Guitar Tablature Music for Where Have All the Flowers Gone

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Basic Silent Night

This will be the base line for all the frills we'll insert into this arrangement as we go.

Deck the Halls in G

This is an arrangement with a little easier bridge but sounds a bit darker than the version in C.Â

Please Please Me

A harmonized E major scale

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Playing along with Peter, Paul an Mary. Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton wrote the song, so we're playing it with the author. There's only one true version of this song, no matter what you may have heard.

Puff and Complete JTTW

Double Video Lesson...but the downloaded music is with the single Puff lesson.

Boogie Blues and JoyttWorld

Two lessons. One complete exercise and the intro to Joy to the World

Joy to the World melody

Pentatonic Lick

Played off of three different chords. G, C, and D.  The G and C licks look remarkably alike.

Silent Night Block Chords and Ending

Here is the Christmas carol with just chords and block picking. It will help create a sold foundation for the Arpeggios version. The left hand stays the same for both versions. Ending options are provided.

Silent Night Arpeggios

Starting at measure 17, this Lesson involves 11 measures or 1 verse equivalent of Silent Night. Since it uses arpeggios, each measure is demonstrated and carefully repeated to get it under the hand. It is also a detailed practice session too..

Wipe Out

An iconic surf tune from the 60's. Originally played in B. Used Youtube "Transpose" to put it in the key of E for ease of learning. Also slowed it down to 70% speed.

One Note Samba

This arrangement has two refrains. an easier and more difficult one.

Yellow Bird

The Lord's Prayer

Away in a Manger

The perfect Christmas lullaby, though it can be used any time of year. In the key of C, this rendition is true to the tune that has been used for years. It has some phrases with quicker chord changes than you might normally expect in a slower song. ...

Deck the Halls

A traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Years' carol. The melody is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, "Nos Galan", while the English lyrics date to 1862. This is a Christmas carol that's expresses the joy ...

A'Soalin (advanced addendum)

This is my attempt to combine the last few measures of the Paul's counterpoint motif with the descending scale that Peter plays in the last two measures.

Dream x 3 Lesson

Written by Boudleaux Bryant. An experiment in Video Only lessons. Select proceed to Videos below.

Sloop John B

Played through a couple of times. A traditional West Indies tune. Popularized by The Kingston Trio, they adapted it from Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag. Years later the Beach Boys changed the title to "Sloop John B," and had a hit song.

A'Soalin

Peter, Paul and Mary,recorded this as "A' Soalin", including all the verses as well as parts of "Hey, Ho, Nobody Home" and "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen". The musical arrangement was copyrighted by Peter, Paul and Mary.

Yesterday

Another Paul MacCartney and John Lennon song.This is a special video, which includes me not turning my tuner off, so you can see if my strings are in tune. You don't get that special feature just anywhere.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

A great children's Christmas song for all ages! This has a spoken inroduction including all the reindeer names, then a nice alternating bass section and more chord changes than you would expect.

Jingle Bell Rock

This is a challenging arrangement in G with an intro that can be played as an outro as well. It sounds great on the 12 string, but it's a work-out too

I'll be Home for Christmas

As with all these more difficult songs, use the TAB and lyrics to help get you around. The chord diagrams will show you what your left hand plays, but the TAB shows what strings your right hand picks out of that left hand chord formation

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

As with all these more difficult songs, use the Lyrics and TAB to help get you around. The chord diagrams will show you what your left hand plays, but the TAB shows what strings your right hand picks out of that left hand chord formation.

The Christmas Song

Use the TAB and lyrics to help get you around. The chord diagrams will show you what your left hand plays, but the TAB and show what strings your right hand picks out of that left hand chord formation. The chorus on this one is a challenge to play ...

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

I play the ending measures differently than what is written. I bet you can figure it out. As always use the TAB and lyrics to help you get around, and that the TAB shows you what strings your right hand picks out of the left hand chord ...

I Will (in 3 Keys)

Key of E to 1:12. Key of C to 4:00. Then key of G

This Land

From PP&M's 25th Anniversary Concert, "This Land" was written by Woody Guthrie who was inspired by the lyrics of "God Bless America". Its first title was God Blessed America.

Cathy's Clown

A classic written by Phil and Don Everly. They were so popular Gibson made an Everly Brothers model acoustic. They had really cool, double pickguards and stars for position markers if I remember correctly.

If I Had a Hammer

A driving folk strumming and some quick chord changes throughout. This was a song written by Pete Seeger and sung and played by generations.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Also written by Pete Seeger, but Joe Hickerson would modify it and turn it into the circular song you're playing here. Flowers to flowers through young girls, young men, soldiers and graveyards.

Picking Practice One FSG

Silent Night

Arguably the only Christmas carol of the historic Christian faith written for guitar. The history is exaplained in the video, and it's played in two levels of difficulty. Enjoy it every Christmas, and learn to play it from the video, then add your ...

