| Order # |
Title and Description
(All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter and are
in 4/4 time, unless
otherwise
specified)
|
Key |
Number of
Measures |
Tab
Price |
| G1459 |
ADELANTE
("Classical" -
3/4 time - written by Harold
Streeter for the
1984 film "The Beautiful
Canyons of
Sedona" - tab consists of 3
sections -
Standard tuning) |
D |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G1372 |
ADELITA
(Classical - 3/4
time - written by Spanish
classical
guitarist Francisco Tarrega
(1852-1909) -
tab consists of 2 sections
in Standard
tuning) |
Em and E |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G009 |
ALLELUIA, SING
TO JESUS
(Liturgical -
3/4 time - written by Rowland
Prichard (1830)
and William Dix (1867),
published in
1872 - tab consists of 2
sections -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2883 |
ALONG THE
WAY
(Pop -
written and first recorded by Sarah
Shannon (lead
singer for "Velocity") for her
2007 album "City
Morning Song" - the tab
consists of
intro, accompaniment for verse,
bridge and
refrain, solo for verse, bridge,
refrain, and
ending - Standard tuning) |
D |
71
measures |
5.00 |
| G1404 |
AMAZING
GRACE
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written by John Newton
and first
published in 1779 - tab consists of
2 verses -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1919 |
AMAZING
GRACE
(3/4
time - tab consists of 2 verses in
Standard
tuning) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2050 |
AMAZING
GRACE
(tab
consists of 2 verses - Open G tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1997 |
AMERICA THE
BEAUTIFUL
(Patriotic -
written by Katharine Lee Bates
(1893) and
Samuel Ward (1895) - tab
consists of 2
sections - G6 tuning) |
C and G |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G102 |
AND I LOVE
HER
(Beatles
- written by Paul McCartney and
recorded on the
Beatles' 1964 "A Hard
Day's Night
album - tab consists of intro, 3
verses, bridge
and ending - Drop D tuning) |
C |
56
measures |
4.00 |
| G1757 |
ANGELS WE HAVE
HEARD ON HIGH
(traditional
Christmas - derived from French
carol "Les Anges
dans nos Campagnes"
("Angels in our
countryside"), translated
into English in
1862 - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Drop D tuning) |
C |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G2080 |
ANGELS WE HAVE
HEARD ON HIGH
(tab consists of
verse and chorus in
Open G
tuning) |
G |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G905 |
ANNIE'S SONG
(70's Folk/Pop -
3/4 time - written and first
recorded by John
Denver in 1974 - tab
consists of 2
verses - Standard tuning) |
G |
66
measures |
4.00 |
| G1678 |
AQUEL QUIEN LA
BUENA OBRA EMPEZO
(He Who Began a
Good Work in You)
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by
Steve Green on
his "Toma La Cruz" album,
tab consists of
accompaniment for all
sections and 2
solos - Standard tuning) |
G |
79
measures |
5.00 |
| G142 |
ARCHIBALD
McDONALD
(Scottish lament
- 3/4 time - about the Clan
MacDonald of
Keppoch's many battles and
loss of lands
dating to 1431 - tab consists
of 2 sections -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
26
measures |
2.50 |
| G2488 |
ARCHIBALD
McDONALD
(more complex
than G142 above - tab
consists of 4
sections - CGDGBE tuning) |
Em |
51
measures |
3.50 |
| G1664 |
ARE YOU LONESOME
TONIGHT
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - written by Roy Turk
and Lou Handman
in 1926, first recorded
by Handman and
his sister Edith in 1927,
tab is based on
Elvis Presley's 1960
recording and
consists of intro and verse
in Standard
tuning) |
E |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G1345 |
ARTHUR'S THEME
("Best That You Can Do")
(80's Movie
theme - recorded by Christopher
Cross for the
1981 movie "Arthur", starring
Dudley Moore and
Liza Minnelli - tab is
based on his
recording and consists of
verse and chorus
- Drop D tuning) |
A |
36
measures |
3.00 |
| G2438 |
ASH GROVE
(traditional
Welsh - 3/4 time - one of this
song's many
titles since 1802 is "Sent
Forth by God's
Blessing" - tab consists
of intro and 4
sections - CGDGBE tuning) |
C |
74
measures |
4.50 |
| G860 |
A TIME FOR
US
(60's
Movie theme - 3/4 time - from the
1968 movie
"Romeo and Juliet", written by
Nino Rota - tab
consists of 2 verses and
bridge - Drop
D tuning) |
Em |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G1448 |
AT SEVENTEEN
(70's Folk/Pop -
written by Janis Ian in
1973 and
included on her 1975 album
"Between the
Lines" - tab consists of 2
verses and 2
bridges - Drop D tuning) |
D |
72
measures |
4.50 |
| G2006 |
AURA LEE (Love
Me Tender)
(Civil War
ballad - tab consists of intro and
2 arrangements
in 2 keys - Drop D tuning) |
C and D |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G104 |
AUTUMN
LEAVES
(40's
jazz standard - written in 1945 by
Joseph Kosma and
Jacques Prévert
French song,
first titled "Les feuilles
mortes" ("The
Dead Leaves"), with lyrics in
English written
by Johnny Mercer in 1947;
one of the first
to perform this classic was
Jo Stafford -
tab consists of intro, 2 verses
and 2 bridges in
2 keys - Standard tuning) |
Am and Dm |
73
measures |
4.50 |
| G2024 |
AVE MUNDI SPES
MARIA
(10th
century Gregorian Chant - tab is
based on "The
Benedictine Monks of Santo
Domingo De
Silos" 1993 recording from
their album
"Canto Gregoriano", consisting
of 8 sections
and reprise, as played by
Harold Streeter
on his "Guitarscapes" CD,
in DADGAD
tuning) |
D |
89
measures |
5.00 |
| G1409 |
AWAY IN A
MANGER
(traditional
Christmas - 3/4 time - first
published in
1885, set to the folk melody
of "St. Kilda" -
tab consists of 6 sections
in 2 keys -
Drop D tuning) |
D and C |
84
measures |
5.00 |
| G2077 |
AWAY IN A
MANGER
(3/4
time - tab consists of verse and chorus
in Open G
tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1746 |
BANANA
REPUBLICS
(70's Folk -
written by Steve Goodman, Jim
Rothermel and
Steve Burgh, first recorded
by Steve
Goodman, then by Jimmy Buffett
on his "Changes
in Latitudes, Changes in
Attitudes"
album, both in 1977 - tab is
based on Steve's
recording and consists of
3 sections -
Standard tuning) |
D |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G1724 |
BATTLE CRY OF
FREEDOM
(Patriotic song
advocating the Union cause
in the Civil
War, but popular on both sides,
written in 1862
by George F. Root - tab
consists of 4
sections - G6 tuning) |
D |
66
measures |
4.00 |
| G1925 |
BATTLE CRY OF
FREEDOM
tab
consists of 4 sections - Drop D tuning) |
D |
67
measures |
4.00 |
| G1711 |
BATTLE HYMN OF
THE REPUBLIC
(American
abolitionist song - written by
Julia Ward Howe
in 1861, published in "The
Atlantic
Monthly" in 1862 - tab consists of
2 verses and 2
choruses (2nd chorus is in
Travis picking
style) - G6 tuning) |
G |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G856 |
BEAUTIFUL
(70's Folk/Pop -
written and recorded by
Gordon Lightfoot
for his 1972 album "Don
Quixote" - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses,
chorus and
ending - Standard tuning) |
A |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G014 |
BESAME MUCHO
(40's Latin
ballad - written in 1940 by
Consuelo
Velázquez, first recorded by
Emilio Tuero the
same year - tab consists
of 2 verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
Am |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G2119 |
BE THOU MY
VISION
(8th
century Irish hymn - 3/4 time - written
by Dallan
Forgaill, with lyrics translated to
English in 1905,
and with additional lyrics
provided by
Eleanor Hull in 1912 - the tab
consists of
accompaniment for intro, verse
and ending, plus
intro, verse and ending in
solo form -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G2441 |
BE THOU MY
VISION
(tab
is as played by Harold Streeter on his
"Sent Forth
By God's Blessing" album
and consists of
intro, 3 verses and ending
in Standard
tuning) |
C |
73
measures |
4.50 |
| G1192 |
BLUE BAYOU
(70's Country
Pop - written by Roy Orbison
and Joe Melson,
first recorded by Roy
Orbison in 1963
- tab is based on Linda
Ronstadt's 1977
recording and consists of
2 verses and 2
choruses - Drop D tuning) |
D |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G1683 |
BLUE HAWAII
(Movie theme -
written by Leo Robin and
Ralph Rainger
for the 1937 movie "Waikiki
Wedding", and
title track for Elvis Presley's
1961 movie Blue
Hawaii" - tab consists of 3
verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
G |
36
measures |
3.00 |
| G2238 |
BOAT MAN
(90's Folk/Pop -
written and recorded by
James Taylor for
his 1997 "Hourglass" CD,
tab consists of
accompaniment for 3 verses,
3 choruses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
D |
101
measures |
5.50 |
| G116 |
BOTH SIDES
NOW
(60's
Folk - written by Joni Mitchell and first
recorded by Judy
Collins in 1968, then by
Joni on her 1969
album "Clouds" - tab is
based on Joni's
recording and consists of 2
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
G |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G1895 |
BOURREE IN
Bm
(Classical -
written by Johann Kreiger
(1649-1725) -
tab consists of 2 sections
in Standard
tuning) |
Bm |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2556 |
BREAD OF
LIFE - (Liturgical - tab consists of
one section -
Standard tuning) |
D |
14
measures |
1.50 |
| G2213 |
BREAKING OF THE
DAWN
(Inspirational -
written by Fernando Ortega
and E.
Rubenstein for Ortega's 1998 album
of the same name
- tab consists of intro,
accompaniment
for 2 verses and chorus,
solo
arrangements for verse, chorus and
ending -
CGDGBE tuning) |
C |
100
measures |
5.50 |
| G2012 |
BRIDGET CRUISE
(Third Air)
(Celtic - 3/4
time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan
(1670-1738) - tab consists of one
verse - Open
A tuning: EAC#EAC#) |
A |
18
measures |
2.00 |
| G2705 |
BRING IT ON HOME
TO ME
(60's
Pop - 6/8 time - written and first
recorded by Sam
Cooke in 1961 - tab is
based on his
recording and consists of
intro, verse
accompaniment and
instrumental
break - Standard tuning) |
C |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G2235 |
BUCKETS OF
RAIN
(Folk/Blues -
written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan for
his 1974 "Blood On the
Tracks" album -
tab consists of vocal
accompaniment
and instrumental break as
played by Dave
Van Ronk, plus 2 additional
breaks by Harold
Streeter - Drop D tuning) |
D |
51
measures |
3.50 |
| G2993 |
BUILD
(80's Pop-Rock -
written and first recorded
by the British
group "The Housemartins"
in 1987 for
their album "The People Who
Grinned
Themselves to Death" - tab is
based on their
recording and consists of
2 intros, 2
verses, 2 bridges, 2 refrains,
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
G |
87
measures |
5.00 |
| G2717 |
CALLING ON
MARY
(Christmas - 6/8
time - written by Michael
Penn and first
recorded by Aimee Mann on
her 2006 album
"One More Drifter in the
Snow" - tab is
based on her recording and
consists of
intro and accompaniment for all
sections -
Standard tuning) |
G |
95
measures |
5.50 |
| G979 |
CAMPBELL'S
FAREWELL TO RED CASTLE
(aka:
"March For the Boys of Belfast")
(traditional
Scottish march in the key of
A-Mixolydian -
located on the Beauly Firth,
Redcastle is the
oldest inhabited castle in
Scotland, built
in 1179 - tab consists of 6
sections -
Standard tuning) |
A |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G1632 |
CAN'T HELP
FALLING IN LOVE (With You)
(60's Pop -
written by George Weiss,
Hugo Peretti and
Luigi Creatore for the
1961 Elvis
Presley movie "Blue Hawaii",
tab consists of
intro, 3 verses and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
C |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2228 |
CAPTAIN HENRY
O'KAIN
(Celtic - 3/4
time - written by Irish harper
Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738) - the tab
consists of 2
sections - Standard tuning) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2128 |
CARRY ME BACK TO
THE LONE PRAIRIE
(traditional
Western - based on a sea song
called "The
OCean Burial" written in the
1830's - tab
consists of intro, verse and
chorus - Drop
D tuning) |
C |
40
measures |
3.50 |
| G1319 |
CAST YOUR FATE
TO THE WIND
(60's Jazz/Pop -
written and first recorded
by Vince
Guaraldi in 1963 - tab consists of
intro and 4
sections, with section 3 based
on Earl Klugh's
recording - Drop D tuning) |
D |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G651 |
CIELITO
LINDO
(traditional
Mexican Folk - 3/4 time - written
and published in
1882 by Quirino Mendoza
y Cortés - tab
consists of verse and chorus
in Standard
tuning) |
A |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1179 |
COLOR MY
WORLD
(70's
Pop - 6/8 time - written by James
Pankow and first
recorded by "Chicago",
based on
Pankow's "Ballet for a Girl in
Buchannon" song
cycle/suite and included
on Chicago's
1970 album "Chicago II" - tab
consists of 2
sections - Drop D tuning) |
D |
54
measures |
3.50 |
| G1631 |
COME AWAY WITH
ME
(Pop -
written and first recorded by Norah
Jones for her
2002 album "Come Away
With Me" - tab
is based on her recording
and consists of
intro, 3 verses, 2 bridges,
plus
"instrumental" section and verse
reprise/ending -
Drop D tuning) |
C and D |
83
measures |
5.00 |
| G1903 |
COME MONDAY
(70's Pop -
written and first recorded by
Jimmy Buffett on
his 1974 album "Living
and Dying in 3/4
Time" - tab is based on
his recording
and consists of intro, 2 verses,
2 choruses and
bridge - Drop D tuning) |
G |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G848 |
COME SATURDAY
MORNING
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - written by Fred Karlin
and Dory Previn
in 1969 and first recorded
by the
"Sandpipers" for the 1969 movie
"Sterile Cuckoo"
starring Lisa Minelli - tab
consists of 2
sections - Standard tuning) |
A |
36
measures |
3.00 |
| G794 |
COME TO THE
RAFFLE
(traditional 6/8
time Irish Jig - tab consists
of 2 sections in
Open G tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2129 |
COOL WATER
(Western - written in 1936 by Bob Nolan
and first recorded by "The Sons of the
Pioneers" in 1941 - tab is based on their
recording and consists of verse and chorus
in Drop D tuning) |
A |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G3028 |
COVENTRY CAROL
(Christmas - 3/4 time - written in the 16th
century, the composer is anonymous - this
piece was originally performed in Coventry,
England as part of a play called "The
Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors"; it's
based on part of the Christmas story as
described in Matthew, Chapter 2 - the tab
consists of 3 verses and interlude in
Standard tuning) |
Em |
65
measures |
4.50 |
| G625 |
COWBOY'S
SOLILOQUY
(traditional
Western - 3/4 time - lyrics are
from a poem
written by D. J. O'Malley in
1891 at the end
of a trail drive from Texas
to Yellowstone,
set to old folk melody - tab
consists of 2
sections, as played by Harold
Streeter on his
"Streets of Laredo" CD,
in Gm tuning:
DGDGBbD) |
Gm |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G1276 |
CRAZY
(60's
Country/Pop - written by Willie Nelson
in 1961 and
first recorded by Patsy Cline in
1962 - tab is
based on her recording and
consists of
intro, 3 verses, chorus and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
C |
40
measures |
3.50 |
| G1453 |
DANIEL
(70's Pop -
written by Bernie Taupin and
Elton John for
Elton's 1973 "Don't Shoot
Me, I'm Only The
Piano Player" album,
tab consists of
intro, verse, chorus and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
C |
51
measures |
3.50 |
| G908 |
DANNY'S SONG
(70's Pop -
written by Kenny Loggins, first
recorded by
Loggins and Messina on their
1971 debut album
"Sittin' In", then by Anne
Murray in 1972 -
tab is based on Anne
Murray's
recording and consists of verse
and chorus -
Standard tuning) |
A |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G2033 |
DANNY'S SONG
(Blues/Rag -
written and first recorded by
J. J. Cale in
1970 - tab is based on his
recording but
expanded to 6 sections, in
Standard
tuning) |
E |
52
measures |
3.50 |
| G1285 |
DAY BY DAY
(70's musical -
3/4 time - from the 1971
musical
"Godspell" by Stephen Schwartz
and John-Michael
Tebelak - tab consists of
2 verses -
Standard tuning) |
C |
40
measures |
3.50 |
| G869 |
DECK THE
HALL
(Christmas -
English Yuletide and New
Years' carol,
based on a Welsh air from the
late 1700's,
published in 1784 - tab consists
of verse and
refrain - Drop D tuning) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1759 |
DIXIE,LOOK AWAY
(I Wish I Was in Dixie)
(traditional
anthem of the South, written by
Daniel Emmett, a
Northerner, published in
1859, first
performed by a blackface
minstrel-show
troupe the same year in New
York City -
arranged to be performed at
slow tempo - tab
consists of verse and
chorus - G6
tuning) |
G |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G2731 |
DONNA (Oh,
Donna)
(50's
Pop - 6/8 time - written and recorded
by Ritchie
Valens in 1958 - tab is based on
his recording
and consists of intro, 3 verses,
chorus and
ending - Standard tuning) |
A |
84
measures |
5.00 |
| G2701 |
DON'T LET THE
SUN CATCH YOU CRYING
(60's Pop -
written by Gerry Marsden and
recorded by
"Gerry and the Pacemakers"
in 1964 - tab
consists of intro, 3 verses and
bridge, all
based on Gloria Estefan's
recording from
her 1994 album "Hold Me,
Thrill Me, Kiss
Me" - Standard tuning) |
A |
71
measures |
4.50 |
| G3016 |
DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY
(19th century Gospel - originally called
"Down to the Valley to Pray", the title was
changed for the 2000 movie "O Brother
Where Art Thou" - lyrics are based on
Isaiah 43:1-7 and Acts 16:13-15 - tab
consists of 2 verses and 2 choruses in
Drop D tuning) |
D |
34 measures |
3.50 |
| G626 |
DYING COWBOY OF
RIMROCK RANCH
(traditional
Western - 3/4 time - the tab is
based on a field
recording by John Lomax
and consists of
2 sections - Drop D tuning) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G023 |
EDELWEISS
(Folk and show
theme - 3/4 time - written
by Rodgers and
Hammerstein for the 1959
musical "Sound
of Music", named after the
edelweiss, a
white flower found high in the
Alpine hills -
tab consists of 2 verses and
chorus -
Standard tuning) |
A |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1187 |
ELEANOR
RIGBY
(Beatles -
written by Paul McCartney and
first released
on the Beatles' "Revolver"
album in 1966 -
tab consists of 2 verses
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
48
measures |
3.50 |
| G163 |
EL PASO
(60's Western -
3/4 time - written and first
recorded by
Marty Robbins for his 1959
album
"Gunfighter Ballads and Trail
Songs", with
Grady Martin on guitar - the
tab consists of
2 verses and chorus in
Standard
tuning) |
A |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G2735 |
END OF THE
INNOCENCE
(80's Pop -
written by Bruce Hornsby, first
recorded by Don
Henley on his 1989 album
of the same name
- tab is based on his
recording and
consists of intro, verse,
refrain and
ending - CGDGBE tuning) |
G |
51
measures |
3.50 |
| G1893 |
ETUDE IN C
(Classical - 3/4
time - written by Fernando
Sor (1778-1839)
- tab consists of 4 sections
in Standard
tuning) |
C |
40
measures |
3.50 |
| G2042 |
FEEL THE
NAILS
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by Ray
Boltz on his
1994 "The Altar" album - tab
