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A First Book of twenty Five Well-Known Tunes for Ukulele – Please click here.

Sheet Music for ensembles

Habanera from Carmen: Immediate score download (in notes and TAB) with video here:

Baby Can I Hold You: Immediate score download (in notes and TAB) with video here:

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Immediate score download (in notes and TAB) with video here.

The Theme from Game of Thrones: score and parts in notes and TAB here.

He’s a Pirate! Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean: score and parts in notes and TAB available here.

Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney). A video, score and parts are available here.

Mad World (Tears for Fears/Gary Jules): score and parts in notes and TAB here.

You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder) A score and parts are available here.

Take Me Home, Country Roads, for easy guitar ensemble. Immediate score download (in notes and TAB) with YouTube video available here.

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond: score and parts available here.

Waltz from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, for easy guitar quartet. Immediate score download (in notes and TAB) with YouTube video available here.

Hallelujah for Easy Guitar Ensemble: Immediate score and parts download, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel) for Guitar Ensemble: Intermediate level. Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

The River Flows in You by Yiruma for Guitar Ensemble: Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here. N.B. There are intermittent copyright restrictions with this score. If you have any difficulty, please contact Dan here.

Imagine by John Lennon for Easy Guitar Ensemble: Immediate score and parts download, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

Fields of Gold (Sting) for Guitar Ensemble: Easy/Intermediate level. Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

Campana Sobre Campana for Mixed Ability Guitar Ensemble: A wonderful Spanish, Traditional Christmas Song. Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

Carrickfergus for Guitar Ensemble: This arrangement brings together players of all abilities making it ideal for guitar societies and schools. Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance here.

Canon on Tongo by Dan Jones: This original composition is a canon inspired by the Polynesian folk melody ‘Tongo’. Immediate download of score and parts, audio excerpt and YouTube performance available here.

Fuga on El Noi de la Mare: This original composition takes the Catalan Christmas song El Noi de la Mare and creates a fugue using its main theme as an exposition. It is about Grade 5-6 standard. The sheet music and a YouTube performance is available here.

A Whiter Shade of Pale: for four guitars. An arrangement of Procol Harum’s classic. A score and video performance are available here: You will find performances from the US, as well as my version online.

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve: arrangement and video for guitar ensemble available here.

A Scottish Medley for Guitar Ensemble: This arrangement was commissioned by The Cawsand Bay Guitarfest in 2019. The five parts offer a range of musical and technical challenges making it ideal for mixed ability groups. A score and video performance are available here.

Annie’s Song: John Denver’s timeless classic. A score, parts and video performance are available here:

Wonderful Tonight for Guitar Quartet: Eric Clapton’s beautiful ballad is a favourite with guitarists everywhere. This versatile arrangement can serve all players, teachers and learners. A score are parts, and a video performance, are available here.

Apache by the Shadows With teachers in mind, this arrangement is highly versatile. The melody part is aimed at electric players. The part is provided in notes and TAB. There is a chordal part and simpler parts for acoustic/classical guitars and an optional bass part. This can by seen and downloaded here.

You’re my Best Friend by Queen. An arrangement for more-experienced players – Queen’s wonderful, bouncy song. Please see, listen and download the score/parts here.

El Cóndor Pasa is a legendary Peruvian melody, made famous to a wider audience by Simon and Garfunkel through their song ‘If I Could’. The score and parts are available here.

George Ezra’s Shotgun has been a great success with my early learners. Look online and you’ll find YouTube videos of many groups playing it, alongside my own demo performance. You’ll find a film, score and parts here.

Dvorak’s lovely theme from the New World Symphony. Another arrangement for less-experienced guitarists. You can find a video, score and parts here.

The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel. I sought out an international ensemble of guitarists to play this quartet of and ended up with 16 wonderful players! You can find the video and score download here.

Brindisi (from La Traviata) for guitar ensemble. Score, parts available here.

Orinoco Flow by Enya. A beautiful mix of classical progressions, popular production and Celtic melodies. Arranged here for guitar quartet.

Telstar for Guitar Ensemble. Gives electric players melodic focus, rather than just chords or riffs. Telstar can be found here.

