The Sheik

Practical gig books for anyone who can use chord symbols!

A Guide to Dixieland Music

This will be your favorite "cheat sheet"!

These are those compact little gig books that you see so many musicians using at jam sessions, banjo bands, workshops, jazz festivals .. anywhere a jam group gathers!.  If you have wondered where you could get one of these little gems for yourself, this is the place !

The Sheik has been collecting music and making lead sheets for his bands since the beginning of his music career.  He made chord books for his own use and has been refining the format to increase readability and quick response for 25 years.  These little chords books are the culmination of his research and bandstand experience.  Feedback from the musicians who use them is enthusiastic.

The Songs:  Contains standard tunes, less known tunes for aficionados, rare tunes for which music is hard to find, or that deserve to be revived.  Many tunes were added because they have been reissued on CD or recorded several times by modern bands, which might inspire you to learn them, or bandleaders to ask that you play them.

D-CUP DIXIE CHORDS contains:

4.5" x 6.5", comb bound
400 pages, 410 tunes
each chord chart shows key, first pick-up note, first notes of strains, etc.
Easy-to-learn symbols show repeats, breaks, zaps, etc.
Performance notes:  Routines, alternate chordings, tempos