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May The Lord Find Us Faithful

2009-07-14T21:52:00.000+08:00

Always liked this tune. Last week we sang this during service and managed to get the piano score from the church pianist. Here is my arrangement of it for the guitar...

Ba Li Dao - (峇里島)' aka 'Pulau Bali

2009-07-14T20:50:00.000+08:00

This is my arrangement of an oldie '峇里島 - Ba Li Dao' which in english is 'Bali Island'.

Search Me, O Lord

2009-07-14T20:48:00.001+08:00

This is a hymn that was sang in church. It is a Maori melody. Enjoy!

Put Your Head On My Shoulders

2009-07-14T20:43:00.000+08:00

Its been awhile since I last recorded a pop song. I like oldies so here is "Put Your Head On My Shoulder". The music have a certain kind of beat. The music is by Paul Anka and the arrangement is by Kenichi Ebe. It is from Kenichi Ebe's "Oldies Pop" published by Shinko Music. Enjoy!

Jesus, I Come

2009-02-05T22:57:00.001+08:00

This hymn is requested by a youtube user. I did try to do an arrangement earlier but then after a second attempt I completed it. The music for this hymn is by George C. Stebbins. Let me know what you think.

A Passion For Thee

2009-02-05T22:55:00.002+08:00

I would like to thank kashabee91 for sharing the music score with me and my friend 'guitarstruck' for working out the chords. Here is my arrangement for this ...

This Is My Father's World

2009-01-28T22:35:00.001+08:00

This is my arrangement of Franklin Sheppard 'This Is My Father's World'. Enjoy

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

2009-01-28T22:32:00.003+08:00

This is my arrangement of William Runyan's "Great Is Thy Faithfulness". Enjoy!

Just As I Am (My arrangement)

2009-01-06T18:35:00.001+08:00

I like the sounding of this hymn by Charlotte Elliot so I decided to do my own arrangement for it. Enjoy!

I Need Thee Every Hour

2009-01-06T18:24:00.002+08:00

This is my arrangement for the hymn 'I Need Thee Every Hour'. A hymn by Robert Lowry. Enjoy!

Worthy Of Worship

2008-12-03T19:06:00.001+08:00

A hymn by Mark Blankenship. Sang this in Church and liked the tune. So here is my arrangement for it. Enjoy!

Is Your All On The Altar?

2008-12-03T19:04:00.001+08:00

This is my arrangement for the hymn, 'Is Your All On The Altar?'. Enjoy.

What Child Is This?

2008-11-30T12:23:00.000+08:00

This is dedicated to my Dad who passed away on 10/15/2008 after fighting lung cancer for 1 and 1/2 years. Dad this one is for you... May God bless you.

The Lily of the Valley

2008-11-30T12:20:00.000+08:00

This is a simple arrangement of the hymn 'The Lily Of The Valley'. Enjoy!

Just As I Am

2008-11-25T20:44:00.000+08:00

Music by Carlotte Elliot, arrangement by Gerard Garno. I find Gerard Garno's arrangement interesting. Some are difficult but if you tried playing them, you will find that he has put in a lot of thoughts in them.

Glory To His Name

2008-11-25T20:42:00.000+08:00

A hymn by John Stockton... Let me know what you think.

Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin

2008-05-19T21:29:00.000+08:00

This is my arrangement of '月亮代表我的心' an oldie by Teresa Teng. Let me know what you think.

I Am Thine, O Lord

2008-04-21T19:12:00.001+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. The hymn is aka 'Draw Me Nearer'. The music is by William Doane. Enjoy!

Winter Sonata

2008-04-03T21:09:00.000+08:00

'From The Beginning Until Now' is the theme song from the phenomenal Korean drama series hit 'Winter Sonata (겨울연가)'. This arrangement for the guitar is by Tsuyoshi Otai. Enjoy!

Over The Rainbow

2008-03-23T20:07:00.000+08:00

I have always liked this arrangement by Tsuyoshi Otai. Here is the recording. Hope you will enjoy it!

Near To The Heart Of God

2008-03-22T09:24:00.000+08:00

Another arrangement that I did. Also recorded with the Sony T20 digicam. Enjoy!

Keep On Believing

2008-03-22T09:20:00.001+08:00

Did an new hymn this week. Also wanted to try out the Sony T20 Digicam for the recording. Looks like using the T20, some losses are seen on the video quality. Anyway, the recording is here. Enjoy!

He Hideth My Soul

2008-03-03T21:51:00.000+08:00

Sang this hymn in church recently. Liked the tune, so I decided to do an arrangement for it. The music for 'He Hideth My Soul' is Sang this hymn in church recently. Liked the tune, so I decided to do an arrangement for it. The music for 'He Hideth My Soul' is by William J. Kirkpatrick.

