Category Archives: Rob’s Guitar School

SPANISH ROMANCE – Alternative Version – Full Tutorial with TAB

Posted on by
Spanish Romance performed by Robert Lunn

Spanish Romance is a popular piece for classical/fingerstyle guitarists, and for good reason. It’s a beautiful melody. I have no idea who wrote this piece. Doing a little research online it seems that there are several people who have claimed to have written the song but it seems as if there is nothing definitive.

For this version, I change the bass line a bit in the E minor section. For the final repeat of the E minor section I had a note in two spots to add a little spice. 95% of this arrangement has not different compared to the way that most people play it.

I hope you enjoy this video. You can find more teaching videos like this at my guitar school found at my website.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (repost with Performance) – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Somewhere Over the Rainbow performed by Robert Lunn

In this guitar lesson I teach you the classic song, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, from the movie, Wizard of Oz. Not gonna lie, when I was a child, I was in love with Judy Garland.

This song, composed by Harold Arlen, contains a beautiful melody and is a good example of the AABA song form. Overall, I tried to make this arrangement as easy as possible so that the performer can really focus on making the melody sing.

I hope you enjoy this video. You can find more teaching videos like this at my guitar school found at my website.

ADELITA – Francisco Tarrega – Full (New) Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Adelita performed by Robert Lunn

Adelita was composed by the great Spanish composer/guitarist, Francisco Tarrega. Tarrega is my favorite guitar composer and this is one of my favorite pieces by him. I have been playing this for a loooooooong time and I never get tired of it.

Adelita is composed in the style of a Mazurka, which is a type of Polish dance in triple time. Generally the accents fall on the second or third beat. This makes sense for me because I have always felt that Tarrega was inspired by the Polish composer, Chopin.

I hope you enjoy this guitar lesson. You can see many more lessons like these at my guitar school found at my website.

SPONGEBOB THEME SONG – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
SpongeBob Theme Song performed by Robert Lunn

The SpongBob SquarePants Theme song was composed by Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith, Steve Hillenburg and Derek Drymon. I have always loved this show and if I walk into a room and somebody is watching it, I will sit down and watch it. The show premiered in 1999 and ran for 13 seasons.

I hope you enjoy this guitar lesson. You can see many more lessons like these at my guitar school found at my website.

A Stream Without End – Full Tutorial With TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
A Stream Without End performed by Robert Lunn

A Stream Without End is an etude I composed for the guitar that focuses on a right hand arpeggio (p, i, a) that repeats throughout the entire song. The piece was inspired by memories from childhood when we lived right next to a stream. I remember sitting there watching things float down the stream (like leaves). From my vantage point I couldn’t see the beginning of the stream nor the end of the stream.

I hope you enjoy this guitar lesson. You can see many more lessons like these at my guitar school found at my website.

WATER MUSIC – GF Handel – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Water Music Performed by Robert Lunn

Handel’s Water Music consists of three orchestral suites he composed that was first played in 1717. For this arrangement I am using a theme from one of them. Handel was a contemporary of Bach. In fact, they were born in the same year. Unlike Bach, Handel, during his lifetime, was a very well-known and financially successful composer.

I hope you enjoy this guitar lesson. You can see many more lessons like these at my guitar school found at my website.

RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA – Tarrega – Easy Arr. (no tremolo) – Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (easy arrangement) performed by Robert Lunn

Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega is a beautiful piece of music that has been performed by the top guitarists from the last 100 years. The original uses the technique, tremolo, which can be a difficult technique to play. In this arrangement I have stripped away the tremolo in an effort to try and make it as easy as possible to play. I also tried to limit large stretches as well as limited my use of barre chords. Still not super easy to play but certainly easier than the original.

I hope you enjoy this teaching video. For more videos like this please check out my guitar school found at my website.

GATEWAY TO A DREAM – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Gateway to a Dream performed by Robert Lunn

I composed Gateway to a Dream a couple days ago. I wanted to write a piece for the early intermediate fingerstyle guitar player. The form of the piece is a rondo (ABACA). In a rondo, a section of the song returns throughout the work.

I hope you enjoy this teaching video. For more videos like this please check out my guitar school found at my website.

ANDANTINO (Op. 50, No. 1) – Mauro Giuliani – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Andantino Performed by Robert Lunn

Mauro Giuliani was an Italian guitarist and composer who lived from 1781-1829. He composed a lot of pieces for the guitar ranging from beginner-level pieces all the way up to pieces composed for the concert hall.

In this lesson I will teach you to play his Andantino (Op. 50, No. 1) which I see as an early intermediate level piece.

I hope you enjoy this teaching video. For more videos like this please check out my guitar school found at my website.

NUVOLE BIANCHE – Ludovico Einaudi – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar

Posted on by
Nuvole Bianche performed by Robert Lunn

Here is my arrangement of Ludovico Einaudi’s Nuvole Bianche. Beautiful piece of music originally composed for the piano. Einaudi is an Italian composer and pianist who has composed music that incorporates a lot of different styles fused into his personal style. Such as pop, rock, classical, folk and world music.

You can see more teaching videos like this at my guitar school found at my website.