subjects range from Latin American music to Renaissance classics. Music of Mexico for Acoustic Guitar is a superb solo collection. Ruben Delgado has penned wonderful solos based on 11 favorite Mexican songs. Contents include such standards as Maria Elena; Donde Estas, Corazon?; and Noche de Ronda. All arrangements are written in notation and tablature.

"This superb collection features 31 solo guitar settings of a colorful spectrum of music from Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. The music is derived largely from 19th and 20th century piano literature. While many anonymously composed selections are included here, most of these tunes were written by professional musicians who happened to be pianists, band directors or arrangers. Typical of the period, some orchestral scores appears as piano reductions, which Professor Barreiro has also used as a source for his guitar transcriptions. All of these selections are presented in standard notation and tablature with historical and performance notes. A companion CD is included featuring 16 selections from the book performed by Barreiro."

Mariachi music for most of its 200 or so years has primarily been an aural tradition, passing songs down from generation to generation, ear to ear. This collection puts many popular tunes from the genre in print for any classical guitarist to play. Author Laura Sobrino has been a professional mariachi and is familiar with the stylistic intricacies that truly make this Mexican traditional and popular music unique. Written in standard notation and tablature.

"Books in Mel Bay's ""Acoustic Guitar"" category are written to be played fingerstyle on either nylon or steel string guitars. The titles in this category are extremely eclectic. Subjects range from Latin American music to Renaissance classics. Music of Mexico for Acoustic Guitar is a superb solo collection. Ruben Delgado has penned wonderful solos based on 11 favorite Mexican songs. Contents include such standards as Maria Elena; Donde Estas, Corazon?; and Noche de Ronda. All arrangements are written in notation and tablature."

(Guitar Collection). 50 songs essential to any guitarist's repertoire, including: Against the Wind * Barely Breathing * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Champagne Supernova * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * Every Rose Has Its Thorn * Fast Car * Free Fallin' * Hey There Delilah * Ho Hey * I Won't Give Up * Layla * Let Her Go * Mean * One * Ring of Fire * Signs * Stairway to Heaven * Trouble * Wagon Wheel * Wish You Were Here * Yellow * Yesterday * and more.

The Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical examples as a means of exploring the processes of selection that led to specific musical styles in different times and places, with a supporting companion website with audio and video tracks helping to reinforce readers' understanding of key concepts. The aim is for students to learn an exemplary body of music as a window for understanding Mexican music, history and culture in a manner that reveals its importance well beyond the borders of that nation.

(Easy Guitar). Easy arrangements with tab of favorites by Albeniz, Granados, Sor, Tarrega, and others. Includes: Cielito Lindo * Lagrima * Leyenda * Malaguena * La Paloma * Salamanca * and more. Also includes a demonstration CD.

England's John Zaradin is a gifted performer both in jazz and in the field of classic guitar. He is especially knowledgeable in the wide and diverse world of Latin American guitar solo and rhythm styles. This book contains six solos based on the Rumba Rhythm (Mosaico de Rumbas) and six solos in the Bossa-Samba mode (Ambientes Brasileiras). Each solo is scored in both notation and tablature and reflects the vitality, rhythm, and improvisatory nature of this idiom.

This superb collection features 31 solo guitar settings of a colorful spectrum of music from Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. the music is derived largely from 19th and 20th century piano literature. While many anonymously composed selections are included here, most of these tunes were written by professional musicians who happened to be pianists, band directors or arrangers. Typical of the period, some orchestral scores appears as piano reductions, which Professor Barreiro has also used as a source for his guitar transcriptions. All of these selections are presented in standard notation and tablature with historical and performance notes. A companion CD is included featuring 16 selections from the book performed by Barreiro.

Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's landmark anniversary, covering all of Fender's iconic guitars, amps, and basses.