Fingerstyle Swing

This collection of pieces is a nostalgic reminder of the bygone days of goodtime, bouncing, happy music. Some of these solo guitar settings of old standards are transcriptions (arrangements that are as close as possible to the original piano settings), but most are arranged by the author in a free swing or stride style. These familiar tunes are fun to play and use a variety of idioms that were used in the days of swing and stride playing. The harmonies and lines bring out the fullest richness of guitar sounds that many love to hear. Each tune is presented in standard notation and tablature with performance notes.

	Song Title:	Composer:
	Come Josephine in My Flying Machine	Music: Fred Fisher; Lyrics: Alfred Bryan
	Dizzy Fingers	Zez Confrey
	For Me and My Gal	Music: George W. Meyer; Lyrics: Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz
	Kitten on the Keys	Zez Confrey
	Look for the Silver Lining	Music: Jerome Kern; Lyrics: Buddy DeSylva
	Oh, You Beautiful Doll	Music: Nat D. Ayer; Lyrics: Seymour Brown
	Peg O' My Heart	Music: Fred Fischer; Lyrics: Alfred Bryan
	The Sheik of Araby	Music: Ted Snyder; Lyrics: Harry Smith and Francis Wheele
	Waiting for the Robert E. Lee	Music: Lewis F. Muir; Lyrics: L. Wolfe Gilbert
	Whispering	John Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose