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)
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