The most asked for and expected tune ever for a guitarist has to be “Happy Birthday”.
But how many can actually play it?
I have lost count of the many red faced guitarists I have witnessed fall fowl to the ole, “Play ‘appy birthday for us mate” only to have to nod the head and walk away in shame, to the reply of “I thought you said you could play the guitar”???
So, okay, here is a very simple and effective Tab/Notation guitar method that you can learn easily to play the old chestnut and hold your head high with pride, and keep your customers very very happy! And, when they pass your good reputation along you get to make a few quid!
Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study into the meticulous world of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately.
Clifford later came back to the guitar and studied in the jazz fusion style of John McLaughlin and Al di Meola. It was at this point that he put all of his years of learning together into one musical form
This website is a sort of cataloging of ideas and musical concepts for exploitation and development in the arts of musical composition and improvisation. What started out as a jazz improvisation site has grown into a full blown, harmony, timbre, pitch and rhythm library. Peace, Enjoy!
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