Doug de Vries / Guitar Chocolates
Welcome to the Guitar Chocolates library, where you’ll find a fresh batch of guitar compositions, arrangements, and playing tips to enhance your guitar journey.
Become a subscriber and receive Gtr arrangements in Jazz, Brazilian styles: Bossa Nova, Samba, Choro; Tango, Folk-Baroque, Fingerstyle & Classical Guitar, plus extras each month
A Universe of Guitar Awaits!
“Doug is just magnificent as a performer, artist and educator.”
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Support the channel & each month receive 2 Gtr scores: a new DdV guitar score and choose another from the extensive past catalogue of DdV guitar arrangements plus extra exclusive content. Members eligible for discounts on Dougs online workshops, PLUS receive a PDF book: 8 arrangements of Jazz, Bossa Nova & Samba pieces for solo Guitar on signing up!
✻ A Universe of Guitar Awaits
✻ A Universe of Guitar Awaits
✻ A Universe of Guitar Awaits ✻ A Universe of Guitar Awaits
Treat yourself to masterful guitar arrangements...
Australian Guitarist/composer De Vries has embraced Jazz, Folk, and Brazilian guitar with verve & curiosity for over five decades.
Doug's captivating performances and soulful compositions, with attention to detail and an innovative approach to arranging for the guitar, have earned high acclaim from fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide.
Now, you can play DdV arrangements and experience them firsthand.
Subscribe to Gtr Chocolates and receive a PDF book of 8 Jazz, Bossa Nova & Samba pieces for solo Guitar FREE
Sample clips of DdV compositions and arrangements:
"My rendering of Jobim's Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) a choro-sambado which João Gilberto launched in 1958 as ground zero for the Bossa Nova era. Here I lay out the samba rhythms across the registers, melody, chords and bass, to create a solo guitar version that I covered in the Bossa Nova Boot Camp series last summer." DdV
Doug de Vries plays his ‘Hummingbird’ (Beija Flor) composition with Yamandu Costa
Dive into diverse and beautiful guitar scores; Each arrangement is a study in detailed playing techniques, unique chord positions, rhythmic patterns, improvisation and melodic style.
Tim Nikolsky, Gtr series Participant [Author of The Australian Jazz Real Book]
“The series has been fantastic; I loved every minute of each session. The resources are extraordinary and will continue to give gifts for many years to come. Like layers of an onion... no matter how deep, you come back and discover even more.
All the prep and the arrangements are absolute gold.
Every time I look, I find more little details and different ways of thinking about things...learning different pathways, loving the scenic route through those harmonic changes!
I'd also like to thank all 3 (producers), Diana, Mila, and Doug, for bringing so much humanity and awesome musicology to these sessions.” Tim
