Details
Summary
- Format:
- Collection / Songbook
- Item types:
- Physical
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Size:
- 9.0x12.0x0.377 inches
- Number of Pages:
- 120
- Shipping Weight:
- 1.15 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: HL.360540
Guitar Solo. Fingerstyle, Pop. Softcover. 120 pages. Hal Leonard #360540. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.360540).ISBN 9781705124789. UPC: 840126949162. 9.0x12.0x0.377 inches.
Kent Nishimura is a popular young Japanese fingerstyle guitarist who has talent well beyond his years. To date Kent has garnered over two hundred thousand YouTube subscribers and his videos have generated over 30 million views, and these numbers continue to climb! This book contains 15 note-for-note transcriptions from his solo fingerstyle YouTube performances written in standard notation and tab. Learn to play these masterfully-crafted arrangements using Kent's unique tunings and percussive techniques. Songs include: Africa • Everybody Wants to Rule the World • Fly Me to the Moon • Just the Two of Us • Thriller • and more.
Song List
Africa
Crazy
Don't Know Why
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Feel Like Makin' Love
Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
Higher Ground
Human Nature
It's Too Late
Just The Two Of Us
Lady Madonna
Living Inside Your Love
Midnight In Bogota
Thriller
We Are The Champions
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- Instrument:
- Guitar Acoustic Guitar Guitar Electric Guitar Guitar Fingerpicking Guitar Guitar Guitar Solo
- Publisher:
- Hal Leonard
Ratings + Reviews
4 Rating
2 reviews
Robert L.
Dec 17, 2025
As a vocal coach, I often look for versatile sheet music. While this Kent Nishimura collection showcases brilliant solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements of popular pop tunes, it's specifically designed for solo performance. The intricate guitar textures, with unique tunings and percussive elements, are not intended to support a vocalist or to be used in a collaborative piano setting. A high-quality solo guitar resource.
Anonymous
Dec 15, 2025
Kent Nishimura's solo guitar arrangements are incredibly detailed and accurate to his YouTube performances. The inclusion of both standard notation and tab is practical for quick learning. However, these aren't your typical lead sheets with simple chord symbols for on-the-fly requests. This book shines for dedicated solo sets where you want to reproduce his specific, complex versions of pop hits. Great for specific gigs.
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This score is ideal for Intermediate to Advanced fingerstyle guitarists, fans of Kent Nishimura, and players comfortable reading both Standard Notation and Tablature. The Solo Guitar (Standard Notation and Tablature) format is perfect for personal practice, study, or performance, allowing musicians to enjoy arrangements with rich textural depth and popular songs by a recognized contemporary artist.
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