The Carter Family Collection (Paperback)

The Carter Family Collection in the Guitar Recorded Versions series presents 32 traditional country classics arranged for guitar in authentic, note-for-note transcriptions. Designed for medium-difficulty players, this songbook helps guitarists explore the foundational sound of early American country music through arrangements taken directly from the original recordings.

Each song includes guitar tablature and standard notation, plus vocal melody, full lyrics, chord names, and chord diagrams. The book also features introductory commentary, a family history, rare photographs, a chronological discography, and analysis of The Carter Family’s technique and style. A brief biography of Ralph Peer provides added historical context.

Working through these transcriptions refines timing, phrasing, and classic country picking while building a traditional repertoire. The arrangements reflect techniques and song structures that shaped generations of country and folk artists. Suitable for practice, performance, or teaching, this collection offers musical and cultural insight.

Song list
Amber Tresses * Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow * Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Will The Circle Be Unbroken) * Cannonball (Cannonball Blues) * Coal Miner's Blues * East Virginia Blues * Engine One-Forty-Three * Foggy Mountain Top * Forsaken Love * Gathering Flowers From The Hillside * Hello Stranger * Homestead On The Farm * I Have No One To Love Me * I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes * Jimmie Brown The Newsboy * John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man * Keep On The Sunny Side * Little Darling Pal Of Mine * Little Joe (Darling Little Joe) * Little Moses * Lonesome For You * Lonesome Valley * Lulu Walls * My Dixie Darling (Dixie Darling) * On The Rock Where Moses Stood * Storms Are On The Ocean * Wabash Cannonball * When The Springtime Comes Again * Wildwood Flower * Winding Stream * Worried Man Blues * You Are My Flower