Download music notation and TAB for more than 1,475 great songs from the first 30 years of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
Learn to Play “Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)” | AG Patreon Song of the Month
Add this classic country tune, replete with Jimmie Rodgers’ trademark yodeling, to your repertoire.
A Fun Guitar Arrangement Inspired by Bobby Darin’s Swinging Cover of “Mack the Knife”
What really sets this version apart is the use of five half-step modulations that keep raising the tension with each pass through the song.
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Learn to Play “You Gotta Move” | AG Patreon Song of the Month
Learn to play an African American spiritual as interpreted by the legendary bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell
Learn Sophisticated Chordal Ideas Through Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
This gently rolling ballad is not only satisfying to play, it shows the musical benefits of learning pieces not originally composed for guitar.
“Help Me”—Learn to Play a Rare Solo Version of the Joni Mitchell Classic
While details of Mitchell's playing are tough to discern on the original, this newly released solo demo is especially illuminating.
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Learn to Play “Blue Skies”—a Jazz Age Classic with Clever Harmonies and a Bit of Drama
"Blue Skies,” arranged here in the guitar-friendly key of C, has been covered in many popular styles from ragtime piano to big band jazz to country.
Learn to Play “When the Levee Breaks” | AG Patreon Song of the Month
As I write this, California is seeing historic atmospheric rivers and treacherous flooding and I can’t help but think of this song from the blues canon.
Learn to Play “Hotel California”| AG Patreon Song of the Month
This Eagles classic is one of the most requested song transcriptions from AG readers.
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Learn “Sidh Beag, Sidh Mor,” a Traditional Celtic Song Arranged in Standard Tuning
Most of this arrangement's melody notes are reachable without leaving first position, and all the necessary bass notes are easily played.
Learn to Play “Tonight You Belong to Me” on Acoustic Guitar
This simple arrangement allows for easy, primarily open chording.
How to Play the Indigo Girls’ Folk-Rock Anthem “Closer to Fine”
With tight harmonies, sturdy twin guitar strumming, thoughtful lyrics, and a bit of vocal countermelody, the song has all the hallmarks of the duo's style.
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Learn “In the Pines,” a Haunting Folk Song Recorded by Musicians from Lead Belly to Nirvana
The arrangement of this song, also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," is inspired by Nirvana’s version.
Ralph Towner Revisits the Oregon Classic “Guitarra Picante” on Solo Guitar
Originally released in 1991 and re-released on this year's ‘At First Light,’ this challenging tune features nearly three dozen different chords.
Play a Jazzy Fingerstyle Rendition of “Over the River and Through the Woods”
Originally published in 1844, the song remains a popular favorite among children and adults to celebrate Thanksgiving and the Christmas season.
Learn to Play Tracy Chapman’s Groundbreaking Hit “Fast Car”
Thirty five years after its release, this powerful narrative, with its distinctive guitar part, feels as vital as ever.
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Taking a Fresh Look at the Centuries-Old Waltz “On Top of Old Smoky” on Guitar
Singer-songwriter Maurice Tani teaches how to add fresh color and anticipation to a traditional favorite.
Adam Levy Performs and Teaches “Sidewalk Chalk” | Acoustic Guitar Sessions
“Sidewalk Chalk” is a lovely waltz with a beautiful set of chord changes. It’s also quite approachable and, like so much of Levy’s work, is a joy to play.
Learn to Play Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
Lightfoot recorded the song on a 12-string—specifically, a Gibson B-45-12—but it will work just as well on a six-string.
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Learn Dom Flemons’ Fingerstyle Showstopper “Rabbit Foot Rag”
This ragtime-inspired composition leaves a lot of room for improvisation and variations on the main themes.
Learn to Play “Big Sciota,” a Traditional Fiddle Tune Popularized by Flatpicking Master Russ Barenberg
“Big Sciota” is not necessarily easy to play, but if you stick with it, you'll learn a fun and well-known tune and develop some powerful chops in both hands.
Play the Classic Sea Shanty “Drunken Sailor” with 3 Simple Chords
This easy campfire arrangement follows a traditional four-bar pattern using just the chords Am, G, and C.
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Julian Lage on How to Play His Position-Shifting Guitar-Bass Duet “Double Southpaw”
With its "quirky rhythmic and harmonic twists and turns," this piece moves all around the fretboard.
Video Lesson: Learn a Fingerstyle Arrangement of “It Is Well with My Soul” in Double Dropped-D Tuning
The arrangement is fairly undemanding of both the picking and fretting hands and makes strategic use of the open strings.
Tips on Playing “Shake Sugaree,” an Elizabeth Cotten Fingerpicking Staple
Cotten plays “Shake Sugaree” on a guitar tuned down a whole step, using chord shapes in the key of C major that sound in Bb.
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Learn “Doc’s Guitar”—Doc Watson’s Fingerstyle Tour de Force
The brilliance of Watson’s right-hand technique can be clearly heard on this punishingly fast instrumental