Stand By Me

2008-03-03T21:49:00.000+08:00

This is a hymn by Charles Tindley. This is requested by a youtube user, ne1512blvd so I did an arrangement for it. Hope you like it.

Jesus Loves Me

2008-01-23T22:13:00.000+08:00

Heard Gerard Garno's arrangement of 'The Old Rugged Cross' and decided to get his book. This song, 'Jesus Loves Me', is one of the easy ones from the book. Maybe one day I will be able to record his version of 'The Old Rugged Cross'.

Give Thanks

2008-01-23T22:11:00.000+08:00

Dre De Zeeuw introduced this hymn to me. I liked the tune and decided to do an arrangement for it. Thanks Dre.

Yesterday, Today, Forever

2008-01-23T22:09:00.000+08:00

Sang this hymn in church and decided to do an arrangement for it. Hope you like it.

Silver Bells

2007-12-23T06:04:00.000+08:00

This song is from the motion picture 'The Lemon Drop Kid'. This arrangement is by Mario Abril.

Silent Night

2007-12-23T06:03:00.000+08:00

This is from 'Liona Boyd - A Guitar for Christmas'. Enjoy!

Deck The Halls

2007-12-23T06:00:00.000+08:00

This is from 'Liona Boyd - A Guitar for Christmas'. Enjoy!

Christmas Carols

2007-12-20T10:02:00.001+08:00

Short takes of some Christmas Carols; We Three Kings, Good King Wenceslas and O Come, O Come Emmanuel. May the joy of Christmas brings Blessings to all of you. God Bless.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

2007-12-20T10:02:00.000+08:00

Yes, it is that time of year. The season for giving. Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. May 2008 be a better year for all of us!

Home On The Range

2007-12-17T19:50:00.000+08:00

Another one of Tsuyoshi Otai arrangements. Bought a few books by him while on holiday in Hokkaido. Enjoy!

Holiday in Hokkaido

2007-12-16T20:52:00.002+08:00

These pictures are taken during my holiday in Hokkaido from 12/22/07 to 12/28/07.

Holiday in Hokkaido (12/22/07 - 12/28/07)

We Gather Together

2007-12-16T20:52:00.001+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. A hymn using a Netherlands folk melody. Enjoy!

"And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad." John 11:52

huā xīn (花心)

2007-12-16T20:52:00.000+08:00

A song by Zhōu Huá jiàn aka Emil Chau, Wakin Chau. This arrangement is by Tsuyoshi Otai.

Channels Only

2007-12-07T15:03:00.000+08:00

This is a simple arrangement of the hymn 'Channels Only' by Ada R. Gibbs. May we all be a channel for God. God Bless!

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears

2007-11-21T18:47:00.000+08:00

This arrangement is by Michael Gan (Indonesian). I like his arrangement and as such I am looking for his other arrangements. If have his book with this song and you are okay to share with me, please do contact me. I will really appreciate it. If you don't have it, it's okay. Just enjoy this...

Rejoice in the Lord

2007-11-11T16:21:00.000+08:00

This hymn by Ron Hamilton is a favorite in the church so I did an arrangement for it. Not too great an arrangement but I hope you This hymn by Ron Hamilton is a favorite in the church so I did an arrangement for it. Not too great an arrangement but I hope you will like it. May redo this hymn if time permits.

"God never moves without purpose or plan ..."

Nothing Between

2007-11-11T16:18:00.000+08:00

Got a request to do an arrangement for this. So I did a simple one. The music is by Charles Tindley. Enjoy!

Bengawan Solo

2007-10-22T20:22:00.000+08:00

An indonesian oldie... Fell like one now but then this is a nice arrangement. Enjoy!

I Will Praise Him

2007-10-07T06:18:00.000+08:00

My latest arrangement. Tried to add some strumming to make it a little different. Have fun!

All the Way My Savior Leads Me

2007-09-23T17:44:00.001+08:00

My friend asked me to do an arrangement for this. So I did it.

God Leads Us Along

2007-09-23T17:44:00.000+08:00

Here is the hymn 'God Leads Us Along'. Enjoy!

O For a Closer Walk with God

2007-08-09T21:58:00.000+08:00

Heard this hymn in church and liked it. So I decided to arrange it for the guitar. Here it is. Enjoy!

Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord

2007-08-05T11:38:00.000+08:00

This is a fairly simple arrangement. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

Mr. Lonely

2007-08-05T11:34:00.000+08:00

This is a nice arrangement of Gene Allan's 'Mr. Lonely'. I remember playing a portion of this song found in the Yamaha Fundamental Guitar Course. That is if my memory did not fail me as that was about 30 years ago. I found this arrangement in one of the Japanese collections for solo guitar. Let me know what you think of it.