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri. This arrangement comes with parts for chords, a guitar with a capo (for more-familiar chords) and an optional bass part. The video, score and parts (in notes, chords and TAB) can be found here.

Howard Blake’s Walking in the Air I love a good Christmas song. I am blessed to have the playing of Cai Charles, Chris Ackland and Chris Roberts to play along with me. The video, score and parts (in notes and TAB) are here.

Did you know that Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol was the most played record on US radio in the first decade of the 20th century? This arrangement is suitable for all styles and levels of guitarists. A score, parts (in notes and TAB) and film are available here.

Rocky Road to Dublin (Ireland, from the 19thC) for guitar quartet. The score, parts (in notes and TAB) and a film can be found here.

El Noi de la Mare for four guitars: here are the score, parts and a film. This is a different arrangement to my own composition Fuga on El Noi de la Mare found on this page.

Johann Brahm’s Cradle Song for less-experienced players. is as beautiful as it is iconic. A film, score and parts can be found here.

Sailing Rod Stewart’s huge hit. The score and parts in notes and TAB, including an optional bass part, are available here.

The Priest’s March from The Magic Flute – Mozart: is a grand and wonderful instrumental. Here it’s arranged for intermediate guitar ensemble. A score and parts (in notes and TAB) are available here.

Albatross by Fleetwood Mac is Peter Green’s stunning, minimalist melody. The score and parts (in notes and TAB) and a film are available here.

Africa by Toto is a more challenging work for guitar quartet. Musically, this is a stunning piece of composition. A score and parts (in notes and TAB) are available here.

In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst remains my favourite Christmas carol. This version is fairly easy to play. The score and parts (in notes and TAB) and a film are available here.

Three German Christmas Songs were arranged for a guitar ensemble in Bavaria, South Germany. The score in notes and TAB and a film can be found here.

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley: the score and parts in notes and TAB, as well as a film, are available here.

Mull of Kintyre is a much-misunderstood piece of music. It is a masterpiece marrying brilliant composition with traditional music. A score and parts in notes and TAB (including optional bass) are available here.

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose: version for easy guitar quartet available here.

Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon: for easy guitar ensemble. Video, score and parts are here.

Amazing Grace: a very easy arrangement. Score and parts available here.

La Llorona for Guitar Quartet: solo version below. An easy version of an iconic Mexican song. Available here.

As Sylvie was Walking: a breathtakingly beautiful folk song arranged here for violin and guitar.

A Day In The Life Of A Fool (manha De Carnaval): for guitar and xylophone. Score and parts available here.

Sheet Music for two guitars

Niel Gow’s Lament. A beautiful, heart-wrenching melody by one of the great Scottish fiddlers. The lament is set here for two guitars. The score comes in notes and TAB. Please see and listen here.

Samba Pa Ti (Santana): video, score and parts available here:

Sheet Music for solo guitar

The Parting Glass: Score in notes and TAB plus video available here.

Georgia (On My Mind): a concert arrangement for solo guitar available here.

The Wild Mountain Thyme for Solo Guitar: Immediate download or score and TAB, audio excerpt and YouTube performance available here:

Scarborough Fair for Solo Guitar: Immediate download or score and TAB, audio excerpt and YouTube performance available here.

Heno Heno Hen Blant Bach for Solo Guitar: Immediate download or score and TAB, audio excerpt and YouTube performance available here.

The Water is Wide: concert version.Video and download here.

Clocks by Coldplay is a challenging solo arrangement for more-experienced players. You can find a video and download here.

Fix You by Coldplay: You can find a video and download here.

Speed of Sound by Coldplay: You can find a video and download here.

Yellow by Coldplay. My video to support the score (in notes and TAB) offers a lesson as well as a performance, and can be found here.

Fare Thee Well My Own True Love: a concert arrangement of a beautiful Irish Song. Score here.

Blues for a Rainy Day A bluesy free-choice grade piece for grades 1 or 2. The score comes in notes and TAB and the supporting video gives a lesson. They can be found here.

La Llorona is a culturally very-important song in Mexico. The video also has a lesson and supports the score (in notes and TAB) which can be found here.

The Scottish melody Annie Laurie Once again, the video support the score (in notes and TAB) and offers a lesson as well as a performance. They can be found here.

