Tablature for folk songs

Subject: Tablature for folk songs
From: GUEST,badgerbiker
Date: 28 Jun 05 - 05:46 PM

Can anyone recommend a good book/source for this (UK preferably). I have acquired a guitar, am an absolute novice who doesn't read music, but would like to 'have a go' preferably with songs I know the tune to - hence 'folk'.Also , anyone got any tips on 'hardening up' my finger ends, they're killing me!!

Subject: RE: Tablature for folk songs
From: Mooh
Date: 28 Jun 05 - 07:19 PM

I absolutely cherish the Oak Publications Fiddler's Fake Book and I know there's a Guitar Picker's Fake Book that has fewer tunes (something like 250 if I remember my friend's copy right) but they are in tab format.

Maybe try Elderly.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Tablature for folk songs
From: Mooh
Date: 28 Jun 05 - 07:21 PM

Sorry, I meant www.elderly.com. Mooh.

Subject: RE: Tablature for folk songs
From: Mooh
Date: 28 Jun 05 - 07:24 PM

And maybe the Mel Bay Celtic Encyclopedia Fingerstyle Edition (or something like that). Even if you want to flatpick melody only, it's there. Mooh.

Subject: RE: Tablature for folk songs
From: badgerbiker
Date: 29 Jun 05 - 08:50 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Tablature for folk songs
From: An Englishman Abroad
Date: 29 Jun 05 - 09:31 AM

Some good recomendations above

with regard to your fingers just keep going and do not stop. Once they are hard keep them that way.

The pain is well worth it.

all the best John