"I had written a few waltzes before Pat O'Loughlin, Patrice Pakiz, Erik Sessions and I formed Contratopia. When I discovered how beautifully the band would play my tunes I began to write more. Six of my waltzes appear in the Contratopia Tunebook, along with two written by Erik, and all of these have been recorded on our three CDs. This collection contains three more of my waltzes that appear on our "Ballroom Echoes" CD, one that appears on our "Smitten" CD, and 27 more that have yet to be recorded. Most of them have been played at least once by Contratopia and several of them are played regularly. In addition I was very pleased when the Montana Mandolin Society chose to arrange and record the "January Waltz" on their excellent CD Mosaic.
I'd like to think that there is a good variety represented here from straightforward folk waltzes to tunes with more complex melodies and chord changes. Hopefully you will find a few that suit your own taste and are fun to play. Along with the five waltzes that you can find on the CDs mentioned above another 14 of these tunes can be heard in simple arrangements as mp3s on my "So Many Tunes" blogsite (http://somanytunes.blogspot.com) and its accompanying alphabetical listing (http://www.contratopia.com/SMT.htm). Some of the remaining waltzes may appear on that blog in the future, along with some of the many not included in this collection or yet to be written." (from the Preface)
31 Waltzes contains one waltz per page in standard musical notation with guitar chord symbols. I will be glad to sell you a PDF copy for only $5 or I can print a copy for you and send it to you for $10, including postage, in the United States. You can purchase a copy by clicking on the appropriate Paypal button below or by contacting me via email. If, for any reason, you are unhappy with your purchase I will send you a refund.
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John Goodin, March, 2009
Created on March 18, 2009