Guitar Logic

15 Bonus - October 2021 - David Popper Etude No.6

For the October Bonus Tabs we have an outstanding exercise, David Popper's Étude No.6 for cello, which I have adapted for guitar. This exercise is excellent practice for improving muscle and menta...

Muddy Waters blues - You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had

One more time, we are going to look into an outstanding blues composition. It is a timeless blues classic “You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had” by the legendary Muddy Waters.

In t...

Voices of Spring (Frühlingsstimmen)

I thought it would be very interesting to do an acoustic guitar cover of Johann Strauss’s well-known masterpiece “Voices of Spring” (Fruhlingsstimmen), Op.410, written in 1882. The cheerful m...

14 Bonus - September 2021 - I Know Why (And So Do You)

For the September's Bonus tabs we have Glenn Miller's song called I Know Why (And So Do You). The song was recorded in 1941 for the movie Sun Valley Serenade and Pat Friday sang the vocals.  2021-09-25 19:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post

I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James

I believe that every guitarist should regularly explore blues music. One of the most effective methods of improving as a musician is to listen to the pieces that you like and learn them by listenin...

Cheek to Cheek

Back in 1935, the American movie Top Hat gained huge popularity. It was a musical comedy starring a legendary duo – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The song that the two of them sang and danced t...

La Luna en Tu Mirada

La  Luna en tu Mirada, a beautiful Cuban bolero/ballad, was composed by Manuel Galban and first recorded with his group Los Zafiros back in 1974. Later, this masterpiece was released on a coll...

13 Bonus (August 2021) Chet Atkins - Sabrosa

For this month’s bonus material we will check up on a rare piece by Chet Atkins. The song is called Sabrosa and it's very comparable in style to the song Tico Tico. 

This is a standard...

Behind the scenes (August/September, 2021)

Hello, fellow guitarists! I’m making a new announcement regarding the upcoming projects!

I’m  currently working on a lovely bolero by a Cuban guitar maestro Manuel  Galban. The ...

Son of a Preacher Man

This  song is so well-known that it almost needs no introduction. The  everlasting R’n’B hit was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and  the most popular version is the on...

Oye Como Va

Oye  Como Va became a massive hit after Santana released it in 1970. But,  did you know that the song was originally composed and recorded by Tito  Puente back in 1962? Both versions...

12 Bonus - July 2021 - Patterns 2

Ok, here is the promised second installment on  the topic of patterns. As I mentioned previously, I call these patterns  "sweet" ones because their sound is so pleasing, and that is becau...

Poinciana

Poinciana is an old tune with a very interesting background.

The song has been identified as a development of a Cuban folk song  entitled "La Canción del Árbol" whose title translates ...

11 Bonus - June 2021 - Patterns 1

In this monthly bonus material we will take a look at patterns. I consider this is a crucial practice element, not only for guitar players but, for all instruments. They have always been a major pa...

Ménilmontant

Here  is another sweet old tune from France! Ménilmontant was composed and performed by French singer Charles Trenet. Django Reinhardt, a famous French guitarist, also recorded this song back...

Valerie

Valerie is originally in the key of Eb major,  however, the best way to play it on guitar is to use a capo. After sampling it on the different possible frets (1st, 3rd and 6th) I found  t...

Behind the scenes (June/Jully, 2021)

Hello everyone! How's it going? Here is another update on the upcoming covers.

I'm currently working on a famous Amy Winehouse's song Valerie. It's going to be a subtle but intricate fingerst...

10 Bonus - May 2021 - Fingerstyle Booster 3

Here is another set of fingerstyle exercises to help you develop individual dexterity and independence for the fingers of your right hand.

The exercises are to be played on three strings only...

Bluesette

For  this jazz episode we have a transcription of the famous Toots  Thielemans's masterpiece Bluesette. Toots Thielemans was best known as a  harmonica player, but he was also an exc...

Cavatina

I'm  sure everyone has heard this beautiful piece by Stanley Myers. He composed this piece back in 1970 originally for piano, but later Myers re-wrote it for guitar and then it was recorded by...

09 Bonus - April 2021 - Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)

I have found Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean" to be good material for a challenging fingerstyle exercise.

What I did here was to merge playing the bass line and the chords at the same tim...

Don't Know Why

Don't Know Why is a song originally composed and written by Jesse Harris, but most people associate it more with Norah Jones because she did such a great cover of the song in 2002 that which she wo...

Behind the scenes (April, 2021)

This is a quick update on what's coming up.

I'm currently working on Nora Jones' well known song Don't know why. It's a delightful song and I will be doing it in an easy fi...

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk was one of the most original, influential, and peculiar jazz musicians of his time. He was a one of a kind improviser and composer whose many songs became important jazz standards.<...

Unchained Melody

Here is another beautiful ballad from the past!

Did you know that over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages? Four versions o...

08 Bonus - March 2021 - Think (Curtis Mayfield)

Hi! I think you are really going to enjoy this month's bonus tabs 🙂

I have been wanting to share this song with you guys for a while because  it's so addictive to play. It's&nbs...