Hymns For Fingerstyle Guitar

Craig Dobbins has tastefully arranged this beautiful collection of hymns to be easily playable and yet worthy of concert and solo recital performance. All the music is written in standard notation and tablature, and performed beautifully on the included recording. Selections include: Amazing Grace * In the Garden * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * The Old Rugged Cross * Sweet Hour of Prayer * There Is a Fountain and more

Hymns for Fingerstyle Guitar contains twenty five well-known hymns arranged for fingerstyle guitar in standard tuning.The arrangements are designed for easy sight reading, with the potential to embellish them on the fly to create more complex arrangements in your own style. In addition to the hymn arrangements, the book includes tips and suggestions on adding your own introductions and endings as well as improvising variations. Recordings of all hymns are available as a free download. From the author's Introduction: This book grew out of a need. Recently, I was asked to play during several funerals, with the request being to "just play some hymns." When I began looking for material, I found a wealth of wonderful arrangements for fingerstyle guitar, but none of them were going to work for me in this situation. Naturally, I had only a few days' notice, so I wasn't going to learn and memorize complex arrangements, no matter how beautiful they were. Even the simplest arrangements I found were many pages long, and I didn't want to be turning pages during a funeral service, the way I would if I tried to read the music rather than memorize it. I also realized that in this setting, the focus wasn't on me, or how clever or complex the music was. I just needed to play appropriate music for the occasion that helped set the mood and that didn't detract from the service. Uncomplicated, melodic arrangements would be a plus. My solution forms the basis of this book - my own arrangements that are simple, almost "sketches" of an arrangement. What I decided I needed was a type of book known as a "fake book" in jazz circles - but for hymns - and designed for solo fingerstyle guitar. Jazz fake books are typically limited to just chord names and perhaps melody. I wanted a bit more than that - basically easily-playable arrangements with no complicated parts, and designed to be extended on the fly. Hymns: Abide With Me Amazing Grace A Mighty Fortress is Our God Be Thou My Vision Blessed Assurance Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Fairest Lord Jesus Faith of Our Fathers For the Beauty of the Earth He Leadeth Me Holy, Holy, Holy I Have Decided to Follow Jesus In the Garden Jesus Loves Me Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross Just As I Am Love Lifted Me Praise Him, Praise Him Sweet Hour of Prayer The Old Rugged Cross This is My Father's World Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder What a Friend We Have in Jesus Whispering Hope

(Guitar Solo). 15 songs arranged for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature: Abide with Me * Amazing Grace * Beneath the Cross of Jesus * Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing * For the Beauty of the Earth * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Rock of Ages * and more.

(Finger Style Guitar). Fingerstyle arrangements in notes and tab for 29 inspirational favorites, including: Amazing Grace * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * For the Beauty of the Earth * Holy, Holy, Holy * In the Garden * Let Us Break Bread Together * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * Were You There? * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * When I Survey the Wondrous Cross * more.

(Guitar Solo). 25 songs of worship for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature, including: Amazing Grace * Be Thou My Vision * Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing * For the Beauty of the Earth * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * My Faith Looks up to Thee * Rock of Ages * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * and more.

(Meredith Music Resource). Not only do old-fashioned hymns provide a spiritual benefit, they bring back fond memories of families at home or at worship lovingly joining together to sing. While contemporary religious music offers an important new genre, old-fashioned hymns merit special recognition for their contributions to generation after generation. This collection features the "top 20" hymns that have been around for years, but still convey powerful meaning to many folks. Each arrangement is carefully crafted to introduce and cultivate finger picking (some would say "classical style") guitar techniques. Positions and fingerings are clearly marked.

(Guitar Solo). These arrangements are carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. 15 modern worship classics are included: Above All * Breathe * Draw Me Close * Give Thanks * He Is Exalted * Jesus, Name Above All Names * Open the Eyes of My Heart * Shout to the Lord * You Are My King (Amazing Love) * and more.

(Finger Style Guitar). Virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist and clawhammer banjo player Steve Baughman shares 17 hymns and gospel songs arranged for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature, with video downloads available online for all songs. This rich collection features a variety of tunings, background information, technical tips and humorous asides. Songs include: At Calvary * Down by the Riverside * Fairest Lord Jesus * Go Tell It on the Mountain * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * It Is Well with My Soul * Just As I Am * Love Divine, All Loves Excelling * Nearer, My God, To Thee * Old Rugged Cross * Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior * Rock of Ages * Shall We Gather at the River * Softly and Tenderly * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder * Whispering Hope.