Guitar Logic

Cachito

"Cachito" is a popular Latin American song composed by Consuelo Velázquez in 1953. The song features a lively and captivating rhythm, blending elements of bolero and mambo genres. "Cachito" gained...

35 Bonus - June 2023 - Fingerstyle Booster 10

This fingerstyle exercise is a continuation of the exercises from the previous month.

Once again, fingerstyle patterns are utilized:

a, m, i, p (arpeggio going upwards from h...

Don't Worry Be Happy

Released in 1988, Bobby McFerrin's chart-topping hit "Don't Worry" quickly captured the hearts of listeners around the world with its infectious melodies, innovative use of a cappella techniques, a...

Sabor a mi

"Sabor a mí" is a Latin American bolero song released in 1959, composed by Álvaro Carrillo. With its romantic melodies and poetic lyrics, the song evokes a sense of longing and bittersweet nostal...

34 Bonus - May 2023 - Fingerstyle Booster 9

Here is an interesting and useful arpeggio tool/device.

The idea here is to play four strings like a chord, but not entirely at the same time, but almost at the same time. The last tone in a ...

Tea for Two

"Tea for Two" is a jazz standard originating from the 1925 musical "No, No, Nanette" by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar. The song's enduring popularity can be attributed to its catchy melody and ...

33 Bonus - April 2023 - No Blues (Miles Davis)

Here are two blues studies of Miles Davis' composition called "No Blues." The first study is for fingerstyle and the second is for flatpicking jazz style. Both exercises play the "No Blues" theme, ...

Lullaby of Birdland

"Lullaby of Birdland" is a popular jazz standard written by George Shearing and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Shearing in 1952, and the song quickly became a hit, with many other mus...

Sidney Bechet - Si tu vois ma mère

Sidney Bechet was widely regarded as one of the greatest clarinet players of all time. One of his most famous compositions is "Si tu vois ma mère", a hauntingly beautiful song that captures the es...

Sing it Back (Moloko)

"Sing It Back" is a timeless dance-pop classic that was released by the British-Irish duo Moloko in 1998. With its captivating melody, groovy bassline, and lead singer Róisín Murphy's sultry voca...

32 Bonus - March 2023 - St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins

Here is a fingerstyle version of a tune called "St. Thomas", a vibrant and uplifting jazz composition by the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. The song is named after the capital city of the Car...

Snowbird

"Snowbird" is a song written by Gene MacLellan and was originally recorded by Anne Murray in 1969. It quickly became a hit, reaching number two on the Canadian singles chart and number eight on the...

31 Bonus - February 2023 - Fingerstyle Booster 8

Here's an interesting short exercise that incorporates both rhythmic and technical elements to improve your fingerstyle technique.

The exercise features a simple 4/4 time signature with an ei...

Nuages

"Nuages" is a jazz composition written by Django Reinhardt in 1940. The title translates to "Clouds" in English, and the song is known for its moody, melancholic melody and its use of unusual chord...

Only You

"Only You" is one of the greatest hits composed by Buck Ram. 

The song was originally recorded by The Platters in 1955 and this guitar arrangement is based on their version.

30 Bonus - January 2023 - All the Things You Are/Bach

The jazz standard All the Things You Are is an excellent composition for a multi-faceted exercise session on the guitar as you can practice fretboard navigation, scales, chords, shapes, and more. T...

Amado Mio

Here's another evergreen classic! Amado Mio was composed by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts for the noir film Gilda from 1946. The song has been covered by many artists, the most prominent ones bein...

29 Bonus - December 2022

Here is a miniature but demanding exercise which consists of two arpeggios (A minor and E7).

This little sequence consists of consecutive hammer-ons and pull-offs which are strummed once with...

Take the A Train

Billy Strayhorn's composition "Take the 'A' Train" is one of the most classic jazz standards everyone should know. Recorded in 1941, this song quickly became the signature tune of The Duke Ellingto...

Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou is a song composed by Roy Orbison in 1963, but its great popularity came with Linda Ronstadt's version from 1977, therefore this cover is based on her version.

The song's harmony i...

28 Bonus - November 2022 - A Spoonful Blues

A Spoonful Blues is a composition by Charlie Patton, who is considered one of the most significant and influential blues musicians of all time. This song is not the same as Willie Dixon's Spoonful ...

Gelem Gelem / Je L'aime Je L'aime

Here is another very interesting composition. Gelem Gelem is a famous Gypsy song from the Balkans, often considered the unofficial anthem of all Gypsies. One of the covers by world famous musicians...

27 Bonus - October 2022 - Donna Lee

Here is little something for bebop lovers. This is my flat-picking transcription of a famous Charlie Parker tune called Donna Lee. 

This piece is generally considered an essential pillar...

Danny Boy

The wonderful ballad Danny Boy was written back in 1913 by Frederic Weatherly and the melody was taken from the traditional Irish song Londonderry Air.

This song is so well known that it has ...

Cantaloupe Island - Version 2 (Capo 1st fret)

Here is another version of Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island. I already released a version of this composition a couple of years ago but this time I used a capo on the 1st fret and I think it's mu...

26 Bonus - September 2022 - Fingerstyle Booster 7

Here we have another set of fingerstyle exercises.

All three exercises have the same pattern, but with different harmonies and positions. This way you'll be able to master the patt...

Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley

This arrangement is Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier adaptation for fingerstyle guitar.

The song has four sections marked A, B, C and D. Since I wanted to stay true to Marley's voice melodies, I ...

Killing Me Softly with His Song

"Killing Me Softly with His Song", is one of the greatest hits composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. It gained major popularity in the 70s with Roberta Flack's wonderful interpretat...

25 Bonus - August 2022 - Song for my Father

I'm sure you are already familiar with Horace Silver's beautiful composition "Song for My Father". This one I will post on YouTube sometime in the future but I did want to give you an early sneak p...

Cissy Strut

Cissy Strut is an amazing funk composition by The Meters! I would call this one the funkiest funk. It's a very simple pentatonic melody with only two melodic lines, yet they are so strong that noth...