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Prince

Prince: Little Red Corvette | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Even as a kid, I was made aware by my musical mentors that Prince was a bad dude. When I took guitar lessons in the early 90’s — the guitar shop was filled to the brim with holdover, big-hair rockers — and people obsessed with […]

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the x-files

The X-Files theme | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The X-Files My wife and I are really enjoying the new season 10 of The X-Files. I specifically liked episode 3 with the were-monster (or were-human?). A very funny and comedic episode for The X-Files. I’m a massive Rhys Darby fan from his days as […]

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elliot smith

Heaven Adores You: Untitled Guitar Finger Picking Demo (Elliott Smith) + TAB

Untitled Guitar Finger Picking Demo Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith’s primary instrument was the guitar, and he had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by a “whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery”, and often used multi-tracking to create […]

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gustavo santaolalla

Making a Murderer: theme (Gustavo Santaolalla) fingerstyle + TAB

Making a Murderer Making a Murderer, released in 2015, is an American true crime documentary television series created by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos. The series chronicles the investigation and murder trial of Steven Avery, who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he […]

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ryuichi sakamoto

The Revenant: theme (Ryuichi Sakamoto) fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Revenant The Revenant is a 2015 American western survival film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. It is based on Michael Punke’s 2002 novel of the same name, which is inspired by the real-life frontiersman Hugh Glass. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass, a […]

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the hateful eight

The Hateful Eight: theme | for guitar + TAB

L‘Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock L’Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock (The Last Stagecoach to Red Rock) is the main theme from Ennio Morricone’s score for the 2015 film, The Hateful Eight. It is a haunting and atmospheric piece of music that evokes the harshness and […]

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Narcos

Narcos: Tuyo (Rodrigo Amarante) instrumental guitar + TAB

Tuyo “Tuyo” (Yours) is a song by Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante, written and composed for the Netflix original series Narcos. It is a bolero that is sung from the perspective of Pablo Escobar’s mother. The song is about her love for her son, and her […]

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paper towns

Paper Towns: theme for guitar

One of the draw backs to get older is that you really do lose touch with the younger generation. Fortunately I teach guitar for a living — primarily to young people — and that keeps me abreast of what’s happening culturally. One of my students, […]

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Brooklyn Baby

Lana Del Rey: Brooklyn Baby | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Brooklyn Baby Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” is a song from her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014). It is a satirical ode to the hipster subculture of Brooklyn, New York, and it is one of her most popular and critically acclaimed songs. With Brooklyn Baby, […]

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Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla: Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales) for guitar + TAB

Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales) Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine composer and record producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Babel (2006). He has also composed music for a number of other films, including The Motorcycle Diaries […]

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Fury

Fury: Norman | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Fury Fury is a 2014 American war film directed by David Ayer. It stars Brad Pitt as Wardaddy, a tank commander who leads a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film’s score was composed […]

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Gustavo Santaolalla

The Book of Life: I Love You Too Much (Gustavo Santaolalla) + TAB

I love You Too Much “I Love You Too Much” is a song by Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla, written for the 2014 animated film The Book of Life. It is a beautiful and haunting ballad about the power of love and the importance of family. […]

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