BMG Magazine - Plectrum Guitar Tablature (80 tabs!)

BMG Magazine was started in 1903 by Clifford Essex in London, England. They specialized in articles and sheet music for banjo, mandolin, and guitar, hence the initials BMG. They began publishing solos for plectrum guitar in 1928 and by 1930, a new plectrum guitar solo appeared almost every month. From the 1920s through the 1970s, there are about 400 plectrum guitar solos and duets. I'm steadily making my way through entabulating these to present them to a new audience today. The difficulty on these is intermediate and up. For version four of this eBook, there are 80 different tunes presented in standard notation and tablature. They span from the earliest plectrum tunes in the late 1920s through the mid 1970s.

There is one PDF containing all 80 solos plus some introductory notes that I wrote. A few pages of tablature explanations and examples are also included. I also have a zip file containing individual PDFs of each tune. You'll also find a zip file of MP3s of my computer playing these back for your reference.

As I get more tabs prepared, I will update this eBook.

If you purchase this eBook now, you will get free updates for life!

Table Of Contents

*indicates a new title for v4

1920s:

That’s My Weakness Now

December 1928 - composed by Bud Green & Sam H. Stept, arranged by Emile Grimshaw

Excuse Me Lady

December 1929 - composed by Edgar Leslie, Jos. Geo. Gilbert, & Horatio Nicholls; arranged by Emile Grimshaw

1930s:

Silv’ry Moon

June 1930 - composed by Al Frazzini, arranged by Emile Grimshaw

On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Click for a free sample!)

October 1930 - composed by Jimmy McHugh, arranged by Syd Vernon

Bathing In The Sunshine (Of My Baby’s Smile)

April 1931 - composed by Horatio Nicholls, arranged by Emile Grimshaw

I Found You

December 1931 - composed by Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, & Reg Connely; arranged by Emile Grimshaw

Reverie Blues

July 1932 - composed by R.A. Bradfield

Tell Me With A Love Song

August 1932 - composed by Harold Arlen, arranged by Emile Grimshaw

*A Bed-Time Story

December 1932 - composed by Leo Towers, Harry Leon, & Horatio Nicholls; arranged by Emile Grimshaw

Same Old Moon

December 1932 - composed by Billy Baskette, arranged by Emile Grimshaw

Musing

March 1933 - composed by Cyril Greenland

I’ve Got The World On A String (Click for a free sample!)

September 1933 - composed by Harold Arlen, arranged by Bert Bassett

Dinah

May 1934 - composed by Harry Akst, arranged by Geoff Sisley

Leisure Moments

September 1934 - composed by Vess Ossman, arranged by Bert Bassett

Serenity

December 1934 - composed by Geoff Sisley

What A Diff'rence A Day Made (Click for a free sample!)

February 1935 - composed by Maria Grever, arranged by Louis Gallo

Lazy Rhythm

October 1935 - composed by Bert Bassett, arranged by Geoff Sisley

One Out Of The Bag

March 1936 - composed by Wally Hadley

Soliloquy

April 1936 - composed by Terry Usher

Only A Stone’s Throw From Heaven

July 1936 - composed by Alan Linden, Pat Patterson, & Allan Ingram; arranged by Bert Bassett

Nearly Blue

November 1936 - composed by Bert Bassett

Stardust

December 1936 - composed by Hoagy Carmichael, arranged by Terry Usher & Charlie Scott

Harbour Lights

May 1937 - composed by Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams, arranged by Ray Baillie 

Dinah (modern plectrum guitar solo)

May 1938 - composed by Harry Akst, arranged by Louis Gallo

Notturnino

June 1939 - composed by Harry Volpe

Skeleton Dance

September 1939 - composed by Harry Volpe

1940s:

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

June 1940 - composed by Jimmy McHugh, arranged by Arthur Ingham

*Santa Lucia

July 1940 - traditional Neapolitan song, arranged by Mark B. Peacock

Dainty Steps

December 1940 - composed by Harry Volpe

Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves)

December 1940 - composed by Juventino Rosas, arranged by Geoff Sisley

Legende

April 1941 - composed by A. de Vékey

Burmese Twilight (Click for a free sample!)

