Flamenco: Basic Techniques – Book & CD

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 | Guitar Books | 3 Comments

$29.95

“This is one of the firsts books on Flamenco Guitar I ever used.  It is still one of my favorites.  It is spiral bound so that it can lay flat on your music stand.  This is a big convenience that so many other guitar books overlook.  It is written in both Spanish and English.  It was great because when I was learning from this book I was also studying Spanish in school.  It starts with some basic music and flamenco concepts.  Then it covers rudimentary finger exercises and techniques.   After that it just goes into songs.  The first songs are really easy but they also sound good.  Then the songs get more difficult as you go through the book.  The  notation and tab are printed on separate pages for each song.  This is great if your learning to read music and you don’t want tab to be a crutch.  A CD is included so you can hear how everything should sound.  Awesome!”

–John H. Clarke

Difficulty:     Multiple Levels
Page Count:     148
Binding:    Wirebound
Size (inches):     8.75 x 11.75

Difficulty: Beginning/Intermediate
(You should already have some guitar experience before using this book.)

Product Number: 93632BCD
Format: Book/CD Set
ISBN: 0786625562
UPC: 796279039987
ISBN13: 9780786625567
Series: Non-Series
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 5/29/1996

Tags: How to play Flamenco

Revolution

Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Sheet Music pdf + powertab + guitar pro files:
$3.95

An early version of this song appears on track 9 of my demo cd “Classical and Spanish Guitar”:

A new version will be recorded on my upcoming CD due out it October 2010.

Malaguena Anonimo

Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Sheet Music PDF + guitar pro + powertab files.
$3.95

Get the cd or MP3s:

A first go with the diy guitar cam

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

I made a guitar cam mount out of a piece of aluminum stripping, a c-clamp, and and little camera and attached it to the headstock. This is my first tune using the guitar cam. I can now record every time I play with ease…like a guitar diary. Will this forever change my life?! .

If enough people are interested I’ll do a little tutorial on how to build the guitar cam mount…super cheap. Or, if any has any mounting ideas, I’d love to hear them.

I really love this perspective…Its like I’m seeing through the eyes of the guitar. The camera’s movement reacts to the way the guitar is played. I just had a trippy thought: the guitar has a “body,” a “neck” and a head or “headstock.” These are the actual common use names of the parts of the guitar. Now with a camera attached the guitar has eyes!!

If you get the camera attached firmly enough so that it picks up all the vibrations, you’ll essentially transfer musical energy into visual energy. The vibration of the strings causes the whole guitar to vibrate. Sound travels much more efficiently through solids. If the camera is firmly attached, it will pick up the vibrations of the guitar and the movements of the performer. Although the sound vibrations are much too small and fast for us actually see, it is interesting to think about the vibrations of the camera as a visual representations of the musical performance.

The audio is not as good as I’d like it to be. Because it was just a quick test I just used the camera’s built in mic instead of setting up my good mics. I’m on the look out for a high quality but simple audio solution to get better sound out of the mounted camera. I may try to figure out if I can install traditional classical guitar pickup system and see if I can plug it straight into the camcorder.

with love

Sunday, April 25th, 2010 | Youtube Videos | 9 Comments

What will be my first digital release single on the internet is now available for downoad at CDbaby.com.

Tags: youtube

volitional indeterminism

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 | Youtube Videos | 3 Comments

Messing With Teen Spirit

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 | Youtube Videos | 4 Comments

HQ Video Download: (125 mb mov.) $1.99:

MP3 Download: $.99:

The Most Evolved Free TABs

Monday, March 29th, 2010 | Guitar Lessons | 17 Comments

I found out that the sheet music for my song “The Most Evolved” was being hosted by Ultimate-Guitar.com and 911tabs.com which I think are the same company.  Anyway, I wrote to them and they promptly removed the copyrighted material.  I appreciate that very much.  I am an unsigned, independent DIY type artist.  Music is how I make my living and my living enables me to continue making music.

I appreciate all the fans that are interested in learning my music and I don’t want to turn anyone away for lack of money.  The basic text tabs are posted below for free.

If you like my music please sign up for my mailing list and check out my cd.

I’ve  included a link here to purchase the official standard notation of “The Most Evolved.” I include several files in this download:

• a printable pdf file that includes standard notation and tablature.
• a .ptb file (you need the free powertab program for pc to view this file)
• a .gp5 (Your need Guitar Pro to view this file.)

Your purchase allows me to continue composing music for the guitar, and making videos for youtube.

