Learn how to play the Piano Man intro on guitar. The PDF link is below along with accompanying video.

This is the basic guitar intro to If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot. It’s just two measures long. I used to play it loosely but was always curious what the exact picking pattern was. A student asked for this which motivated me to learn it right. Click on the button below for the PDF.

Here is the piano intro for the Beatles’ Obladi Oblada arranged for guitar in three different keys – the original key of Bb and the keys of G and A. Click on the button below for thePDF.

Halloween week! I figured this is a good time to work out the Munsters theme. It’s short and sweet and fun to play. I’ve included a fingerstyle version and a straight ahead chart with separate chords and melody.

Here is a video showing how to play and work out a finger style arrangement of the Spiderman Theme. There are links to3 PDF’s each showing a different way to play it from simple to not as simple.

Whether going full time or part time pro or as a money making hobby, here is a link to some great advice from Paul Elwood.

The art of making music is one thing and is what so many musicians embrace. The part so many can neglect or avoid is the hustling and promoting part. That is the part that will allow you to make some dollars with your craft. Paul is a terrific marketer. It would behoove anyone to not just read but heed these words of advice. https://paulelwood.com/thinking-of-going-pro/

Learn how to play the intro to Fire and Rain by James Taylor. 
Here it is laid out with tab, standard notation and chord diagrams.
Download the PDF.
Check out the video for a really detailed breakdown.

Learn the pedal steel and fiddle intro parts to this classic tune.

Watch the video, download the PDF.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. – Kurt Vonnegut

Here is the piano intro for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” arranged for guitar. Though the part is really just single notes I play this sometimes using octaves. I think it fattens it up a bit especially when playing acoustic guitar. I have 4 different ways to play it here.

1. Single notes
2. Octaves starting at 2nd position – 1st and 3rd string or 2nd and 4th string,
3. Octaves starting at 7th position – 1st and 3rd string or 2nd and 4th string,
4. Octaves using 1st and 4th string or 2nd and 5th string – so 2 strings in between meant to be played with fingers or pick and fingers.