Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1396458

By The Candlelight Guitarist. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Brad Powell. Baroque,Blues,Classical,Instructional,Jazz. Guitar Tab. 4 pages. Geofonica Artistworks #979795. Published by Geofonica Artistworks (A0.1396458).

Bach's classic Bourrée in E minor arranged for guitar in a jazz-swing-blues style, with walking bass lines on guitar, melody figures swung, and harmonic passages adapted towards a cool jazz and bluey idiom. It's actually a bit more difficult than the original--because the swung melody and bass lines are syncopated rather than matched... but it is very cool and fun to play, and a great showpiece for an intermediate level guitarist! A fun surprise addition to a recital! Listen to the performance by Brad in the link provided!  Incidentally... Brad studied from and was mentored by jazz guitar giant Joe Pass, and took a master class from Andrés Segovia, so this arrangement bridges both musical worlds--jazz and classical--that he came up in.

ABOUT: Brad Powell (aka The Candlelight Guitarist) began guitar at age ten, inspired by The Beatles. At 15, he became a protégé of jazz guitarist Joe Pass, and later studied classical guitar under Vincent Macaluso, and at California State University, Northridge under Ronald Purcell, with a master class under Andrés Segovia. Brad was featured performing Gerald Wilson's Sonata for Guitar and Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, with the composer conducting. Brad was mentored in composition by David Rose (composer for Little House on the Prairie). Brad has composed music for TV, including Hill Street Blues and The 'A' Team, working with Mike Post. Brad has ten albums as The Candlelight Guitarist. When not making music, Brad is often out hiking with his four dogs. Brad also played as the solo guitarist for Disney's Princess Breakfast Adventure at Disney's Grand Californian Resort by Disneyland (March 2019-January 2024), providing music for the Disney Princesses (Belle, Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Mulan, Aurora, Ariel, Pocahontas, Cinderella, and their friends and guests).

COMMENTS FROM LONG-ESTABLISHED REVIEWERS (for this and other Candlelight Guitarist recordings)...
Bill Binkelman - Music Reviewer for Zone Music Reporter and New Age Retailer
The Candleight Guitarist is your tour guide to a land of easy-going, warm, and inviting instrumentals.

Rebecca of Amazon - Amazon.com HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Bradley Powell's flawless playing allows you to completely relax into sleep or relax into an evening of candlelight and romance. I've fallen into a peaceful sleep while listening to this music and have also spent relaxing afternoons reading while The Candlelight Guitarist wove an intricate tapestry of sounds to nurture my heart. ...  Bradley Powell's music is infused with natural ambience. As rich sounds renew your spirit, you can relax into a deep sigh of the heart. His style is artistic, heart healing and filled with romantic and cultural influences.

Vicki Blizzard (Editor, PaperWorks and Crazy for Cross-Stitch! magazines) in CREATIVITY e-Letter: Music to filter into my dreams. My new favorite to listen to is classical guitar music by Bradley Powell.

Bob McKillop, founder and publisher, MaineFolkMusic.com
...perfect for situations in which candlelight figures prominently. Quiet meditation, romance, intellectual stimulation – the soft, pure tones of his Spanish and classic instrumental style open up your heart and render it more receptive to the spiritual messages that these pursuits engender..

Guitar (flatpicking) - Beginning-Intermediate - Digital Download Easy to Intermediate. Composed by Rob Mackillop. DADGAD. Bluegrass. E-book and online audio. 44 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30567MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Guitar (flatpicking) - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Rob Mackillop. Solos. Scottish. E-book and online audio. 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30775MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1080713

By The Candlelight Guitarist. By John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Bradley Powell. Classical,Contest,Festival,Holiday,Patriotic,Traditional. Guitar Tab. 9 pages. Geofonica Artistworks #684942. Published by Geofonica Artistworks (A0.1080713).

