TheSound of Silence isPaul Simon?s masterpiece. Released in 1965, Simon had written the track duringthe two previous years. It was well worth the wait.

Itis an obvious choice as a piece of repertoire to arrange for the intermediateguitarist, yet I have found that many arrangements include real technicaldifficulties for the learner. This is often because of the choice of key. Ifset in A minor, an F barre chord is encountered. Similarly, in D minor, a Bflat barre chord crops up. After much trial and error, I have created a versionin F sharp minor which is playable for younger and less experienced hands,without, I believe, losing any musical effect.



Ihave tried to make this arrangement flexible. Therefore, it is set in 2sections. A grade 1-2 guitarist can play just the first half, twice for acomplete performance. The second half has a thicker texture, with a ?flatpicking? technique applied to the thumb. Here, the thumb plays the lower notes onall four beats of the bar.



This downloadprovides one version with only notes, and a second in notes and TAB (in this singledownload). I am aware that many teachers dislike TAB, so you are given the choice.

Professionalplayers looking for light repertoire ? perhaps for restaurant or wedding work ?can fill out the parts spontaneously. The chord sequence is obvious to those withmore experience.

Personally speaking, I sometimes play the arrangement with a capo at fret 3 or 4 to vary the timbres heard in a concert programme.

I hope very muchthat you enjoy playing this version of The Sound of Silence. To see andhear my arrangements for learners, professionals, and ensembles, please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com.I have also written a memoir of working as a guitarist in rural France. Pleasesee www.danjonesauthor.com.

I will upload a YouTube video and lesson before the end of February 2021.

THANK YOU! DanJones, Perthshire, Scotland, February 2021

This chord melody arrangement of ?Stella By Starlight? employs simple drop 2 chords along with triads, and closely follows the standard harmony and melody of this famous tune. It?s a perfect arrangement for a developing player looking to add to their repertoire, or find a baseline from which to work out their own arrangement.

ISBN 9781619117136.

Make your old-time and bluegrass music sing through the warm open-string sound of DADGAD tuning! This book includes twenty classic old-time and bluegrass tunes, arranged and recorded by Rob MacKillop. The material is ideal for players of easy to intermediate levels and is designed for flatpicking, but can also be played fingerstyle. Repertoire includes Angeline the Baker, Blackberry Blossom, Fire on the Mountain, Old Joe Clark, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Wildwood Flower and much more. Additional content includes DADGAD chord diagrams, instructions and a technique primer. Includes access to online audio.

The iconic main theme of "The Legend of Zelda" re-arranged for two guitars (Guitar Duo/Duet) is presented in an ultimate edition (TAB, Notation & Chords). This piece will surely bring out many memories!

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Please note: The piece is meant to be played as a duo for 1 Student (Early Intermediate or higher) and 1 Teacher (Intermediate or higher)

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? What is included: A full score for 2 guitars ( 1 Early Intermediate Student and 1 Teacher) in 3 formats: "Notation only", "TAB only" and "Notation + TAB". Each score also includes guitar "chord charts" to show the harmony.
? Student part contains the melody with single notes and can be played with a pick or with "Fingerstyle/Classical"!
? Teacher's accompanying part is exclusively in "Fingerstyle/Classical", but the teacher could make his/her own accompaniment using the provided chord charts easily if preferred.
? Ultimate edition: Includes notation and tablature (TAB) suitable for students at any level of note reading! Also includes Chords!
? Feel free to leave any comments in the review section! Thank you!

Note to guitar teachers:
? Because the student's melody has a wide range, there are a variety of possible fingerings for the student part. The fingering included in this edition allows to get accustomed to moving to different positions in a way that makes the concept of position as easy as possible to understand.
? The piece has many triplets and sixteenth notes as well as a few dotted rhythms making it a good exercise for rhythmic training as well!