Sincerely,

John H. Clarke

Free TAB:

#———————————-PLEASE NOTE———————————#
#This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#——————————————————————————##

THE MOST EVOLVED
As recorded by John H. Clarke
(From the 2007 Album ACOUSTIK GUITAR)

Music by John H. Clarke
Transcribed by John H. Clarke

The Most Evolved

www.JohnClarkeMusic.com

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E S S E S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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——-5——————–|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
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–0————————-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
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E. S E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–5—8-8–8–8p-7p-5—5–7–|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–5——————-8——-|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–5—————————|–4–4-4-x-4-4-4-4–4-4-x-4-4-4-|
–7—————————|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–7—————————|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–5—————————|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|

E. S E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–3—7-7–7–7p-5p-3—3–5–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–3——————-7——-|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-0-x-0-0-0-|
–4—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–5—————————|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|
–5—————————|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|
–3—————————|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|

E. S E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–1—5-5–5–5p-3p-1-0-1–3–|–0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1—————————|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2—————————|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–3—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-3–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–3—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–1—————————|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|

E S S E S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
———5–5-5-5–7–8–7–|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–0—-5——————–|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–1————————-|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–2————————-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
–2————————-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
–0————————-|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|

E. S E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–5—8-8–8–8p-7p-5—5–7–|—7—7–7–x–7–7–7–7—0–0–x–0–0–0-|
–5——————-8——-|—8—8–8–x–8–8–8–8—0–0–x–0–0–0-|
–5—————————|—7—7–7–x–7–7–7–7—7–7–x–7–7–7-|
–7—————————|—9—9–9–x–9–9–9–9—9–9–x–9–9–9-|
–7—————————|–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-10–10-10–x-10-10-10-|
–5—————————|———————————————-|

E. S E E S S S S E E
—7—10-10–10–10p-8p-7—-7–8–|
—8———————–10——-|
—7——————————–|
—9——————————–|
–10——————————–|
————————————|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
—8—8–8–x–8–8–8–8—0–0–x–0–0–0-|
–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-10–10-10–x-10-10-10-|
—9—9–9–x–9–9–9–9—9–9–x–9–9–9-|
–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-10–10-10–x-10-10-10-|
—0—0–0–x–0–0–0–0—0–0–x–0–0–0-|
———————————————-|

E. S E E S S S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
—8—12-12–12–12p-10p-8—-8–10–|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-8–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
–10————————12——–|–9–9-9-x-9-9-9-9–9-9-x-9-9-9-|
—9———————————-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
–10———————————-|–9–9-9-x-9-9-9-9–9-9-x-9-9-9-|
—0———————————-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
————————————–|——————————–|

|-3-| |-3-|
E. S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
——10-10–10–10p-8p-7—-7–8–|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–9———————–10——-|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–7——————————–|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–9——————————–|–7—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–7——————————–|–7—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
———————————–|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–4—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–2—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–4—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–7—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–7—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
–5—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S
–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|–0——0-0-0-0-0-0-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|
–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|–0——0-0-0-0-0-0-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|
–2—x-x-x-x-x-x-1——1-1-1-1-1-1-|–1——1-1-1-1-1-1-1——1-1-1-1-1-1-|
–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-2——2-2-2-2-2-2-|–2——2-2-2-2-2-2-2——2-2-2-2-2-2-|
–3—x-x-x-x-x-x-2——2-2-2-2-2-2-|–2——2-2-2-2-2-2-2——2-2-2-2-2-2-|
–1—x-x-x-x-x-x-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|–0——0-0-0-0-0-0-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-|

S E S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0——0h-1p-0—0—–1–0–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–0————–3—-3——–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1—————————-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2—————————-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2—————————-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–0—————————-|——————————–|

Q S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0—-0h-1p-0—0—–1–0–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1————3—-3——–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2————————–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–2————————–|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–0————————–|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
—————————–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|

E E S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0—–0h-1p-0—0—–0–1–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-3–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–0————-3—-3——–|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|
–1—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2—————————|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2—————————|——————————–|
–0—————————|——————————–|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2–2-2-2-2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-|—————–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|

E E S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0—–0h-1p-0—0—–1–0–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1————-3—-3——–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2—————————|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–0—————————|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
——————————|——————————–|

Q S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0—-0h-1p-0—0—–1–0–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1————3—-3——–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2————————–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–2————————–|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–0————————–|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
—————————–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|

Q S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0—-0h-1p-0—0—–0–1–|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-3–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–0————3—-3——–|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|
–1————————–|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2————————–|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2————————–|——————————–|
–0————————–|——————————–|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-3–0-0-x-0-0-0-|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|—————–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-3–1-1-x-1-1-1-|
–1–1-1-x-1-1-1-1–1-1-x-1-1-1-|–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|
–0–0-0-x-0-0-0-0–0-0-x-0-0-0-|——————————–|
——————————–|——————————–|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–4–4-4-x-4-4-4-5–4-4-x-4-4-4-|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-7–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–3–3-3-x-3-3-3-3–3-3-x-3-3-3-|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–4–4-4-x-4-4-4-4–4-4-x-4-4-4-|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|
–2–2-2-x-2-2-2-2–2-2-x-2-2-2-|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
——————————–|–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|
——————————–|–5–5-5-x-5-5-5-5–5-5-x-5-5-5-|

E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-8–7-7-x-7-7-7-|—8—8–8–x–8–8–8-10—8–8–x–8–8–8-|
–9–9-9-x-9-9-9-9–9-9-x-9-9-9-|–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-10–10-10–x-10-10-10-|
–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|—9—9–9–x–9–9–9–9—9–9–x–9–9–9-|
–9–9-9-x-9-9-9-9–9-9-x-9-9-9-|–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-10–10-10–x-10-10-10-|
–7–7-7-x-7-7-7-7–7-7-x-7-7-7-|—0—0–0–x–0–0–0–0—0–0–x–0–0–0-|
——————————–|———————————————-|