The very popular official march of the United States, composed by John Philip Sousa, arranged for solo classical guitar (written here in both standard notation with TAB) by Bradley Powell, aka The Candlelight Guitarist. It is an advanced intermediate to advanced level of finger-style classical guitar. NOTE: This same arrangement is also available without the TAB (Standard Notation only). ABOUT: Bradley Powell (aka The Candlelight Guitarist) began guitar at age ten, inspired by The Beatles. At 15, he became a protégé of jazz guitarist Joe Pass, and later studied classical guitar under Vincent Macaluso and at California State University, Northridge under Ronald Purcell, with a master class under Andrés Segovia. Brad was featured performing Gerald Wilson's Sonata for Guitar and Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, with the composer conducting. Brad was mentored in composition by David Rose (composer for Little House on the Prairie). Brad has composed music for TV, including Hill Street Blues and The 'A' Team, working with Mike Post. Brad has ten albums as The Candlelight Guitarist. Brad is also the classical guitarist for Disney's Princess Breakfast Adventure at Disneyland's Grand Californian Resort. When not making music, Brad is often out hiking with his dogs. COMMENTS FROM ESTABLISHED REVIEWERS... Dr. Beth - Amazon.com #1 Hall of Fame reviewer Brad has a knack for putting together gentle, soothing guitar medleys which provide the perfect background or relaxation soundtrack. Bill Binkelman - Music Reviewer for Zone Music Reporter and New Age Retailer The Candlelight Guitarist is your tour guide to a land of easy-going, warm, and inviting instrumentals. Rebecca of Amazon - Amazon.com HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER Bradley Powell's flawless playing allows you to completely relax into sleep or relax into an evening of candlelight and romance. I've fallen into a peaceful sleep while listening to this music and have also spent relaxing afternoons reading while The Candlelight Guitarist wove an intricate tapestry of sounds to nurture my heart. ... Bradley Powell's music is infused with natural ambience. As rich sounds renew your spirit, you can relax into a deep sigh of the heart. His style is artistic, heart healing and filled with romantic and cultural influences. Vicki Blizzard (Editor, PaperWorks and Crazy for Cross-Stitch! magazines) in CREATIVITY e-Letter: Music to filter into my dreams. My new favorite to listen to is classical guitar music by Bradley Powell. Jana L. Perskie Ceruleana (New York, NY USA) ~ Amazon.com TOP 50 Reviewer. The talented and creative Bradley Powell is the Candlelight Guitarist. His music is original and some of the most soul soothing I have ever heard. Bob McKillop, founder and publisher, MaineFolkMusic.com Brad Powell is a talented and highly trained California guitarist and composer who calls himself The Candlelight Guitarist, and for good reason. His music is perfect for situations in which candlelight figures prominently. Quiet meditation, romance, intellectual stimulation – the soft, pure tones of his Spanish and classic instrumental style open up your heart and render it more receptive to the spiritual messages that these pursuits engender. Grady Harp - HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER music to soothe and calm and enrich the psyche. Would that there were more Brad Powells out there to help us all through these times. The world would be a saner place!.

Easy Guitar (with TAB) - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1177429

Composed by Brian Streckfus. Arranged by Brian Streckfus. Instructional. Tablature. 13 pages. Brian Streckfus #777440. Published by Brian Streckfus (A0.1177429).

Major/Minor/Pentatonic Forms for Guitar (Sheet Music + Tab + Fretboard)
Learn every key on guitar with very few pages. 
Pages: 13

Bonus Pages:
1. A Major Scale across the full neck (to see how they all combine resulting in knowing the full neck)
2. Blank scale chart to add in memorization and making alterations.

Scales included:
1. F Major
2. C Major
3. G Major
4. D Major
5. A Major

Tips:
1. There is a reason why it is not 12 or 24 scales. Since these scales are easy to move higher or lower, just these 5 Major will lead to all 24 major/minor keys throughout the entire fretboard. Therefore, making a C# Major scale chart is uneccessary, and if you are doing so, you may be over thinking music. Instead, it is better to ask yourself how do I play C major but 1 pitch higher and use previous work you have done to your advantage. 
2. These scales do not end on the home note. This is a disadvantage in this way, however, knowing large portions of the scale neck in one position will allow you to play a key throughout the fretboard with no gaps in notes. In otherwords, learning one ocatave scales can have concise music theory, but it's impossible to know the scale in every part of the neck completely that way. 

Features:
1. Color coding. Blue notes are home (tonic) notes. Red notes are away (dominant) notes. Simplifying harmony this much can often make you more creative not less since you are crafting the harmonies yourself. 
2. Left hand fingerings added. Don't mistake these for fingering numbers.
3. Letter names to aid in memorization.

Notes:
I realize that the hand written font doesn't look the most professional, however this is intentional. I tried making these in photo editors, but since every shape was perfect they were actually harder to memorize from (kind of living driving in a tunnel with no landmarks).

