From the 1941 Abbott and Costello film, "Buck Privates." (You can see the whole film on YouTube, in 14 parts. Just search, writing Buck Privates.)

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Not really written for the guitar, it's a beautiful piece for the violin, from the opera "Thais," by Jules Massenet. I played it twice - the first time is a bit better than the second time, I think. As a violin piece, it is played very slowly, with lots of feeling - there are some great videos of it on YouTube. The guitar arrangement is by Axel Nielsen from a little book published in Denmark, called "Melodihaefte for Solo Guitar." It's long out of print. The arrangement doesn't have tablature.

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The famous ragtime piece, composed by Scott Joplin. His music became very popular again thanks to the 1973 movie, "The Sting." This arrangement is from the book "Fingerpicking Joplin." (I changed just a very few notes, and as usual, didn't do the repeats that the piece calls for.) I DO have to practice it more, of course - especially that last part! (Scott Joplin said: "It is never right to play ragtime fast.") (That makes me feel a little better.)

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A really nice arrangement of the great song that was written by Harold Arlen and EY Harburg for the film "The Wizard of Oz." It's also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," of course. Wikipedia has an interesting article about the song. This arrangement is by Axel Nielsen, from a little book published in Denmark, called "Melodihaefte for Solo Guitar." The book is out of print. (A few more practice sessions and I think I can make the playing just a bit smoother.) (Isn't that always the case?)

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One of the great Christmas songs, written in 1943 by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent. This is an easy - and very good - arrangement in a book called "Fingerpicking Yuletide." (Hal Leonard Publisher.) (notes and tablature) The recordings of this song became very popular in 1943, according to Wikipedia. Sorry for the bad recording sound - the Rode Videomic isn't good for music recording - I now have a much better microphone - the Rode NT4.

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A nice arrangement by Walter Kaye Bauer. (A few notes got away from me, but I'll find them again the next time I play this piece.) Elvis' version of "Aura Lee" was, of course, "Love Me Tender."

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Most people probably think of Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas when they think of this song. It was actually written way back in 1931, according to Wikipedia. Wikipedia has an interesting article about the song. This is my own little arrangement.

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This is the romantic theme music used in the film "Doctor Zhivago." Written by Maurice Jarre and Paul Francis Webster. (The microphone used is the Rode NT4, which is much better for guitar than the Rode Videomic.) This arrangement is in a book called "Contemporary Moods for Classical Guitar." Wikipedia has an interesting article about the song Somewhere My Love and how it got to be written.

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See my new video of "Tristesse" - it's much better than this video, I think - this one was a slow practice video, obviously. The new one is at: www.youtube.com Jo Stafford's record of the song "No Other Love" was popular way back in 1950. The song used the melody of Chopin's piano piece, called "Tristesse." You can hear Jo Stafford's great recording on YouTube. Thanks to Paul R. Palmer for kindly letting me take liberties with his arrangement of "Tristesse," and for letting me combine his arrangement with Axel Nielsen's arrangement of the same piece.

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This video was made using the Rode Videomic. My videos NOW have much better sound, using the Rode NT4, and not the Videomic. Slow practice of a tremolo piece, by Matteo Carcassi. See my other video of the same piece, done with the Rode microphone NT4. www.youtube.com The Rode Videomic isn't the best for recording guitar - it picks up the bird sounds very well, though, especially in the second half of this video! :-)

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I improved it a little, I think, if you look at this one: www.youtube.com The song from the 1940 Disney film, "Pinocchio." The song won an Academy Award that year for best original song, according to Wikipedia. This is my own little arrangement. (Will try it again - next time a bit faster, with a few note changes.)

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I have two videos of this on YouTube, and I think this one might be the better one. Thanks to the 1967 film, "Elvira Madigan," Mozart's 21st piano concerto became very popular, and this part of that concerto also became known as "Elvira Madigan." The arrangement is by Alex Nielsen.

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This is part 1 of the composer's "Suite del Recuerdo." (A few more practice sessions and it should be even better.) :-) (It should be played a bit faster, of course.)

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Everybody who has a guitar has probably had a go at playing this piece, so now it's my turn. There are some very good YouTube videos of people playing and singing this. This little version starts with Mike Herberts' tablature version - he sells it at a reasonable price on his website - you get his tablature and a good little instructional video - and the last part is just some playing that I copied by watching somebody who plays it very well, on YouTube.

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This famous piece was actually written in 1780, according to Wikipedia. The arrangement is by Walter Kaye Bauer from his guitar book, "Familiar Music for the Classical Guitar." (It's a very short arrangement, with no repeats, so I made it twice as long, by just repeating the short video. (I changed just a few notes in the arrangement, to emphasize the melody a bit more.) (I should play it just a wee bit faster, I think, next time.)

