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Bed of Roses (Lead Guitar)
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Bed of Roses (Rhythm Guitar)
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California King Bed
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.788290 By Rihanna. By Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, and Priscilla Renea. Arranged by Antonius Agung Setiawan. Dance,Pop,R & B. Individual part. 4 pages. Antonius Agung Setiawan #5294171. Published by Antonius Agung Setiawan (A0.788290). California King Bed by RihannaSolo guitar arrangment by Antonius Agung SetiawanFingerstyle guitar arrangement, Easy to playinstagram @pakagung#guitaronlybypakagung.
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Beds Are Burning (Easy Level, Lead Guitar)
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Beds Are Burning (Easy Level, Rhythm Guitar)
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Vltava (Moldau)
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1385473 Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by Josef Mazan, Ph.D. 19th Century,Classical. Individual part. 2 pages. Josef Mazan #969453. Published by Josef Mazan (A0.1385473). This is an arrangement of Vltava (Moldau) by BedÅ?ich Smetana for classical guitar. I arranged it from the orchestral score. It is quite technically demanding. There is an influence of my guitar teacher, Å tÄ?pán Rak, as I use graneados and rasgueados, fast scales, and a melody with a tremolo accompaignment.
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Tico Tico (tico Tico No Fuba)
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.747009 By The Andrews Sisters. By …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.747009 By The Andrews Sisters. By Aloysio Oliveira, Ervin Drake, and Zequinha Abreu. Arranged by Music for all Occasions. Classical,Latin,Multicultural,World. Individual part. 3 pages. Keith Terrett #5869485. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.747009). Arranged for solo Guitar, Tico-Tico no fubá (sparrow in the cornmeal, or, literally, rufous-collared sparrow in the cornmeal) is a Brazilian choro song written by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. A great arrangement for your next performance, sure to be a big hit with your audience!Its original title was Tico-Tico no farelo (sparrow in the bran), but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889–1928) had a work with the same title, Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931, and sometime afterward Aloysio de Oliveira wrote the original Portuguese lyrics.Eros Volusia and her dancers dance to Tico-Tico in 1942 Rio Rita. Ethel Smith performed Tico-Tico onscreen in Bathing Beauty (1944). Carmen Miranda performed Tico-Tico onscreen in Copacabana (1947); It was also featured in the Aquarela do Brasil segment of the Walt Disney film Saludos Amigos (1942) and in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987).In Quebec the song has been used for several decades in commercials for Sico paint.In season three of Mama's Family episode An Ill Wind, an intoxicated Iola briefly sings the song's chorus before passing out onto a bed.This song can be heard on various episodes of the Belgian Kabouter Wesley cartoon.In season one of Narcos: Mexico, episode 3 (El Padrino), the orchestral version of the song is played by a band during a reception. A biographical movie about Zequinha de Abreu with the same title, Tico-Tico no Fubá was produced in 1952 by the Brazilian film studio Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz, starring Anselmo Duarte as Abreu.The title phrase also features in the lyrics to the song O Pato made famous by João Gilberto.Choro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃoɾu], cry or lament), also popularly called chorinho (little cry or little lament), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a fast and happy rhythm. It is characterized by virtuosity, improvisation and subtle modulations, and is full of syncopation and counterpoint. Choro is considered the first characteristically Brazilian genre of urban popular music. The serenaders who play choros are known as chorões.
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Opus 2, Prelude - mp3
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Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1064610 Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by …
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Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.1064610 Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by John Trie. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Renaissance,Romantic Period. Full Performance. Duration 80. John Trie #35813. Published by john Trie (A0.1064610). Opus 2, Prelude by Bedrich Smetana. Guitar arrangement by John Trie.
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Opus 2, Prelude
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.965951 Composed by Bedrich Smetana…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.965951 Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by John Trie. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Individual part. 2 pages. John Trie #2015569. Published by john Trie (A0.965951). Opus 2, Prelude by Bedrich Smetana. Guitar arrangement by John Trie.