ISBN 9781619116405. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Rob MacKillop presents 20 wonderful fingerstyle blues arrangements and compositions in DADGAD tuning. The styles covered in this book include country blues, boogie woogie left-hand piano blues, early jazz blues, gut-bucket blues and modal blues. Great traditional songs are included such as St. James Infirmary Blues, St. Louis Blues, C. C. Rider and more, alongside 15 full-length studies. The book begins with easy arrangements, progressing to intermediate and more advanced ones - in short, these blues studies will improve your technique through playable 12-bar tunes. A wide array of chord and scale fingerings are also provided, including pentatonic minor and major scales, blues scales, diminished arpeggios and scales, 7th chords, whole-tone scales and the super Locrian mode and much more! All the tunes presented have accompanying audio recorded by Rob MacKillop and are available to download.

Baroque suite I by Ludovico Roncalli (1654?1713) arranged for classical Guitar solo.
This is the first suite from the set of 9 suites published in 1692 by the name "Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola ("Harmonic caprices for the Spanish guitar").
Contents:
Gavotta 1:00 min easy, 1 page
Sarabanda 1:27 min easy, 1 page
Preludio 1:00 min easy, 2 pages
Gigue 1:25 min early intermediate, 2 pages
Alemanda 1:35 min early intermediate, 2 pages
Corrente 0:52 min early intermediate. 2 pages

11 pages (10 pages guitar score 1 page cover)
This edition is with standard guitar notation and tablature and downloadable mp3 for audio help.

The Blue Danube ( "by the Beautiful Blue Danube"), is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.
For Classical Guitar solo (or acoustic guitar with nylon strings and fingerstyle).

With tablature. With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Early Intermediate to Intermediate. Pages: 4 pages, 2:20' min.

Claude Antoine Jean Georges Napoleon Coste was a virtuoso guitarist (27 June 1805 ? 17 February 1883) and Fernando Sor's student. He wrote many works for Classical guitar.
Melancholy is an early intermediate work in E minor, E major and C# minor keys, for Classical Guitar solo (or fingerstyle with nylon strings guitar).
With standard notation and Tablature, with downloadable simple mp3 for audio help.
Two pages, Early Intermediate, 3:10' min.

Non, je ne regrette rien (No Regrets) is a French song written in 1956, and is best known through Edith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay reviews chart.

For Guitar fingerstyle (Classical guitar or Acoustic guitar). For Guitar Solo or guitar and voice.
Early-intermediate to Intermediate.

With guitar tablature. With lyrics. With guitar chords.
Pages: 4 pages, 2:20' min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH5imTM--I0&feature=youtu.be

The famous theme from "Ghostbuster" arranged for fingerstyle/classical solo Guitar is presented in this ultimate edition (TAB and Notation). This piece is aimed at advanced beginner/early intermediate players. Are you ready for that Halloween scare?

?Ultimate Edition: Included is "Notation" and "Notation TAB"!
?This piece is arranged for "Fingerstyle/Classical" type of playing! It cannot be played with the pick.
?Difficulty level balanced for advanced beginners or early intermediate that have been studying the instrument for at least a year and a half.
?Includes the "Ghostbusters!" shout that is featured in the original song to make it even more exciting!
? If you enjoy this piece, don't forget to check out my other Halloween guitar arrangements on Sheet Music Plus!

? Note to classical guitar teachers/players: "The piece also works out as a great study for improving control over the thumb as the basses are played as a quasi-ostinato throughout while other fingers take on the melody."

ISBN 9781513459899. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Easy to Play Flamenco and Classical Guitar Solos is an essential song book for beginner to intermediate players learning to play flamenco and classical guitar. Featuring 23 songs, this book introduces students to flamenco palos/styles such as zambra, sevillanas, rumba and verdiales; and classical guitar songs such as milonga, waltzes (vals) and etudes that utilize fundamental right-hand techniques/arpeggio patterns commonly found in classical songs. And be sure to check out my other book, Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes, co-written with Elysa Hochman. Includes access to online audio and video.