Una Limosna Por El Amor de Dios is a beautiful piece of music composed by the Paraguayan guitarist/composer, Agustin Barrios Mangore. This is one of his last compositions and really shows how great of a composer he really was. Other than the first couple of measures and the last measure, it makes use of the tremolo technique throughout. I have a few tremolo exercises that can help here: https://robertlunn.com/guitar-school-exercises
A TIME FOR US – Romeo and Juliet – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
A Time for Us is a beautiful piece of music composed by Nino Rota for the movie, Romeo and Juliet.
ANDANTE I – Fernando Sor – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
Fernando Sor was one of the best composers for the classical guitar. He was a Spanish composer and virtuoso who spent time in Paris, London and Moscow. His composed many pieces ranging from pieces for beginners all the way through concert level pieces.
SICILIANA – Ferdinando Carulli – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
Siciliana is a beautiful little piece by the Italian composer, Ferdinando Carulli. He composed over 400 works and many of them are perfect for the student guitarist. This particular one works well for the late-beginner/early intermediate guitarist.
CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE – Elvis Presley – Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement
Brand new arrangement!! Can’t Help Falling in Love is a beautiful song recorded by Elvis “the Pelvis” Presley for the album, Blue Hawaii, that came out in 1961. Rolling Stone Magazine even ranked this as one of the greatest songs of all time. A guitar tutorial for this arrangement will be posted very soon.
Score/tab available at Musicnotes (Click on the picture)
CARO MIO BEN – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
Caro Mio Ben is a beautiful piece of music possible composed by Giuseppe Giordani but could have been composed by somebody else. Scholars are unsure. I have taught at several colleges and universities over the years and have heard this song performed many times by vocalists at student recitals.
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD – Nirvana/David Bowie – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
The Man Who Sold the World was originally released by David Bowie back in the early 1970s. Nirvana (one of my favorite bands) did a cover of the song in their MTV Unplugged concert. This arrangement is based on that version of the song.
THE WAYFARING STRANGER – Full Tutorial with TAB – Fingerstyle Guitar
The Wayfaring Stranger is a beautiful American folk/gospel song from the the early 1980s. I love this piece so much that I have made a couple arrangements of it.
Many notable artists have covered this song including Johnny Cash, Jack White, and Emmylou Harris. It is also performed under the title, Poor Wayfaring Stranger.
How I Make Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangements (with Lead Sheets) – Part 1 – Amazing Grace
In this video I talk about one way that I make arrangements. For hymns, popular songs, folk songs, I prefer to work from a lead sheet. A lead sheet contains the melody as well as the chords.
MINUET IN G – Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (114) – Full Tutorial with TAB -Fingerstyle Guitar
Minuet in G comes from the “Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach,” a gift that Johann Sebastian Bach gave to his second wife. For many years this piece was believed to have been composed by Bach but now the piece is believed to have been composed by Christian Petzold.
I remember playing this piece, as well as the companion G minor minuet, back in college when I was a music major taking piano lessons.