is based on his
recording and consists of
intro and 7
sections of accompaniment in
Standard
tuning) |
D |
129
measures |
6.00 |
| G1045 |
FIELDS OF
GOLD
(90's
Pop - tab is based on Sting's 1993
recording and
consists of intro, 2 verses,
bridge and
ending - Standard tuning) |
G |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G174 |
FIRE AND
RAIN
(70's
Folk/Rock - written and first recorded
by James Taylor
for his second album
"Sweet Baby
James" in 1970 - tab is based
on his recording
and consists of intro, 2
verses and 2
choruses - Standard tuning) |
A |
89
measures |
5.00 |
| G2828 |
FIRST TIME EVER
I SAW YOUR FACE
(70's Folk/Pop -
written in 1957 by Ewan
MacColl for
Peggy Seeger, who later
became his wife
- recorded by Roberta
Flack on her
1969 album "First Take" - her
first hit after
its inclusion in the 1971 movie
"Play Misty for
Me" - tab consists of 2
verses and
ending - Standard tuning) |
C |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G1390 |
FIVE HUNDRED
MILES
(traditional
American Folk - first made
popular in the
early 60's and first recorded
in 1961 by "The
Journeymen" - tab consists
of one verse -
Standard tuning) |
C |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1917 |
FIVE HUNDRED
MILES
(tab
consists of one verse - Standard
tuning) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G468 |
FLOR DE AZALEA
(Flower of Azalea)
(Mexican bolero
- written in the 1940's by
Manuel Esperón -
tab consists of 3
sections -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G3004 |
FLOS CARMELI (Flowers of Carmel) / LET
ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE
(this is a medley of 2 traditional Catholic
hymns; the first is from the 12th century in
the Marian tradition, sung in the Carmelite
Rite for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel, written by St Simon Stock (1165-
1265); the second was written in the 4th
century, based on verses from Habakkuk
and put to the French folk melody of
"Picardy" - Standard tuning) |
Em |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G1489 |
FLY AWAY
(70's Folk/Pop -
written and first recorded
by John Denver
in 1975 with Olivia Newton-
John on backup
vocals for his "Windsong"
album - tab
consists of intro, 3 verses and
chorus - Open
G tuning) |
G |
52
measures |
3.50 |
| G1270 |
FOLLOW ME
(70's Folk -
written and first recorded by
John Denver in
1970 for his "Take Me to
Tomorrow" album
- tab is based on his
recording and
consists of intro, verse and
2 choruses -
Standard tuning) |
A |
57
measures |
4.00 |
| G866 |
FOOL ON THE
HILL
(Beatles -
written by Paul McCartney in
3/4 time, first
recorded by the Beatles in
1967 for their
"Magical Mystery Tour"
album - tab is
based on Sergio Mendes'
1968 recording
in 4/4 time and consists of
2 verses and 2
bridges - Standard tuning) |
A |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G2753 |
FOREVER
YOUNG
(70's
Folk - written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan in
1974 for his "Planet Wave"
album - tab is
based on Joan Baez's
recording from
her 1976 album "From Every
Stage", and
consists of intro, verse, refrain
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
G |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G1396 |
FOR THE GOOD
TIMES
(70's
Country - written by Kris Kristofferson,
hit for Ray
Price in 1970 - tab is based on
his recording
and consists of verse and
chorus - Drop
D tuning) |
D |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G1672 |
FOUR STRONG
WINDS
(60's
Folk - written by Ian Tyson in 1961,
first recorded
by "The Brothers Four" in
1964, then by
Ian and his wife Sylvia the
same year - tab
consists of 2 verses and
has an unusual
ending; it ends on the "5"
or dominant (G)
chord - Drop D tuning) |
C |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1598 |
FUR ELISE (For
Elise)
(Classical - 3/4
time - written for piano by
Ludwig van
Beethoven in 1810 - the tab
consists of 4
sections - Standard tuning) |
Am |
48
measures |
3.50 |
| G2980 |
GIVE ME YOUR
WORD
(Spanish-oriented
classical - 3/4 time,
tab is based on
Bill Yeats' guitar recording
and consists of
intro and 3 sections in
G6
tuning) |
Dm |
95
measures |
5.00 |
| G1027 |
GLORIA
(Liturgical -
written by Owen Alstott in 1947
for the Heritage
Mass - tab consists of all
sections -
Standard tuning) |
C |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G634 |
GLORY TO GOD IN
THE HIGHEST
(Liturgical -
3/4 time - tab consists of 2
refrains and 3
verses, as played by Harold
Streeter on his
"Sent Forth By God's
Blessing"
album - G6 tuning) |
D |
153
measures |
6.50 |
| G1563 |
GO DOWN EASY
(80's Country
Pop - written by John Martyn,
recorded by Dan
Fogelberg on his 1985
"High Country
Snows" album - tab is based
on his recording
and consists of 2 verses,
2 choruses and
ending - Drop D tuning) |
D |
78
measures |
4.50 |
| G870 |
GOD REST YE
MERRY GENTLEMEN
(traditional
Christmas - composer unknown,
published in
Britain in 1833 - tab consists
of one verse -
Standard tuning) |
Am |
21
measures |
2.00 |
| G2002 |
GOD THE
OMNIPOTENT
(Gospel -
written by Alexis Lvov in 1833,
titled "God Save
The Tsar", lyrics written
in 1842 by Henry
F. Chorley for "God, the
Omnipotent", set
to Lvov's melody - tab
consists of 2
sections - Drop D tuning) |
C and D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1271 |
GOODBYE
AGAIN
(70's
Folk - written and first recorded by
John Denver for
his 1972 album "Rocky
Mountain High" -
tab is based on his
recording and
consists of intro, verse,
chorus and
ending - Standard tuning) |
C |
52
measures |
3.50 |
| G906 |
GOOD TIME
CHARLEY'S (Got the Blues)
(70's
Country/Pop - written and first
recorded by
Danny O'Keefe for his 1972
album "O'Keefe"
- tab is based on his
recording and
consists of intro, 2 verses,
2 refrains and
ending - Drop D tuning) |
D |
54
measures |
3.50 |
| G2199 |
GRANDPA (Tell Me
'Bout the Good Old Days)
(80's Country -
first recorded by The Judds
on their 1986
"Rockin' with the Rhythm"
album - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses, 2
choruses and
ending - Standard tuning) |
E |
76
measures |
4.50 |
| G1437 |
GREATEST LOVE OF
ALL
(70's
Pop - written by Michael Masser and
Linda Creed,
first recorded for the 1977 film
"The Greatest"
by George Benson, then by
Whitney Houston
in 1986 - tab is based on
George Benson's
recording and consists of
5 sections -
Drop D tuning) |
G |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G2992 |
GREEN FIELDS OF
FRANCE (aka "No Man's
Land" and
"Willie McBride")
(70's Folk - 3/4
time - written and first
recorded by Eric
Bogle in 1976 - tab is
based on the
1981 recording of the Irish
group "The
Fureys" with Davey Arthur, and
consists of
intro, verse, refrain, chorus and
ending - Drop
D tuning) |
C |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G188 |
GREENSLEEVES
(traditional
English - 3/4 time - registered at
the London
Stationer's Company in 1580 as
"A New Northern
Dittye of the Lady Greene
Sleeves" - tab
consists of verse and chorus
in Standard
tuning) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2067 |
GREENSLEEVES
(tab consists of
verse and chorus in
Open G
tuning) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2075 |
GUANTANAMERA
(Cuban Folk -
written by José Fernández
Diaz in 1929 -
first recorded in 1966 by
"The Sandpipers"
- tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Open G tuning) |
C |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G193 |
GUANTANAMERA
(tab consists of
4 verses and 2 choruses
in Drop D
tuning) |
D |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G2745 |
HAIL MARY,
GENTLE WOMAN
(Liturgical -
written by Carey Landry and
Carol Jean
Kinghorn in 1975 - tab is based
on Angelina's
recording from her 2000
album "Prays the
Rosary" and consists of
intro, 4 verses,
refrain and ending/reprise
in Standard
tuning) |
D |
84
measures |
5.00 |
| G2186 |
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
(the melody of
"Happy Birthday" is from
"Good Morning to
All", written by Patty and
Mildred Hill in
1893 - tab consists of one
verse in slow
3/4 time and one verse in
Travis picking
style - Standard tuning) |
E |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G1660 |
HARBOR
LIGHTS
(50's
Pop - written by Hugh Williams and
Jimmy Kennedy in
1937 and published in
1950, first
recorded the same year by the
Sammy Kaye
orchestra - tab is based on
Elvis Presley's
1954 recording from his first
recording
session at Sun Records and
consists of 3
verses, bridge and ending
in Standard
tuning) |
A |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2489 |
HARD TIMES COME
AGAIN NO MORE
(American Folk -
written and published by
Stephen Foster
in 1854 - tab consists of
verse and
refrain - Standard tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G873 |
HARK THE HERALD
ANGELS SING
(traditional
Christmas - written by Charles
Wesley, first
published in "Hymns and
Sacred Poems" in
1739 - tab consists of
one verse -
Standard tuning) |
C |
21
measures |
2.00 |
| G1331 |
HAWAIIAN WEDDING
SONG
(50's
Pop - 6/8 time - written in 1926 by
Charles King for
his operetta, "Prince of
Hawaii", first
titled "Waiting Here for You"
("Ke Kali Nei
Au"), translated into English
by Al Hoffman
and Dick Manning in 1958
and renamed
"Hawaiian Wedding Song",
hit for Andy
Williams in 1959 - tab is based
on Chet Atkins'
recording and consists of 4
sections -
Drop D tuning) |
G |
77
measures |
4.50 |
| G2813 |
HEART OF
GOLD
(70's
Folk/Pop - written and first recorded
by Neil Young in
1972 for his "Harvest"
album - tab
consists of intro as played by
Neil Young, plus
2 mouth harp similes and
one vocal simile
- Standard tuning) |
Em |
74
measures |
4.50 |
| G2185 |
HERE COMES THE
BRIDE (Bridal Chorus)
and the
WEDDING MARCH
(Classical - the
Bridal Chorus was written
by Richard
Wagner in 1850 for the opera
"Lohengrin", and
is traditionally played for
the bride's
entrance at formal weddings.
