These 15 folk songs have been arranged for the beginning guitarist and can be utilized in a variety of ways: They can be played as is or with another guitar (or piano) playing the chords. The guitarist who is just starting out can play the basic melodies by playing all the ’stems up’ notes. A duet can be achieved by assigning one person to ’stems up’, the other, ’stems down’ . Notes in brackets are optional.

For a more complete treatment of some of these tunes, see "Songs of Childhood" or the "Progressive Variations" series.