Have you ever heard a song called Blackbird, originally recorded by The Beatles? You may even have heard this song played as an acoustic guitar solo. Ever since the early seventies, songs by The Beatles have made popular guitar solos for guitarists who have decided to give their guitar playing a little extra by learning classical guitar techniques. There is an anthology of Beatles songs arranged for classical guitar called Fingerpicking Beatles. It is made up of thirty songs arranged as classical guitar solos, written in standard music notation and in guitar tabs with chord names and lyrics included. If that’s not maximum value for money, I don’t know what is. If you can already play fingerstyle guitar, you could probably sight read through these arrangements fairly easily. Beginner guitar players will find challenges that will turn them into "real" fingerpicking guitar players. Here are the songs you can learn: A Day In The Life Across The Universe All You Need Is Love And I Love Her Blackbird Can’t Buy Me Love Dear Prudence Eleanor Rigby Free As A Bird Here, There And Everywhere Hey Jude In My Life Lady Madonna Let It Be Love Me Do Michelle Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Nowhere Man Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Octopus’s Garden Penny Lane Please Please Me Something The Long And Winding Road Ticket To Ride We Can Work It Out When I’m Sixty-Four Yellow Submarine Yesterday You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away Browsing through the titles you might think that some of the songs are odd choices for guitar solos, but the simplicity of the arrangements will allow you to play through the pieces to make an informed choice of which pieces to learn seriously. This collection of guitar solos is for the guitar player who has learnt the basics of finger style guitar playing, assembled a repertoire of songs and solos and is now looking for a way to offer his audience something different without taking on a steep learning curve. The classical style arrangements where the solo, bass and chord accompaniment are easily recognized give you the opportunity to interpret the pieces as you feel them and to provide color and interest for your listeners. If you are not an experienced guitar player, the book has a fingerstyle guitar tutor and the pieces have both text and pictures to help you to learn them. You can get more information on classical guitar arrangements of The Beatles songs at Fingerstyle Beatles Classic Songs