Trust And Obey

2007-08-05T11:29:00.000+08:00

Did this arrangement awhile back. Decided to record it. The score can be found at http://web.singnet.com.sg/~soonhuat. Somehow this seems to be popular hymn as I am getting quite few hits on it. Enjoy!

The Comforter Has Come

2007-08-05T11:26:00.000+08:00

I have always like the flow of this hymn. Tried this arrangement but it is a bit difficult for me to play. Looks like I need more practice to execute it well. Enjoy.

Scarborough Fair

2007-07-20T22:18:00.000+08:00

This Simon and Garfunkel classic has always been my favorite. I like this arrangement by Noriyasu Takeuchi. This recording is my first take and had a couple of errors. Hopefully they are not too obvious. Enjoy!

Holiday in Beijing

2007-06-28T21:32:00.000+08:00

Spent the june school holidays with my wife in Beijing. Took the CTC 5 day Beijing Tour from 06/09/07 to 06/13/07. Well not much to say but here are some of the pictures I took. Enjoy!

Holiday in Beijing

The Old Rugged Cross

2007-06-27T01:52:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. I like this arrangement as I tried to incorporate some of the things I have learned. I also took the opportunity to do 2 recordings; one with the webcam and the other with the Canon Ixus 75. Let me know what you think of them like which is better and why. Sure like to hear some comments. If you don't have any, you can just enjoy the music.

Canon Ixus 75 Version

Webcam Version

Not I, But Christ

2007-05-11T06:05:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. I like new hymn I heard in Church and decided to do a solo guitar arrangement for it. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

For You I Will Live

2007-03-11T20:47:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. I like this tune that is sung in Church. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

O Perfect Love

2007-03-11T20:45:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

Phuket Trip 2007

2007-02-21T19:34:00.000+08:00

Had the opportunity to visit Phuket in January (26th to 28th) this year. Decided to go on a Sea Canoeing expedition at Phang Nga Bay. It has been an interesting experience. Taken some photos of the sites. James Bond island is one of the attraction. It is where "The man with the golden gun" and filmed. Enjoy the pics.

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SHB2366B

2007-02-01T21:15:00.000+08:00

This morning (1st feb 2007) just after 7.00am as I entered the PIE from Jln Anak Bukit towards Changi a taxi flash his lights at me not wanting me to go into the lane 2 which he was on. He was speeding. Then he came next to me a look at me. This prompted me to flash him back when he overtook me. After that he sped off and he kept to the left most lane (lane 4). Later, as I filtered to the 4th lane just before the lornie exit, he followed behind me and exited to lornie.

Some courtesy on the road. You don't get it from taxi drivers. They think we owe them a living because the make money driving people around. Don't they know we, the other users, pay the same taxes but don't get to make money on it. I wonder if they realise this. Sigh!

Rgds,
SH

Imagine

2007-01-30T18:49:00.000+08:00

I like listening to John Lennon's 'Imagine'. This arrangement by Kenichi Ebe gives the solo piece a piano like feel which makes it different. Well, here is my rendition of the piece. Hope you like it.

Enjoy!

And I Love Her

2007-01-17T21:45:00.000+08:00

This arrangement of the Beatles number 'And I Love Her' is by Noriyasu Takeuchi. Not sure if I did justice to the arrangement but I hope you like it. Apart from Noriyasu Takeuchi, I also like arrangements by Kenichi Ebe. Plan to record some of his arrangements as well.

Enjoy!

I Know Whom I Have Believed

2007-01-16T19:41:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. Hope you like it. I have not uploaded the tabs yet. Will take some time to do that. In the mean time enjoy!

Music Box Dancer

2007-01-15T20:37:00.000+08:00

Found the score for this song at one of the Korean websites. I like this catchy tune and this arrangement as well. A Frank Mills number. Enjoy!

There is a Fountain (ver 2)

2007-01-15T20:31:00.000+08:00

This is another one of my arrangements of hymns. I did not like the 1st recording I did so I did a retake. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

The tabs can be found at http://web.singnet.com.sg/~soonhuat

Near The Cross

2006-12-31T13:10:00.000+08:00

This is 'Near The Cross'. One of my arrangements. I like this arrangement for its flow. Rather easy to play and sounds pretty nice. I would to dedicate this hymn to a person who set me going on this project on arranging hymns. Something I have been toying to do.

I have setup another sites just for the the many arrangements of hymns that I have done. Do visit the site. It is at http://web.singnet.com.sg/~soonhuat or at http://sh-sologuitarhymns.blogspot.com.

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Ping Ju

2006-12-16T19:19:00.000+08:00

This is 'Ping Ju', a nice chinese number. This arrangement is by Clifford Cheam. Hope you like it.

