Having learned to play guitar listening to Beach Boys' records, I have to admit they remain a guilty pleasure. This has been a perennial favorite and is a great tune to have under the fingers for Christmas gigs. My recordings are slightly different from the print copy which is probably more true to the original recording but I hope they're helpful.
Please check out my other Christmas arrangements: The Holly and the Ivy, The Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Carol), In the Bleak Mid Winter Gesu Bambino, See Amid the Winter's Snow, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella, Hear We Come a'Wassailing, Ding Dong Merrily on High, While By My Sheep, and more to come. Send questions, comments and suggestions to ewrightguitar@aol.com. Thanks. .

An arrangement for solo acoustic guitar of Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys in DADGAD tuning.

ISBN 9781609745226. World traveling fingerstyle guitarist Pat Kirtley presents 17 solo guitar arrangements of traditional Irish tunes including a few original compositions in the same vein by himself, Pierre Bensusan, and Duck Baker. As all of the tunes in this 1997 recording were arranged in altered tunings (DADGAD, EADEAE or DADEAD), each appears in both standard notation and tablature with insightful performance notes. In general, these transcriptions from Pat Kirtley's 1997 album of the same title are extremely accurate; The Red-Haired Boy, however, played as a duet with Steve Rector on the album - appears as a solo arrangement in this book. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced player, the author provides insightful performance notes for each tune.

ISBN 9781619117297.

Ragtime music and DADGAD tuning seem to be made for each other, or so you will believe after playing these wonderful arrangements by Rob MacKillop. With performance levels running from intermediate to advanced, there is plenty here to challenge and delight the player and audience too. With titles by Scott Joplin (The Entertainer, Weeping Willow, etc.), James Scott (Grace and Beauty), Charles L. Johnson (Dill Pickles Rag), Fred Van Eps (Rag Pickings), to popular jazzier pieces by A. J. Weidt and the rag-influenced Piedmont blues of Blind Boy Fuller, there is quite a variety of styles to explore. Additionally, recordings by Rob MacKillop will guide and entertain you in the art of DADGAD ragtime guitar! Access to online audio is included. Written in tablature and standard notation.

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), a traditional Irish melody, arranged as a chord melody for solo jazz guitar. Includes 3-page score with tablature.