This is my attempt to simply define and categorise the ways in which human beings have expressed time and rhythm through music. No doubt I’ve missed many things, but there’s lots to enjoy. Each image is a Youtube link. Happy listening!

Volume 2 of the complete works of João Gilberto, in alphabetical order (D-F). Lead sheets of chord symbols (no melody or lyrics). Also includes a compendium of all the guitar voicings João Gilberto used in these songs and others (guitar notation not tab). Table of Contents Da Cor Do Pecado De Conversa Em Conversa Desafinado […]

FREE DOWNLOAD! Written for musicians and non-musicians alike, this text analyses the work of master guitarist and singer João Gilberto. Having listened and played his music since he was sixteen years old, Fred Thomas deals with João’s influences, obsessions, musical values, singing style, guitar style, rhythmic language, samba, phrasing, harmony, sound, pronunciation….With tracks and musical […]

Volume 1 of the complete works of João Gilberto, in alphabetical order (A-C). Lead sheets of chord symbols (no melody or lyrics). Also includes a compendium of all the guitar voicings João Gilberto used in these songs and others (guitar notation not tab). Table of Contents 1. Acapulco 2. Acontece Que Eu Sou Baiano 3. […]

Table of Contents Sarabande No. 1 – English Suite No. 3, BWV 808 Sarabande No. 2 – English Suite No. 1, BWV 806 Sarabande No. 3 – English Suite No. 2, BWV 807 Sarabande No. 4 – French Suite No. 6, BWV 817 Sarabande No. 5 – English Suite No. 6, BWV 811 Sarabande No. […]

Table of Contents 1. BWV 1079 The Musical Offering – Canon 1 a 2 (Cancrizans) 2. BWV 988 Goldberg Variations – Var. 7 3A. BWV 808 English Suite No. 3 – Gavotte I & II ou la Musette 3B. BWV 808 English Suite No. 3 – Gavotte I & II ou la Musette 4. BWV […]