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    The Mandolin Cafe has posted the following news release:
    The Beatles for Solo Mandolin

    The Hal Leonard Corporation has announced the publication of The Beatles for Solo Mandolin, arranged by Bill LaFleur.



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    Default Re: The Beatles for Solo Mandolin

    Chord-melody solos, huh? I wish the vendors had a "look inside" feature, I'd like to see how those are written.

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    I would assume they mean melody lines along with chords.

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    Obviously - I wanted to see what style and how good the arrangements are.

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    The Dylan one only has chords.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidKOS View Post
    Chord-melody solos, huh? I wish the vendors had a "look inside" feature ...
    Quote Originally Posted by mandrian View Post
    I would assume they mean melody lines along with chords.
    Quote Originally Posted by David Lewis View Post
    The Dylan one only has chords.
    I had optimistically assumed (yeah, I know!) that the cover blurb was referring to the jazz technique of "chord/melody" where the melody is defined thru a series of harmonized multi-string "chords", in which case the whole book would be "only" chords, although probably a bit removed from the familiar I, IV, V, etc.

    David, can you comment on how the non-Dylan songs are presented? If it's just the melody in notation or tab with the backing chords shown in mandolin grids, then 98% of us could get by on the guitar books that we already have.
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    Yes, that was what I thought David had assumed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mandrian View Post
    I would assume they mean melody lines along with chords.
    I would have thought full chord-melody solo style arrangements. Other than that, as noted, you could play out of any Beatles book.

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    Hal Leonard already offers a Beatles for Mandolin book with a notated/tabbed melody and chord grids, the one by Bobby Westfall. http://www.amazon.com/The-Beatles-Ma...CFZA3ZWAGP1EEX
    So maybe this new one offers real chord melody arrangements similar to those "Beatles for classical guitar" books.
    Too bad neither Hal Leonard nor Amazon lets you catch a glimpse inside the book.
    On the Dylan book, it says "Mandolin chord songbook", whereas on the Beatles songbook it says "for solo mandolin" and "arranged for chord melody mandolin."
    Well, I guess the Beatles' music lends itself more to instrumental arrangements without words than Dylan's songs.

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    Just had a quick look to the ukulele colleagues:
    There is a book that is similar in appearance to the simple chord book for mandolin http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Ukulel...EAW4ABJ1R8YQYK
    The one with fingerstyle solo arrangements is similar to the new mandolin book http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Finger...EAW4ABJ1R8YQYK

    So I would guess, the Beatles for Solo Mandolin book is more than just melody with chord diagrams, it's rather instrumental arrangements.

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    I would have thought that rhythms which sit well with mandolin would have been a consideration, such as "And I love her" or "If I fell" to name only two

    Just because you can get through a Beatles melody doesn't mean it's going to sound really good on a mandolin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmy powells View Post

    Just because you can get through a Beatles melody doesn't mean it's going to sound really good on a mandolin.
    Hence my curiosity about how the chord-melody arrangements were written.

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    The very first thing that comes to mind, when I see that front cover ( of the Fab Four )
    is the taste of bubble gum....I chewed an awful lot of bubble gum to get those "Beatle Cards"

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    I am holding out for "The Dave Clark Five Goes Mando!"
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    This may be only vaguely related to the book, but I found this Bill LaFleur (the book author) video on YouTube and it's really interesting to watch from a musical standpoint. Take away from what I Googled is this isn't some guy that with an unrelated day job that wanted to publish a Beatles mandolin book. He's a career music professional with a very broad background in the industry working with a broad range of musicians and styles. Be fun to contact him to see if he'd be willing to answer some of the questions. I dig his teaching style, just my opinion.

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    Learn the guitar solos, or the rhythm/accompaniment guitar parts. Learn the harpsichord break on "In My Life", the trumpet part on "Penny Lane" or the string lines from "Eleanor Rigby". Or tap out Ringo's drum grooves with your feet (while you play the other stuff...if you can).

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    Quote Originally Posted by mandocrucian View Post
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    Learn the guitar solos, or the rhythm/accompaniment guitar parts. Learn the harpsichord break on "In My Life", the trumpet part on "Penny Lane" or the string lines from "Eleanor Rigby". Or tap out Ringo's drum grooves with your feet (while you play the other stuff...if you can).

    The ONLY Beatles book you'll ever need!
    If you can read the parts and come up with your own mandolin arrangements, that IS the only Beatles book you need!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidKOS View Post
    If you can read the parts and come up with your own mandolin arrangements, that IS the only Beatles book you need!
    ...and have good eyesight, the print is pretty small...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddie Sheehy View Post
    ...and have good eyesight, the print is pretty small...
    That's true! The print is small, but the music is pretty well transcribed.

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    FWIW there are quite a few Beatles chord melody videos up on Mike Marshall's Artistworks school site.

    Well worth a three month subscription to see them

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    I received my copy this evening in the mail, and have only had a chance to glance through it. The arrangements are indeed chord melodies, meaning that the melody is made up of chords and double stops. At the top of each song, there are chord diagrams, and the chords are also indicated above the music. I haven't had a chance to play through any yet, but they look fun and a little challenging, but I've only been playing a little less than two years.

    Edit:
    I've played through a few, and they aren't as difficult as I thought for the most part.
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    Thanks for the review Tommcgtx. Now I just need to find a retailer in Europe that has it in stock. The interest in this thread shows the need for chord melody materials for GDAE-tuned instruments (hint to any other authors out there). I've had months of enjoyment out of the great Joe Craven version of "In my life" over on Mandozine and I'm looking forward to more challenges.
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    I've seen Don Julin, Mike Marshall, Tim Connell, Mike Mullins, Joe Craven all perform Beatles and other pop tunes using solo chord arrangements and I believe they offer online tuition...

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    Mike Marshall was reading this discussion and offered this via an email.

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    This is great! Working through "I Will" now.

    Thanks Mike and Scott!

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