Case in point, I have, for my own self study, transcribed this beautiful tune by the Pat Metheny Trio. ”Inori” is from the “Tokyo Day Trip (Live)” release featuring Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez.

This is the melody and self-accompaniment (of which Pat is a master) played on guitar. Notice how infrequently Pat play’s a chord’s root. Notice too, how few notes are used. Everything here falls easily under the fingers. This piece is an amazing testimony to Metheny’s taste, touch, mastery of the guitar and intelligent note-choice.

Hope you dig it.

Next up is the solo. A1, B1, C1 are played finger-style. D1 is played with a pick which leads into a modulation up a whole step (from the key of GMaj to AMaj) and a restatement of the head.