Apachecomposed by Jerry Lordan, as playedby The Shadows

Arranged for Guitar Quartet by Dan Jones

Thisarrangement of Apache has been madewith real-world guitar teachers and ensembles in mind.

Perhapsour instrument?s greatest joy is the fact that it exists in so many forms andstyles of music. Some players prefer the electric guitar and read from TAB,others have a classical background and are therefore more familiar with notes;others still prefer reading from chord charts with fretboard diagrams.

Thisdownload considers all of these musicians.

Guitar1 is the main tune, as played by Hank Marvin in The iconic recording made byThe Shadows. The music is provided in both notes and TAB.

Guitar 2is a part with chords. This is given with chord symbols, fretboard diagrams andrhythm patterns.

Guitar3 is designed to include the less-experienced player. It is in open positionand the part, being easy to read, is given in notes. This is an optional part.

Guitar 4is a transcription of the bass line. It is an interesting andrhythmically-exciting part. It is in simple positions and is given in notesonly.

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

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:

www.danjonesguitarist.com

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

www.danjonesauthor.com

A split screen video showing all of the parts of the arrangement being performed can be viewed anytime at www.danjonesguitarist.com.

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.

Fuga on El Noi de la Mare is a new piece for guitar quartet. It is a fugue based on the main melody of the beautiful Catalan Christmas song, El Noi de la Mare, made famous by the great Andres Segovia.

After a fugal exposition, the original melody is presented with a range of harmonisations. There are very few technical difficulties for the players.

The download includes a full score and individual parts in notes for all players.

The parts can be played one-to-a-part or as a larger ensemble making ideal for guitar societies, schools, summer schools and festivals.

Thisarrangement of Rockin? Around the Christmas Tree is written for a guitarquartet although it may also be performed by a large guitar ensemble with fourparts. The Guitar 4 part may also bedoubled on bass. The rhythms in thisarrangement are rather simple. The rangefor guitar 1 goes to a high D on the tenth fret for only one note. This should be considered an intermediatelevel arrangement and ideal for Year 2, Quarter 2.

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.

Canon on Tongo for four guitars by Dan Jones

Canon on Tongo is a canon for four guitars at ten-bar intervals. At bar 61, guitar one returns to the beginning of the piece followed by the three others before a joint coda at bar 101. The da capo at bar 61 corresponds with the golden section of the piece.

The fingering is chosen to allow players to respect the full duration of the lines (where possible). The resonance created is also very important.

A film of Canon on Tongo can be seen at my Youtube channel: Dan Jones.

Tongo is a call-and-response melody from the Polynesian Islands.

Please declare Canon on Tongo in your PRS return in the event of any performances or recordings.

I?d be delighted to hear from you. Please see the contact page at www.danjonesguitarist.com

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:

www.danjonesguitarist.com

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

www.danjonesauthor.com

Thankyou! Please be in touch.

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.

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.

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".

Europa is considered to be one of Santana\'s most beautiful instrumentals. This guitar quartet version stays true to the beauty and passion of the original version and doesn\'t stray far from the structure that made this piece so popular. This a great performance piece for advanced guitarists who are looking for music to play at concerts, banquets, receptions, recitals, etc.