Category: Premium Tabs

Gustavo Santaolalla: The Wings (Brokeback Mountain) + TAB

The Wings The Wings completes my arrangements for the Oscar winning Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. This song is what initially drew me into Gustavo Santaolalla’s film score work, way back in 2005. The film was very controversial then, and I remember cleaning my […]

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the book

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: The Book (Carter Burwell) + TAB

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs I’m a huge Coen Brothers fan, and the The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Netflix) is one of their best. It’s really the Coen Bros unleashed — as Netflix doesn’t have the same constraints as a Hollywood studio. My favorite of […]

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the theory of everything

Johann Johannsson: A Game of Croquet (The Theory of Everything) for guitar + TAB

A Game of Croquet A Game of Croquet is one of Johann Johannsson’s best pieces from his Golden Globe winning score for, The Theory of Everything. The piano arpeggios of Croquet did not lend themselves well to the guitar. However, the overall chord progression did. […]

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gustavo santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla: Brokeback Mountain 3 guitar theme + TAB

Brokeback Mountain 3 Brokeback Mountain 3 is an achingly beautiful piece of music from Gustavo Santaolalla’s Academy award winning Brokeback Mountain score – most of which was played on a single solitary acoustic guitar. ‘Wings’ is the most memorable theme from Brokeback Mountain. However, the […]

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billie eilish

Billie Eilish: when the party’s over | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Billie Eilish My job as a private guitar teacher keeps me young. I’m 41 at the moment, and long past the age where most people take in new music. My peers have retreated to the music of the college years, only popping their head above […]

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first man

First Man: The Landing (Justin Hurwitz) for guitar + TAB

The Landing First Man, is the first-person account of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing. The movie explores the cost, sacrifice, and danger of the NASA mission from 1961 to 1969. The Landing, by composer Justin Hurwitz is arguably best piece of music from First Man. It’s essentially the same tense motif […]

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true blood

True Blood: love theme (Hairclip) for guitar + TAB

Hairclip Hairclip is the guitar variant of the True Blood “love theme” by composer Nathan Barr. True Blood was a GREAT show, and I always thought the score was exceptional. The music had a slight Celtic/Appellation theme to it, that worked really well in the […]

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fields of gold

Sting: Fields of Gold (instrumental for guitar) + TAB

Fields of Gold Fields of Gold has long been one of my favorite songs from Sting. It first appeared on his 4th studio album, Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993). In his book Lyrics By Sting, the singer described the view from his 16th-century Wiltshire manor house, which […]

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the last of us

Gustavo Santaolalla: All Gone (No Escape) fingerstyle guitar + TAB

All Gone (No Escape) All Gone (No Escape) is originally an orchestral piece. It’s arguably the most achingly beautiful selection from The Last of Us soundtrack. It was fun to imagine what Gustavo Santaolalla might’ve played on guitar. The piece turned out to be a […]

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thom yorke

Thom Yorke: Suspirium | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Suspiria Suspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento. The 2018 version of Suspiria is directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call me By Your Name). The 2018 plot of Suspiria focuses on a young American dancer who enrolls at a prestigious dance […]

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we move lightly

Dustin O’Halloran: We Move Lightly for guitar + TAB

We Move Lightly This has always been one of my favorite pieces by Dustin O’Halloran, who is among best contemporary composers. I performed We Move Lightly on years ago on this blog, but I wanted to do a refreshed performance. Although We Move Lightly is […]

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evan handyside

Spanish Arpeggios and Trills (étude for guitar) + TAB

Spanish Arpeggios and Trills An étude is a short musical composition designed as an exercise to improve a specific technique or demonstrate a particular skill. This arpeggio exercise was a section from a mediocre song I wrote years ago. However, I feel this riff is […]

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