May 1941 - composed by L. Green

Summer Evening

March 1942 - composed by J.F. Treadgold

Improvisation

August 1942 - composed by K.G. Morgan

*Blues For Eddie (duet)

December 1943 - composed by W. Raynor

Nocturnette

May 1944 - composed by Allan Hodgkiss

Quiet Mood

July 1945 - composed by L.H. Spickernell

Apple Honey

August 1945 - composed by Den Berry

Mosaic

May 1946 - composed by Les Green

*Blue Mood

March 1947 - composed by Dennis Newey

Dance

December 1947 - composed by Harry Volpe

Dreaming (Click for a free sample!)

December 1948 - composed by L.H. Spickernell

1950s:

D Rhythm

April 1950 - composed by A. Sharp

*Sunset Blues (duet)

June 1950 - composed by W. Owen

*La Chaparrita (duet)

October 1951 - Mexican folk song, arranged by Geoff Sisley

Beatbop

September 1952 - composed by Louis Gallo

Beautiful Dreamer

April 1953 - composed by Stephen Foster, arranged by Vince Miller

*Subway Bounce

February 1954 - composed by Den Berry, arranged by Louis Gallo

Thinkin’ My Way

April 1954 - composed by R.A Holland

*Song For Eve

June 1955 - composed by Reg Balch

*In Happy Moments Day By Day

November 1956 - composed by William Vincent Wallace, arranged by Vince Miller

Modern Mood

April 1957 - composed by Derek Phillips

*Trois Petit Morceaux

July 1957 - three traditional French tunes, arranged by Vince Miller

Summer Evening

September 1958 - composed by T.J.W. Dorward

Gallovanting

July 1959 - composed by Louis Gallo

Reflection (Nocturne in C Minor)

November 1959 - composed by D.W. Roberts

1960s:

*Penelope

April 1960 - composed by Angy Palumbo

*Guitar Sonata in A (No. 34)

February 1961 - composed by Niccolò Paganini, arranged by Louis Gallo

Flight Of The Bop Bee

March 1962 - composed by Louis Gallo

Chicken Barbecue

April 1962 - composed by Chris Spedding

*Shufflin’ The Blues

November 1962 - composed by Jack Toogood

A Meditation

January 1963 - composed by Len Walker

Rocket In Orbit

August 1963 - composed by Louis Gallo

Skeleton Blues

November 1964 - composed by Colin R. Tribe

*Selina

July 1965 - composed by H. Martinez

Thinking Of You

July 1966 - composed by T. Whincup

Vamp In Swingtime

October 1967 - composed by Eric R. Enderby

*There’s A Tavern In The Town

February 1968 - traditional American folk song, arranged by Louis Gallo

*Nostalgia

May 1969 - composed by R. Humberstone

Over The Rainbow

August 1969 - composed by Harold Arlen, arranged by Eric Kershaw

1970s:

*Black Roses

December 1970 - composed by A.J. Woodruffe

Troubled Teenager

September 1971 - composed by Dundas K. Bednall

Four String Axe (a tribute to Tiny Grimes)

December 1971 - composed by Don Roberts

Trickychic

March 1972 - composed by Colin R. Tribe

*Countess Of Ormond’s Galliard

September 1972 - composed by Anthony Holborne, arranged by Dundas K. Bednall 

*Short And Sweet

February 1973 - composed by Don Roberts

Novaro

September 1973 - composed by L.H. Spickernell

*Ray’s “Reh” Minor Blues

July 1974 - composed by Ramon (Ray) Gallo

Mid-Century Blues (dedicated to the post-Charlie Christian era)

April 1975 - composed by Don Roberts

Token

June 1975 - composed by L.H. Spickernell