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 |
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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 |