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Old 09-08-2020, 11:07 AM
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I think I screwed up the links, but the songs are: John Hurt - Louis Collins/Angles Carried Him Away, and Guy Clark - Stuff that Works
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Tommy Emmanuel has some beautiful ballads.

- Stay Close To Me
- Those Who Wait
- Questions

Alex de Grassi has some nice ones too.
- The Water Garden
- Mirage

Martin Taylor...
- True (Gorgeous piece)
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Old 09-08-2020, 11:24 AM
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On an instrumental note - this is from a band known more for their amped up electric guitar sound, but I've always liked it. It's a pretty sad song, and it's solo acoustic guitar. It's off of the "Deliverance" album from 1994.

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Nice tune Rick Ruskin!

I am indeed looking for instrumentals.... it is harder to find sad acoustic instrumentals than one might think
This isn't exactly sad. More like somber.
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Dominik Martzy’s “Melody of Life” is fantastic in a melancholy and somber way. If I were skilled enough and could find the tabs I’d learn eventually.


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An instrumental somewhere between sad and melancholy.


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For the sake of variety, this one works well acoustically, with multiple instrumental sections and good chords for soloing.

And it’s sad.

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Lovely solo guitar arrangement of a sad Stevie Wonder song.


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I read through this thread a little quick but I didn't see the first song that came to mind......"I'm so lonesome I could cry" by Hank Williams
don't get much sadder than that!
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Old 09-08-2020, 06:32 PM
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apologies in advance, I wouldn't post this unless I thought the solo was 100% relevant here.
give it a listen and I think you'll agree.
This is such a great song and the guitar solo is classic!!
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A couple of Stephen Wake's Celtic arrangements (tabs on bandcamp)

Mairi Bhan Og:



The Willow Tree:
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A couple of Stephen Wake's Celtic arrangements (tabs on bandcamp)



Mairi Bhan Og:







The Willow Tree:


Barry,
When I heard you play “Mairi Bham Og” on the Show and Tell section of the forum I immediately thought of this thread. What a achingly beautiful tune. It’s now on my “To Learn” list.
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This is such a great song and the guitar solo is classic!!
Some say, Hotel California snatched this tune.
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I am indeed looking for instrumentals.... it is harder to find sad acoustic instrumentals than one might think
Tough to beat this one:

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