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Some Songs Included in the Books

The song list below shows some songs included in the Norman Kelton Guitar Method five-book series for students to play along with (using the Pickin' Pal MIDI Player software).  Some songs include ad-lib examples (shown in the book series using music manuscript and tablature notation).  Some songs ask the student to ad-lib (using the diatonic and pentatonic scales shown in the book series).  Other songs are designed to practice note reading and chords (using the open and diatonic scale positions and the open, barre and jazz chord positions).

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• Rock Songs
Rock melodies and ad-libs using various pentatonic scale positions.

• Bluegrass & Swing Songs
Includes the melody, then an ad-lib example in lieu of the melody using various scale positions.

• Jazz Chords
A simple melody and exercise stressing various Jazz chord positions.

• Blues Song
A Jazz chord melody with 12-bar sections for you to ad-lib using pentatonic scale positions.

• Fast Pickin' Song
A fast classical song for developing technique and the pick hand.

• Note Reading Songs
Public domain songs for practicing note reading & chords on the guitar.

 		   

Rock Songs
A Rock Ballad (includes ad-lib)
Rock Guitar (you ad-lib)

Bluegrass Song
Alabama Jubilee (includes ad-lib)

Swing Songs
12th Street Rag (includes ad-lib)
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (includes ad-lib)
Guitar Shuffle (you ad-lib)

Jazz Chords
Bossa Nova Guitar
Jazz Exercise No. 2

Blues Song
Slow Blues (you ad-lib)

Fast Pickin' Song
William Tell Overture

Note Reading Songs
Cradle Song
La Paloma
Londonerry Air
Nola

 
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