Solo Arrangements

There are 20 examples. They can all be played with a pick only, without using the fingers on the right hand. The arrangements are not too adventurous, and most of them should be accessible even if you are new to solo guitar. The sound files are rendered from Guitar Pro 6, including the click from the metronome, and converted to mp3 format (mono, 96kb/s). Listen carefully for sustained notes and have a look at the corresponding left hand fingering which is often constructed so that several notes can be heard at the same time. Make sure you can keep up with the metronome. The tablature is available in the source format gpx from Guitar Pro 6, as well as in the two graphical formats png and pdf. If the time signature is not 4/4, or the feel is triplet rather than straight, it is indicated in red in the table in order to draw your attention to it.

The notation is provided in tablature, and in the two experimental chromatic formats clock notation and MSG (see Noteworthy -> Notation). As a general rule, phrasing is included in the tablature but not in the chromatic notation. The purpose of the chromatic notation is to make it easy to see which notes you are supposed to play, so ties, slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs are removed. If you want to practice a particular song you must consult the tablature for details about the phrasing and fingering.

Title Composer/Artist BPM Time Feel Duration Audio Tablature MSG
1. Birdland Weather Report 140 4/4 Straight 1:27 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
2. Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock 130 4/4 Straight 0:36 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
3. Donna Lee Charlie Parker 180 4/4 Straight 0:45 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
4. Every Breath You Take The Police 116 4/4 Straight 1:10 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
5. Girl From Ipanima Jobim 125 4/4 Straight 1:24 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
6. Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins 88 4/4 Straight 0:43 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
7. Johnny And Mary Robert Palmer 140 4/4 Straight 0:43 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
8. Josephine Chris Rea 110 4/4 Straight 1:09 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
9. Joy Spring Clifford Brown 135 4/4 Triplet 8th 1:03 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
10. Just The Way You Are Billy Joel 120 4/4 Straight 2:38 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
11. Let's Wait A While Janet Jackson 100 4/4 Straight 1:12 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
12. Morning Dance Spyro Gyra 90 4/4 Straight 0:56 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
13. Norwegian Wood The Beatles 200 3/4 Straight 0:34 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
14. So What Miles Davis 160 4/4 Straight 0:49 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
15. S.O.S. ABBA 110 4/4 Straight 1:23 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
16. Ted's Blues Ole Kirkeby 155 4/4 Triplet 8th 0:23 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
17. The Chicken Jaco Pastorius 100 4/4 Straight 0:45 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
18. Turnaround Ornette Coleman 110 4/4 Triplet 8th 0:28 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
19. Violet Seal 100 4/4 Straight 1:25 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png
20. West Coast Blues Wes Montgomery 128 3/4 Triplet 8th 0:58 mp3 png pdf gp6 pdf png