You?reMy Best Friend

composed by John Deacon as played by Queen

Arranged for Guitar Quartet with optional Chords andoptional bass guitar

by DanJones

Thisarrangement of You?re My Best Friend hasbeen made for intermediate-levelguitarists




Guitar1 is the main vocal line, as sung by Freddie Mercury

Guitars2 & 3 contain many of the backing-vocal figures plus the electric guitarriffs and solo as played by Brian May

Guitar 4is a transcription of the bass line. It is an interesting andrhythmically-exciting part. Chord symbols are given in this part allowingchords to be added should the ensemble want these.

Guitar4 can also be played by a bass guitar. The part is also given in bass clef(sounding an octave lower).

A film of this arrangement will be available by the end of January 2020

It is myintention to provide arrangements which are exciting, original, stimulating,flexible and which people want to play. Films of all of my arrangements forboth guitar solo and guitar ensemble can be found at:

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Readabout my life as a guitarist working and living in rural France here:

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Drei Weihnachtslieder aus Deutschland - Für vier Gitarren

Three ChristmasSongs from Germany - For FourGuitars

Arrangiert für Gitarrenensemble der MusikschuleVierstädteDreieck von Dan Jones

Arranged for the Guitar Ensemble of the VierstädteDreieckMusic School by Dan Jones

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(i) Aba heidschi bumbeidschi (But Go to Sleep)

(ii) Es wird scho glei dumpa (It Will Soon beDark)

(iii) Süßer die glocken nie klingen (The BellsNever Sounded so Sweet)

For a wide variety of music for guitars, please visit

Für eine große Auswahl an Musik für Gitarren besuchen Sie bitte

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To read of my life as a guitarist in France, you may enjoy my humorous book (in English):

Wenn Sie von meinem Leben als Gitarrist in Frankreich lesen möchten, können Sie mein humorvolles Buch (auf Englisch) genießen:

Extracting Goats from Jean-Claude's Kitchen

Rocky Road to Dublin - Arranged for four guitars by Dan Jones

"Rocky Road to Dublin" is a 19th-century Irish song.
Ittells of the trials and experiences of a young man as he travels to Liverpoolin England, via Dublin, from his rural home in Tuam, Ireland.

Thepiece is a favourite instrumental in 9/8 time. It has the characteristics of aslip jig, with five accents in the bar, on quavers 1,3,4,6 and7. These can beheard in the first bar in guitar 1. In the sung version, the singer sings ?1,2, 3, 4, 5? to correspond with these.

Thisarrangement balances the melodic interest across all four guitar parts. It issuitable for intermediate/advanced players.



Asplit screen video of the arranger performing the piece will be uploaded here before the end of March 2021.

Fora wealth of arrangements for guitarists of all abilities, both solo and guitar,please visit .www.danjonesguitarist.com

To read of my time working as a guitarist in rural France, please see www.danjonesauthor.com.

A Whiter Shade of Pale - by Procol Harum

Arranged for Guitar Quartet by Dan Jones

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This arrangement gives quartets the chance to explore a different, melodic and popular repertoire.
It is of intermediate difficulty, with the Guitars 3 and 4 parts being technically easier than Guitars 1 and 2.

The download includes a full, score, individual parts for all players and directors' notes.

Notes for Performers

Guitars 1 & 2 are suitable for intermediate players.

Guitar 3 has been fingered to obtain maximum sonority from the instrument. The part can be re-fingered for those with limited experience..

Guitar 4 is played with string 6 tuned to D. It is suitable for early intermediate players.

If you enjoy playing A Whiter Shade of Pale, please visit danjonesguitarist.com to hear and view other arrangements for guitarists of all abilities. Each one is available for immediate download.

Orinoco Flow by Enya was released in 1988. It received two Grammy nominations.

This arrangement is intended for intermediate level guitarists. It avoids unnatural barre shapes and shares melodic interest across all of the parts.

This download will give you a full score, a set of parts in notes and another set of parts in TAB.

It provides ensembles with a unique, original and popular piece of repertoire. It is ideal for music schools, guitar societies, courses and groups seeking interesting repertoire in a World Music/Celtic style.

