Here is my guitar version of the famous Turkish Rondo by Mozart. I have mucked around with this piece for years but never managed to finalise a version. So I finally put together a playable version which is a bit more approacheable than many of the current versions out there. Interactive Play-Along […]
Here is my new arrangement of this beautiful ballad. originally in Am but I have m over it to C#m to make it more playable. The harmony moves in chromatic directions so it is was a challenge to make it work on guitar but I think the result is fitting! Interactive Play-Along Track […]
Just finished my latest guitar piece featuring some Brasilian and Flamenco elements. I have a rough draft of the sheet music below which I will finalise in the coming days and will be ready for download to LGM Members. Key: E major (Em in middle section) Tempo: approx 90 bpm Style: An upbeat Samba feel. […]
Here is the third arrangement I have made of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. This is Spring and the opening movement in E major. I play it a little slower than Vivaldi’s indication as the demisemiquaver section is really fast! Interactive Play-Along Track
“My One and Only Love” is a romantic ballad composed by Guy Wood with lyrics by Robert Mellin, first published in 1952. It’s known for its rich, lyrical melody and has become a jazz standard, famously recorded by artists like John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Sting. Its slow tempo and […]
I am continuing my spotlight on classical arias and arranging them for the nylon guitar. I have been playing this aria for a while but in a different key and without much detail so I decided to try a more detailed and in depth version in the original key of D major. The second […]
Here is a video discussing the mixolydian scale applications, namely over the D dominant chords.
The Habanera is one of the most famous arias from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen, composed in 1875. Officially titled “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (“Love is a rebellious bird”), it is sung by the character Carmen in Act I. Bizet based the melody on a Cuban dance rhythm known as the habanera, giving the piece […]
In this video I go through some ideas around the Lydian scale as it rallies to Latin jazz guitar and flamenco. I use the loop pedal to set up a lydian loop and show some lydian scale ideas. Then talk through some different improv options.
The Libertango full tutorial is now available in the Members Portal! You can visit the tutorial and sheet music here