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A great song, written by Frank Loesser. The arrangement is from a book called "Christmas Guitar Collection." (The playing could be smoother, of course, but it's in time for New Year's! ) (My New Year's resolution: to not let the notes get away from me, next year.) :-)

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Music by Luis Bacalov, from the film "Il Postino." The arrangement is by Renato Bellucci. Sorry, I don't have tablature - it's on the website www.mangore.com (Not a free website, but it's a very good one.) Renato Bellucci arranged this piece, and it's part of his website - he makes a living from his website, so I cannot send out his work for free. Very sorry - again, his website is worth the money! There is a free tablature version on Internet of "Il Postino": www.911tabs.com There is also another arrangement of "Il Postino" in the book "Fingerpicking Movie Music." (Hal Leonard Publication) The book has the score plus tablature.

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I made another video of this, later, and I think I play it smoother in this video: www.youtube.com The famous lullaby by Johannes Brahms. As a grandfather, I have to be able to play this piece. ("Music to fall asleep by.") There's free tablature for this at www.azchords.com (I shortened the piece a bit.) (As usual, more practice will make it smoother.)

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A very popular song composed about 1863 by a Spanish composer, Sebastian Yradier. According to Wikipedia, he died 2 years after composing it,"never to learn how popular his song would become." The arrangement is in the book, "Latin American Guitar Styles," by Kent Murdick. (No tablature in the book) (I didn't play the repeats in the piece.)(More practice, and the playing should get smoother - -as I always say.)

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This is an easy guitar piece found in a fair number of guitar books, I think. I have it in a book called "Kleine Stücke für Gitarre."

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This is one of the great romantic piano pieces. The guitar arrangement is in a book in German called "Das Romantische Guitarrenbuch." (Amazon.de sells it.) You don't have to know German - the book has notes, tablature and a CD. I skipped playing just a few notes in the arrangement - it flows better without those notes, I think.

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This is my own little arrangement. (I'll play it faster next time!) One of the nicest romantic songs of the 1930s, I think -- written by Ray Noble. You can hear Ray Noble's recording of it on a few YouTube videos - the great version, recorded in the 1930s, sung by Al Bowlly. You can also see Don McLean's version on YouTube.

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This is just a practice video and is FAR from perfect, obviously. Wikipedia says that this piece actually has another name, but became popularly known as Schubert's "Ave Maria." The arrangement is in the book "Classical Guitar Christmas Collection." (It has notes and tablature.)

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The snow is real - videoed in Denmark yesterday, Nov. 19th. This is the most famous Christmas song, of course, by Irving Berlin. The arrangement is by John Hill, from the book, "Christmas Songs for Classical Guitar." I made just a few changes, here and there, to the arrangement.

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This is slow practice of the middle part of the John Hill arrangement - the "baroque-like bit" - from the book: "Beatles for Classical Guitar." (Larry Beekman's book has the exact same title, with a different arrangement.) (John Hill's book also has tablature.) This is, for me - and others? - the difficult part of the piece. ( I changed just the last 6 notes. Otherwise, it follows John Hill's arrangement as well as I can get it.) Click on this link to see my video of the whole piece, where I didn't play the middle part exactly "correctly" : www.youtube.com (I'm not a teacher - just a fellow struggling amateur.)

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Slowly, for practice. Composed by Bent Fabricius Bjerre. Sorry the picture is so dark. Looks like "The mystery guitarist." :-) I have another video of this on YouTube, with a clearer picture. Just search by writing Matador Danish if you'd like to see it.

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As usual, slow practice - hopefully, it will be a bit faster and smoother in the future! There are 2 books with the exact same title: "Beatles for Classical Guitar." One has arrangements by Larry Beekman, the other has arrangements by John Hill. This is the John Hill arrangement - I shortened the playing a bit - makes for fewer errors that way! :-) (Added feature - the wife walking in the background.) I don't play the middle part 100% "correctly." Look at this link to see how it should be played: www.youtube.com

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This easy arrangement is in a book published in Denmark, called "Guitaren 2" by Bruno Simonsen. (It's OK as a very simple arrangement, but needs some variations to make it better, I think.) Be sure to see the Rod Stewart video of this song on YouTube, singing before a huge crowd. Just write Rod Stewart Sailing without a comma between them. A great video.

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This is a combination of 2 versions - one version by Mike Herberts (check his website to get it) and the version by Will Fly (check his instructional video on YouTube. (I messed up just a little in this, but it's a fun piece to play, so who wants to be perfect?)

