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! I will be posting the tutorial shortly but LGM Members can access the sheet music and sound […]
“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
Here’s a fun arrangement of Beethoven’s famous piano piece Fur Elise. I was playing around on a Godin guitar synth with a piano sound and started trying to play it. Then I realised that it works quite well on guitar! Interactive Play-Along Track
Here is the second instalment of my Four Seasons by Vivaldi guitar arrangements. This is the presto from Summer which I have modulated to Am from Gm minor. It is quite advanced, I hope you enjoy! Interactive Play-Along Track