Guitar Tab, Guitar (Flatpicking), Electric Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Arranged by Roni Seppänen. Classical Period, Technique Training, European. Score, Solo Part, Tablature. 5 pages. Published by Roni Seppanen

Easy Guitar (with TAB) - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1047465

By Dan Jones (www.danjonesguitarist.com). By Dan Jones. Blues,Folk,Rock. Tablature. 5 pages. DanJonesGuitarist #652027. Published by DanJonesGuitarist (A0.1047465).

Three Pieces for Beginner Guitarists (Acoustic or Electric) by Dan Jones Presented in notes, TAB and easy chords (www.danjonesguitarist.com) As an active guitar teacher, I find that many beginner pupils want to learn either acoustic (steel string) guitar or electric guitar. I have also found a lack of quality resources in these styles which have musical interest, and which lay out some of the necessary technical and musical foundations for future learning. I composed these three little pieces for my own young students. They are played by those using their right-hand fingers, and a plectrum and I’ve found them to be very popular in both lessons and performance. The pieces can be learnt in any order (I have a slight preference for starting my pupils with D-Day Rock - the third in the collection). Below is an outline of the pedagogy behind them (1) Sore Finger Blues This is a simple twelve-bar blues which uses a combination of open strings and notes at the third and second frets. It can be played with a straight or swung rhythm. It is effective at a slow tempo for those needing time to place the fretting hand fingers. The main technical challenge is in bars 10 and 22 where the player moves the third finger between the G and A on string 1. Although this is traditionally an advanced technique, I’ve found my students find it comfortable, as long as the fingering outlined in the notes is followed. The chords are dominant (with major thirds). These clash against the minor pentatonic scale in a way which is typical of the style. The chords are quite simple for beginners. I have opted for a D5 power-chord in bars 9 & 21 which is easier than the usual D chord (which also works perfectly well). Plectrum players should be sure to anchor the plucking hand, either with the side of the hand resting on the bridge, or a finger against the scratch plate of the guitar. Fingerstyle players can anchor either with a finger touching the scratch plate of the guitar, or by resting the thumb on a bass string when the fingers are plucking, or vice versa. This is more typical of classical style. (2) Cross-String Traffic This piece was conceived as a fingerstyle piece, although it can be played using a plectrum. The challenge for plectrum players is to cross the strings smoothly. It is for this reason that the fretting hand is relatively simple so that learners can concentrate on the plucking hand. Players are also encouraged to press down the index finger on string 2 at the correct angle to allow the first string to resonate. Chords have once again been chosen to suit less-experienced fingers; therefore, I have opted for Dm6 instead of the more common Dm (a very tricky chord for beginners). Players should go for maximum resonance and notes played at fret 3 could be fretted with either fingers 3 or 4. (3) D-Day Rock This piece is made nearly entirely of open strings and third fret notes. Where there is string crossing, the music allows the player ‘thinking time’ to change accordingly. Teachers and learners can decide with which finger to press the third fret notes. The rhythmic complexities from bar 13 to the end pose no problems once players have the sound of the piece in their ear. Once again, chords have been selected for ease of playing. The Gm/D chord can be played with a 3-string barre (often quite easy for beginners where no fretted bass note is required) or using three separate fingers. The pedal D sounds effective musically. I have presented these pieces as ensemble works with large groups of beginners. Players and audiences alike have been very receptive! For a wealth of music for beginners, ensembles and advanced players, please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com. A YouTube link to a film of the pieces will be uploaded before the end of June 2022.

Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1177383

By Frederic Chopin. By Fre�de�ric Chopin. Arranged by Brian Streckfus. 19th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period. Guitar Tab. 6 pages. Brian Streckfus #776814. Published by Brian Streckfus (A0.1177383).

Key: Changed from B minor to A minor
Capo: 2 (If you want original key, but I wasn't a fan of capo 2; it felt like there was no bass notes.)

1. Arranged for guitar.
2. Piano pedal markings removed
3. Phrase markings removed and opted for commas.
4. Re-harmonized
5. Key changed from B minor to A minor.
6. Slurs
7. Left hand fingers
8. Tablature
9. Harmonics added when advantageous, but playing the regular note would work as well.
10. Piano pedal markings removed and replaced with commas. It's a flaw of sheet music that slurs, ties, and phrase markings are all the same symbol, and having all three happening can clutter a score.

