Derek Hasted's News...
March 2025
Website crash
Apologies that my website has been marked as "Domain name not available" - there have been repeated issues since my websites were moved to a new provider and sundry wheels have fallen off. I believe it's finally all sorted now....
New Arrangement - Try A Little Tenderness
The Hampshire Guitar Orchestra used to play this charming piece and I've recently re-worked it to suit 4 guitars (or a larger ensemble). Plenty of interest for all the sections, and it's not hard either!
- Read more about Try A Little Tenderness here...
Try A Little Tenderness
Campbell & Connolly
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyNews about Mr Blue Sky
Mr Blue Sky has become one of my best-selling arrangements.
In response to an enquiry, I've now added a second Guitar 4 part, which is identical except that it's set in bass clef.
Either Guitar 4 part can be played in a quartet, and in a larger ensemble, you can have any mix of the Guitar 4 parts.
If you've already purchased this arrangement from Sheet Music Plus, you should be able to go to your library and download the new version free of charge!
February 2025
New Arrangement - Up Where We Belong
An accessible arrangement of this fantastic power ballad.
Set in the original keys, with a haunting key-change before the final choruses, this will suit a quartet (but a larger ensemble will be able to make the piece build even more!)
- Read more about Up Where We Belong here...
Up Where We Belong
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Up Where We Belong
From "An Officer And A Gentleman"
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyNew Arrangement - Time To Say Goodbye
An accessible arrangement of this fantastic piece!
Perfect for the final item in a concert, and the powerful melody will leave the audience humming it all the way home.
- Read more about Time To Say Goodbye here...
Time To Say Goodbye
Bocelli & Brightman
Time To Say Goodbye
Perfect Concert Encore!
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyNew Arrangement - Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
I've used a little bit of cunning in my arrangement to make a big wall of sound that's easy to play. The complexity is somewhere between easy intermediate and intermediate - not hard, but it needs a little bit of neck knowledge.
- Read more about Chasing Cars for 4 guitars here...
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
$4.99 Easy Intermediate level
Optional Bass Guitar part included
January 2025
New Arrangement - Perhaps Love (John Denver)
I've used a little bit of cunning in my arrangement to make a big wall of sound that's easy to play. My arrangement is styled on the John Denver/Placido Domingo duet, with the two singers's parts shared between Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 to make a piece that's rewarding to play and enjoyable for the audience too...
- Read more about Perhaps Love for 4 guitars here...
Perhaps Love
John Denver
Perhaps Love
John Denver/Placido Domingo
$4.99 Intermediate level
Guitars 1 and 2 use Capos
Happy New Year!
A belated Happy New Year to you. May 2025 be all that you hope it will be.
Apologies for the late arrival of my message - I have been in the throes of moving my websites to a new Hosting provider.
Apart from a small window (about an hour) when my email system was off-line, everything else has (fingers crossed) gone seamlessly and without a break.
December 2024
Christmas Wishes
Thank you to all the many people who've bought one of my guitar ensemble or guitar+woodwind arrangements in 2024 - it's certainly been my busiest year - sales are up over 30% on last year.
Compliments of the Season to all my visitors from across the globe. May you have a peaceful time ahead and may 2025 bring you everything you wish for!
Photo : The RHS Bridgewater Glow - 14th December 2024
New Arrangement - Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)
This joyful piece will suit an intermediate quartet (or a larger ensemble) and has instant appeal for audiences of all ages.
And just to top it off, I arranged this piece on the Winter Solstice, when a sunny Summer starts to get closer day by day.
- Read more about Here Comes The Sun for 4 guitars here...
Here Comes The Sun
George Harrison
Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buyHaving posted the sentence below, just yesterday, I discovered this video today!
Sales of my Christmas Guitar Ensembles this year are the highest they've ever been - let's hope we can see some performances on YouTube soon!
November 2024
New Arrangement - Chiquitita (Abba)
Running for almost 5 minutes, this is a perfect concert item for 4 guitars (or a larger ensemble).
Set for an intermediate ensemble, my arrangement uses the full range of the guitar neck for a big, big, sound, and is a real foot-tapper for players and audience alike.
- Read more about Chiquitita for 4 guitars here...
Chiquitita
Abba
Chiquitita
Abba
$4.99 Intermediate level
See / hear / buy