On Green Dolphin Street – Exercises & Soloing with Tabs

This page is for jazz guitar exercises and soloing on the chord changes of “On Green Dolphin Street.” I will be periodically updating this page with new lessons and guitar tabs. Tutorials include arpeggio exercises, scale patterns, melodic cells, chords, triads, etudes, soloing examples and more. For beginner and intermediate guitar players. Guitar tabs with chord diagrams available for download … Read More

The Foggy Dew – Guitar Tab

The guitar tab for “The Foggy Dew” contains the melody and the chords for the song. It is available for download as a PDF. The Foggy Dew The melody set to the “The Foggy Dew” is the same melody that was used for the traditional Irish love song,”The Moorlough Shore.” “The Foggy Dew” was recorded by The Chieftains on their … Read More

The Foggy Dew – Sheet Music

The sheet music for “The Foggy Dew” is a lead sheet containing the chords, melody and lyrics to the song. It is available for download as a PDF. The Foggy Dew The lyrics to the “The Foggy Dew” chronicles the Easter Rising of 1916. The rebellion was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland. But the “air” (the melody) goes back even further. … Read More

Fingerpicking Pattern for Slow Tempo

This is a fingerpicking pattern I use on slow tempo music. There are many variations on it you can do once you learn the basics. I kept it fairly simple in the video below. Fingerpicking Pattern (Slow Tempo) I use the pattern to accompany the melody of the Charlie Chaplin song, “Smile.” See further down for the guitar tab. “Smile” … Read More

Arioso (Bach) – Sheet Music

“Arioso” sheet music lead sheet with chords. Available for download as a PDF. Arioso “Arioso” is the sinfonia from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata #156. A sinfonia is an orchestral piece used as an introduction or an interlude to cantata or opera. In this case, it is the introduction (the 1st movement) of the cantata, Ich steh mit einem Fuß im … Read More

St. Louis Blues – Guitar Tab

The guitar tab and lead sheet for “St Louis Blues” both contain the chords and melody of the song and are available for download as PDFs. Guitar Tab Lead Sheet St. Louis Blues  “St. Louis Blues” is an American blues song composed by W. C. Hand first published in September 1914. In the video below, I perform the chords and the … Read More

Clair de Lune – Sheet Music

“Clair de Lune” sheet music (lead sheet). The melody is in standard notation with chords as chord symbols outlining the harmonic progression. Available for download as a PDF. Clair de Lune “Clair de Lune” was composed by Claude Debussy. It is the third movement of Suite bergamasque,composed by Claude Debussy. The french words, Clair de lune, translate to moonlight. Debussy began … Read More

Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement – Sheet Music

The sheet music for Symphony No. 7 (2nd Movement) is a lead sheet with chords and standard notation. It contains the melody for the main theme of the 2nd movement and the counter melody. Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement Symphony No. 7 in A major has four movements. It was composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812. Allegretto … Read More

Indiana – Guitar Tab with Chords

Indiana (Back Home Again) guitar tab with the chords and melody. The sheet music contains tablature, standard notation and chord symbols. And it is available for download as a PDF. Tab Sheet Music & Harmonic Analysis Indiana (Back Home Again) “Back Home Again in Indiana,” sometimes just called “Indiana” was published in 1917. The music was composed by James F. … Read More

Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Guitar Tab

Guitar Tab Recuerdos de la Alhambra “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” is a classical guitar piece composed in 1896 by Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega. The title of the piece translates in English as “Memories of the Alhambra.” Tárrega composed the piece after visiting the Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. The tremolo technique, required to perform … Read More