The Wedding
March was written in 1842
by Felix
Mendelssohn for "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" -
the tab consists of 5
sections -
Standard tuning) |
C |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G2481 |
HERE I AM,
LORD
(Liturgical -
written by Dan Schutte in 1979,
the tab consists
of 2 verses and 2 refrains
in Standard
tuning) |
E |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G2559 |
HERE I AM,
LORD
(tab
consists of 2 verses and one refrain
in G6
tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1591 |
HOBO'S
MEDITATION
(Country - 3/4
time - first recorded in 1932
by Jimmie
Rodgers, also by Dolly Parton,
Emmylou Harris
and Linda Ronstadt on
their 1987
"Trio" album - tab consists of
intro and 2
sections - Standard tuning) |
A |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G643 |
HOLY GOD, WE
PRAISE THY NAME
(traditional
Liturgical - 3/4 time - written by
Ignaz Franz in
1774 - tab consists of verse,
refrain and
reprise - Standard tuning) |
C |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G644 |
HOLY, HOLY
(Liturgical -
tab consists of one verse
in Drop D
tuning) |
D |
23
measures |
2.50 |
| G2125 |
HOME ON THE
RANGE
(traditional
Western - 3/4 time - lyrics are
from a poem
written by Dr. Brewster Higley
in 1873 called
"My Western Home" - state
song of Kansas -
tab consists of intro, verse
and chorus -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G2140 |
HOME ON THE
RANGE
(tab
consists of intro plus verse and chorus
accompaniment -
Standard tuning) |
A |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G1510 |
HONKY TONK
(12-bar Blues -
written by Billy Butler, Bill
Doggett,
Clifford Scott and Berisford "Shep"
Shephard - hit
for Bill Doggett in 1956 - tab
consists of 5
sections - Standard tuning) |
E |
123
measures |
6.00 |
| G1449 |
HOUSE OF THE
RISING SUN
(traditional
Folk - 6/8 time - earliest known
recording of
this 18th century song is by
Clarence Ashley
in 1933 - also a hit for
"The Animals" in
1964 - tab is based on the
Animals'
recording and consists of extended
intro and 3
verses - Standard tuning) |
Am |
66
measures |
4.00 |
| G2071 |
HOUSE OF THE
RISING SUN
(6/8 time - tab
consists of intro, verse and
chorus - Open
G tuning) |
Gm |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G2000 |
HOW GREAT THOU
ART
(traditional
Gospel - Swedish minister Carl
Boberg wrote the
lyrics in 1885 and set
them to a
Swedish folk melody in 1888;
they were
published in English in 1949, and
the song was
popularized by Billy Graham
during his
1950's Crusades - tab consists
of verse and
chorus - G6 tuning) |
G |
26
measures |
3.00 |
| G2118 |
HOW GREAT THOU
ART
(tab
consists of accompaniment for verse
and chorus, plus
solo arrangement of verse
and chorus -
Standard tuning) |
E |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G2120 |
I'D RATHER HAVE
JESUS
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written in 1939 by
George Beverly
Shea - tab consists of
accompaniment
for verse and chorus, plus
solos for verse
and chorus and 2 endings
in Drop D
tuning) |
D |
83
measures |
5.00 |
| G852 |
IF - (70's
Pop - written and first recorded by
David Gates in
1972 with "Bread" - tab
consists of 3
verses and 2 choruses in
Standard
tuning) |
C |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G2724 |
I FALL TO
PIECES
(60's
Country - written by Hank Cochran
and Harlan
Howard, recorded by Patsy
Cline in 1961
for her album "Patsy Cline
Showcase" - tab
is based on her recording
and consists of
intro, chorus, verse and
ending - Drop
D tuning) |
A |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G2214 |
IF I FLEE ON
MORNING WINGS
(Inspirational -
written and first recorded by
Fernando Ortega
for his 1998 "Breaking of
the Dawn" album
- tab is based on his
recording and
consists of pre-intro and intro
solos, verse
solo, plus accompaniment for
the verse in
DADGAD tuning) |
Am |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G207 |
IF I WERE A
CARPENTER
(60's Folk/Pop -
written by Tim Hardin, first
recorded by
Bobby Darin in 1966, then by
Johnny Cash in
1970 - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
G6 tuning) |
D |
26
measures |
2.50 |
| G2215 |
IF YOU WERE
MINE
(Inspirational -
written and recorded by
Fernando Ortega
on his 1998 "This Bright
Hour" album -
tab is based on his recording
and consists of
solo intro, plus 2 additional
solos, and
accompaniment for 3 verses and
reprise/ending -
CGCGBE tuning) |
C |
94
measures |
5.00 |
| G2035 |
I GOT MINE
(70's Folk -
written and first recorded by
Chris Smither -
tab is as he played it on his
1971 "Don't Drag
it On" album and consists
of intro,
accompaniment for verses, solo
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
E |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G1633 |
I HEARD IT
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
(60's Rock -
Written by Norman Whitfield
and Barrett
Strong in 1966, first recorded
by "The
Miracles" - big hit for Marvin Gaye
in 1968 - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses, 2
choruses and
ending - Drop D tuning) |
Am |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G1752 |
I'L FAUDID LEIR
DIRE
(Folk -
written and first recorded by French
singer-songwriter
and guitarist Francis
Cabrel - tab
consists of verse, chorus
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
E |
47
measures |
3.50 |
| G1635 |
IMAGINE
(70's Pop -
written and first recorded by
John Lennon for
his 1971 solo album
"Imagine" - tab
consists of 2 verses and
bridge - Drop
D tuning) |
D |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1945 |
I NEVER KNEW
LONELY
(90's
Country Pop - written and first
recorded by
Vince Gill for his 1992 album
of the same name
- tab is based on his
recording and
consists of intro, 2 verses
and chorus -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G2962 |
IN THE LAND
THERE IS A HUNGER
(80's Liturgical
- written by Michael Lynch
in 1981 - tab
consists of 2 refrains and 3
verses - Drop
D tuning) |
G |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G2073 |
IN THE PINES
(traditional
Folk - 3/4 time - written in the
1870's - tab is
based on Bill Monroe's 1941
recording and
consists of verse and chorus
in Open G
tuning) |
C |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1427 |
I ONLY HAVE EYES
FOR YOU
(50's Pop -
written by Harry Warren and
Al Dubin in 1934
for the movie "Dames",
hit in 1959 for
the "Flamingos" - tab is
based on their
recording and consists of
7 sections and
ending - G6 tuning) |
D and G |
90
measures |
5.00 |
| G2700 |
ISA LEI
(traditional
Fijian farewell song - tab is
based on Ry
Cooder's 1992 recording with
V. M. Bhatt,
from his "Meeting By the
River" album and
consists of 2 verses and
2 choruses -
Open D tuning: DADF#AD) |
D |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G1991 |
ISA LEI
(tab consists of
2 arrangements - first is
as played by Ed
Gerhard in the key of D,
second is
arranged by Harold Streeter in
the key of G,
and consists of intro and 6
sections -
Drop D tuning) |
D and G |
104
measures |
5.50 |
| G2005 |
I STARTED A
JOKE
(60's
Pop - written by Robin Gibb and first
recorded by the
"Bee Gees" for their 1968
album "Idea" -
tab consists of 3 verses and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
C |
36
measures |
3.50 |
| G875 |
IT CAME UPON A
MIDNIGHT CLEAR
(Christmas - 3/4
time - written by Edmund
Sears and
published in 1849 - tab consists
of 2 verses and
chorus - Drop D tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2981 |
IT'S ALL IN THE
GAME
(50s
pop - first written as an instrumental
titled Melody
in A Major by the U.S. Vice
President under
Calvin Coolidge, Charles
Dawes in 1911,
with lyrics written for it in
1951 by Carl
Sigman - pop hit for Tommy
Edwards in 1958
- tab is based on Tommy
Edwards
recording, and consists of 2
verses and
ending - Standard tuning) |
C |
46
measures |
4.00 |
| G2212 |
I WILL SING OF
MY REDEEMER
(Gospel - 12/8
time - written by Phillip Bliss
and R. Prichard
in 1875 - tab consists of
accompaniment
for intro, 3 verses, 3
choruses and
ending - Standard tuning) |
E |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G2008 |
I WONDER AS I
WANDER
(Christmas -
lyrics written by John Jacob
Niles set to a
folk melody in 1933 - tab
consists of
intro, accompaniment for 4
verses, plus
solo - Standard tuning) |
Am |
101
measures |
5.50 |
| G1274 |
JAMAICA
FAREWELL
(Carribean -
written by Lord Burgess in
1926, first
recorded by Harry Belafonte on
his 1956
"Calypso" album - tab consists of
verse, chorus
and bridge - G6 tuning) |
D |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G2740 |
JAMAICA
FAREWELL
(tab consists of
verse, chorus and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
A |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G1286 |
JEAN
(60's movie
theme - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded
by Rod McKuen for the 1969
movie "Prime of
Miss Jean Brodie" - hit the
same year for
William Swofford ("Oliver"),
tab consists of
intro, 3 verses, chorus and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
C |
70
measures |
4.50 |
| G2216 |
JESUS, KING OF
ANGELS
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by
Fernando Ortega
for his 1998 "Breaking of
the Dawn" album
- tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus
solos, plus verse and
chorus
accompaniment and ending in
EGDGBE
tuning) |
E |
77
measures |
5.00 |
| G2312 |
JINGLE BELLS
(Christmas Pop -
written by James Lord
Pierpont
(18221893), first titled "One
Horse Open
Sleigh" in 1857 - tab is as
played by Chet
Atkins and consists of
5 sections -
Standard tuning) |
G and C |
85
measures |
5.00 |
| G1755 |
JOURNEY THROUGH
THE PAST
(70's Folk/Pop -
written and first recorded
by Neil Young on
his 1973 "Time Fades
Away" album -
tab consists of intro, 3
verses and
turnaround - Drop D tuning) |
D |
53
measures |
3.50 |
| G880 |
JOY TO THE
WORLD
(traditional
Christmas - words by Isaac
Watts
(1674-1748) and music by Lowell
Mason - tab
consists of one verse in
Standard
tuning) |
A |
21
measures |
2.00 |
| G835 |
JUNK
(70's Pop - 3/4
time - written and first
recorded by Paul
McCartney on his 1970
"McCartney"
album - tab consists of 2
verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
C |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2853 |
JUST LIKE A
WOMAN
(60's
Folk/Rock - 6/8 time - written and first
recorded by Bob
Dylan for his 1966 album
"Blonde on
Blonde" - tab consists of intro,
verse, refrain,
bridge and ending, and
includes a
second module of guitar
accompaniment -
Standard tuning) |
C |
71
measures |
5.50 |
| G685 |
KAHIT ("It
Depends")
(Filipino love
song - composer unknown,
tab consists of
intro and 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
E |
48
measures |
3.50 |
| G2013 |
KEAN O'HARA
(First Air)
(Celtic - 3/4
