Astor Piazzola was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. One of his most famous pieces is called Libertango which roughly translates to freedom tango. The Tango feel should be brought out […]
This is a new composition written in a Zapateado triplet feel. It’s a great work out on the hands as it pushes through constant dance like quaver feel. There are also some stretches and great cross string passages. Hope you enjoy! Sheet music and TAB
Here is a new arrangement of this beautiful Latin Jazz standard made popular by Dean Martin and Laufey. Sheet music and TAB
Here is my new arrangement of Winter by Vivaldi. To be precise it’s Concerto No 4 in F minor , Op 8 RV 297 “Water”. First movement Allegro Non Molto. I have changed the key to D minor which works better on guitar. Sheet music and TAB
Here’s a new composition I have been working on the last two weeks I call Pleiades. It features alternate tuning D A D F# B E. This tuning opens up interesting possibilities of harmony and resonance. The sheet music is below and available to LGM Members. I am still tweaking it and will finalise the […]
00:00:00 Hi, welcome back to the channel. In this episode, Latin Guitar Mastery Podcast Episode 5, I’m going to be covering topics around Paco Pena, his visit to Australia and my interview with him. Also, some collaborations that I’ve been doing with guitarists online. We’ll also talk a little bit about updates to the blog, […]
Here is a new Rumba I wrote in B minor and also with F# tuning. It has some tricky bar chords and stretches but I think the opening minor 6 chord really captures a mood! Sheet music and TAB
After my recent performance of Nightless Night, some people have been asking me for tips to improve their guitar tremolo. So I have made a tutorial on this and included some exercises below (for LGM Members). Sheet music and TAB
I recorded the duet by Ralph Towner called Duende.
Here is my new called Nightless Night, inspired by the long nights in Finland and Northern Europe. It is a tremolo piece in B minor with G on the third string tuned down to F#. There are quite a few stretches and it’s a bit of a work out on the left hand, but […]