Mel Bay Publications
Level : Beginning
Standard Notation and Tab and chord symbols

The "First Jams" series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn.

The idea behind writing the "First Jam" series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. The book offer the melody for your instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise.

Aura Lee      
Blackberry Blossom      
Careless Love      
Cindy      
Cripple Creek      
Cumberland Gap      
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane      
Irish Washerwoman      
Lil' Liza Jane      
Man of Constant Sorrow      
Oh, Sinner Man      
Old Dan Tucker      
Old Joe Clark      
Planxty Irwin      
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms      
Shady Groove      
Sourwood Mountain      
The Wabash Cannonball      
Wildwood Flower      
Will The Circle Be Unbroken