Transcription library

Many of these tabs are linked to video lessons on YouTube and elsewhere. The complete list includes full transcriptions, excerpts for practice, and simplified student versions.

Fingerstyle:

Alice’s Restaurant (Arlo Guthrie)
Autumn Leaves (Eva Cassidy)
Carolina In My Mind (James Taylor)
Gentle On My Mind (Glen Campbell)
Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan)
If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt)
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
Landslide (live version middle solo)
L.A. Freeway (Guy Clark) - intro
Let Him Roll (Guy Clark)
Little Martha (Allman Brothers)

Rock:

Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love (Van Halen)
Candyman (Grateful Dead - song)
Candyman (Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia solo)
Crimson & Clover (Joan Jett)
Day Tripper (The Beatles)
Fall On Me (REM)
Get Back (Beatles)
Green River (CCR)
House Of The Rising Sun (Animals)
Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
Stay With Me (Faces/Rod Stewart)
Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream)
Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream - Eric Clapton guitar solo)

Americana/country/folk:

24 Frames (Jason Isbell)
Georgia On A Fast Train (Billy Joe Shaver/Eddy Shaver, guitar)
Guitar Man (Jerry Reed)
Jolene (Dolly Parton)
Little Sadie (Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead)
The Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard - Roy Nichols, guitar)
Time The Revelator (Gillian Welch - w/ David Rawlings intro lead)

Blues & R&B:

Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Catfish Blues (Muddy Waters)
Crosscut Saw (Albert King - intro solo)
Smokestack Lightning (Howlin’ Wolf/Hubert Sumlin primary riffs)
The Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King - intro solo)
What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)


Jazz:

Autumn Leaves - solo guitar arrangement
Fly Me To The Moon - solo guitar arrangement
In The Mood (Glen Miller) - transcribed for guitar


Solo guitar arrangements:

Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar/theme from “The Civil War”
Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles etc)
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)
In My Life (Beatles) - standard tuning
In My Life (Beatles) - alternate: drop D with capo
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Beatles)
Wild World (Cat Stevens)

Christmas/holiday:

Traditional Carols for Solo Guitar (E-book collection)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas