MikkoKarhula

Hey folks, Here’s a short original I composed for classical guitar, called “Wait.” Wrote it during an anxious time — waiting to hear if I was losing my day job. The tension shaped the piece, but there’s a thread of hope in there too. Hope you enjoy. Video Tabs Cheers, Mikko

Acoustic version of Whitesnake's Sailing Ships brings me back to the youth. It has recognizable style of 80's/90's hard rock riffs on that fingerstyle part. Video Tabs: Cheers, Mikko

One of the major gypsy jazz standards you should know if you are interested in that style. The piece is here in form of advanced solo guitar arrangement and there's also lesson part in the video that you can check out. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers, Mikko Video Tabs

Manhã de Carnaval (Black Orpheus) is often played in slow bossa nova. I wanted make solo version of this song with little bit more groove in the rhythm. I've played this for some times in my gigs and added more improvised solo parts to it. I think it works nicely and it's fun to play. Video Tabs Cheers, Mikko

Hi! It's fun and actually mind opening to compose without key. This is something I do in many cases. Sometimes for little portions inside the composition and sometimes for whole piece. Check out the video and tabs. Maybe there's something that helps you find new perspective in your composing and playing. Cheers, Mikko

Always looking for strange voicings and trying to put them on places where they still sound beautiful and meaningful. Learning new sounds widens the understanding of sonic possibilities. It's inspiring and fun! Video: Tabs: Cheers, Mikko

"Maa on niin kaunis", "Schönster Herr Jesu", is one of the most popular hymns in Finland that has often been sung at Christmas time. The melody comes from a collection of Silesian folk songs published in 1842. I made two versions of it. First one is kind of a practice for conterpoint and second one is the basic melody+harmony. I will show the later one in close on the video. If you are interested, PDF & Guitar Pro files for both arrangements from https://www.patreon.com/landscapeguitar Video: https://youtu.be/iLwNqVeI77k Have nice waiting of Christmas! Cheers, Mikko