Sailing

As performedby Sir Rod Stewart

Composedby Gavin Sutherland

Arrangedfor Guitar Quartet (with optional bass) by Dan Jones

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?Sailing?originally recorded and released by the Sutherland Brothers in 1972 was recordedand released by Sir Rod Stewart in 1975. The song was an international successfor Stewart.

Thisversion is arranged for intermediate guitarists. Upon the request of teachersand players, your single download will contain:

· All parts in both notes and TAB on twoseparate sheets

· A directors? score with notes and TAB

· A directors? score with only notes

· An optional bass guitar part, presented inbass clef and bass TAB



Thearrangement gives every part the chance to play the melody, as well asaccompanying patterns. A recording and film of this arrangement will beuploaded before the end of June 2021.

For awealth of arrangements for solo guitar and guitar in ensemble, for players ofall levels of experience, please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com.

Musiciansmay enjoy my book, telling of life working as a guitarist in rural France.Entitled Extracting Goats from Jean-Claude?s Kitchen, it is available atamazon or www.danjonesauthor.com.

An arrangement of John Denver's beautiful classic 'Annie's Song' for guitar quartet.

This purchase contains a full score and set of parts in a single download.

The parts are organised so that every guitarist has melodic interest and the technical level is similar across players. It is ideal for guitarists of about about ABRSM Grade 5 standard and above.

'Annie's Song' will also make an unusual encore or light work for conservatoire, professional-level groups or for background music.

Please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com for many more arrangements for large guitar ensemble, quartets and solos, all available for immediate download at Sheet Music Plus.

The Guitar 4 part also has chord symbols if ensembles wish to add another player to strum harmonies (optional).

Arreglo para cuarteto de guitarra.

A short, easy arrangement of the theme from Antonin Dvorak's famous New World Symphony (2nd Movement).

This arrangement provides a full score plus individual parts in both notes and TAB. The notes and TAB are given on separate sheets as I am aware that some teachers avoid TAB.

The parts are equally balanced with every guitarist enjoying some melodic interest.

The level is suitable for very early stage players. The music:

(1) Remains in open position
(2) Uses finger-friendly pentatonic shapes (as supported by many major pedagogic schemes)
(3) Requires players to alternate single notes between both thumb and fingers
(4) Gives time and space before engaging more-tricky fretted notes.

Derek Hasted writes "This is a real crowd-pleaser that will suit any concert.

This arrangement is closely based on the version that the group 'Sky' played (with the electric guitar 'break') rather than the version for solo guitar. A version of my arrangement was originally performed by the Hampshire Guitar Orchestra, and the soundclip sitting alongside this score in the SheetMusicPress shop is part of a recording they made live in Concert. That soundclip features different sizes of classical guitar, but the arrangement here is for 4 ordinary guitars - or for a bigger sound, a large ensemble.

The essence of the electric guitar solo in Sky?s arrangement is captured in this arrangement in Guitar 1a, but it?s hard to play without a cutaway guitar, so there?s a second version with the solo an octave lower in Guitar 1b. The rest of the Guitar 1 parts are identical.

Both the Guitar 1 parts and the Guitar 2 part have finger positions shown on the score - this is so that all the fast runs can be slurred, which gives the melody a nice articulation and takes some of the workload away from the right hand. If you prefer to stay in one position and pluck the runs, that works well too.

I hope you enjoy this piece!"

This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Check out Derek's other arrangements - search SheetMusicPlus for Derek Hasted and you'll see the full list, all with soundclips and sample score. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp has all the arrangements grouped by "number of instruments".

To a Wild Rose arranged for guitar ensemble (4 guitars). Parts range from advanced beginner to advanced intermediate. Perfect for intermediate high school or university level guitar ensembles. Also great for encores! In D major, uses D tuning for part 4. Length 1:20

El Noi de la Mare is a Catalan song, made popular for guitar in the 20th Century by the greats of the instrument, including Andres Segovia. This arrangement is for four guitars of intermediate level.

The piece is traditionally sung at Christmas making it ideal for school or guitar society performances.

This download has a score and all parts in both notes and TAB.

An optional bass guitar part, with a part in bass clef and bass TAB, is also provided to make the arrangement as flexible as possible. .

Walking in the Air is the iconic, beautiful song used in the 1982 animated film 'The Snowman'. The Welsh child singer, Aled Jones, popularised the song in a single released in 1985 to great commercial success.

