Dark As A Dungeon

Here is Doug McPherson’s arrangement of a Merle Travis song, with practice tracks, chords, lyrics, and 3 part harmony in the chorus.  The lyrics are from the Merle Travis 1946 recording on the 78 RPM box set, “Folk Songs of the Hills”. I used the  Country Gentlemen’s arrangement, as performed at their reunion show at Woodstock… Continue reading Dark As A Dungeon

Bolujem Ja / My Love is True

This is another great gypsy tune I’m arranging, at the moment for guitar and three voices.  It’s part of the repertoire of Zlatkos’ Balkan Cabaret Practice Track: Alto, Tenor, Baritone Practice Track: Alto, Tenor Sheet Music: Alto, Tenor, Baritone Sheet Music: Alto, Tenor -And a practice performance, (some of which is in Serbian), from Zlatko’s Balkan… Continue reading Bolujem Ja / My Love is True

Jelem Jelem: Arrangement for Two Voices and Guitar

My arrangement of Jelem Jelem: Click here to download or view the sheet music. Click here to stream or download a practice track: melody, harmony, and chords. We recommend using the Music Player for Google Drive app for streaming. Jelem Jelem, (or Gelem Gelem, or Djelem Djelem) is a song composed by Žarko Jovanović, often… Continue reading Jelem Jelem: Arrangement for Two Voices and Guitar

16 Tons

  A song by Merle Travis, arranged for 4 voices and guitar by Doug McPherson.  Scroll down to the link below, for the sheet music, in PDF format, or the images below that. The melody, on the top line could be sung by sopranos or tenors. The top line, the alto line and the bass line,… Continue reading 16 Tons