We offer tabs in TablEdit format, and in what we call "LeWalt" format. All tabs on the web site are available in TablEdit, while LeWalt tabs are available only for arrangements that have been recorded.

        When you purchase tabs in TablEdit format via PayPal, they are emailed to you as attachments the same day your order is received. To open such attachments, it's necessary to download TablEdit's free tab viewer to your computer, if you haven't already done so.

        There are a few differences between the two formats, in terms of characteristics and advantages.

        TablEdit tabs: If you're not familiar with TablEdit, it is a software program and learning tool that enables you to see tabs on your computer screen and print them out, using a variety of fonts and type faces. You can also hear them played back in MIDI format at any tempo you wish, just by pressing the space bar on your keyboard. That means CD demos are not necessary for timing reference, and because TablEdit tabs are emailed, there are no shipping charges.

        To learn more about TablEdit's many other features, click here.

        LeWalt Tabs: The LeWalt tab format is unique in that it features a timing display that is easier to read than that of "standard" tab. Also, all left-hand fingering and sustain information, plus necessary right-hand information is included for every tab. TablEdit is able to provide some of this information, but not all of it. In addition, reference recordings are available on CD and in .mp3 format. This means you get to hear real instruments demonstrating the songs you order, rather than MIDI playbacks.

        To hear a MIDI sample of any selection in the following listings, click on the order number shown at the left of the selection. Although the samples are derived from TablEdit arrangements, they also serve as samples of LeWalt tab arrangements. Just like the tab arrangements themselves, with very few exceptions, the samples do not include guitar and bass accompaniment modules because by definition, Travis picking guitar arrangements are complete arrangements and are not in need of accompaniment. The samples usually consist of the first 8 to 20 measures, depending on tab length, but are occasionally taken from other sections of the tabs that are more representative of song identity.

        To help you determine presentation and sound quality of our CD demos, we've assembled a sampling of 30 - 40 second .mp3's from the listings on this page for listening. There are only 30 of them, but they are of real instruments. Just click here, and then click on any of the 30 titles you'd like to hear.

        If you'd like to order a hard copy sample tab to be mailed to your postal address, just choose any single tab from the following listings and mail your choice along with $3.50 to cover shipping and handling, to: LeWalt Publishing, 4930 E Horsehaven Ave, Post Falls, Idaho 83854 U.S.A. Included with your sample tab will be a booklet of technique and practice tips, which also\ includes sections on how to read and get the most out of tablature.

        If you've visited our site before, you may notice that most of the listings now include additional info in the song descriptions. Sometimes, such information is readily available and sometimes it's not. The reason for its inclusion is I believe that on some level, knowing as much as possible about a song's origin and history in terms of when it was written and/or recorded, and by whom, helps us perform it better. Of course, I may be wrong on this; maybe it's just a story I tell myself, and in reality it doesn't help much at all, but I think it does.