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This one is purely a selfish pleasure featuring one of my favourite of the Shrapnel shredders Michael Lee Firkins. I was obsessed with his debut album back in 1990 and especially this funky riffed opening… More…
Such a killer feel. Look at the staff for voice separation; generally, he's playing the bass parts with his pick, and melody and strums with his other fingers. … More…
"Minor Swing" by Django Reinhardt is always the first song I use for teaching Gypsy Jazz. It is the most popular an important song to learn in the gypsy jazz style. This is his classic 1937 version with… More…
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Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms with this detailed guitar transcription. This rendition captures the soulful phrasing, intricate picking patterns, and emotional… More…
Here's my solo arrangement of the beautiful Mark Knopfler track 'Local Hero'. I will be teaching the arrangement for guitar weekends in an online course on Monday 4th November 2024. Head to https://www.guitarweekends.co.uk/guitar-course/nuggets-16-tec2o-nov24/… More…
Major scales around the cycle in the bass clef..… More…
Revoiced for Economy picking from the usual alternate picking. Some phrases are sweep picked and some are alternate picking but most of the finger positions suit economy picking. The fingering and pick… More…
Vince Guaraldi is my favorite holiday music (I like his non-Peanuts stuff, too!). Here's an attempt at guitar fingering on his piano solo in O Tannenbaum. You need 25 frets or some creative harmonics to… More…
This is my adaptation for solo guitar of the famous quartet movement by Samuel Barber. The adaptation is based on a piano arrangement by SequoiaSounds on Youtube.… More…
(Just a quick version of my previously posted arrangement of this great Frank Loesser tune) … More…
An oldie but one of my favourite versions of this track from their Wembley concert in 1985. That's almost 40 yrs ago!!! What is sadder is that as a 13 year old I had this whole concert on VHS and played… More…
12 Bar Blues with Quick Change & Turnaround … More…
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In this exercise, we play two octaves of the G Major Scale while in 2nd position.… More…
This melody by Duquende appears on the album Cómplices by Juan Gomez 'Chicuelo.' It features a beautiful vocal melisma and melody. … More…
Some long fretted notes on the lower strings. I have written the note names over the top to help you remember the note names. More…
What chords might we use? Can you add some extra sounds in the long notes to keep the melody moving? Can you add another melody line or divisi, that fits, it can be higher or lower. Can you sing the… More…
Transcription of John Scofield's tune "I'll Catch You" from the album "Works For Me".… More…
Great 1 chorus solo put together by Sarah McKenzie (I believe it's composed at least in part) on this Bossa Nova classic.… More…
Now this was a long time coming - Pulverized by Cannibal Corpse. This song is almost entirely harmonised, with Rob Barrett playing the lower part and Jack Owen playing an octave higher. The break is particularly… More…
Remark: in the sixth measure, in the IV degree of the major seventh chord, we introduce a sixth (IV+6) to reduce the dissonance between the seventh and the prime.… More…
Here’s a solo from Mohsen Chavoshi’s song “ Amoo Zanjir Baf”. The original track was played by an electric guitar but here’s my violin version of it. Hope its helpful and you guys enjoy. The tuning is… More…
A random beginner way to improve your right hand moving and your tempo with Eighth Notes.… More…
A basic pratice exercise for beginners that every bass player can use as a simple way to warm up… More…
You can try out our new valve visualizer by clicking the trombone icon in the lower right.… More…
The glissando! Don't stop your air, it should be moving for this whole exercise. Focus on keeping the sound full and your slide rhythmic. Again, trying this at different speeds will present you with different… More…
Here is the bend and release in all 12 keys. Make sure to keep the lower strings (6,5,4) muted by a combination of the thumb on the fretting hand and the meat of the palm of the picking hand covering and… More…