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WINDY FEELINGS - NOTATIONS, DVD, FOR GUITAR AND ALL INSTRUMENTS, POP, ROCK - 6 PAGES
Guitar
Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.990669 Composed by Teodor Bedekovi…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.990669 Composed by Teodor Bedeković. Arranged by Teodor Bedeković. Pop,Rock. Individual part. 6 pages. Teodor Bedekovic #3523067. Published by Teodor Bedekovic (A0.990669). WINDY FEELINGS
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GERIATRICS ROCK - ( GROOVY SONG ) - AUDIO, VIDEO, NOTATIONS - 10 PAGES
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.990670 Composed by Teodor Bedekovi…
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.990670 Composed by Teodor Bedeković. Arranged by Teodor Bedeković. Rock. Individual part. 10 pages. Teodor Bedekovic #3531807. Published by Teodor Bedekovic (A0.990670). GERIATRICS ROCK - ( GROOVY SONG ) - AUDIO, VIDEO, NOTATIONS - 10 PAGES
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Let's get crazy
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The Sound Of Silence
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By Disturbed and Simon And Garfunkel. Folk; Pop; Rock. Gtlsht. 2 pages. Published by Hal L…
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey.…
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid Riollot. Score. 5 pages. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) #DO 1522. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) (ZY.DO-1522). Francis Bebey est né à Douala en juillet 1929, dans une grande famille où son père, pasteur, luttait pour nourrir ses enfants. Mais Francis a eu l'opportunité d'aller à l'école. Admirant son frère aîné, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, il s'est éduqué, s'est distingué, et a finalement reçu une bourse pour passer son baccalauréat en France.Nous approchions de la fin des années 1950 lorsqu'il est arrivé à La Rochelle. Plus que jamais, dans cette France où les Africains étaient regardés avec curiosité, condescendance ou dédain, Francis s'appuyait sur ses ressources intellectuelles. Travailleur assidu, il a obtenu son baccalauréat, puis s'est installé à Paris où il a commencé des études d'anglais à la Sorbonne. Un jour, il a su ce qui l'attirait vraiment : il voulait faire de la radio. Francis a appris son métier en France et aux Ã?tats-Unis.Après avoir travaillé quelques années comme reporter, il a été embauché en 1961 en tant que fonctionnaire international au Département de l'information de l'UNESCO.Parallèlement, Francis a toujours été attiré par la création musicale. Son activité diurne très sérieuse ne l'empêchait pas de fréquenter les clubs de jazz le soir. Ã? Paris, le jazz, la musique à la mode à cette époque, mais aussi la rumba et la salsa l'attiraient. Il collectionnait les disques et assistait à de nombreux concerts. Avec son complice Manu Dibango, Francis montait sur scène et jouait de la musique.Francis aimait la musique classique depuis son enfance. Il avait grandi en écoutant les cantates et les oratorios de Bach ou Handel que son père chantait au temple. Il s'est passionné pour la guitare, impressionné par les maîtres espagnols et sud-américains, et a décidé d'apprendre à jouer de l'instrument lui-même.Il a commencé à composer des pièces pour guitare, mêlant les diverses influences qui le traversaient avec la musique traditionnelle africaine qu'il portait en lui depuis son enfance. Son approche a captivé le directeur du Centre culturel américain (alors situé dans le quartier de Saint-Germain à Paris), qui lui a offert l'opportunité de se produire devant un public. Francis y a donné son premier récital de guitare (1963) devant un public hypnotisé. Son premier album solo est sorti peu de temps après.Progressivement, Francis est devenu reconnu comme musicien et compositeur. Plusieurs albums de l'ambassadeur africain de la guitare, comme le décrivait la presse, sont sortis. Il a également écrit des livres, au point que sa carrière artistique est devenue difficile à concilier avec sa carrière de fonctionnaire. En 1974, même s'il était devenu le directeur général chargé de la musique à l'UNESCO, il a fait le saut audacieux et a démissionné de cette prestigieuse institution pour se consacrer aux trois activités qui l'intéressaient : la musique, la littérature et le journalisme.Il a exploré le patrimoine musical traditionnel du continent africain, notamment à travers le piano à pouce sanza et la musique polyphonique des pygmées d'Afrique centrale, ou en chantant dans sa langue maternelle et en composant des chansons humoristiques en français !Le succès a suivi. Francis Bebey a parcouru le monde : de la France au Brésil, du Cameroun à la Suède, de l'Allemagne aux Caraïbes, ou du Maroc au Japon... la liste des pays où il a été invité à se produire, à donner des conférences ou à rencontrer des lecteurs est très longue. En plus de la reconnaissance publique, il bénéficiait de la reconnaissance de ses collègues musiciens, tels que le guitariste John Williams ou le Vénézuélien Antonio Lauro, qui l'ont invité à faire partie du jury d'un concours de guitare classique à Caracas.Sa vie était le voyage d'un pionnier africain, un homme enraciné dans son patrimoine culturel et portant un message de partage et d'espoir pour le monde. Son originalité continue de résonner dans le monde entier depuis son décès à la fin du mois de mai 2001.Francis Bebey was born in Douala in July 1929, into a large family where his father, a pastor, struggled to feed his children. But Francis had the opportunity to go to school. Admiring his elder brother, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, he educated himself, distinguished himself, and eventually received a scholarship to go and take his baccalaureate in France.We approached the end of the 1950s when he arrived in La Rochelle. More than ever, in this France where Africans were looked at with curiosity, condescension, or disdain, Francis relied on his intellectual resources. A diligent worker, he obtained his Baccalaureate, then moved to Paris where he started English studies at the Sorbonne. One day, he knew what truly attracted him: he wanted to do radio. Francis learned his craft in France and in the USA.After working for a few years as a reporter, he was hired in 1961 as an international civil servant in the UNESCO Information