time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan
(1670-1738) for Irish harp - tab
consists of one
verse - DADGAD tuning) |
D |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G2365 |
KEY TO THE
HIGHWAY
(Country Blues -
written in 1945 by Charles
Segar and Big
Bill Broonzy, first recorded
by Bill Broonzy
in the 1950's - tab is based
partly on John
Jackson's recording and
consists of
intro, vocal accompaniment and
4 solos -
Standard tuning) |
E |
59
measures |
4.00 |
| G236 |
KILLING ME
SOFTLY (With His Song)
(70's Pop -
written in 1971 by Charles Fox
and Norman
Gimbel - first recorded by Lori
Lieberman in
1971 - hit for Roberta Flack in
1973 - tab
consists of 2 verses, 2 bridges
and refrains -
Standard tuning) |
G |
81
measures |
5.00 |
| G1651 |
LA BAMBA
(traditional Mexican Folk and 50's Rock,
tab is based on Ritchie Valens' 1958
recording ("B" side of "Donna"), consisting
of intro, 4 verses, refrain and break, in
Standard tuning) |
C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| G3020 |
L.A. FREEWAY
(70's Folk-pop - written by Guy Clark in
1972 and first recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker
the same year, Guy Clark recorded his
version in 1975 - tab is based on Guy
Clark's recording and consists of intro, 2
verses and chorus - Standard tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
4.00 |
| G898 |
LAGRIMA
(Spanish
Classical - 3/4 time - composed
by Franscisco
Tarrega (1852-1909) - tab
consists of 5
sections - Standard tuning) |
E and Em |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G701 |
LEAD ME,
LORD
(Liturgical -
3/4 time - written by John
Becker in 1953 -
tab consists of verse and
refrain -
Standard tuning) |
G |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1604 |
LEAN ON ME
(70's Pop -
written and first recorded by Bill
Withers on his
1972 album "Still Bill" - tab
is based on his
recording and consists of
intro, 4 verses,
refrain and ending in
Standard
tuning) |
A |
53
measures |
4.00 |
| G238 |
LEAVING ON A JET
PLANE
(60's
Folk - first titled; "Oh Babe I Hate to
Go" - written by
John Denver and Kenneth
Browder in 1967
- recorded by the Chad
Mitchell Trio
the same year - hit for Peter,
Paul and Mary in
1969 - tab consists of 2
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
D |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G859 |
LES BICYCLETTES
DE BELSIZE
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - from the 1968 British
musical of the
same name - big hit for
Mireille Mathieu
the same year, then for
Englebert
Humperdinck (Arnold George
Dorsey) in 1969
- tab consists of verse and
chorus - Drop
D tuning) |
Am |
53
measures |
3.50 |
| G702 |
LET ALL MORTAL
FLESH KEEP SILENCE
(traditional
French hymn - first composed
in Greek in the
4th century, set to a French
medieval folk
melody named "Picardy" in
the 17th
century, translated from Greek by
Gerard Moultrie
- as played by Harold
Streeter on his
"Sent Forth By God's
Blessing" CD
- DGDFAD tuning) |
Dm |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G240 |
LET IT BE
(Beatles -
written by Paul McCartney,
recorded in 1969
and released in 1970 on
the Beatles'
"Let It Be" album - the tab
consists of 2
verses, chorus and ending
in Drop D
tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1643 |
LET IT BE ME
(60's pop -
written and first recorded by
Gilbert Bécaud
in 1955, hit for the Everly
Brothers in 1960
- tab is based on the
Everly Brothers'
recording and consists of
intro, 3 verses,
refrain and ending in
Standard
tuning) |
C |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G2131 |
LOCH LOMOND
(Scottish air -
published in 1841 in "Vocal
Melodies of
Scotland", this song is named
for the
beautiful Scottish lake - tab consists
of 2 sections -
Standard tuning) |
G |
18
measures |
2.00 |
| G2132 |
LOCH LOMOND
(tab consists of
2 arrangements, with 2
sections in slow
classical style, and 2 in
uptempo Travis
picking style - G6 tuning) |
D |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G2217 |
LONG, LONG
TIME
(70's
Pop - first recorded by Linda Ronstadt
on her 1970
"Silk Purse" album - the tab
consists of
intro from recording, fills with
accompaniment
from recording for 2 verses
and 3 choruses,
3 solo interludes, verse,
chorus and
ending - Standard tuning) |
G |
109
measures |
6.00 |
| G247 |
LOVE IS BLUE
(L'amour est bleu)
(60's Pop -
written by André Popp and
Pierre Cour in
1967 - hit for Paul Muriat
in 1968 - tab
consists of 4 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
Em and E |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G2056 |
LOVE ME TENDER
(Aura Lee)
(traditional
Civil War ballad - tab consists
of one verse -
Open G tuning) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1279 |
LUCILLE
(70's Country -
3/4 time - written by Roger
Bowling and Hal
Bynum - hit for Kenny
Rogers in 1977 -
tab consists of verse and
chorus -
Standard tuning) |
A |
55
measures |
4.00 |
| G2074 |
MAIDEN'S
PRAYER
(Texas Swing -
traditional fiddle tune with
lyrics added by
Bob Wills, first recorded in
1935 - the tab
consists of 2 verses in
Open G
tuning) |
G and C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G257 |
MALAGUENA la
SALEROSA
(traditional
Mexican folk - written by Elpidio
and Roque
Ramírez and Pedro Galindo,
popularized by
Miguel Aceves Mejía - tab
is based on
Mariachi recordings, and on
Tish Hinojosa's
recording from her album
"Aquella Noche",
consisting of intro, 2
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
Am |
47
measures |
3.50 |
| G269 |
MARIA
(from the
Broadway musical "West Side
Story" - music
by Leonard Bernstein and
lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim, published in
1956 - hit for
Johnny Mathis in 1960 - tab
consists of one
verse - Standard tuning) |
A |
26
measures |
2.50 |
| G261 |
MARY IN THE
MORNING
(60's Pop -
written by Johnny Cymball and
Mike Lendell,
recorded by Al Martino in
1967, and Elvis
Presley on his 1970 album
"That's The Way
It Is" - tab consists of 2
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
C |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G2009 |
MARY'S LITTLE
BOY CHILD
(Christmas -
written by Jester Hairston in
1956 and first
recorded by Harry Belafonte
the same year
for his album "An Evening
with Belafonte"
- tab consists of solo intro
and verse, plus
accompaniment for 2 verses
and 3 choruses -
Standard tuning) |
C |
52
measures |
3.50 |
| G1346 |
M.A.S.H.
("Suicide is Painless")
(theme from the
1970 TV series - written
by Johnny Mandel
and Mike Altman - tab
consists of
intro, 2 sections and ending
in Open G
tuning) |
Am |
47
measures |
3.50 |
| G1172 |
M.A.S.H.
(tab consists of
intro, one section and
ending - Drop
D tuning) |
Am |
31
measures |
3.00 |
| G1277 |
MEMORIES
(60's Pop -
written by Mac Davis in 1968
and recorded by
Elvis Presley the same
year - tab
consists of verse, bridge and
chorus -
Standard tuning) |
E |
28
measures |
3.00 |
| G2091 |
MEMPHIS
(50's Rock with
shuffle Blues treatment,
written and
first recorded by Chuck Berry in
1959, plus a
vocal version by Johnny Rivers
in 1964 - tab is
based on both versions, and
consists of
intro and ending as per Johnny
Rivers, plus
verse vocal simile, and classic
Chuck Berry
break - Drop D tuning) |
D |
57
measures |
4.00 |
| G1898 |
MENUET IN Bm
(Classical - 3/4
time - written by Johann
Krieger - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
Bm |
24
measures |
2.50 |
| G2888 |
MERCY, MERCY ME
(The Ecology)
(70's Pop -
written and first recorded by
Marvin Gaye for
his 1971 album "What's
Going On" - the
tab is based on Eleanor
McEvoy's
recording from her 2006 album
"Out There", and
consists of intro, solo for
2 verses and
refrain, plus accompaniment
as played on her
recording for 3 verses, 2
refrains and
ending - Standard tuning) |
C |
139
measures |
6.50 |
| G1894 |
MINUET IN C
(Classical - 3/4
time - written by W. A.
Mozart - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
C |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G1892 |
MINUET IN Em
(Classical - 3/4
time - written by Robert
de Visee - tab
consists of 4 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
Em |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1901 |
MINUET IN G
(Classical - 3/4
time - composer is
anonymous - tab
consists of 2 sections
in Standard
tuning) |
G |
23
measures |
2.50 |
| G253 |
MISTER
BOJANGLES
(70's Country
Pop - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded
by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968,
big hit for the
"Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" in
1971 - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
C |
83
measures |
5.00 |
| G1546 |
MISTER
BOJANGLES
(3/4 time - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
G |
77
measures |
4.50 |
| G1990 |
MULL OF
KINTYRE
(70's "Celtic"
Folk - 3/4 time - written by
Denny Laine and
Paul McCartney as a
tribute to the
picturesque Kintyre peninsula
in Argyll and
Bute, Scotland - recorded in
1977 by
McCartney and "Wings" - the tab
consists of
intro, 5 sections, and extended
modulation -
G6 tuning) |
D and G |
103
measures |
5.50 |
| G2112 |
(My)
VALENTINE
(90's Pop -
written by Jim Brickman, first
recorded by
Martina McBride on her 1997
album
"Evolution" - tab consists of intro, 2
verses, 3
choruses and ending/reprise in
Standard
tuning) |
C |
72
measures |
4.50 |
| G1307 |
MY FUNNY
VALENTINE
(40's jazz
standard - written by Richard
Rodgers and
Lorenz Hart for the musical
"Babes in Arms",
first recorded by Hal
McIntyre and
Ruth Gaylor in 1945, hit for
Chet Baker in
1952 - tab consists of intro,
2 verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
C |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G1180 |
MY SWEET
LADY
(70's
Pop - written and first recorded by
John Denver on
his 1971 "Poems, Prayers,
and Promises"
album - tab consists of 3
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
D |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G286 |
NORWEGIAN WOOD
(This Bird Has Flown)
(Beatles - 3/4
time - written mostly by John
Lennon, recorded
by the Beatles' on their
1965 "Rubber
Soul" album - tab consists of
2 verses and
chorus - Drop D tuning) |
D |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G2123 |
NOTHING BUT THE
BLOOD
(Gospel -
written by Robert Lowry in 1876,
tab consists of
verse, chorus, reprise and
ending solos -
Standard tuning) |
G |
27
measures |
3.00 |
| G2122 |
NOTHING BUT THE
BLOOD
(tab
consists of accompaniment only
for 2 verses and
3 choruses, plus refrain
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
F and G |
125
measures |
6.00 |
| G1389 |
NOWHERE MAN
(Beatles - tab
is based on the Beatles'
1965 recording
from their "Rubber Soul"
album and
consists of 3 verses, chorus
and ending -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G881 |
O COME ALL YE
FAITHFUL (Adeste Fideles)
(traditional
Christmas - written by John F.
