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title: "Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin & Fiddle Tunes Paperback – June 16, 2015"
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# Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin & Fiddle Tunes Paperback – June 16, 2015

**Brand:** john t. labarbera
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- **What is this?** Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin & Fiddle Tunes Paperback – June 16, 2015 by john t. labarbera
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Happy with purchase
  

*by S***P on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021*

I really like this book. There is quite a few songs to learn (36) that all have mandolin tabs, so it’s easy to play them yourself if you don’t know how to read regular sheet music/notes.On these tabs there is no indicator that shows when to tremolo. So for a remedy incase this throws you off, you can listen to each track and follow along the tabs, pause the song each time a note has tremolo and then mark/circle the number on the tabs so you know when to tremolo for that note. I used a red pen so its easy to see. Not too big of a deal but it helped me so I thought I’d mention.Entering the link online that I found in the book to download the music was a breeze. One special thing in the book that’s cool is right below the title of each song is a brief paragraph written that talks about the songs history.Tablature books for the mandolin like this is rare for me to find, so its a real treat and is much appreciated. I will be buying his other books soon. I hope this author John T. La Barbera makes another one of these on Southern Italy again because although I enjoy all the songs on here, I was hoping to see particular classic folk songs from Sicily and Calabria that didn’t make the list on this one. I bet he could do a whole book or series on those two by them selves because there’s so many more fun songs to play on the mandolin from those parts of Southern Italy.The book is a gem for anyone who wants to play mandolin like a real paisan. I highly recommend! 5/5

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    a labor of love
  

*by C***O on Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2011*

It's hard to know what to say about Mel-Bay:  sometimes they come out with pure junk (e.g., 
  
Mel Bay Fun with the Mandolin







  
  
    ), other time's it's pure gold.This one is gold:  it's an anthology of authentic mandolin tunes from southern Italy, arranged alphabetically (not in order of difficulty).  You've got the melody line and the TAB beneath that, complete with the names of accompanying chords.  The melody line is not simply cheat-sheet style (one note):  there are doublestops, triplestops, etc.And the thing is clearly mandolin-literate, with many hammer-ons, pull-offs, etc. indicated.  In fact there's about 25 pages of very helpful advice at the beginning of the book on how to pull of some of these more advanced techniques.  So this is definitely more than just an anthology of songs.In short, it's a labor of love written by a man who knows his subject well.The only complaint I have -- and the reason I give it four stars -- is the CD that comes with it.  The CD sounds nice, but that's hardly what you're interested in.  You want a CD where the melody is on one track and the accompaniment on the other, so that you can listen carefully to what's on the page, and then, when you play it yourself, turn that down and have the accompaniment only playing with you.  No such luck:  both L and R feature the full melody and accompaniment, so they cannot be separated for learning purposes.The pieces are of intermediate difficulty.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A mandolin book that will reward you
  

*by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2013*

Mandolin players of all levels who want to discover Sicilian and Southern Italian folk songs, both familiar (Cu Ti Lu Dissi) and rare (Antidotum Tarantulae, ca. 1673), will be rewarded by the time they invest in this beautifully researched book and CD.  It comprises  36 pieces of authentic material, transcribed in both conventional notation and tabulature for mandolin. All of the pieces are included on the CD. Instructional material and explanatory notes are concise, well written and often surprising. For example, I was not aware that the tarantella exorcism ritual dates back to 2000 BC, or that the city of Taranto in Apuglia was named after the spiders that were prevalent there. You'll learn some enchanting songs that showcase the mandolin, techniques to play them with authority, and some fascinating history. This is a book that will pay you back generously for your study and practice time. Highly recommended!

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