The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Out of Nowhere” is available for download as a PDF. Out of Nowhere “Out of Nowhere” was written in 1931 by Johnny Green (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). Introduced during the early swing era, it quickly became a favorite among dance bands and crooners. Its unexpected key shifts and flowing melody gave the … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Midnight, the Stars and You” is available for download as a PDF. Midnight, the Stars and You “Midnight, the Stars and You” was written in 1934 by Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell, and Reg Connelly. It was memorably recorded by Ray Noble and his orchestra, featuring vocalist Al Bowlly. A tender dance-band ballad … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Be My Baby” is available for download as a PDF. Be My Baby “Be My Baby” was written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, and recorded by The Ronettes in 1963. Produced by Spector, it became a defining example of his “Wall of Sound,” blending dense orchestration with teenage longing. Lead … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Honeysuckle Rose” is available for download as a PDF. Honeysuckle Rose “Honeysuckle Rose” was written in 1929 by Fats Waller (music) and Andy Razaf (lyrics) for the Broadway revue Load of Coal. Emerging during the Harlem Renaissance, it quickly became one of Waller’s signature tunes, blending playful romance with a buoyant stride rhythm. … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Desafinado” is available for download as a PDF. Desafinado “Desafinado” was composed in 1958 by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Newton Mendonça. Written during the birth of bossa nova in Rio de Janeiro, its title means “slightly out of tune.” The melody’s unexpected intervals and chromatic turns playfully answered critics who claimed … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “How Insensitive” is available for download as a PDF. How Insensitive “How Insensitive” originated as “Insensatez,” composed in 1961 by Antônio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. Written during the height of Brazil’s bossa nova movement, its descending minor melody echoes Chopin’s Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4. … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “Once I Loved” is available for download as a PDF. Once I Loved “Once I Loved” (“O Amor em Paz”) was composed in 1960 by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes during the early bossa nova movement in Rio de Janeiro. An English lyric by Ray Gilbert broadened its reach. … Read More

TThe guitar tab (fingerstyle chord melody) for the Halloween theme is available for download as a PDF. Halloween Theme The Halloween Theme was composed in 1978 by John Carpenter for his independent horror film Halloween. Written in 5/4 time and performed by Carpenter himself on a simple synthesizer, its spare, ticking piano motif became inseparable from the masked killer Michael … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “O Morro Não Tem Vez” aka “Favela” is available for download as a PDF. O Morro Não Tem Vez “O Morro Não Tem Vez” (also known as “Favela”) was written in 1962 by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes during the height of the bossa nova movement. Its title—“The Hill Has No … Read More

The guitar tab (chords and melody) for “The Shadow of Your Smile” is available for download as a PDF. The Shadow of Your Smile “The Shadow of Your Smile” was written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) for the 1965 film The Sandpiper, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Introduced on screen by Tony Bennett, it won … Read More