Category Archives: *** = Intermediate

The average guitar student that may have been playing for a year or two. You know a lot of open chords and a few bar chords.

Perfidia – A fantastic latin jazz tune!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by John Gilliat

I have an upcoming studio project and I was asked to play the intro to Perfidia similar to the Linda Ronstadt version on youtube. It is such a beautiful piece! So I decided to tab out the intro for everyone… … Continue reading →

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Ottmar Liebert – La Luna ***

Posted on October 27, 2012 by John Gilliat

La Luna is wonderful tune that is very similar to Ottmar Liebert’s Snake Charmer. It is all the same chords and scales. Once you learn the melody for this, you could then visit the Snake Charmer lesson for soloing tips … Continue reading →

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Rod Stewart – Your in my Heart for solo guitar ***

Posted on September 21, 2012 by John Gilliat

A while ago I was asked if I could show a student how to play a Rod Stewart song on the guitar as a solo guitar piece. So, here is “Your in my Heart” for all the Rod Stewart fans… … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Years for solo guitar ***

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John Gilliat

I’ve been playing a ton of weddings this month and I always get a few special requests. This weekend I’ll be performing a tune by Christina Perri titled “A Thousand Years” I think you will love playing this one and … Continue reading →

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Chris Isaak – Wicked Game for solo guitar & jam track

Posted on August 2, 2012 by John Gilliat

This tune again was a student request however it has become a fantastic lesson tune for so many reasons. This one is a must learn for everyone! Here is Chris Isaaks’ Wicked Game on Youtube… No#1 Learn the tune as … Continue reading →

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Train – Drive By – Play and Jam ***

Posted on August 1, 2012 by John Gilliat

This is a great pop tune hit by Train to help you learn to play a reggae or ska rhythm, help you learn to play chords on the 3 higher sounding strings, and you will learn to improvise using the … Continue reading →

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Oscar Lopez – Classical Soul
Great solo guitar piece! ****

Posted on July 22, 2012 by John Gilliat

Here is a great solo guitar piece for you to learn from Oscar Lopez. This was an easy lesson for me to create for everyone as the tab was already out there on the net however, learning the tune with … Continue reading →

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Aranjuez for solo guitar *** Tommy Emanuel

Posted on July 11, 2012 by John Gilliat

This is a solo guitar composition pulling from my own arrangement & a few great ideas from a Tommy Emanuel youtube video) Below is Tommy Emanuel’s performance… The intro incorporates natural harmonics, chromatic chord tone neighbors, the use of a … Continue reading →

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Jesse Cook – Rain
Play and Jam ***

Posted on July 1, 2012 by John Gilliat

Learn to play and jam on Jesse Cook’s Rain. Here’s the full transcription/tab. (Not including Jesse’s guitar solo as we are going to learn to solo against the tune ourselves) This lesson includes a lesson video and jam track. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Am Rumba Jam

Posted on June 12, 2012 by John Gilliat

This lesson is to help you learn to play a Gipsy Kings style rumba rhythm. Then we’ll look at a few basic chords and teach you to solo on the jam track with the A minor & A harmonic minor … Continue reading →

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