Department.In parallel, Francis had always been drawn to musical creation. His very serious daytime activity didnâ??t prevent him from frequenting jazz clubs in the evenings. In Paris, the Jazz, the trendy music of that time, but also rumba and salsa attracted him. He collected records and attended numerous concerts. With his accomplice Manu Dibango, Francis took the stage and played music.Francis liked classical music since his childhood. He grew up listening to the cantatas and oratorios of Bach or Handel that his father had sung in the temple. He became passionate about the guitar, impressed by the Spanish and South American masters, and decided to learn to strum the instrument himself.He started composing guitar pieces, blending the various influences that flow through him with the traditional African music he had carried within since childhood. His approach captivated the director of the American Cultural Center (then located in the Saint-Germain neighborhood of Paris), who offered him the opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Francis gave his first guitar recital there (1963) in front of a mesmerized audience. His first solo album was released shortly thereafter.Gradually, Francis became recognized as a musician and composer. Several albums of the African guitar ambassador, as described by the press, were released. He also wrote books, to the point that his artistic career became challenging to reconcile with his career as a civil servant. In 1974, even though he had become the General Manager in charge of music at UNESCO, he took the bold leap and resigned from this prestigious institution to dedicated himself to the three activities that interested him: music, literature, and journalism. He explored the traditional musical heritage of the African continent, notably through the thumb piano sanza, and the polyphonic music of the Central African pygmies, or singing in his native language and composing humoristic songs in French!Success followed. Francis Bebey traveled the world: from France to Brazil, Cameroon to Sweden, Germany to the Carribean, or Morocco to Japan... the list of countries where he was invited to perform, gives lectures, or meets readers is very long. In addition to public recognition, he enjoyed the recognition of his fellow musicians, such as guitarist John Williams or Venezuelan Antonio Lauro, who invited him to be a part of the jury for a classical guitar competition in Caracas.His life was the journey of an African pioneer, a man rooted in his cultural heritage and carrying a message of sharing and hope for the world. His originality continues to vibrate around the world since his passing at the end of May 2001.
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Nearer My God to Thee (For Fingerstyle Guitar Tuned CGDGAD)
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806158 Composed by Public Domain. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806158 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by Ellsworth McMeen. Christian,Folk. Individual part. 4 pages. Ellsworth McMeen #4349797. Published by Ellsworth McMeen (A0.806158). Arrangement of beautiful 19th Century Christian hymn for solo fingerstyle guitar in CGDGAD tuning. The arranger is guitarist El McMeen, who is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitaristsMany of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeen.
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We Three Kings (For Fingerstyle Guitar Tuned CGDGAD)
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806170 Composed by Public Domain. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806170 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by Ellsworth McMeen. Christian,Christmas,Folk. Individual part. 5 pages. Ellsworth McMeen #4350021. Published by Ellsworth McMeen (A0.806170). Haunting, contemporary fingerstyle guitar treatment in an open tuning (CGDGAD) of a classic Christmas song. Arranger is guitarist El McMeen, who is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Many of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeenThis tune is included on El's recording called The Spirit of Christmas Guitar..
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Praise to the Lord (For Fingerstyle Guitar Tuned Drop D)
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806197 Composed by Public Domain. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806197 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by Ellsworth McMeen. Christian,Folk. Individual part. 4 pages. Ellsworth McMeen #4352283. Published by Ellsworth McMeen (A0.806197). Contemporary fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Christian hymn by guitarist El McMeen, who is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Many of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeen.
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Rose in the Heather (For Fingerstyle Guitar Tuned CGDGAD)
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806163 Composed by Public Domain. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806163 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by Ellsworth McMeen. Celtic,Folk. Individual part. 2 pages. Ellsworth McMeen #4349843. Published by Ellsworth McMeen (A0.806163). Spritely arrangement of a great old session tune as a solo fingerstyle guitar piece in an open tuning (CGDGAD). The arranger is guitarist El McMeen, who is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitaristsMany of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeen.
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Sheebeg and Sheemore (Key of G) (For Fingerstyle Guitar Tuned CGDGAD)
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806159 Composed by Public Domain. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.806159 Composed by Public Domain. Arranged by Ellsworth McMeen. Celtic,Folk. Individual part. 7 pages. Ellsworth McMeen #4349803. Published by Ellsworth McMeen (A0.806159). Evocative, harplike, fingerstyle guitar arrangement in CGDGAD tuning by guitarist El McMeen of a tune by the iconic Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). El is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitaristsMany of El's recordings are described here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/ElMcMeen.
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