Rory Butler
@rorybutler.bsky.social
Solo guitarist in the West Midlands of the UK, making fingerstyle guitar arrangements of jazz, pop, rock and more.
http://rorybutlermusic.co.uk/
Solo guitar arrangements here: https://youtube.com/@rorybutlermusic?si=zrzDKI629cn1uQ2N
http://rorybutlermusic.co.uk/
Solo guitar arrangements here: https://youtube.com/@rorybutlermusic?si=zrzDKI629cn1uQ2N
Doing an open mic night tonight to try to see what the local scene is round Wolves. See if I can shift a few business cards on.
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Doing an open mic night tonight to try to see what the local scene is round Wolves. See if I can shift a few business cards on.
Gone a bit more folksy than usual with a solo guitar / fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Bless The Telephone by Labi Siffre.
youtu.be/DnCOUrTJw64?...
youtu.be/DnCOUrTJw64?...
Labi Siffre - Bless The Telephone | Solo Guitar Arrangement | Fingerstyle Guitar Version
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Gone a bit more folksy than usual with a solo guitar / fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Bless The Telephone by Labi Siffre.
youtu.be/DnCOUrTJw64?...
youtu.be/DnCOUrTJw64?...
Has anyone ever written an essay on how Halloween III Season Of The Witch is straight up a spooky/supernatural Bond film?
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Has anyone ever written an essay on how Halloween III Season Of The Witch is straight up a spooky/supernatural Bond film?
It's the best time of the year so an arrangement of #Thriller had to be done!
youtu.be/gOW86LDXxDo?...
#Halloween #HalloweenMusic #FingerstyleGuitar
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#Halloween #HalloweenMusic #FingerstyleGuitar
Michael Jackson - Thriller | Solo Guitar Arrangement
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It's the best time of the year so an arrangement of #Thriller had to be done!
youtu.be/gOW86LDXxDo?...
#Halloween #HalloweenMusic #FingerstyleGuitar
youtu.be/gOW86LDXxDo?...
#Halloween #HalloweenMusic #FingerstyleGuitar
Not sure if it's just my doctor but theres no bigger sign of the NHS being absolutely destroyed than "we can't take a call or discuss, we can only offer one singular phone consultation in 3 weeks with no option to pick a different day if that one day doesn't suit".
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Not sure if it's just my doctor but theres no bigger sign of the NHS being absolutely destroyed than "we can't take a call or discuss, we can only offer one singular phone consultation in 3 weeks with no option to pick a different day if that one day doesn't suit".
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Rory Butler
Labour stand for one thing to everyone - to protect the super rich.
@greenparty.org.uk will cut bills, bring public services back into public hands, and protect our NHS.
Labour takes cash from oil & gas, gambling, and the arms trade.
Make your choice.
👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk will cut bills, bring public services back into public hands, and protect our NHS.
Labour takes cash from oil & gas, gambling, and the arms trade.
Make your choice.
👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Labour stand for one thing to everyone - to protect the super rich.
@greenparty.org.uk will cut bills, bring public services back into public hands, and protect our NHS.
Labour takes cash from oil & gas, gambling, and the arms trade.
Make your choice.
👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk will cut bills, bring public services back into public hands, and protect our NHS.
Labour takes cash from oil & gas, gambling, and the arms trade.
Make your choice.
👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk
I recorded one of my older solo guitar arrangements, Under The Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers:
youtu.be/6WggRkAkJoU?...
youtu.be/6WggRkAkJoU?...
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge | Instrumental Solo Guitar Arrangement
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I recorded one of my older solo guitar arrangements, Under The Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers:
youtu.be/6WggRkAkJoU?...
youtu.be/6WggRkAkJoU?...
Mandatory digital ID or you can't work, at the job that assessed my right to work through existing identification methods?
What if you refuse? Get fired because I don't want to buy into Labours data mining project?
I regret voting Labour more every day.
What if you refuse? Get fired because I don't want to buy into Labours data mining project?
I regret voting Labour more every day.
September 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Mandatory digital ID or you can't work, at the job that assessed my right to work through existing identification methods?
What if you refuse? Get fired because I don't want to buy into Labours data mining project?
I regret voting Labour more every day.
What if you refuse? Get fired because I don't want to buy into Labours data mining project?
I regret voting Labour more every day.
There's a thing in solo guitar\fingerstyle guitar youtube where you get copyright strikes from random dudes who have covered the same song as you.
Wonder how they're justifying using content ID to claim for songs that aren't theirs.
Wonder how they're justifying using content ID to claim for songs that aren't theirs.
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There's a thing in solo guitar\fingerstyle guitar youtube where you get copyright strikes from random dudes who have covered the same song as you.