Wade in 1743
tab consists of one verse
in Drop D
tuning) |
D |
21
measures |
2.50 |
| G720 |
O COME, O COME
EMMANUEL ("Veni, Veni,
Emmanuel") -
(Advent and Christmas,
12th century -
tab consists of verse and
refrain -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
21
measures |
2.50 |
| G1407 |
O HOLY NIGHT ("Cantique de Noël")
(traditional Christmas - 6/8 time - written
by Adolphe Adam in 1847, based on the
French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight,
Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-
1877) - tab consists of verse and chorus
in Standard tuning) |
A |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G950 |
OH MY PAPA
(50's Pop -
German song about a beloved
clown father,
written by Paul Burkhard in
1939 for the
musical "Der Schwarze
Hecht" - tab is
based on Eddie Fisher's
1954 recording
and consists of 6 verses,
2 bridges and
ending - 2 arrangements in
2 keys -
Standard tuning) |
C and E |
76
measures |
4.50 |
| G1614 |
OLD IRISH
BLESSING
(traditional
slow Gospel - a beautiful and
stately Irish
melody - tab consists of one
verse - Gm
tuning: DGDGBbD) |
Gm |
26
measures |
3.00 |
| G1999 |
OLD RUGGED
CROSS
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written in 1912 by
George Bennard -
tab consists of verse
and refrain -
G6 tuning) |
D |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G882 |
O LITTLE TOWN OF
BETHLEHEM
(traditional
Christmas - written in 1868 by
Phillips Brooks
and Lewis Redner - tab
consists of one
verse - Standard tuning) |
C |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2498 |
ON EAGLE'S
WINGS
(Liturgical -
lyrics adapted from Psalm 91,
music written by
Michael Joncas in 1979,
tab consists of
intro, accompaniment and
solos and for
all sections - G6 tuning) |
D |
75
measures |
4.50 |
| G2198 |
ONLY I
(Gospel -
written by Richard Craig - tab
consists of 8
accompaniment sections
and one solo
section - EGDGBE tuning) |
G and E |
129
measures |
6.00 |
| G2742 |
OREO COOKIE
BLUES
(12-bar blues -
6/8 time - written by Lonnie
Mack - the tab
is as he played it during a
1992
performance, and consists of intro,
2 accompaniment
sections, 3 breaks and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
E |
116
measures |
6.00 |
| G2510 |
PANIS ANGELICUS
(Holy and Living Bread)
(traditional
Liturgical - tab consists of one
section -
Standard tuning) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2072 |
PEND OREILLE
(Pon-der-ay) RAG
(Ragtime -
written by Harold Streeter - tab
consists of 4
sections - Open G tuning) |
G |
51
measures |
3.50 |
| G281 |
PERHAPS LOVE
(80's Pop -
written by John Denver, and first
recorded by John
Denver and Placido
Domingo in 1981
- tab consists of intro, 2
verses, bridge
and ending - Drop D tuning) |
C |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2560 |
PESCADOR DE
HOMBRES (Lord You Have
Come) - (6/8
time - Liturgical - written by
Cesareo Gabarain
in 1979 - tab consists of
verse and
refrain - Drop D tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G292 |
PLEASE COME TO
BOSTON
(70's
Pop - written and first recorded by
Dave Loggins on
his 1974 "Apprentice (In a
Musical
Workshop)" album - tab consists
of 2 verses, 2
choruses, bridge, "solo
section" and
ending - Drop D tuning) |
C |
95
measures |
5.00 |
| G2121 |
PRAISE TO THE
LORD, THE ALMIGHTY
(Gospel -
written by Joachim Neander
(1650-80) - tab
is based on Fernando
Ortega's
recording from his 1995 "Night
of Your Return"
album, and consists of
intro,
accompaniment for 2 verses, solo
section and
ending - Standard tuning) |
E and F |
129
measures |
6.00 |
| G2979 |
P.S. I LOVE
YOU
(30's -
60's Pop - written by Johnny Mercer
and Gordon
Jenkins in 1934, first recorded
by Rudy Vallee
shortly thereafter - tab is
based on Bobby
Vinton's recording from
his 1967 album
"Please Love Me Forever"
and consists of
intro, 3 verses and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
C |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2889 |
P.S. I LOVE
YOU
(same as
the above except in a different
key and a little
more difficult to play, in
Standard
tuning) |
D |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2551 |
RAINBOW
CONNECTION
(70's to 90's
Pop - 3/4 time - written by
Paul Williams
and Kenneth Ascher, first
performed by
Kermit the Frog in the 1979
"The Muppet
Movie" - tab is based on
Kenny Loggins'
1994 recording from his
"Return to Pooh
Corner" album, and
consists of
intro, 3 verses, 3 choruses
and harmonica
Simile - Standard tuning) |
E |
135
measures |
6.00 |
| G316 |
RAINY DAYS AND
MONDAYS
(70's Pop -
written by Roger Nichols and
Paul Williams in
1971, recorded by "The
Carpenters" the
same year - tab consists of
3 verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
A |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G2126 |
RED RIVER
VALLEY
(traditional
Western song dating to New
York state in
1879, with new lyrics added
in 1896 by James
Kerrigan, originally called
"In the Bright
Mohawk Valley" - tab consists
of 2
arrangements - Drop D tuning) |
C and D |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G2139 |
RED RIVER
VALLEY
(tab
consists of intro and accompaniment
for one verse -
Standard tuning) |
A |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G1559 |
RHYMES AND
REASONS
(70's Folk/Pop -
written and first recorded
by John Denver
for his 1969 debut album of
the same name -
tab consists of intro and
ending as played
on recording, plus solo
section for 3
verses - Standard tuning) |
C |
106
measures |
5.50 |
| G1646 |
SACRED HEART
("Celtic" - 3/4
time - tab is adapted from
Peter
Ostroushko's mandolin recording on
his 2000 album;
"Sacred Heart", named for
a town in
western Minnesota, and consists
of a solo
arrangement plus accompaniment
for other solos
- Standard tuning) |
D |
73
measures |
4.50 |
| G1874 |
SAN DIEGO
SERENADE
(70's Folk/Pop -
3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Tom
Waits on his 1974 "The
Heart Of
Saturday Night" album - tab is
based on Nanci
Griffith's recording from her
1991 album "Late
Night Grande Hotel", and
consists of
intro and 2 verses; first verse is
at intermediate
level, and second verse is at
advanced level -
Standard tuning) |
C |
46
measures |
3.50 |
| G1899 |
SARABANDE
(Classical - 3/4
time - the composer is
anonymous - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
G |
21
measures |
2.50 |
| G2709 |
SAVE ME
(90's Pop -
written and recorded by Aimee
Mann for the
1999 movie "Magnolia" - tab
is based on her
recording and consists of
intro, verse,
accompaniment for chorus and
bridge, plus
solo - Standard tuning) |
G |
111
measures |
5.50 |
| G333 |
SCARBOROUGH
FAIR
(16th
century English ballad - 3/4 time,
recorded by
Simon and Garfunkel for their
1966 "Parsley,
Sage, Rosemary and
Thyme" album
the tab consists of 3
arrangements in
3 keys - Standard and
Drop D
tunings) |
Em, Am and
Dm |
65
measures |
4.50 |
| G2066 |
SCARBOROUGH
FAIR
(3/4
time - tab consists of one verse in
Open G
tuning) |
Gm |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G1273 |
SCARLET
RIBBONS
(40's Folk - 3/4
time - tab consists of
verse and chorus
- Standard tuning) |
E |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2817 |
SCORN NOT HIS
SIMPLICITY
(90's Folk -
written and first recorded by
Phil Coulter on
his "Classic Tranquility"
album - tab is
based on Sinead O'Connor's
recording from
her 1994 "Universal Mother"
album and
consists of intro and verse, plus
2 refrains and
solo - Standard tuning) |
A |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G1996 |
SEEDS
(Country Gospel
- written by Pat Alger and
Ralph Murthy,
recorded by Kathy Matea on
her 1992
"Lonesome Standard Time" album,
tab consists of
intro, 2 verses, 2 choruses,
interlude and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
C |
88
measures |
5.00 |
| G2444 |
SHAKING THE
PINES IN THE HOLLER
(Old-time
fingerpicking Folk - tab is as
played by Mike
Seeger on his 1962 album
"Solo - Old-time
Country Music", and
consists of 4
sections - Standard tuning) |
C |
66
measures |
4.00 |
| G1244 |
SHENANDOAH
(American Folk -
from early 1800's - tab
consists of one
verse - Standard tuning) |
C |
20
measures |
2.00 |
| G1003 |
SHENANDOAH
(different
approach from G1244 above - tab
consists of one
verse - Standard tuning) |
C |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G2141 |
SHENANDOAH
(tab consists of
intro and accompaniment
for one verse -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G885 |
SILENT NIGHT
(Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)
(Christmas - 3/4
time - written by Josef
Mohr and Franz
Xaver Gruber, published in
1859 - tab
consists of intermediate and
advanced
arrangements - advanced section
includes tremolo
- Standard tuning) |
A |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G1681 |
SILVER BELLS
(Christmas Pop -
3/4 time - first sung in the
1951 movie; "The
Lemon Drop Kid" by Bob
Hope and Marilyn
Maxwell - tab consists of
verse and chorus
- Standard tuning) |
A |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G349 |
SITTING ON THE
DOCK OF THE BAY
(60's Pop/Rock -
written by Otis Redding
and Steve
Cropper, first recorded by Otis
Redding in 1968
- tab consists of 3 verses
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
G |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G2037 |
SITTING ON TOP
OF THE WORLD
(traditional
Blues, but in 3/4 time - written
by Lonnie
Chatmon and Walter Vinson,
first recorded
by the Mississippi Sheiks in
1930 - tab is as
played by Chris Smither
on his 1984 "It
Ain't Easy" album, and
consists of
intro, solo, all accompaniment,
and ending -
Open D tuning: DADF#AD) |
D |
74
measures |
4.50 |
| G2772 |
SIXTEEN GOING ON
SEVENTEEN
(50's Pop -
written by Richard Rodgers and
Oscar
Hammerstein for the 1959 musical
"Sound of Music"
- tab consists of intro, 2
verses and
bridge, includes Travis picking
in Standard
tuning) |
E |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G1995 |
SLEEPERS, AWAKE
(Wachet auf, ruft uns die
Stimme) -
(Classical - cantata written in
1731 by Johann
Sebastian Bach - tab
consists of 2
sections - G6 tuning) |
G |
26
measures |
2.50 |
| G1470 |
SLEEP WALK
(50's Pop - 6/8
time - written by Santo and
Johnny Farina,
first recorded by Santo and
Johnny in 1959 -
the tab is based on their
recording and on
a later recording by Larry
Carlton, and
consists of 3 verses and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
A |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1867 |
SLIDING DOWN
INTO YOUR LOVE
(Country Blues -
written and first recorded
by Jack Tempchin
- tab consists of 3
sections -
Standard tuning) |
E |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G2173 |
SMALL GRACES
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by Bob
Bennett in 1997
on his "Small Graces"
album - tab
consists of intro, 6 interludes
and turnarounds,
all vocal accompaniment
for bridge and 4
verses - Open G tuning) |
G |
134
measures |
6.00 |
| G1311 |
SOFTLY, AS I
LEAVE YOU
(60's Pop -
written by Hal Shaper, Antonio
DeVito and
Giorgio Calabrese - tab is
based on Frank
Sinatra's 1964 recording
and consists of
intro, 2 verses and ending
in Standard
tuning) |
A and C |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G1440 |
SOLITARY MAN
(60's Rock -
written and first recorded by
Neil Diamond in
1966 - tab is based on his
recording and
consists of 2 verses and 2
choruses -
Drop D tuning) |
Am |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G323 |
SOMEWHERE MY
LOVE ("Lara's Theme")
(60's movie
theme - 3/4 time - from the
1965 movie
"Doctor Zhivago" - tab consists
of extended
intro, 3 verses, chorus and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
G |
83
measures |
5.00 |
| G1586 |
SOMEWHERE MY
LOVE
(tab
consists of extended intro, 3 verses,
chorus and
ending - Standard tuning) |
A |
85
measures |
5.00 |
| G1439 |
SOMEWHERE OUT
THERE
(80's
movie theme - written by James
Horner, first
recorded by Linda Ronstadt
and James Ingram
for the 1986 movie "An
American Tail" -
tab consists of 4 sections
in G6
tuning) |
D |
35
measures |
3.50 |
| G072 |
SOUNDS OF
SILENCE
(60's Folk/Pop -
written by Paul Simon in
1964 soon after
President Kennedy was
assassinated in
1963 - first recorded by
Simon and
Garfunkel for their debut album
"Wednesday
Morning, 3 A.M." - tab is
based on their
recording and consists of 2
verses -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G767 |
SPANISH
FANDANGO
(1890's parlor
tune - 3/4 time - written by
Charles Luckeyth
("Luckey") Roberts,
published in
1915 - tab consists of 2
sections -
Open G tuning) |
G |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1994 |
SQUIRE WOOD'S
LAMENTATION
On
the Refusal of His Halfpence)
(Celtic -
written by Turlough O'Carolan
(1670-1738) -
tab consists of 3 sections
in Open A
tuning: EAC#EAC#) |
A |
30
measures |
3.00 |
| G2822 |
ST JAMES
INFIRMARY
(traditional
Blues - composer anonymous,
based on the
18th century English folk
song "The
Unfortunate Rake", recorded by
Louis Armstrong
in 1928 - tab is based on
both Josh
White's and Arlo Guthrie's
recordings, and
consists of 2 intros, 2 vocal
similes, 2
accompaniment sections, and
additional solo
- Standard tuning) |
Am |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G2408 |
STANDING ON THE
PROMISES
(traditional
Gospel - written by Russell K.
