Internationally acclaimed guitarist Ellsworth ("El") McMeen has done over 220 solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements and compositions in the last 30 years. He has numerous recordings, books,
and DVD lessons and has concertized throughout the United States.

Of his work, he has selected for this voluminous book
60 pieces with his favorite melodies. (Among them is an instrumental
he composed for his wife, called "Song for Sheila.")

The music is diverse in genre and mood, but each piece is compelling in its own way.
Included are folk tunes, a classical piece, hymns, a patriotic song,
ancient Celtic harp music, lullabies, El's favorite Christmas song
("In the Bleak Midwinter"), El's favorite Irish jig ("The Kid on the Mountain"),
laments, love songs, and Irish airs.

El is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists.
https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Several of his recordings are referenced here:
https://elmcmeen.bandcamp.com/

The audio sampler contains all or part of the following selections, in the CGDGAD tuning
except as otherwise indicated. (When El has recorded some of this music, he has used a capo,
usually at fret II or IV, for tonal atmosphere.)

1. America the Beautiful
2. Be Still, My Soul
3. Be Thou My Vision
4. Carolan's Concerto
5. Carolan's No. 179
6. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
7. Give Me Your Hand
8. Hector the Hero
9. In the Bleak Midwinter
10. Jerusalem (Drop D)
11. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
12. Kid on the Mountain
13. My Mary of the Curling Hair
14. Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
15. Rose of Allendale
16. Song for Sheila

?Sebastopol, A Descriptive Fantaisie For The Guitar? or ?The Siege of Sebastopol? by Henry Worrall (1825 - 1902) is considered to be the seminal work of the American Parlor music era prior to the turn of the 20th century. Worrall was largely responsible for introducing open tunings, particularly open D major, i.e ?Vestapol? or ?tuned like Sebastopol, to the American public with the wide distribution of his publications and guitar method. ?Sebastopol? was the original work in open D major tuning. It reveals many of the potential harmonies capable in this tuning such as barred chords at the 5th and 7th frets, as well as the usage of the rising minor 3rd interval rising to the Major 3rd in the context of the major scale - an important element in ragtime and country blues which would develop subsequently. This opus was first published as early as 1854, and was said to have been inspired by the contemporaneous debut of photojournalistic depictions of war in worldwide newspapers; ?The Siege Of Sevastopol? of the Crimean War was this breakthrough. The ?descriptive fantaisie? aspect of the work illustrates via sound the images of armies marching in the 2/4 beat, bugles represented by natural harmonics of the D major chord, cannons firing in barred arpeggios and rasgueados, and bombs exploding using the ?Drumming? technique of tambor. The middle section of this work may be the first extensive passage of a work composed in the ?percussive guitar? genre. In addition, I have included the elegant Introduction and Finale, found only in the notebooks of Worrall's collection. Notation, Tab, with right and left hand fingering, and description of techniques are included. 18 pages including cover.

This is a fingerstyle arrangement of a popular traditional song "The House of the Rising Sun". I arranged it into jazz fingerstyle music with walking bass lines. Although it?s not easy for beginners to play this arrangement, it will be good finger exercises. You can watch a sample video on You Tube below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnyTZpclpME

I hope you will enjoy playing and listening to it.

ISBN 9781513459677. 8.75x11.75 inches.

A collection of 19 flatpicking solos in the beautiful and rousing old-time style, reflecting the spirit of late 19th and early 20th century rural America. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

"El Choclo" also known as the "Kiss of Fire Tango" (Fingerstyle Arrangement). .

Drunken Lullabies - Flogging Molly
Guitar and Voice with Tablature
Arranged by John M. Licari
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Drunken Lullabies is a 2002 album and song by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly. It reached #157 on the Billboard charts. It has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The title track "Drunken Lullabies" was featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

This is a perfect selection for St. Patrick's Day!

I hope you will enjoy my fingerings for Agustín Barrios' La Catedral - Andante Religioso & Allegro Solemne; the second and third movements of this great piece.
Barrios had originally composed La Catedral in 1921 as a two-movement piece and so the piece was originally known as having only these two movements. Some seventeen years later, he then composed another piece entitled 'Saudade' (available, separately, as a stand-alone piece) and then a year after composing it, decided to include it as the prelude to the already existing two-movement version. Although it is well-known that Barrios' always included Preludio 'Saudade' whenever performing La Catedral, there are actually no original written copies of the three-movement version.
In this arrangement, some liberties were taken with Allegro Solemne in the 21st measure as it was thought to make for a smoother progression.

Piano Man is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. Joel acknowledged on Inside the Actors Studio in 1999 that each of the characters in the song was based on a real person, either a friend of his or another customer at the bar, and the lyrics tell a story ("Yes, they?re sharing a drink they call lonelinesss, but it?s better than drinkin? alone.)
For Guitar fingerstyle or Guitar and Voice.
Easy to Early Intermediate. With standard notation and tablature (TAB).
With Lyrics and melody line.
Pages: Five pages (5).

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry is a country - blues song recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song has been covered by a wide range of musicians as BJ Thomas , Johnny Cash, Charlie McCoy, Leon Russell, Terry Bradshaw, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.
For Guitar or Guitar and Voice.
With melody line. With lyrics. With standard notation and tablature (TAB). With Guitar chords.
Easy Guitar.
Pages: Two (2) pages. .

"Wolves" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and electronic dance music producer and DJ Marshmello. This music was arranged with the original key- B minor and easier finger style arrangement, hope all of you enjoy this version, thanks!

La Cumparsita (Fingerstyle Arrangement). This is an arrangement for solo guitar of one of the most famous tangos in the world.

Composed by Charlo - Cadicamo.Arranged by Roberto Pugliese, Argentine guitar master and performer.Sheets music for guitar tango concert composed of two parts: the first with standard notation and the second with guitar tablature. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crxsdeUhaTI.

Composed by Troilo - Manzi. Arranged by Roberto Pugliese, Argentine guitar master and performer.Sheets music for guitar tango concert composed of two parts: the first with standard notation and the second with guitar tablature. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck67_SuDRs4.

This is a solo guitar arrangement of the well-loved South American classic, "Mi Favorita," with a unique ending to the major section and final ending of piece.

Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 ? January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose".
Here is an arrangement for classical Guitar solo early intermediate to intermediate.
With tablature, 25 bars, 2' min, with downloadable mp3 for audio help.