This version is for four guitars of intermediate level. In the single download you will receive:

A full score in both notes and TAB.
Independent parts for each of the guitars in notes
Independent parts for each of the guitars in TAB

Please note than I am aware that many teachers and ensembles dislike using TAB. Therefore, my TAB parts are provided on separate sheets so that teachers and performers can chose whichever system of notation they prefer.

To see my huge range of recordings, arrangements and films of guitar music for all abilities, please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com

A film of this arrangement will be uploaded before the end of November 2020.

Suite for Guitars Quartet:
I - Prelude
II - Song
III - Waltz
IV - Tarantella
https://youtu.be/PXgZ_OMflEg
https://youtu.be/6k3JE8L_FkE
https://youtu.be/hi2YjHeQixM
https://youtu.be/JGbmVc3ckX4

Arrangedfor Guitar Quartet by Dan Jones

Your single download comprises of a full score, individual parts and notes.

Thisarrangement of Eric Clapton?s beautiful ballad is suitable for players ofintermediate level. That is approximately ABRSM Grade 4-5 or above. Each parthas melodic interest so that every player is technically and musicallychallenged and stimulated.

Director's technical and musical notes are included in the download.

Inmy recording I have used an electric guitar. The arrangement is also verysuitable for classical and acoustic (steel strung) guitar groups. I am mindfulto create an arrangement which teachers can use for groups in music schools.The techniques employed mirror those required in the usual pathway of musicaland technical development. I am certain that using popular and well-loved musicwill achieve exactly the same musical and technical results as ?classical?repertoire with the added bonus that audiences, parents and pupils alike willfind the music exciting, original and motivating.

I hopevery much you enjoy playing Wonderful Tonight. Please do investigate my dozensof other arrangements and compositions of music of all styles, suitable for allfrom beginners to concert players.

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"Give me a boat that can carry two and both shall row, my love and I." From a rich, vibrant Celtic tradition comes the memorable tune "The Water is Wide," lovingly crafted to evoke misty Scottish landscapes with rolling green hills (you can almost smell the heather). This unabashedly romantic acoustic guitar quartet is perfect for weddings, ceilidhs (or any Celtic-themed event), recitals and concerts. For wedding music, this arrangement is recommended as a prelude, unity candle accompaniment, a bridal march or a bridesmaid processional.
As sacred music, "The Water is Wide" is effective as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, silent prayer accompaniment or special music for traditional church services and other worship events. This melody has been used in multiple hymn settings, including "The Gift of Love," "Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire," and as an alternate melody for "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross." 15 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page pullout parts for each guitar). Key: G major.

Arranged as an acoustic/classical guitar quartet, this inspirational, exhilarating music was written by Vangelis, composer of "Chariots of Fire." Moving, multifaceted and memorable, "Hymne" is recommended for concerts, recitals and especially traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, silent prayer accompaniment or special music. For weddings, "Hymne" is popular as a prelude, unity candle music, a bridal march or a bridesmaid processional. 16 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page pullout parts for each guitar). Key: G major.

Ach Du Lieber Augustin (O My Dearest Augustine) by German Traditional Song
Quartet guitar arrangement by Antonius Agung Setiawan
Fingerstyle guitar arrangement, Easy to play, Tablature include
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James Bond Theme, one of the most famous soundtrack themes. Here in version for guitar ensemble

Arrangenment of traditional colombian carols for guitar quartet.

Arrangement for intermediate guitar quartet, easy assembly and interpretation, perfect to enjoy during the Christmas season.
Score and parts.

An arrangement of Leonard Cohen's beautiful song, 'Hallelujah' for easy guitar ensemble.

This is one of the most iconic pop songs ever written and has been covered by a huge range of international artists.

This arrangement has been designed to make technical playing as easy as possible and to maximise musical interest; even the easiest part has melodic interest due to the pentatonic shapes employed.

Download now includes a conductor's score and individual parts in BOTH NOTES AND TAB, all in one download.

Parts in TAB are provided on a separate sheet to the notes as I am aware that some teachers/learners wish to avoid using TAB.

To help learners, a multi-screen video is available at: https://youtu.be/m8QP5LoBkuc.