Carter and
published in 1886 - tab consists
of 2
arrangements - Standard tuning) |
C and D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1953 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(Irish ballad -
3/4 time - lyrics were written
by Cathal Garvey
(1866-1927), set to a
traditional
English melody - tab consists of
2 arrangements
in 2 keys - Drop D tuning) |
Em and Am |
66
measures |
4.50 |
| G2026 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(3/4 time - tab
consists of 3 arrangements
in Em, Am and
Dm - Drop D tuning) |
|
98
measures |
5.50 |
| G2070 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(3/4 time - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Open G
tuning) |
Gm |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1738 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(3/4 time - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2354 |
STRANGER ON THE
SHORE
(60's
Pop - written and first recorded by
Acker Bilk in
1961 - tab consists of 3
verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
D |
35
measures |
3.50 |
| G1197 |
STREETS OF
LAREDO (Cowboy's Lament)
(traditional
Western - 3/4 time - based on
the 18th century
British folk song "A
Handful of
Laurel" and the Irish folk song
"The Bard of
Armagh" - lyrics written in
1876 by Francis
Maynard - tab consists of
2 verses -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2062 |
STREETS OF
LAREDO
(3/4
time - tab consists of 2 verses in
Open G
tuning) |
G |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G2127 |
STREETS OF
LAREDO
(3/4
time - tab consists of 2 verses in
Drop D
tuning) |
G |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G2138 |
STREETS OF
LAREDO
(3/4
time - tab consists of solo intro
and
accompaniment for one verse in
Standard
tuning) |
G |
21
measures |
2.00 |
| G1321 |
SUMMERTIME
(30's jazz
standard - 6/8 time - music by
George Gershwin
and lyrics by DuBose
and Dorothy
Heyward, and Ira Gershwin,
written for the
1935 opera "Porgy and
Bess", first
titled "Sometimes I Feel Like
a Motherless
Child", based on a Negro
spiritual - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
70
measures |
4.50 |
| G895 |
SUNRISE,
SUNSET
(Broadway - 3/4
time - from the 1964 play
and 1971 movie
"Fiddler On the Roof", by
Jerry Bock and
Sheldon Harnick - tab is
based on the
soundtrack and consists of 2
verses and 2
choruses - Drop D tuning) |
Dm |
66
measures |
4.00 |
| G2060 |
SWANEE
(Suwannee) RIVER (aka Old
Folks at
Home) - (American Folk - written
by Stephen
Foster in 1851 - state song of
Florida since
1935 - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Open G tuning) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G070 |
SWEET BETSY FROM
PIKE
(American Folk -
3/4 time - written by John
Stone before
1858, recorded by Burl Ives in
1941 for his
debut album "Okeh Presents
the Wayfaring
Stranger" - tab consists of
2 verses -
Standard tuning) |
G and C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2851 |
TANGLED UP IN
BLUE
(70's
Folk/Rock - written and first recorded
by Bob Dylan for
his 1975 album "Blood On
the Tracks" -
tab consists of intro, vocal
verse simile and
mouth harp solo simile,
plus a second
module of accompaniment
for all parts -
Drop D tuning) |
A |
71
measures |
4.50 |
| G1733 |
TENNESSEE
WALTZ
(50's
Pop - 3/4 time - written by Pee Wee
King and Redd
Stewart and recorded by
Roy Acuff in
1947, then by both Patti Page
and Les Paul and
Mary Ford in 1950 - one
of 7 Tennessee
official state songs - tab
consists of
intro, verse and bridge in
Standard
tuning) |
A |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G2039 |
THANK YOU
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by Ray
Boltz in 1988 -
the tab is based on his
recording and
consists of solo, plus
accompaniment
for 5 verses, 3 choruses
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
E and F |
97
measures |
5.50 |
| G2040 |
THE ALTAR
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by Ray
Boltz in 1989 -
the tab is based on his
recording and
consists of solo, plus
accompaniment
for verse and 2 choruses
in Standard
tuning) |
G |
81
measures |
5.00 |
| G887 |
THE FIRST NOEL
(First Nowell)
(traditional
17th century English Christmas
carol - 3/4 time
- published in 1823 in
"Some Ancient
Christmas Carols" - tab
consists of one
verse - Drop D tuning) |
D |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G1873 |
THE FLOWER THAT SHATTERED THE STONE
(90's Country - 3/4 time - written by John
Jarvis, Joe Henry, and John Denver - first
recorded by John Denver on his 1990
album of the same name - tab consists of
intro, verse and chorus - Standard tuning) |
C |
52 measures |
3.50 |
| G3031 |
THE GIVING KING
(Advent and Christmas Liturgical - 3/4 time,
written by Gary Hardin and Jay Seitz in
1984 - tab consists of intro, 2 verses, 2
choruses and ending - Standard tuning) |
Em |
82 measures |
5.00 |
| G2561 |
THE GRAND
ROUNDUP
(traditional
Western - 3/4 time - published
in "Cowboy life
in Texas" in 1893 - tab
consists of
verse and refrain - G6 tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2721 |
THE HEART OF THE
MATTER
(80's
Pop - written by Don Henley, Mike
Campbell and J.
D. Souther, first recorded
by Don Henley on
his 1989 album "The
End of the
Innocence" - tab is based on
Don Henley's
recording and consists of
intro,
accompaniment for verse, chorus,
and bridge, plus
a full solo arrangement
consisting of
intro, verse, chorus and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
D |
117
measures |
6.00 |
| G2738 |
THE HEART OF THE
MATTER
(tab
consists of the above accompaniment
sections only -
for intro, verse, chorus and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
D |
55
measures |
4.00 |
| G2739 |
THE HEART OF THE
MATTER
(tab
consists of the above solo portions
only - for
intro, verse, chorus and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
D |
63
measures |
4.50 |
| G1397 |
THE LAST THING
ON MY MIND
(60's Folk -
written and first recorded by
Tom Paxton
during the early 60's - melody
is based on the
British folk song "Leaving
of Liverpool" -
tab is based on both Neil
Diamond's and
Jose Feliciano's recordings
and consists of
verse and chorus in
Standard
tuning) |
E |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1189 |
THE LAST THING
ON MY MIND
(tab consists of
verse and chorus in
Standard
tuning) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2891 |
THEN YOU CAN
TELL ME GOODBYE
(60's Pop - 6/8
time - written by John D.
Loudermilk in
1960, first recorded by Don
Cherry in 1962,
then by The Casinos in
1967, and then
by Eddy Arnold in 1968,
the tab is based
on the Casinos' recording
and consists of
intro, 3 verses and bridge
in Drop D
tuning) |
C |
76
measures |
5.00 |
| G2197 |
THE PROMISE
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written by Michael
Card and Scott
Brasher - tab consists of
intro and solo
for verse and chorus, plus 4
sections of
accompaniment for 3 verses
and chorus -
Standard tuning) |
A |
116
measures |
5.50 |
| G1178 |
THE ROSE
(80's Pop -
written by Amanda McBroom
and first
recorded by Bette Midler for the
1979 movie "The
Rose" - tab consists of
2 verses -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1366 |
THE SUMMER
KNOWS
(70's
Pop - written by Michel Legrand for
the 1971 movie
"Summer of '42" - tab
consists of 3
sections - Standard tuning) |
Em |
30
measures |
3.50 |
| G2490 |
THE SUMMONS
(traditional
Scottish hymn - 3/4 time - tab
consists of 2
verses - G6 tuning) |
D |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1163 |
THE WALTZ YOU
SAVED FOR ME
(Country waltz -
3/4 time - written by Emil
Flindt during
World War I while in France,
first titled
"The Truck Driver's Dream", then
"The Waltz of
the Poppies", and finally
"The Waltz You
Saved for Me" - the tab is
partially based
on Merle Travis' recording
and consists of
intro and 2 sections in
Standard
tuning) |
D |
36
measures |
3.50 |
| G2003 |
THE WATER IS
WIDE ("O Waly, Waly")
(thought to be a
traditional English or
Scottish folk
song that has been sung
since the 17th
century - tab consists of
2 verses in 2
keys - G6 tuning) |
C and D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2068 |
THE WATER IS
WIDE
(tab
consists of one verse in
Open G
tuning) |
C |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2143 |
THIS OLD
GUITAR
(70's
Folk - written and first recorded by
John Denver on
his 1974 "Back Home
Again" album -
tab consists of intro and
accompaniment as
he played it, plus solo,
in Standard
tuning) |
C |
50
measures |
3.50 |
| G2771 |
THOSE WERE THE
DAYS (theme from "All in
the Family")
- (written by Charles Adams
and Lee Strouse,
sung by Carroll O'Connor
and Jean
Stapleton (Archie and Edith
Bunker) for the
hit TV series (1971-1980),
tab is based on
that recording and
consists of 2
arrangements in 2 keys; the
second is a
Travis picking treatment in A,
5 verses and 2
bridges - Standard tuning) |
C and A |
53
measures |
4.00 |
| G907 |
TIME IN A
BOTTLE
(70's
Pop - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Jim
Croce in 1973 - tab is
based on his
recording and consists of
intro, 2 verses
and chorus - Drop D tuning) |
Dm |
59
measures |
4.00 |
| G1267 |
TODAY
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - written by Randy
Sparks (of New
Christy Minstrels fame,
which he formed
in 1961) for the 1964
Western comedy
"Advance to the Rear",
tab consists of
2 verses, 2 choruses and
ending - Drop
D tuning) |
D |
77
measures |
4.50 |
| G904 |
TRACES OF
LOVE
(60's
Pop - written by Buddy Buie and J.R.
