These are the lessons I’m currently working on. It’s not guaranteed that every one will make it to the site as a completed lesson, but most of them will.
Robert John – Sad Eyes
I’m just beginning to take a look at Sad Eyes, with the idea of turning Robert John’s full-band recording into a one-guitar accompaniment that works naturally behind the vocal. The original is in C, and my starting point is to try capo 3 using A chord shapes, which should give plenty of scope for a flowing fingerpicked arrangement while keeping the character of the record. I’ll be looking for the important harmonic and melodic details rather than trying to reproduce every instrument literally. There’s also a lovely guitar solo on the original, and if the arrangement comes together as I hope, I’d like to transcribe and include that too.
Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind
Yes, this one is already on the site. But it’s an old lesson, and apart from the audio quality not being the best, it doesn’t have Red Shea’s part. The new version will cover both Gordon’s and Red’s parts, with tab for both. The song deserves the deluxe treatment.
Sting – Shape of My Heart
Dominic Miller plays his own guitar part for this song using chord shapes mostly up the neck. It turns out, though, that you can get the same notes using first position shapes, and that’s what I’ll do. It makes the shapes easier and more recognisable without losing a note of the original.