Despite being arranged initially for solo guitar this arrangement would also work well with a vocalist for a beautiful duet. Before I knew it I found myself arranging a full version for solo guitar for my more dextorous students. As time passed I found myself bringing in elements of Micheal Andrews piano arrangement and vocal melody into my version. Initially I set out to create a very basic open chord version for beginner student. Before we dive in to the lesson grab yourself a copy of the sheet music (with TAB) from Sheet Music Plus here! This was single from the 2001 Gary Jules album, ‘Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets’ and was written by Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears. I think a lot of people first heard this on Donnie Darko (such a good film) but it comes around pretty regular with every generation. The original Tears For Fears version is an absolute classic but there is something about the haunting arrangement of Gary Jules that seems completely timeless. I had a lot of requests lately for the Gary Jules and Micheal Andrews version of ‘Mad World’.
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