E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-13-13-13-13–L-13-13-13-|
—9—9–9–x–9–9–9-12-12-12-12–L-12-12-12-|
–10–10-10–x-10-10-10-13-13-13-13–L-13-13-13-|
—9—9–9–x–9–9–9-12-12-12-12–L-12-12-12-|
————————————————|
————————————————|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
–10-10-10-10–L-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|–1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
—9–9–9–9–L–9–9–9-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
–10-10-10-10–L-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|–1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
—9–9–9–9–L–9–9–9-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
——————————————|———-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
——————————————|———-0-0-0-0—————–|

|–3–| |–3–| |–3–|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S E E
–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7—–|–7–8–10–8—–7—–7–7–|
–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9—–|—————10—-10——-|
–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7—–|——————————|
–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9—–|——————————|
–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8—–|——————————|
———————————–|——————————|

E E E E Q E E Q E E T T T T T T T T S S E
–8–7–5–5——-7–7–|——-5———–5—————-||
——–5–5——-9–9–|——-5———5—5————–||
——–5–5——-7–7–|——-5——-5——-5————||
——–7–7——-9–9–|——-7—–7———–7———-||
——–7–7——-7–7–|——-7——————-7——–||
——–5–5————-|——-5———————5——||

Duration Legend
—————
W – whole
H – half
Q – quarter
E – 8th
S – 16th
T – 32nd
X – 64th
. – note dotted
|-n-| – n-tuplets

Tablature Legend
—————-
L – tied note
x – dead note
g – grace note
(n) – ghost note
> – accentuded note
NH – natural harmonic
AH – artificial harmonic
TH – tapped harmonic
SH – semi harmonic
PH – pitch harmonic
h – hammer on
p – pull off
b – bend
br – bendRelease
pb – preBend
pbr – preBendRelease
brb – bendReleaseBend
\n/ – tremolo bar dip
\n – tremolo bar dive
-/n – tremolo bar Release up
/n\ – tremolo bar inverted dip
/n – tremolo bar return
-\n – tremolo bar Release down
S – shift slide
s – legato slide
/ – slide into from below or out of upwards
\ – slide into from above or out of downwards
~ – vibrato
W – wide vibrato
tr – tril’
TP – tremolo picking
T – tapping
S – slap
P – pop
< – fade in
^ – brush up
v – brush down

Spanish Romance

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 | Youtube Videos | 17 Comments

Sheet music download includes tab and standard notation in a printable pdf file, Guitar Pro, and Power Tab formats.

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Jerusalem of Gold

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 | Youtube Videos | 1 Comment

I was asked to do a custom arrangement of this piece for a wedding. The melody has really grown on me. This is a good piece for a first or second year guitar student.

I produced the arrangement by modifying a midi file of the song I found on the internet. I edited and revised the music with guitar notation software. My goal was to make the piece sound good and be easy to play on the guitar.

The video is done with my mini dv camera and edited with final cut pro.  This is one of the first videos I have done utilizing 16:9 format (wide screen). I spent a lot of time getting the lighting right.  I used a black curtain for background and a singe light box that I built myself.  Enjoy!

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“Classical and Spanish Guitar” the CD

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | CD and MP3 Products | 14 Comments

This CD, “Classical and Spanish Guitar” is my first album in this genre.  I put it together very quickly in 2005.

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I originally intended it to be a hold-over until I got a full-length album out.  However, it continues to sell and get positive feedback.

I do plan on re-doing most of the songs on this CD for a future album.  None of the songs on “Classical and Spanish guitar” are included on “Acoustik Guitar”

Here is the track listing as printed on the CD:

1. Work 2
2. Work 3
3. Prelude (BWV.846)
4. Tempestad
5. Spanish Romance
6. Work 4
7. Work5
8. Prelude (BWV.999)
9. Work 6
10. Lagrima

Since the time of original printing I have renamed a few of the songs.  The tracks entitled “Works” are my own compositions.  I am notorious for having writers block when it comes to naming things–especially pieces of music.  But that is a whole other subject, for another day, and another blog entry.

• “Work 2″ has been renamed “To Live”
• “Work 3″ has been renamed “Fuerte”
• “work 4″ doesn’t have a new name yet.
• “work 5″ has been renamed to “Sentinel”
• “work 6″ has been renamed to “Revolution”

“The Most Evolved” youtube comments addressed

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | Youtube Videos | 42 Comments

A lot of people have commented about couple of aspects of my youtube video “The Most Evolved.”  I am going to address the gist of some of those comments here.

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Intro’s added to my Spanish Guitar Transcription Pack

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | Sheet Music and Tablature | 6 Comments

By popular demand, I have added two additional transcriptions to my “Spanish Guitar Transcription Pack.”  The transcriptions are for the intro of “Aguila Cosmica” and “Un Tren”.   Note however, that these intro’s are not from the cd version.  They are from the Youtube video versions of each song.

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