Begin the Beguine - nylon string finger style guitar

[bwalla50]

I love this song. Cole Porter...must have been an alien. I was looking for this song on acoustic and found your performance among others. I like yours the best. It's beautifully simple. I think Cole Porter would love it.

[SlideScreamer]

Excellent!

[bksnow1]

I Love this Kirk,Is this available as a lesson? Thanks so much for all the lessons they have helped so much.Bruce

[lifege]

So beautiful you and your guitar.. i like very much

[lootheessence]

you just want to listen till the very end.... thanks...

[midrangesupport]

Excellent!!

[Whiskers1949]

I've been working up a version of this tune. I usually check youtube first and listen to all the "oldie" versions. In doing so, I thought, "I wonder how this tune would work in the key of D." The tune has been recorded in almost any key imaginable. I like your version.... good work!

[MrCliveDavies]

Your playing is so good, the arrangement is superb, and you're neither typically classical, jazz or fingerstyle - where does your music originate?

Really good,

Clive Davies

[pontepolentepontepi]

FANTASTICA :-))))

I LOVE THIS!!!

L

[lausdomin]

How very, very sweet it is! Thank you for posting, it brought colors into an old expat's day...

[Ramadancer]

Wonderfully done and thanks. Nice audio.

Is perchance the Gibson a C-O classic? Mine was such a projecting and loud guitar as this also seems.

[planetalk]

@Ramadancer ... Thanks for the nice comment. I'm not sure about the model number, it only has the Gibson logo on the headstock and a serial number stamped on the inside. It's a lovely old box.

[TheJudplay]

Man, This version is downright spiritual. I even love the authentic nylon string noises here. They seem just right with the mood of the piece. It's moody, old-timey and yet uplifting. Very lovely performance. Please keep arranging these classics. .

[brznzzy]

It Dont get any better than this,,..

[ganttmann]

Man, that's good. I'm not selling my guitars just yet, but...

[jag585]

It would be great if you could tab this out - maybe you have - like most of your other material, it is beautifully timed, sustained in all the right places, you are able to give life to your songs.

[Tamborr]

What mastery of the potential of a guitar! Impressive.

[cabenavisson]

cojonudo!!!

[ejgarrity]

Wonderful! I've been trying to play it in C. Think I'll give your D-tuning a try.

[ThierryLouis]

itsd felling

[Lightspeed321]

I just discovered your songs on YouTube. You make the guitar sing. I love your expressiveness on this song; wonderful pace, tone, vibrato, and sustain. Lots of guitarists could play the notes, but you inject real feeling into this song.

Can you tell me the name of the song? Also what tuning are you using? DADF#AD or something else?

[planetalk]

I'm in dropped: DADGBE and he tune is 'Begin the Beguine'.

Thanks for the nice feedback, I appreciate it.

Kirk

[monekyjumble]

ah. inspiring.

[carlos13190]

tres tres beau

belle melodie

5++++

[scripteaze]

very nice, i wouldlove to learn to play classical. Ive seen a fiew of your videos, what classical guitars do you own. I would love to learn and any pointers would be great. I cant play guitar at all, so im very green.

[tanyet]

One of the most beautiful things I've heard on youtube. Really nice work.

[planetalk]

Ry, yes; Joseph, no.

Thanks!

[jipes]

Beautiful arrangment, i like a lot the voicings you use and the great musicality of your playing. The guitar has a wonderful sound very rich and with great harmonics it's probably a very old lady. Did you listen a lot to Joseph Spence and Ry Cooder ?

[bach2117]

Great job, beautifully done.

[1234weezer]

Ihe love all the that ive' heard you play, you are so inspiring.1234weezer

[planetalk]

Thanks, 1234weezer for the nice feedback.

[cutevil]

Haha, you got me confused. Because your right hand movement as well as your posture are completely wrong according to what a lot of classical guitar lessons say; but still you proved that you are such a great classical guitarist by being able to perform such pretty song ^^

[planetalk]

There are many ways to skin a cat ;-) I never follow rules!

[ghoxec]

This is so soultouching music. Do you have some CD-s of yours for sale? If not, make some LOL

[tuckrolandwes]

Very nice!!

[syncopater999]

I loved this - just the right amount of notes throughout in the arrangement - sparse and really evocative because you didn't overplay it.

[SonnyKraack]

Hi Kirk

Its a great piece

Like it :-)

[llanbradach]

wonderful, well worked out and played brilliant.

[BX500]

Phenomenal playing. Beautiful touch & a very smart arrangement. Do you have music or tab I could get my hands on?

[NalaRegeork]

Sounds a bit like an old Chet Atkins arrangement "The Other Side Of Chet Atkins" If it was that would be a good one to start with. :)

[planetalk]

Never heard his, I do my own.

[NalaRegeork]

Well if you ever get the chance to listen to that version I am sure you will appreciate it. :)

[maurieer]

excellent!!

[tuckrolandwes]

Nice job ;)

[terrapyn99]

Fantastic rendition! Love it. Have you ever tried strings with polished wounds, it stops the creaky sounds. Try La Bella Golden Superiors.

[jenny6664]

That is just about the most beautiful version I have ever heard. This my favorite song and the Spanish guitar (unacoustic!) my favorite instrument. >Thank you, thank you. Does he have any albums out there? . . . jenny6664

[gostodejasmim]

Powerfull hands! They know a lot of( or about?) beauty and poetry! Thanks

[XpLdR]

Pretty good, I hope I could play like that...but with only one year and a half, I'm really bad ^^

How long do you play?

[dobbiejune]

Thanks for the beautiful gift. What a fabulous arrangement! CUDOS!

[biglumux]

de por si me encanta volver a empezar.. .. y tu interpretacion... es magnifica... la tengo en mis favoritas

[csason]

six stars..  he heh

Fantastic job

[snarfergarfer]

What a beautiful arrangement played extremely well!! Thanks for sharing this!

[ThierryLouis]

fantastic!!!!

[BOBDEAN1949]

Inspirational playing - many thanks it's time to play on nylon again. Thanks planetalk.

[mtfssjr2]

Superb what more can I say! Thank you so much!

[patman2112]

Beautiful, simply beautiful! Great sound from that guitar! I wonder what kind it is?

[planetalk]

Thanks, patman2112 ... that's my 1963 Gibson nylon string I'm playing. I didn't even know they made them until I found it second hand in a shop about 20 years ago.