How To Arrange Piano Music For Acoustic Guitar

by Simon Candy

In this video, you learn how to play piano music on guitar.

Arranging music from other instruments is a great way to expand your playing beyond all the “guitaristic” things we typically do. You will become a more creative and inventive player as a result.

It will also have you tap into the unique qualities of that instrument resulting in playing guitar in ways you never would have otherwise.

In this lesson, I am going to run you through some examples of piano music and how to arrange this on the guitar.

First, you will hear the piano example, immediately followed by one way you could arrange this on your guitar.

We will then break down the guitar arrangement so you can see exactly what I have done including my thought process on how to arrange the music from the piano to the guitar.

Watch the video below to learn how to play piano music on guitar:

Piano Excerpt 1

The following is an excerpt of a piano piece that we will use to create an acoustic arrangement: (watch the video above to hear this piano excerpt)

Acoustic Arrangement

Here is one way we could arrange this piano piece on guitar: (watch the video above for a detailed breakdown)

Piano Excerpt 2

Here is another piano excerpt that we will once again use to create an acoustic arrangement: (watch the video above to hear this piano excerpt)

Acoustic Arrangement

Here is one way we could arrange the piano piece above on guitar: (watch the video above for a detailed breakdown)

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