This is the guitar intro to Paul Simon’s The Boxer. It is two measures of a cascading arpeggio and into the Travis picked C chord that opens the verse. The PDF is available for download. Just click the button below. There is also a video below to look at if you need any extra guidance.

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This is a really good one for beginners. I wrote this up for a student figured I would share it here.

Even if you are a beginner with a little bit of time under your belt you probably will be familiar with 3 out of the 5 chords used here. The chords used are Am7, D7, G7, C and C/B (C over B as it’s called). The C, D7 and G7 are common. The Am7 (2 choices) uses a somewhat unconventional fingering and C/B might be a completely new concept. The C is still a C, just add your pinky to the 1st string/ 3rd fret . It is written out here with a quarter note rhythm – one pluck or strum per beat.

So take a look at the tab/ notation right here /or click the button below and download the PDF.

This is a slightly easier version of the previously posted House of the Rising Sun. This one uses a finger picked straight even triplet pattern.  If you are new to fingerstyle guitar this is a great exercise to help hone that style as well as learn a new tune.
   Pay attention to the p (thumb), i (index) m (middle) a (ring) finger pattern in the notation.   Notice that the thumb plays the 4th, 5th and 6th strings while the the index, middle and ring cover the 3rd, 2nd and 1st strings respectively.   Click the button below for the PDF.

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Finger pick through the chord changes of House of the Rising Sun. The original Animals’ version uses a pick but the same part can be played with fingers. If finger picking is new to you, this is a good vehicle to work on that style. Click the PDF button below and view the YouTube video.