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Famous classical guitar piece. (Amateur level, but I can live with that.) :-)

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Everybody in Denmark knows this song, thanks to the popular Danish band called Shu-bi dua. The arrangement is by Peo Kindgren and is in his little book called "Peos Spillebog." (I haven't got it 100%, yet - some more practice might do it.)

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I managed to practice this, just enough to be able to make this video today, December 21st. (The second time - it starts at 2:36 - is a bit smoother, I think, but the playing should be even smoother by NEXT Christmas!) The arrangement is free, at www.scribd.com/doc/45361085/Silent-Night - no tablature, though.) Many thanks to whoever put it there.

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Almost all of my videos seem to be under the heading of "slow practice." (I hope my playing of this gets smoother, later, because it's a nice arrangement.) There are a fair number of different arrangements of this piece, composed by Luiz Bonfa for the film "Black Orpheus."This arrangement is by Mark Stefani. He has a website called "Vision Music Publishing" if you want to buy the arrangement - score, plus tablature, plus a CD of Mark Stefani playing and explaining the arrangement, measure by measure.

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The Beatles made a great lively version of this song from the musical "The Music Man," but it was originally a slow, romantic song in the show. (You can see Barbara Cook sing it, on YouTube. She was in the original cast of "The Music Man.") The composer was Meredith Willson. This is my "re-arrangement" of an arrangement my guitar teacher made. (I have to practice it a bit more, and really learn it - and play it just a bit faster, too, of course.)

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The American composer Stephen Foster lived only 38 years, and this was the last song he composed, written in 1864, the year he died, according to Wikipedia. This arrangement is in the book "Fingerpicking Classics, volume 1" by Jason Waldron. (has notes and tablature) I changed just a few notes in the arrangement.

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People probably don't know the name Herman Hupfeld, but he was the composer of "As Time Goes By." The song is remembered thanks to the 1942 movie "Casablanca," but the song was actually written in 1931. This arrangement is from a book called "The Guitar Tablature Library, volume 3," but I did make a fair number of changes.

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This was of course the song written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) for the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961, and the song also won an Oscar that year. I got the tablature for this from Mike Herberts. You can find his website via Google. I changed a few notes, and changed the ending, but Mike is pretty easy-going, and I don't think he'll sue me. (A few too many pauses, and a little bit slow towards the end - it will be smoother the next time I play it, I'm sure!)

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The great Bob Dylan song. The arrangement is from Mike Herberts' website, originally - he has a good instructional video for sale - then I tried to imitate the YouTube video done by "MarchRunner," (check his very good video of this on YouTube). I wasn't able to imitate his video 100%, though.

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I have two videos of this on YouTube - I'm not sure which one I like more. Thanks to the 1967 movie, "Elvira Madigan," Mozart's 21st piano concerto became very popular, and this part of Mozart's concerto also became known as "Elvira Madigan." The arrangement is by Alex Nielsen.

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Sorry about the poor sound! - I now have a better microphone. A great piece of music, composed by Joseph Kosma. According to Wikipedia, the French lyrics are by Jacques Prévert, and the English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The arrangement is by David Boddington. You can find the notes and tablature - search on Google.

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This is a guitar arrangement by Jose Valdez - the score and tablature are free - just go to Google and write Jose Valdez+Here There and Everywhere. It says that it's a "simplified arrangement for beginners." (It might be simplified, but it's not for absolute beginners to the guitar.) (I shortened it just a little to make it "even more simplified.") (I hope to play it smoother, some day.) :-)

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One of Chopin's most well-known pieces. This guitar arrangement is in the book, "Das Romantische Gitarrenbuch." (It has notes and tablature - the book is for sale on Amazon.de) I play it twice, in this video.

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This is Mike Herberts' version of Stefan Grossman's "Slow Blues." (The way I play, it should be called "VERY Slow Blues," I think.) Mike Herberts has an easy to follow instructional video plus the tablature - very reasonable price - if you write Slow Blues+Mike Herberts on Google, you can find it.

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(I think the second playing in this video is the best - starts at 2:33 - the tone is softer, and the playing is smoother, I think.) This is the famous piano piece by Chopin, "Etude, Op.10, no. 3." The popular song "No Other Love" has the same melody. I combined Paul R. Palmer's great arrangement with just a bit of Axel Nielsen's arrangement. Many thanks to Paul Palmer for kindly allowing me to take some liberties with his arrangement. My timing might not always be 100% correct, but I think this video is better than my earlier attempts, before I memorized it. (Paul's arrangement can be found via Google: write Paul's Free Guitar Scores. (no tablature for it, though.)

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