Compromises

1. This may sound obvious, but of course I had to make some alterations to make this flow properly on guitar. Many of the original chord inversions on the piano were not kept. However, many harmonies were kept intact as far as following the chord nomenclature name.
2. Measure 50 was originally an A minor chord, the irony is that the F major suprise is an homage to Chopin anyways, suprised he didn't opt for it. To be honest, I don't like how there is a perfect authentic cadence in measure 50. I think modern audiences would want to clap too badly, so I believe that ending needs to be slightly messed up to propel the music forward, and give a sense that there is still a problem.
3. The other chord that was changed was an E7b9 to a Ddim7 in measure 78. If you know your theory well, you'll realize these chords have the same exact function and nearly the same notes, it's just that Ddim7 flowed a bit better on guitar. I'd rather have guitarists play the rhythms correctly and with musicality, than have guitarist clunkily go though overly large chords in order to mantain historical accuracy. 
4. Measure 15 was hard to keep the original chord intact. A Bb/D with a G in the melody as a suspension sounds more like a g minor chord. That is cliche Chopinesque neopolitan moment so the Bb is crucial to mantain. Having some rough sort of Bbmaj7 or G minor chord while mantaining the melody seemed to sound the best even though the name of the chord might have gotten a little off.

I tried chord charts, but they seemed messier than what it was worth. I also could have the denser tablature in the sheet music, but that does make it look 10x more intimidating. So this version is unique in that the tablature is my denser arrangement, whereas the sheet music would allow someone to quickly make a new arrangement. I like this ethos because most guitarists are likely to be much better at playing chord quickly when they don't have to have an exact voicing. This makes this arrangement easier to further perfect since I am naming the harmonies, which often isn't done in classical music.

Backstory
This is one of my favorite pieces, and also my favorite composer. I feel classical guitar repertoire is lacking easily playable music in the romantic style. Often, if it is romantic guitar music, it is extemely difficult and therefore only a select few can enjoy performing it. Also, I sometimes get my hopes up to find a romantic guitar composer, but then after listening, there's nothing quite like Chopin. Obviously, you will have to have some chops to play this since it's one of the most ambitious undertakings a guitarist could take, but it's also not so hard that you have to be train for a decade because I changed the key.

Theory. Fingerpicking. Ebook and online audio. 125 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30790MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: M0.99642EB

Composed by Steve Kaufman. BLuegrass. Country. Ebook and online audio. 94 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #99642EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.99642EB).

ISBN 9781513473468. 8.75x11.75 inches.

The vision behind Blazing Solos for Flatpicking Guitar for One Player or More was inspired by the simple beauty of two instruments playing in harmony. In order to harmonize, the lead note and the harmony note need to be in harmonic agreement with one another, as well as with the background chord and the key of the song. Steve found that in most cases, but not always, that thinking in thirds will usually achieve the desired sound. The book also contains a section on how to read tablature plus discography. In notation and tablature. Intermediate level. Includes access to online audio.

Guitar (flatpicking) - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by William Bay. Guitar Picking Tunes. Jazz. E-book and online audio. 48 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #WBM46MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Guitar (flatpicking) - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Michael Coppola. Classical. Style. E-book. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30795EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1015006

Composed by Vasil Belezhkov. Contemporary,Folk,World. Guitar Tab. 8 pages. Vasil Belezhkov #4602385. Published by Vasil Belezhkov (A0.1015006).

I wrote this piece in February 2011 while experimentalizing with this unusual guitar tunning and the Bulgarian folklore from the region of the Rodopi mountain. The parts are: 01. 'The Whispering Lyre'; 02. 'The Forest King'; 03. 'Breadth' and each of them is inspired by a legendary Rodopean man (Orpheus, Captain Petko voyvoda* and Dafo Trendafilov** respectively).

1. 'The Whispering Lyre'
2. 'The Forest King'
3. 'Breadth'

*Captain Petko voyvoda (1844-1900): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petko_Vo...
**Dafo Trendafilov (1919-2010) is one of the greatest Bulgarian folklore musicians; as a player, maker and teacher he dedicated his whole life to the instrument 'Kaba Gayda' (LOW or BIG bagpipe, which is only in the folklore region of the Rodopi mountain; not to be confuzed with the instrument 'Dzhura Gayda' which is HIGH or SMALL bagpipe and exists in all of the other folklore regions in Bulgaria)

Composed by William Bay. Guitar Picking Tunes. Folk. E- book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #WBM44MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music