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Album: Serenade of Strings
Dee (Randy Rhoads)
- I hadn't meant to record this for the album but am glad I did. My performance is different from Randy's in subtle ways you can listen for.
In The Round
- it's always fun to hear a piece with 6 different melodies going at once!
Understand
- this song is all fingerpicking steel-strings and nylon string lead guitars, and very moody.
Album: The Lost Art
Bach Minuets I & II
- this minuet is one of my favorite pieces from my classical guitar days.
Canarios
- this is fun little piece that's well known to classical guitarists.
Villa-Lobos Prelude I
- a brooding piece that I understood at once, and it shows.
Album: Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Blue Sky
- light, crispy rock from
the second album
.
The Key
- a more dramatic "darkness to light" song, this one has an extended coda with some fun harmony leads.
Pitter Patter
- the best Metallica riff they never wrote opens this high energy song.
Album: The Firebard
Legends
- the first single from
the debut album
.
Still at Large
- this tune is one of my favorites for intensity.
Accolade
- this is a light ballad with "clean" electric guitars under a smooth lead tone.
Demos
The Gift
- this is the demo recording for the last new song written for the
Serenade of Strings
album. You can compare it to the final version!
Crunch Time
- a song intended for the next rock album, this has my final guitar performances (unless I change something) and me on bass and my original drum programming. This song originated from my work on the "Structural Chord Progressions" article.
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Guitar Tablature
A Far Cry
- guitar tablature and sheet music in .pdf format for the lead and rhythm guitars, plus
performance/composition notes
.
Legends
- lead, rhythm, and bass guitar and tab for the free download.
Jam Tracks For Guitarists
Progressions
- From the
article
on using chord progressions, this jam track with bass, rhythm guitar, and drums is good for improvising lead guitars.