Cobb, first
recorded by "The Classic IV" in
1969 - tab
consists of 3 verses and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
A |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G1294 |
TRY TO
REMEMBER
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - lyrics written by Tom
Jones (not
the Tom Jones) and music by
Harvey Schmidt,
first recorded for the
musical comedy
"The Fantasticks", and
then by Ed Ames,
both in 1965 - the tab
consists of 2
verses and 2 choruses in
Drop D
tuning) |
D |
69
measures |
4.50 |
| G1684 |
VAYA CON
DIOS
(50's
Pop - 3/4 time - written by Buddy
Pepper, Inez
James, and Larry Russell in
1953, first
recorded by Les Paul and Mary
Ford the same
year - tab is based on their
recording and
consists of 3 verses and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
A |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1492 |
WALK ON
WALDEN
("Persian New
Age" - tab is based on Elliot
Easton's
recording, and consists of 4
sections -
DADGAD tuning) |
D |
40
measures |
3.50 |
| G2041 |
WATCH THE
LAMB
(Gospel
- written and first recorded by Ray
Boltz on his
1986 album of the same name,
tab is based on
his recording and consists
of intro and
vocal accompaniment for 11
sections -
Standard tuning) |
B and C |
114
measures |
5.50 |
| G2116 |
WAYFARING
STRANGER
(traditional
Gospel - first published in 1816
by Ananias
Davisson in his "Kentucky
Harmony" shape
note tunebook - the tab
consists of
accompaniment for verse and
chorus, plus a
solo for verse and chorus
in Standard
tuning) |
Em |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G2442 |
WE GATHER
TOGETHER
(traditional
Netherlands Folk/Gospel song,
one story says
the song was written in
1597 to
celebrate a Dutch victory, another
says it was
written in 1626 by Dutch
composer Edward
Kremser - tab is as
played by Harold
Streeter on his "Sent
Forth By God's
Blessing" CD, and
consists of
intro, 3 verses, interlude, bridge
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
A |
95
measures |
5.50 |
| G1408 |
WE THREE KINGS
OF ORIENT ARE ("Quest
of the
Magi") - (traditional Christmas,
3/4 time -
written by Reverend John
Hopkins, Jr. in
1863 - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Standard tuning) |
Em |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1605 |
WHAT A WONDERFUL
WORLD
(60's
Pop - 6/8 time - written by Bob Thiele,
George Weiss,
and George Douglas - first
recorded by
Louis Armstrong in 1968,
theme of the
1987 movie "Good Morning
Vietnam" - tab
consists of 2 verses, bridge,
and extended
ending - Drop D tuning) |
D |
75
measures |
4.50 |
| G2716 |
WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS
(60's Christmas
- written by Jimmy Webb,
first recorded
by Frank Sinatra in 1968,
tab is based on
Aimee Mann's recording
from her 2006
Christmas album "One More
Drifter in the
Snow" - tab consists of intro,
accompaniment
for all verses and bridge,
plus solo
arrangement for all verses and
bridge -
Standard tuning) |
D |
93
measures |
5.50 |
| G2166 |
WHAT IF
(Christian Rock
- written and first recorded
by Jadon Lavik
on his 2004 debut album
"Moving On
Faith" - tab is based on his
recording and
consists of accompaniment
only for 4
verses, 3 choruses, bridge and
ending -
Standard tuning) |
D |
205
measures |
8.00 |
| G2708 |
(WHAT IF GOD
WAS) ONE OF US
(90's Pop -
written by Eric Bazilian (of The
Hooters) - first
recorded by Joan Osborne
on her 1995
album "Relish" - tab is based
on her recording
and consists of intro,
accompaniment
for 2 verses, 3 choruses,
plus 2 solos -
Standard tuning) |
G |
133
measures |
6.50 |
| G2707 |
WHAT IF I
STUMBLE
(90's Christian
Rock - tab is based on the
recording from
the 1995 "Jesus Freak"
album by
Christian Rock band "dc Talk",
and consists of
intro, 3 verse and 3 chorus
accompaniments,
plus solo arrangement in
Standard
tuning) |
Dm and C |
82
measures |
5.00 |
| G2714 |
WHAT IF I
STUMBLE
(tab
is a full solo arrangement of G2707
above,
consisting of intro, 3 verses, 3
choruses and
instrumental simile of the
break on the
recording - Standard tuning) |
Dm and C |
82
measures |
5.00 |
| G1628 |
WHAT'S FOREVER
FOR
(80's
Pop - written and first recorded by
Michael Martin
Murphey on his self-titled
1982 album - tab
is based on his recording
and consists of
3 verses and 2 choruses
in CGDGBE
tuning) |
C and D |
47
measures |
4.00 |
| G2706 |
WHAT'S SO FUNNY
'BOUT PEACE, LOVE
AND
UNDERSTANDING
(70's Pop -
written and first recorded by
Nick Lowe on his
1974 album "The New
Favourites of
Brinsley Schwarz" by Lowe's
band "Brinsley
Schwarz - tab is based on
his recording
and consists of intro and
solo, plus verse
and bridge accompaniment
and ending -
Standard tuning) |
G |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G1547 |
WHEN YOU WISH
UPON A STAR
(40's Pop -
written by Ned Washington and
Leigh Harline,
first recorded for the 1940
Walt Disney
movie "Pinocchio", sung by
Cliff Edwards -
tab consists of intro, 3
verses and
bridge - Standard tuning) |
G |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G1686 |
WHERE HAVE ALL
THE FLOWERS GONE
(60's Folk -
first 3 verses were written by
Pete Seeger in
1955, with additional verses
written by Joe
Hickerson in 1960 - first
recorded by
Pete, then by the Kingston
Trio in 1961 -
tab is based on the Kingston
Trio version and
consists of intro, one verse
and ending -
G6 tuning) |
G |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G1581 |
WHITER SHADE OF
PALE
(60's
Pop/Rock - written by Gary Brooker,
Matthew Fisher
and Keith Reid, first
recorded by
British band "Procol Harem"
in 1967 - the
song was inspired by Johann
Sebastian Bach's
"Sleepers Awake" and
"Air on a G
String", but contrary to popular
belief, it is
not a direct copy or paraphrase
of any of Bach's
works - tab consists of
intro, verse and
chorus - Drop D tuning) |
C |
34
measures |
4.00 |
| G2195 |
WHO IS LIKE THE
LORD
(Gospel
- written and first recorded by
Holland Davis in
1974 - tab consists of solo
plus vocal
accompaniment for 2 verses and
3 choruses -
CGDGBE tuning) |
C |
105
measures |
5.50 |
| G668 |
WHY ME, LORD
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written and recorded by
Kris
Kristofferson in 1971 - tab consists of
verse and chorus
- Standard tuning) |
A |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G386 |
WICHITA
LINEMAN
(60's Pop -
written by Jimmy Webb in
1968, first
recorded by Glen Campbell on
his 1968 album
"Wichita Lineman" - tab
consists of
intro, 2 verses and ending in
Drop D
tuning) |
C |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G3008 |
WIDE RIVER TO CROSS
(Country Gospel - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded by Buddy and Julie Miller for
their 2004 album "Universal United House
of Prayer" - tab is based on Buddy Miller's
and Emmylou Harris' version, and consists
of intro, verse, chorus and ending in
Drop D tuning) |
C |
46
measures |
3.50 |
| G1447 |
WILL YOU STILL
LOVE ME TOMORROW
(60's Pop -
written by Carole King and
Gerry Goffin,
first recorded by the Shirelles
in 1960 - tab is
based on Carole King's
recording from
her 1971 "Tapestry" album
and consists of
intro, 3 verses and chorus
in CGDGBE
tuning) |
C |
81
measures |
5.00 |
| G2063 |
WIMOWEH (Lion
Sleeps Tonight)
(first recorded
by its writer, Solomon Linda,
and his group,
"The Evening Birds", in 1939,
also recorded by
"The Weavers" in 1951,
tab consists of
2 verses - Open G tuning) |
D |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1342 |
WINDMILLS OF
YOUR MIND
(60's Pop - from
Les moulins de mon cur,
written by Alan
and Marilyn Bergman, and
Michel Legrand
for the 1968 movie "The
Thomas Crown
Affair" - tab consists of intro
and 3 verses -
Standard tuning) |
Dm |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G1143 |
WOOD
(90's Country -
tab is based on Dan Seals'
1992 recording
from his "The Songwriter"
album, and
consists of intro, solo for 2
verses, chorus
and bridge, 3 turnarounds,
plus
accompaniment for 3 verses, 2
choruses and
bridge - Drop D tuning) |
D |
188
measures |
7.50 |
| G2564 |
YAHWEH, YOU ARE
NEAR
(Liturigal -
written by Dan Schutte in 1991,
tab consists of
3 verses and reprise in
Standard
tuning) |
G |
46
measures |
3.50 |
| G1689 |
YELLOW BIRD
("Choucoune")
(19th century
Haitian folk song - written by
Michel Mauleart
Monton with lyrics from an
1883 poem by
Oswald Durand, translated
to English in
the 20th century as "Yellow
Bird" - tab
consists of intro, verse, chorus
and bridge -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2069 |
YELLOW BIRD
(tab consists of
verse, chorus and bridge
in Open G
tuning) |
G |
27
measures |
2.50 |
| G2563 |
YOU ARE MINE
(Liturgical -
written by David Haas - the
tab consists of
verse and refrain in
Standard
tuning) |
G |
24
measures |
2.50 |
| G1405 |
YOU DECORATED MY
LIFE
(70's
Country - written by Ed Rambeau,
first recorded
in 1979 by Kenny Rogers
for his album
"Kenny" - tab consists of 2
verses and
chorus - Standard tuning) |
D |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G1395 |
YOU DON'T KNOW
ME
(50's to
80's Country/Pop - written by Cindy
Walker and Eddy
Arnold in 1955 and first
recorded by Eddy
Arnold same year - tab
is based on
Mickey Gilley's 1981 recording
and consists of
intro, 5 verses and bridge
in Standard
tuning) |
A |
53
measures |
4.00 |
| G1278 |
YOU NEEDED
ME
(70's
Country/Pop - written by Randy
Goodrum in 1978,
first recorded by Anne
Murray the same
year for her "Let's Keep It
That Way" album
- tab consists of 3 verses
and bridge -
Standard tuning) |
A |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G1280 |
YOU'RE ALWAYS ON
MY MIND
(70's to 80's
Pop - written by Mark James,
Johnny
Christopher, and Wayne Carson
Thompson, first
recorded by Brenda Lee,
then Elvis
Presley, both in 1972 - tab is
based on Willie
Nelson's 1982 recording
and consists of
2 verses and chorus in
Drop D
tuning) |
D |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G2728 |
YOU'RE STILL A
YOUNG MAN
(70's Pop - 3/4
time - written by Emilio
Castillo and
Stephen Kupka, first recorded
by Tower of
Power on their 1972 "Bump
City" album -
tab consists of intro and
accompaniment
for 2 verses, refrain, bridge
and ending -
Drop D tuning) |
D |
133
measures |
6.50 |
| G1718 |
YOU'VE GOT TO
HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY
(Beatles - 3/4
time - written by John
Lennon, recorded
by the Beatles in 1965
on their album
"Help!" - tab consists of intro,
2 verses and
chorus - Drop D tuning) |
D |
63
measures |
4.00 |
| G2144 |
ZACHARY AND
JENNIFER
(70's Folk -
written and first recorded by
John Denver for
his 1973 album "Farewell
Andromeda" - tab
consists of intro and
accompaniment
for 2 verses as he played it,
plus flute solo
simile - Standard tuning) |
C |
31
measures |
3.00 |
