A selection of the best-loved pieces from the previous syllabus has been retained at every grade for continuity. This book contains all the exam pieces for Initial to Grade 2, covering a wide range of styles at each grade — folk, acoustic, rock and pop styles, jazz, blues, country — allowing candidates to follow distinct stylistic pathways as they progress. All pieces are printed in both tablature and standard notation so are accessible for any learner.
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1. Ain't No Sunshine [Withers]
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2. Amazing Grace [Newton]
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3. Oh When the Saints [Walker]
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4. Redemption Song [Marley]
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5. Rockin’ the Country [Duncan]
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6. Stegosaurus Strut [Powlesland]
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7. Summer Rain [Walker]
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8. Surfin’ Safari [Wilson]
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9. White Windmill [Walker]
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10. Cuba Kick! [Pells]
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11. A Fistful of Pesos [Powlesland]
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12. The Hungry Ghost [Searle]
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13. Perfect Sky [Walker]
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14. Photograph [McDaid]
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15. Sailor’s Hornpipe [Burden]
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16. A Tale of the Green Isle [Morandell]
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17. Tango Memories [Pells]
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18. Waterloo Sunset [Davies]
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19. Bad Jack [Powlesland]
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20. Blue Rag [Morandell]
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21. House of the Rising Sun [Pells]
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22. Jamaica [Powlesland]
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23. New Memory Lane [Pells]
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24. Rockodile Reggae [Morandell]
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25. Sail Away [Walker]
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26. Turkey in the Straw [Sokolow]
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27. What a Wonderful World [Weiss]