The First Noel for Guitar solo + free music / tab

[rono8582]

So easy a caveman could do it!

just kidding, great playing!

[peearapin]

thank you very much for your tabs! i'll practice this song to play it to my family during christmas :)

[Oblivion175]

you are a magnificent arranger and player. i throw my horns up to this one

[guitarchristmas]

@Oblivion175 - you mean the "horns" that Dio used to wave to the fans? I'm honored, thanks!

[Oblivion175]

@guitarchristmas yes I do! and no problem at all :D!

[xhikomarux]

Wow...this is awesome, i have/play a regular ibanez guitar, but im learning how to play an advanced version of noel but yours sounds waaaay better very, very nice job

[JMKenobi2007]

Do you have Silent Night? Advance Happy Christmas.

[12Eragon3]

Beautiful.

[LoneStarStateOfMine]

Your playing is like water over river stones -- very smooth, beautiful in every way, and it makes you want to listen to it over and over.

I have two guitars and play, but nothing near your level of excellence.

Thank you, Kevin, for sharing.

God bless,

Laura

[LoneStarStateOfMine]

This is absolutely beautiful; I just happened across it and I'm glad I did.

Thank you and God bless,

Laura

[vinisage]

bravo. nice tabs too. playing this at a Christmas party, thanks

[0kitakaze0]

I loooove it!!!

[josh4380]

Very awesome interpretaion!!!

I feel as though we have moved right through October, November, and are right at the end of December!!

I can hear the feeling in your playing. Love it.

5/5 and a sub

[SomeonesInfinityPain]

so pretty!

[vernonore]

Hi Kevin,

I'm busy trying to make another response video for this piece also, but it's quite a challenge to play so fluent. I think I should go through your chromatic octaves study video to try and increase my accuracy first.

Respect!

Vernon

[atgblue1]

hey, I posted my own cover jsut recently. If you coudl check it out and give any tips, would be great!. It is in my channle, one of three vids I have uploaded. thansk! and good luck with yours !

[19861010204444]

buena music pero no puedo ver tu arpegio :(

[zaganfallenengel]

Thanks a lot man, I've loved this song since I was a kid I didn't even the name now I can play it.....

[loverpeace33]

GBU BRO GREAT MUSIC

[karuma9410]

i coud play it now! thanks a lot man!

[illusionfreak]

WOW! Very cool. I'm going to try to learn this. Thanks for the tabs.

[piinkmusic]

wow!

:)

[joesixpac]

thanks for posting those tabs man.

[mildogmildogmildog]

dang i wish i had the patience to learn the real FULL version like what your playing . That is amazing brother

[NYRYDA]

Amazing. !!

I would love the tabs on this to play it at my church on Christmas. Would you mind giving them to me?

Thank you for your time

[guitarchristmas]

hi - the link to the free tab is in the youtube descrption along with my new arrangement of "Deck the Halls" (see the response video underneath this one).

I'll be posting one more video with free notation/tab later this week.....

Best wishes

Kevin

[jenkinz90]

Nice playing. Could you make a guitar LESSON for this song, so that i can learn it? =)

[atgblue1]

Hey!!! Here I am Christmas Season of 2008!!. This is beautiful, My parents arrive for the holidays in about seven days. So I have determined to learn one line of the pdf tab everyday so that I can play it when they get here. Thanks man, it is beautiful.

[PrivateVolcom]

solid man

[kjh6926]

AWESOME!!!

[cecil900]

really nice arrangement and thanks for the tab. Great tab.

[superflyflash1977]

That was very impressive! I love the way you don't even look at the fretboard and play with so much feeling!!! Five stars :-)

[The3nemyInside]

Thanks for the vid and the tabs! This is a good rendition of the song... but for learning purposes, could you post a vid of you playing it slower so we can see your finger positions better? It would be very helpful for us newbs who are trying to learn how to play. Or do you know where I can find a vid like that?

[colinjstyles]

now that's not fare u just reminded me ive got 2 wait 6months till christmas :( thnx alot HAHA JUST KIDDING AWESOME MAN 5*****

[supergeniusbach]

very nice

[joeguy02]

that doesn't sound good...it sounds awesome man. excellent work

[TheMightyAlexander]

Very good chops!

[parker19822]

Smooth playing my friend!

[kinddude]

So heartfelt, so tender. It was very moving, and I want to thank you for sharing your art.

