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Hi Gang,

Our first TG Live of 2026 will focus on creating instrumental arrangements. I am open to suggestions on songs to tackle, and hope to get to a few in the hour. Some fingerpicking experience will be really useful and I recommend looking at the lesson on Grandfather's Clock if you have not done anything along these lines before.

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Neil

Awesome, Neil! I can’t wait for this event!
Keith

Two song suggestions

When You're Smiling

All Of Me (the 1931 jazz standard, not the John Legend song)

Good suggestions, thanks. I might start with something a little more basic but plan to get to a few songs.

Neil

Looking forward to this Neil.

Song: You Got It Roy Orbison

Here are a couple I'd like to learn along the line of jazz standards:

Fly Me to the Moon
Autumn Leaves

More contemporary

Very hard one, where to put the melody in the chords? maybe better to do offline:

"Guitar Etude #3" Dan fogelberg

An instrumental arrangement of
While my guitar gently weeps
Mother Nature’s Son

Anything you choose will be great, Neil!

Steven

How about Willie Nelson, You Were Always on My Mind

One more suggestion-
Van Morrison’s Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

It’s a familiar melody and a lovely tune. It uses all the chords in the key. Van did it in E, but arranging in C or G brings up interesting options for voicings.