Classic Songs – Acoustic Guitar

Learn Bob Minner’s Annual Arrangement of ‘Auld Lang Syne’

BY ADAM PERLMUTTERJust as he did last year around this time, Bob Minner set up recording gear on his porch the other day and minted a fresh arrangement of ... Read More...

Three Christmas Carols for Solo Acoustic Guitar

BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERSEvery year I love making up guitar renditions of Christmas carols, just sitting by the tree. Here are three favorites, all availab... Read More...

Christmas Classics: 3 Acoustic Guitar Fingerpicking Arrangements to Play

By Acoustic Guitar StaffHere are three holiday songs for acoustic guitar, arranged for fingerstyle or solo playing. These pieces are excerpted from our boo... Read More...

acoustic guitar with a christmas wreath soundhole

Play These 3 Country-ish Acoustic Guitar Arrangements of Holiday Songs

By Acoustic Guitar StaffGiven the right atmosphere and mood, the acoustic guitar has a power to evoke a singalong that few other instruments possess. Here ... Read More...

Alex de Grassi’s Fingerstyle Arrangement of ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’

BY ADAM PERLMUTTERWhen Alex de Grassi recorded his most recent album, The Bridge, at Skywalker Sound, he took advantage of his time in George Lucas’s world... Read More...

Video Lesson: Ben Harper Teaches His #1 Anthem “Better Way”

From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper RodgersReleased as the first single from Ben Harper’s ... Read More...

“Cam Ye O’er Frae France”: A Dropped-D Arrangement of an Irreverent Scottish Song

From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Danny CarnahanThe Scots are second to none in their willingness and a... Read More...

‘Little Satchel’— Learn Sarah Jarosz and John Leventhal’s Take on a Traditional Tune

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Adam PerlmutterOn “Little Satchel,” the most traditional number on S... Read More...

“Angel from Montgomery”— Here’s How to Play John Prine’s Best-Known Song

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers“I am an old woman.” So goes the opening of “Angel from Montgomery,” fi... Read More...