My Country Tis of Thee

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", is a patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen". The song served as one of the de facto ...

TAB and Chord Diagram Explanation

This video will give you a introduction to reading Chord Diagrams and interpreting Tablature (TAB).  Remember, the Chord Diagrams shows the left hand chord formation, and the TAB shows what your right hand fingers select to be played of that...

Quick Tune

This video provides you with several minutes of listening to different guitars that are in tune. You can match your strings with their strings, and then you'll be in tune. The tuning discussion which is also on the "Rules of Thumb" provides you with ...

Guitar Tuning and Discussion

The first part of this tuning discussion is a brief demonstration comparing and contrasting the keys on the piano with the strings and frets on the guitar. It shows where the guitar strings and associated notes fretted up the fingerboard are situated...

God of Our Fathers

The national hymn of the United States. Perhaps one of the more difficult arrangements on the website. This arrangement is in the key of C, and has some triplet organ/trumpet flourishes which we imitate with a C chord and some fancy strums. It also ...

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

One of the "Great Four Anglican Hymns. This wonderful hymn uses Charles Wesley's lyrics, and William Cummings adaptation of a Felix Mendelsshon Cantata, to create a Christmas carol that we know and love. It has some nice musical movement and fits ...

America the Beautiful

Our second national anthem, in my opinion. A beautifully written melody with wonderful lyrics, that's also easy to sing and enjoy. Perfect to be performed any time or place, especially home school. Remember it has more than one verse, and there is a ...

The ABC's in C

The iconic children's song. Actually its melody works for three children's songs: The ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep. Taught at three levels, melody only, basic chords and melody, and a moving bass/chord arrangement. ...

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a popular hymn sung by many Christian denominations.The hymn is often called the "National Anthem of Christendom". The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet while he served as a missionary in India, first appeared ...

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

A nice chord study in the key of A minor. It's provided in two levels of complexity, and can be played at a moderate or lively pace. Lots of block chords which make a very nice chord melody. Also there are a few nice chord progressions with some bass...

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

A good example of a standard melody upon which many lyrics have been written. Here are a few of them: "Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners" "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!" "Earth was Given as a Garden" "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" "Jesus, I My Cross ...

The Star Spangled Banner

This is a challenging arrangement.  I believe many national anthems and historic hymns are not appropriate for simplification musically, where they lose the power of their melodies and chords, and the amazing emotional power of their ...

Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee

This is the most joyful hymn I know of.  With wonderful lyrics and music by Beethoven, it is fun to sing and play as a Chords and melody piece, as well as a nice challenge using both versions included in the lesson.  It is also interesting ...

Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken (German National Anthem melody)

In the key of C, this stately melody moves between the first and fifth frets using a bar to play a C G/B and Am forms. Those chords will take some practice. The last phrase moves up to the 8th fret and then back down melodically to the first fret. So...

O God Our Help in Ages Past

Written by Isaac Watts and is a paraphrase of Psalm 90. The hymn was originally part of The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, published by Watts in 1719. The hymn is often sung as part of the Remembrance Day service in ...

O Canada

Absolutely one of my favorite songs to play, and it's the Canadian National Anthem. By the way, God Save the Queen is the Royal Anthem of Canada.  We also teach My Country 'Tis of Thee on the site here, and since it has the same melody as God ...

Good King Wenceslas

The legend is based on the life of the historical Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia or Svatý Václav in Czech (907–935). Wenceslas was considered a martyr and a saint immediately after his death in the 10th century, when a cult of Wenceslas grew...

O Little Town of Bethlehem

This Christmas carol may arguably be the best imagery and description of Luke's Christmas story, and the proclamation of the gospel in music and lyrics that I know of. The two verses included demonstrate that in my opinion.  It is a more ...

Angels from the Realms of Glory

A hymn of the historic Christian faith, written probably around the early 1800's. Played through twice. The first time using block chords (left hand chord formations, played with with the right hand where the right hand thumb and fingers pluck their ...

Angels We have Heard on High

This Christmas carol is a good challenge for fingerpickers. Though played at a moderate tempo, the right hand picking, particularly in the chorus and chord changes throughout will give your hands a workout.  I think people like the happy melody,...

Of the Father's Love Begotten

A Christmas carol based on the Latin poem Corde natus by the Roman poet Aurelius Prudentius. The ancient poem was translated and paired with a medieval melody called Divinum Mysterium, an ancient chanting melody which appears in manuscript form as ...

O Come All Ye Faithful

The Christmas carol which was most significant in inspiring this website. It is well known and a joy for people to sing at Christmas. It is not only up tempo, and musically interesting but it can be brought under your hand fairly quickly with some ...

Guitar Tablature Music for Where Have All the Flowers Gone

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