Bali 2006

2006-12-08T06:43:00.000+08:00

Decided to visit Bali again. This time with my wife only. Stayed at Hard Rock Hotel and visited Pura Tanah Lot. Also explored the area around Kuta like Kuta Square, Jl Pantai, Jl Legian and Jl Partika Plaza.

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Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us

2006-12-01T23:06:00.000+08:00

This is 'Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us '. Hope you like it.

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

2006-12-01T23:02:00.000+08:00

This is 'Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus'. Hope you like it.

Jesus Paid It All

2006-11-26T06:32:00.000+08:00

This is 'Jesus Paid It All'. Hope you like it.

Day by Day

2006-11-25T11:40:00.000+08:00

I have recorded one of the arrangements I did previously. This is 'Day by Day'. Hope you like it.

Tong Hua

2006-11-15T20:57:00.000+08:00

This is one of the songs I heard and liked. I was attempting to do an arrangement for it but my friend gave me his teacher's arrangement. This arrangement is by Henry Ho. It is definitely better than what I can do. Here it is.

My playing isn't too clean but I hope you like it anyway.

Can't Help Falling in Love

2006-11-10T05:05:00.000+08:00

I once played this over the phone while talking to my friend and he said it sounded like elevator music. I like this song and this arrangement by Ernest Kwok. It is fairly easy to play. I hope to like it. Do let me know what you think.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

2006-11-08T05:33:00.000+08:00

About 2 years back, I started playing the guitar again after many years. With rusty fingers, I thought maybe a good start would be to try doing some music arrangements. I gave a short at this and this is the first song I have arranged. I decided to record it. Hope you like it.

If you like to have the score, it can be found on the very 1st post on this site. Have fun!

Tears in Heaven

2006-11-03T18:57:00.000+08:00

This is my attempt at playing 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton. This is a Clifford Cheam's arrangement. I find this arrangement fairly easy to play. But most of all I find nice as well. Hope you like it.

After watching the video, it looks like I am moving too much while playing the guitar. Looks like I need to invest in a foot stool. Need to look at improving the background for the video to make it look a bit more professional. Something to look into for the next couple of attempts.

The Comforter has Come

2006-10-04T21:29:00.000+08:00

Sometimes when you are down and out, you probably need a tune to brighten up your day. For me, I like 'The Comforter has Come' by William J. Kirkpartrick. I like the way the music flows and it is something I tried to capture with this arrangement. I pray that it will bring peace of mind to people listening to it. Hope you like it!

The Comforter has Come

Near the Cross

2006-09-21T06:00:00.000+08:00

I would like to thank Kevin Bleyker of whom has visited and contacted me over some of the material that I have shared on the website. Thank you for the scores as well as the CD of your recording. It is good to know that there are people over the world sharing the same interest. Kevin, may God bless you. You are gifted.

I am dedicating this hymn to you, Kevin. Hope you like it!

Near the Cross

Lily of the Valley

2006-09-19T05:12:00.000+08:00

Another one of my arrangements. My playing is not very clean. Looks like I need to practice a bit more before doing a recording. Anyway, hope you like it. Have fun.

Lily of the Valley

Jesus Shall Reign

2006-09-03T13:11:00.000+08:00

Another simple hymn arrangement that I made and recorded.

Jesus Shall Reign

My Photos

2006-08-30T21:37:00.000+08:00

Apart from playing the guitar, I like to take photos. A couple of years back, I bought a Sony P73 camera. It is a simple point and shoot camera. I took a couple of pictures while on holiday in Indonesia. I have loaded the photos on myphotoalbum.com and you can find them on this link. Do let me know what you think of them. I have been spending a couple of days working on them to get them loaded to the web.

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That is all for now.

O Perfect Love

2006-08-29T00:20:00.000+08:00

Did another arrangement or rather recorded another one of my own arrangement for 'O Perfect Love'. Somehow I like the sound of it. If I can play it, it should not be too difficult for someone who plays classical guitar to play as well. If not, too bad. Hope you enjoy the music though.

O Perfect Love

Hymns for Solo Guitar

2006-07-29T10:02:00.000+08:00

I did some arrangement of hymns for solo guitar. Having played the guitar for quite a number of years, stopped due to work commitments and bringing up children, and then started playing again, I thought a good way was to try on some simple arrangements.

Here are some of the arrangements in pdf format. I have made the recording of the arrangements available as well. I hope you like them and let me know what think and what I can improve upon. Have fun.

pdf What a Friend We Have in Jesus
pdf There is a Fountain
pdf Jesus Paid It All
pdf I Know Whom I Have Believed
pdf Day by Day
pdf Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us