Derek Hasted writes "This charming piece, by Ennio Morricone, has found fame in the films Maddalena and Le Professionnel, and on television in An Englishman's Castle and The Life and Times of David Lloyd George. In the UK it reached number 2 in the Singles Chart.

I have also made a simpler arrangement for 3 guitars (or large ensemble), listed elsewhere on SheetMusicPlus - this duet version stays closer to the original, but requires a little more dexterity.

My arrangement for 2 guitars comes with full score and two slightly different arrangements, all in this one edition. One arrangement is "tune and accompaniment", and is ideal for a school concert as well as for an adult duo of slightly different skills, or as a student/teacher duet. The other arrangement switches the parts between tune and accompaniment for a version which is slightly more interesting for players and audience in a concert situation. That said, both versions will work in front of an audience!

The accompaniment line uses a sixth string tuned to D, and many of the arpeggio shapes are instantly recognisable. Each is fingered on its first occurrence. The sixth string tuning removes the full barrés on the chords of F and G, leaving half barrés in their place.

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".

Derek Hasted writes "This charming piece, by Ennio Morricone, has found fame in the films Maddalena and Le Professionnel, and on television in An Englishman's Castle and The Life and Times of David Lloyd George. In the UK it reached number 2 in the Singles Chart.

This is my second arrangement of this charming piece - the first is for two guitars at an intermediate standard. This version (for 3 guitars or large ensemble) brings this lovely piece within the reach of less experienced players - there are some little tricks I've used to make the piece much easier to play without sounding noticeably different!

This arrangement is ideal for a school concert as well as for an adult trio who are still finding their feet with ensemble playing. The parts use familiar chord shapes and the arrangement is free of barré chords.

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".

Derek Hasted writes "This follows on from my arrangement of 'We Have All The Time In The World' which I wrote during the 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown and which features in the James Bond film series.

Next day I noticed that a different James Bond film was listed on the television pages for that evening and I just couldn?t resist publishing my arrangement of the definitive theme tune.

It suits an early intermediate to intermediate guitar group and the three parts are all of slightly different standards so there?s something for everyone here.

School teachers will find this piece comes together a lot more easily than some of the rather complicated arrangements that are out there, and it makes it perfect for an informal concert.

And adult ensembles who are just starting out will find it is a fun item to play 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".

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".

Derek Hasted writes "This fantastic theme was written as an integral part of the film of the same name.

Ennio Morricone and his son Andrea rightly received a BAFTA award for the gorgeous soundtrack music.

My arrangement captures the four ?verses? that feature in this piece - each verse maintains the same thematic material but the accompaniment becomes more involved and with a thicker texture, before the piece fades away again. The guitar accompaniment is styled on the piano solo score, but tailored here and there to fit the guitar like a glove.

The key here isn?t the same as the original, but it fits right into the ?sweet spot? of the flute?s pitch range and allows for a guitar accompaniment that can use open strings to improve the sustain. Unlike other arrangements, this has plenty of space and few finger gymnastics, so the gentle movement of the original is easy to reproduce.

I also have an arrangement for two guitars which moves the melody between the guitars as the piece progresses.

I hope you enjoy playing 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".

This is an easy arrangement which is ideal for a school concert or for an adult ensemble that is just starting out. All three lines are musically interesting and lock together well, so this piece will come together quickly. Although there are no dynamic markings, you're free to add your own (and you really should experiment with what works for you!)

There are optional chords for those who like to strum!

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".

Arranger Derek Hasted writes "This is a very straightforward trio arrangement of the slow and gentle piece "Carillon", composed for, and played by Sky.

(I've also written a duet version, where Guitar 2 and 3 are merged onto one guitar)

Guitar 3 would suit a complete beginner with just a few months' experience - and what a thrill to be part of a piece that John Williams played!

Guitar 2 is an arpeggio accompaniment that uses simple and common shapes.

Guitar 1 ventures up the neck, but it's such a slow piece that this is really straightforward."

This would be great in a school concert, but also an adult ensemble would find it a crowd-pleaser that takes little effort to perform! 

This is one of a growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts with no page turns in the part scores. 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 Hasted writes "This wonderfully upbeat piece of music makes a great flute & guitar duet - the sustain of the flute carries the melody, and the guitar provides a bouncy accompaniment that is part ragtime and part bluegrass.

The flute part is Early Intermediate and the guitar part is just a little harder if the ragtime swinging bass seems unfamiliar.

There are no repeats in this piece, and that allows changes to the texture in the successive verses.

I?ve performed this piece in concert and it?s always been a great crowd-pleaser.

I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"

Derek Hasted writes "Beethoven it isn?t, but a it?s fun novelty item to play in a school concert or even an informal adult concert.

This arrangement is based on one I wrote for my Guitar Workshop (see www.guitar-workshop.org.uk), and converted to a version for flute and guitar.

The original TV Theme is embarrassingly short, and so my arrangement repeats the entire middle section of the piece to present a performance item that's just long enough to surprise and delight the audience.

The accented notes in the introduction are those played by a rasping trombone in the original. I?ll be honest - neither the flute nor the guitar does a really convincing trombone impersonation, so if those notes don?t work for you, just skip over them!

I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"