Media – Guitar Performance

Some examples of more standard/traditional guitar performance that I could perform at your event or help you to learn. These are all complete single takes without comping.

Classical Guitar:

J. S. Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite no. 1, BWV 1007

Francisco Tàrrega – Pavana

Heitor Villa-Lobos – Prelude no. 4

Original processional (written for a wedding):

Contemporary Classical Guitar:

Electric arrangements of classical guitar:

Bach – Toccata from BWV 565 (for organ):

Chord-melody jazz:

Duke Ellington – Cottontail:


Henry Mancini’s “Days of Wine and Roses”


Luiz Bonfá’s “Manhã de Carnaval (Black Orpheus)”:



Hoagy Carmichael’s “Nearness of You”:

A standard ballad “It Never Entered My Mind”:

Arrangements of two Christmas standards “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” (Les anges dans nos campagnes):

Interpretation of the Beatles’ “Michelle”: https://soundcloud.com/sundar-subramanian/michelle

Solo electric guitar arrangements (a little further out):

Rodgers/Hart – My Funny Valentine:

Sonic Youth – The Diamond Sea:


Rodgers/Hart – Have You Met Miss Jones:



Jazz solo (flatpicked):