Acoustic Fingerstyle Tabs

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By orson trentwell

Starting Out On Acoustic Guitar Solos

 Many guitar players want to learn to play acoustic guitar solos. The quickest way to learn a guitar solo is to choose popular songs like the tunes of The Beatles. There are many tabs for simple arrangements for acoustic guitar of all The Beatles' songs.

Eleanor Rigby On Acoustic Guitar

One of the easiest ways to learn classical guitar is to get hold of some tabs for songs by a popular group like The Beatles. Although the original songs were arranged for electric instruments, The Beatles' songs have been made very popular with a new audience thanks to published arrangements of their songs as acoustic fingerstyle tabs. The Beatles tunes have held their attraction for audiences over the generations and songs like Blackbird have become favorites amongst fingerstyle acoustic guitar players.

One of the best sources of acoustic fingerstyle tabs for Beatles songs is Fingerpicking Beatles, a book that has arrangements of the tunes to the songs with bass parts and chordal accompaniment. If you are one of those people who prefer not to learn from tabs, the book also includes standard music notation. A great feature of this book is that if you are a beginner you can learn the basics of fingerstyle guitar from the tutorial section.

The Beatles Fingerstyle Guitar Collections

Fingerpicking Beatles and Expanded Edition: 30 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation and Tab (Finger Style Guitar)
Amazon Price: $12.44
List Price: $19.99
Fingerpicking Beatles
Amazon Price: $7.75
List Price: $14.95
The Beatles for Classical Guitar (Guitar Solo)
Amazon Price: $12.53
List Price: $19.99
Fingerpicking Acoustic: 15 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation & Tab
Amazon Price: $6.77
List Price: $10.99

 The arrangement in Fingerpicking Beatles are basically classical guitar style which lets the guitarist emphasize the notes and chords as he sees fit. This is not so easy with arrangements based on Travis picking style guitar playing.

This book of acoustic fingerstyle arrangements of Beatles tunes is really for the guitarist who wants to put something extra into the material he presents to his audience.

Here is the complete list of songs:

A Day In The Life
Across The Universe
All You Need Is Love
And I Love Her
Blackbird
Can't Buy Me Love
Dear Prudence
Eleanor Rigby
Free As A Bird
Here, There And Everywhere
Hey Jude
In My Life
Lady Madonna
Let It Be
Love Me Do
Michelle
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Nowhere Man
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Octopus's Garden
Penny Lane
Please Please Me
Something
The Long And Winding Road
Ticket To Ride
We Can Work It Out
When I'm Sixty-Four
Yellow Submarine
Yesterday
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

Some of these songs are easily played by an experienced guitar player at first sight. Beginners will find some challenges but it will be worth it.

More info on acoustic fingerstyle guitar at Classical Guitar Songs

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