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​Melodies with Chords

Beautiful Brown Eyes - C-major. 3/4. 16 ms. 1st Position.  1st 2 strings.
When the Saints Go Marching In - C-major. 4/4. 16 ms. 1st Position.  1st 2 strings.

Tanz - C-major. 3/4. 16 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
Alphabet Song, Baa Baa Black Sheep - C-major. 4/4. 12 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
Oh! Susanna - C-major. 2/2. 17 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings. 
Happy Birthday - C-major. 3/4. 8 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
Aura Lee - C-major. 4/4. 16 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
Song of the Wind - G-major. 4/4. 7ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
New World Symphony - C-major. 4/4. 26 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
The Heavens Are Telling - C-major. 4/4. 18 ms. 1st Position.  1st 3 strings.
You Are My Sunshine - G-major.  4/4. 20 ms. 1st position. 1st 3 strings.

Rigadoon - C-major. 4/4. 20 ms. 1st Position.  1st 4 strings.
Yankee Doodle - C-major.  4/4. 16 ms. 1st position.  1st 4 strings.

French Folk Song - C-major. 3/4. 20 ms. 1st Position.  1st 5 strings.


In the Hall of the Mountain King - A-minor. 4/4. 13 ms. 1st Position. 

Ashoken Farewell - Key of D-major. 3/4. 35 ms. 2nd position.  

​Chanson Triste - P.I. Tchaikovski - Key of G-minor.  4/4. 20 ms. Mostly in 1st position, with a little bit of 3rd.  A nice easy melody with 2 flats.  

​​Kemps Jig - Anon. - Key of D-major. 4/4. 24 ms.  1st & 2nd position. Just a couple of dotted-quarter to 8th passages.  Besides that it is all paired 8ths or simpler. Nice lively renaissance dance!

March in D - J.S. Bach - Key of D-major.  4/4. 24 ms. Mostly in 2nd position, with a little bit o' 5th.  The 3 notes at the beginning of ms. 17 are played by just using the fingering for an open D-major chord, but up at the 7th fret.  Also, watch out at the end of ms. 6 and 14. Those 8th notes need to start with an up-stroke!  

Mazurka in C - Frederic Chopin - Key of C-major.  3/4. 25 ms. Almost entirely in 1st position, except for the high A.  There are lots of sharps to deal with, lots of 4th finger, and lot’s of dotted-quarter to 8th rhythms.  

Minuet in G - J.S. Bach - Key of G-Major.  3/4. 32 ms. Almost entirely in 1st position, though the B section does start out with 2 measures in 7th.  Very easy-to-read rhythms, with nothing more complex than pairs of 8th notes. A very well-known classical melody.

​Minuet in G - J.S. Bach - Key of G-major.  3/4. 40 ms. Almost entirely in 1st position with just 1 measure in 2nd.  Good introduction to the triplet. The first measure is the trickiest part, watch the fingerings carefully!

Sonatina in C, 1. Allegretto - Muzio Clementi - Key of C-major. 4/4. 15 ms.  Starts in 1st position, but moves up through the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th.  This piece is a good intro to these higher positions because the reading is very straight-forward scales with some simple arpeggios.



​Duos/Trios/Quartets

Aura Lee (For 3 Guitars) - A nice easy trio with all 3 parts able to be played in open position.  

Bouree - J.S. Bach (for 2 guitars) - Key of E-minor. 4/4. 26ms.  Part 1 is mostly in 1st position, with a little 2nd and a few measures up in 7th/8th.  Part 2 is entirely in 1st position. Both parts opportunities to work on the “finger roll” technique of rolling from one string to the next with the same finger (part1 - The G-D in ms 10, and the B-F# in ms 17.  Part 2 - B-E in ms 16, F#-B in ms 20-21). Also, be careful with the alternate picking! There are quite a few passages with bad string-crossings, or picking “inside” the strings, meaning your picking is moving away from the next note (Part 1, ms 21-23 is especially nasty).  

Chorale #1 (for 2 guitars) - Key of G major. 3/4. 20 ms. Part 1 - 1st position, 1st 3 strings.  Part 2 - 1st position, 6 strings.

Chorale #5 (for 2 guitars) - Key of G major. 3/4. 20 ms. Part 1 - 1st position.  1st 3 strings.

​Kemps Jig - Anon. (for 2 guitars) - Key of D-major. 4/4. 24 ms.  Part 1 is 1st & 2nd position. Part 2 is entirely 1st position.  Just a couple of dotted-quarter to 8th passages in guitar 1. Besides that, part 1 is all paired 8ths or simpler, part 2 is all quarter, half and whole notes.  Nice lively Renaissance dance!
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Christmas/Holiday Music

Jingle Bells (with lyrics) - Key of G-major. 2/2. 32 ms. All in open position, 1st 4 strings.  Such a well-known melody, it’s perfect for learning the dotted-quarter to 8th rhythm.  

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (with lyrics) - Key of C-major. 3/4. 16 ms.  All in open position on the first 3 strings.  Lots of pairs of 8th notes. Good practice for alternate picking!

Silent Night - Key of C-major. 3/4. 24 ms.  Open Position. Good practice for the dotted-quarter to 8th rhythm.


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Chord Solo Arrangements

Isn’t it Romantic  ​
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