[ledzepboy3]

hi, u play very nicely,...i have a couple of compositions /im not a pro but...well i wanted u to just well go check em out..."im 13 and i have kind of an hybrid style of playing, compo's are called"cold" and "a battle in the skyes".

[anitkithra]

Beautiful.

[SheenaMelwani]

Thats awesome!

Happy holidays.

xoxo

Sheena

[jnclassicalguitarist]

That is so beautiful, Kevin!!  Thanks for sharing it.

Happy New Year,

Julie

[semarsuper]

so perfect

[siggi5153]

I like your playing. You look a bit . . . . .stoned?? or totally absorbed in the music.

[peteandjay]

Very nice, a lot better than some of the amateurs on here. Nice arranging too, I just played this to my folks (seeing them for xmas) and they loved it, so thanks again for the tab.

[guitarchristmas]

thanks to all - If you have any questions about the tab/notation, please let me know.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2008. I hope 2008 is a fantastic year for all of us.

Sincerely,

Kevin

[TomiBonTomi]

Nice playing dude!

[RLSguitar]

Beautiful arrangement and rendition! Great job with the running bass. A five-star performance! Thanks for sharing.

[guitarrarl]

Thank you for the guitar partiture also!RL

[guitarrarl]

Thank you. Very musical playing.

[craftsman1234]

Very nice indeed.Merry Christmas.

[dennjack1]

That was awesome

[2ndgeneration]

Beautiful!!

[fourdrive]

Very nice.Merry Christmas

[wastedguitar0]

Good job! Merry Christmas!

[MaxwellsDemon2000]

Merry Christmas, if you celebrate christmas!

[mikegroocockguitar]

Fantastic! Lovely clean playing.

[Gtrmaestro]

Bravo, excellent!!

[Pitsku]

Lovely. I trust you are well acquainted with some of the great British acoustuic guitarists, Bert Jansch & John Renbourn to mention twqo.

[guitarchristmas]

thank you - yes, I'm particularly fond of John Renbourn's playing. My Baroque CD is very influenced by the "John Renbourn" kind of sound - lots of open strings and fluid arpeggios. If people don't know him, I highly recommend looking him up. He's a beautiful player.

Merry Christmas,

Kevin

[jacquesmees]

Great job

Merry Christmas

5*

[niko421]

awesome playing, I looked on your website and thats really cool that you're the only American to ever win first place in the Francisco Tárrega Guitar Competition in Spain (1997. meery x-mas

[guitarchristmas]

hi, thanks and Merry Christmas to you too - the Tarrega competition was an amazing experience - I have fond memories of that time. I love spain and hope to go back soon...

best,

kevin

[cesarberlangamusic]

Muy bonito y muy bien tocado, felicidades 5 *****

[fnub]

good job man...

[dhaffner101]

Very well done man!! 5 big xmas stars!!

[LaiYouttitham]

beautiful!

More PLZ!!!

[guitarchristmas]

I wish I had time to get more arragments up - but I have to shop!....haha. next year for sure i'll get the book finished and add a few more on here.

Merry Christmas!

Kevin

[TARHEEL67]

Beautiful! Great technique,my friend..............

Johnnie

[fabriblues]

that`s a nice tune , i like it ¡¡

kind regards

[paddyRYAN1367]

awsomme piece of music amigo,,,,,you make it look so effortless,,,,merry Xmas,,,

paddy.

[guitarchristmas]

thanks - probably the hardest parts are the stretches like at measure 5 (see the tab), but if the left hand thumb is a bit higher(towards the 6th string), and the third finger gets ready for the low C (end of measure 4), this strech isn't so hard to pull off.

Merry Chistmas and thanks again,

Kevin

[jadeevalley]

wow...you are fantastic! 5* and fav..excellent playing

[xerxeese]

Great Job, Merry Christmas to you, we appreciate your very nice work!!!

[guitarchristmas]

hey- thanks a lot. I'm glad to spread some cheer. feel free to pass it around to friends, students, etc. next year I'll put up some more arrangements...

merry christmas

kevin

[adam614ce]

Very well done. I am going to try and learn that!!

[dshenge]

I love your arrangement. Well done.

[guitarchristmas]

many thanks everyone - i hope you play it this christmas. Feel free to share it with others. merry christmas!

[JIMBO1354]

Absolutely beautiful!

[Zupanssi]

please add more christmas spirit and feeling

[BadOakley]

Very nice. Thanks for adding that

[JesseGuitar07]

Great technique and sounds awesome!! 5/5