Auld Lang Syne comes in two keys and is suitable for players of around Grade 1 standard. A film, lesson and the score are available here.

Chariots of Fire for solo guitar. It’s suitable for classical, acoustic or electric players and makes a good alternative Grade 1 piece. A film and score (in notes and TAB) are available here.

The Sound of Silence is such a masterpiece, it’s a melody that audiences love to hear anywhere. SO many arrangements present what I feel are to be unnecessary difficulties. A film and score are available here. Please note that my ensemble version can be found above.

Run, by Snow Patrol makes a perfect piece of repertoire for working players. The score (in notes and TAB) and a film are available here.

Sing for Absolution by Muse is a beautiful melody with clever harmony. My solo arrangement is challenging, but ideal as repertoire for the advanced guitarist. A film and a score (in notes and TAB) can be found here.

What a Wonderful World made famous by Louis Armstrong. My arrangement is perfect for concerts, weddings, encores and background music. A film and score (in notes and TAB) are available here.

Ae Fond Kiss by Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns is usually sung to this traditional melody. A score, in notes and TAB, is available here.

The Flower Duet by Delibes. A score in notes and TAB and a film are available here.

Be Still for the Presence of The Lord is often voted as the most popular church song of all time. It is beautiful. A score in notes and TAB and a film are available here.

The Banks of the Bann – Ireland. I knew this melody from the hymns ‘Be Thou My Vision’ and ‘Lord of All Hopefulness’. A score (in notes and TAB) and a film are available here.

Ym Mhontypridd M’aen Nghariad is a Welsh song set in the gorgeous Dorian mode. The title translates as ‘My Love is in Pontypridd.A score in notes and TAB are available here.

Nights in White Satin: a concert arrangement for more-experienced players. Score and video available here.

Three Pieces for Beginner Guitarists (Acoustic or Electric): A set of three easy compositions. Video and score available here.

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose: solo version available here.

Fledgling Blackbird: a solo, fingerstyle piece for learners. Video, score and parts are here.

classroom music

Dark Eyes (from Russia) for classroom ensemble. To enable differentiation, there are interchangeable parts for melody and beginners in C, Bb and Eb; piano, unpitched percussion, ukulele (in notes, chords and TAB), guitar (in notes, chords and TAB) and bass clef including bass TAB. The score with all parts and a reference YouTube video are available here.

Sakura (Cherry Blossom) from Japan for classroom ensemble. To enable differentiation, there are interchangeable parts for melody and beginners in C, Bb and Eb; piano, unpitched percussion, ukulele (in notes, chords and TAB), guitar (in notes, chords and TAB) and bass clef including bass TAB. The score with all parts and a reference YouTube video are available here.

All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos) from Wales for classroom ensemble. To enable differentiation, there are interchangeable parts for melody and beginners in C, Bb and Eb; piano, unpitched percussion, ukulele (in notes, chords and TAB), guitar (in notes, chords and TAB) and bass clef including bass TAB. The score with all parts and a reference YouTube video are available here.

extracting goats from jean-claude’s kitchen.

Between 2010-2017 my family and I lived and worked in rural South-West France. It was a wonderful, challenging, enriching and deeply formative time in our lives. By means of memoir, I wrote Extracting Goats from Jean-Claude’s Kitchen during our time living in Scotland. It has been published and enjoyed a certain cult success amongst musicians and Francophiles. It is a perfect gift for any music lover, guitarist or travel fan. It is available at Amazon here. Alternatively, you can order a copy (signed and dedicated if you wish) directly from me. Please contact me here. We have now returned to France and I will find a postage quote to your country.

Reading Jazz Chords – a Guide for Guitarists

Dan’s simple but highly effective workbook has been revised and is available from Amazon here.

piano works

I have composed two minimalist piano pieces which have been used for film and dance projects. The Miller’s Waltz was the basis of a piece released with Saint Seren. The piano version is available here. Then Nature Breathed was used by my wonderful daughter for a dance project. It is available here.

Recordings

Dan’s album ‘Les Cerisiers’ is available from all major online digital platforms. Alternatively contact Dan for a CD.

Dan’s album Le Chant des Mésanges is available in CD format only. Please contact Dan if you would like a copy.