Joel with guitar Joel's Acoustic Guitar Page
Here are some guitar tablatures I transcribed for some of my favourite popular songs for one acoustic guitar. I would greatly appreciate any feedback (to jf@math.ubc.ca).

News and/or Coming Soon
  • Someone in France emailed me (years ago, I'm not sure I have the email) that Adrian Belew plays Fly (below) in a different tuning to make it easier to play expressively; can you guess which one? [I think you only need to tune down one string two half steps.]
  • Coming soon: a transcription of this version of David Bowie's song Space Oddity, with tips and suggestions for variations
  • Some of the missing links below (in grey) may be completed.
  • The obsolete links to Adrian Belew's homepage will be updated.
  • The pic of me is a bit dated, but I may just leave it be.
We'll see what I get to in the next decade... One can always hope...
Supplementary Material
  • Reading/writing guitar tablatures (TABs)
  • My remarks about these tablatures
  • Why no lyrics?
TABs available
TABs coming soon (?)
  • “Scarborough Fair,” traditional, guitar d'apres Paul Simon.
  • “Julia,” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
MP3's

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