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(And Some Other Possibly Useful Information)The Beginner Blues.pdf
This is a fun duet for beginners. It is based on the traditional 12 bar blues progression. It is from "How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book ".
To hear this tune, click here : Beginner Blues.
The Slightly Tougher Blues.pdf
This is basically a little fancier version of The Beginner Blues, this time arranged as a solo. It is also from "How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book 1". (several pages later, needless to say!)
To hear this tune, click here: Slightly Tougher Blues.
Blusiny Dorian.pdf
This arrangement is from "How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book 2". It is a slightly more complex blues solo in the Dorian mode.
To hear this tune, click here: Blusiny Dorian.
The Sloop John B.pdf
This solo is from "Folksongs for Classical Guitar" . It is a Jamaican folk song, and has been recorded by many artists, probably the most famous being the Kingston Trio and the Beach Boys. The arrangement is in the key of D, and uses dropped D tuning. It has a fairly syncopated bass line.
What Child Is This?.pdf
This arrangement is from "An International Chrismas". It is a Christmas song that you can play all year long. Just change the name to "Greensleeves" in January! It is in the key of Bm.
The Rabbit.pdf
This is the first page of a piece from "Asanas for Classical Guitar". It is in B minor and is mostly in 3/4 time, but there are a few 2/4 measures thrown in just to keep you on your toes!
Lalo.pdf
This piece is by Jim Giddings. It is from his self published book "Sketches of Latin Amerca". This is a collection of 18 delightful pieces. All the arrangements fairly easy, and they all have a distinctive Latin feel, as the title implies. Jim obviously understands this style very well - I was playing some of these peices in a restaraunt once, and a lady came up and thanked me for playing "South American" music. I later learned that she was from Brazil! This is great gig material.
La Casa de Miguel.pdf
This is the title piece from Jim Gidding's book "La Casa de Miguel".
Prelude 3.pdf
Another composition by Jim Giddings, this one from "Passages: 12 Preludes for Guitar" . GuitaristsJohn McClellan and Tim Thompson have included this piece on their recent CD, Joshua Hit the Road. Not only is this more great gig material, these pieces would be a very good suppliment to any method book.
Amazing Grace.pdf
This arrangement is also by Jim Giddings. It is from his self published book "10 Hymns for Guitar". This tune, as well as all the arrangements in the book are in dropped D tuning. The hymns are very well arranged, and none of them are very difficult. Let me know if you would like more information on Jim's work.
(The Following Is The Other Possibly Useful Information That Was Referred To At The Top Of The Page)
Beatles for Classical Guitar User Guide.pdf
Through the years, I have received many comments, questions (and occasionally even a few compliments!) from guitarists regarding the arrangements in Beatles For Classical Guitar. I always enjoy and appreciate reading these comments, and they have prompted me to create this page. It is designed to serve as user's guide for people who own the book. I hope it is useful to you - I just wish I had read this page before I recorded the book!...
Moveable Chords and Bar Chords
This useful one page chart contains fingerings for over 200 chords! It is also from "How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book 2".
How to Buy a Guitar
If you are thinking about getting a better guitar, there might be some useful information for you here. On the other hand, if you've gotten this far and don't even have a guitar yet, I'm very impressed! You must be pretty interested, and in that case, I would say you should definitely read this! It is also from "How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book 1".
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