"Good King Wenceslas" is a very popular carol that is usually performed jauntily in 4/4 time by choirs and soloists alike. Glenn Jarrett's novel variation for guitar on "Good King Wenceslas", in 3/4 time, has a jazzy feel about it but the original melody is still recognisable. A short introduction using chords of the harmonised D major scale leads into the verse. Glenn suggests that this introduction might be useful for guitarists wishing to add his variation as a second verse to a more orthodox arrangement of the tune in 4/4 time - not necessarily in the key of D major.
On mfiles we also have "Good King Wenceslas" in a more traditional arrangement for piano with options for other instruments.
The audio controls below allow you to play the mp3 version of Good King Wenceslas arranged by Glenn Jarrett for guitar or you can download the MP3 file. You can also download the midi version of Good King Wenceslas arranged by Glenn Jarrett for guitar.
The image below is the first page of the sheet music, and here you can download the full sheet music for Good King Wenceslas arranged by Glenn Jarrett for guitar in PDF format.
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