The great Tony Rice recorded this solo a couple of times. They are just short 8 bar solos, but they are both perfect in my opinion. Wayfaring Stranger is a beautiful tune, recorded many, many great ways by tons of people. I’ve always loved this tune. Seems to be the source for many other songs. […]
Here is where so much jazz guitar comes from. We (jazz guitarists and the whole universe) are seriously indebted to Charlie Christian. Really study this one, notice how it sits on chords shapes. Memorize and play along, it’s zippy! Written in Standard Notation and TAB. Of course, other fingerings are possible, and depending upon how you […]
This is the intro, for two guitars and solo for Roly Poly, by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Recorded in 1946. The solo, is played by Jimmy Wyble, I believe. Maybe Cameron Hill. Not sure on that though, because I’ve heard a lot of different stories about it. If I’m wrong, please let me know. […]
I’ve been working on this pup for a while. Using the new Musescore 2.0 Beta. So far, it’s great. Really would love a few more improvements, like pre-bend and rake, but for now, this is great! You can download the whole transcription as a .pdf here, or click the picture below and it will download. […]