Wonder how they're justifying using content ID to claim for songs that aren't theirs.
Wonder how they're justifying using content ID to claim for songs that aren't theirs.
Made it into Autumn, can't ignore Earth Wind and Fire day, here's my fingerstyle guitar arrangement of September.
youtu.be/9ZwwnfQ0lqg?...
youtu.be/9ZwwnfQ0lqg?...
Earth Wind and Fire - September | Solo Guitar Arrangement | Fingerstyle Guitar Version
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Made it into Autumn, can't ignore Earth Wind and Fire day, here's my fingerstyle guitar arrangement of September.
youtu.be/9ZwwnfQ0lqg?...
youtu.be/9ZwwnfQ0lqg?...
Its officially cold, summer is gone. But I'm still gonna cling, here's a quick solo jazz guitar arrangement of Summertime. #SoloGuitar #FingerstyleGuitar
September 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Its officially cold, summer is gone. But I'm still gonna cling, here's a quick solo jazz guitar arrangement of Summertime. #SoloGuitar #FingerstyleGuitar
Pennywise playing in CoOp. Been ages since I've felt like shop staff get to choose the shift soundtrack at a place.
August 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pennywise playing in CoOp. Been ages since I've felt like shop staff get to choose the shift soundtrack at a place.
Last day at work for just shy of a week. Excited to get zen for a few days!
August 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Last day at work for just shy of a week. Excited to get zen for a few days!
Today I learned what Diplacusis is. After a period of a few hours experiencing it, I truly hope it doesn't return.
I saw my entire life just disappear because even listening to music was impossible, let alone playing it due to two differing pitches in my ears. Time to live in fear 😅
I saw my entire life just disappear because even listening to music was impossible, let alone playing it due to two differing pitches in my ears. Time to live in fear 😅
August 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today I learned what Diplacusis is. After a period of a few hours experiencing it, I truly hope it doesn't return.
I saw my entire life just disappear because even listening to music was impossible, let alone playing it due to two differing pitches in my ears. Time to live in fear 😅
I saw my entire life just disappear because even listening to music was impossible, let alone playing it due to two differing pitches in my ears. Time to live in fear 😅
Bit belated but I made solo jazz guitar tribute to Chuck Mangione to remember him. Arrangement of Feels So Good.
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youtube.com/shorts/DfeYU...
R.I.P Chuck Mangione. Arrangement of Feels So Good. #SoloJazzGuitar #FingerstyleGuitar #ChordMelody
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
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July 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Bit belated but I made solo jazz guitar tribute to Chuck Mangione to remember him. Arrangement of Feels So Good.
youtube.com/shorts/DfeYU...
youtube.com/shorts/DfeYU...
Gonna release an album called "Nice To Meet You" due to all the people that have met me numerous times, yet still say that...
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gonna release an album called "Nice To Meet You" due to all the people that have met me numerous times, yet still say that...
Made a full solo guitar arrangement of Paranoid by Black Sabbath - including trying to get the full solo down with accompanying bass notes - always a good fun tune!
youtu.be/Z5TqpI-gVtw?...
youtu.be/Z5TqpI-gVtw?...
Black Sabbath - Paranoid | Fingerstyle Guitar Version | Chord Melody Arrangement
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Made a full solo guitar arrangement of Paranoid by Black Sabbath - including trying to get the full solo down with accompanying bass notes - always a good fun tune!
youtu.be/Z5TqpI-gVtw?...
youtu.be/Z5TqpI-gVtw?...
Some chord melody guitar over Time After Time. Love this tune! #JazzGuitar #SoloGuitar #ChordMelody #FingerstyleGuitar
July 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some chord melody guitar over Time After Time. Love this tune! #JazzGuitar #SoloGuitar #ChordMelody #FingerstyleGuitar
Went to my first union meeting last night. 7 in attendance and not many more than that in total members for my, fairly large and widespread, workplace.
No wonder battling for higher pay is so hard.
No wonder battling for higher pay is so hard.
July 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Went to my first union meeting last night. 7 in attendance and not many more than that in total members for my, fairly large and widespread, workplace.
No wonder battling for higher pay is so hard.
No wonder battling for higher pay is so hard.
Minor 7 b5 inversions on the guitar are my new favourite thing ever.
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Minor 7 b5 inversions on the guitar are my new favourite thing ever.
Recording chord melody/solo guitar is so stressful, it's either one take and perfect or 100 takes and awful.
No rhyme or reasons to it either, some super strong songs end up taking forever to get a decent take on!
No rhyme or reasons to it either, some super strong songs end up taking forever to get a decent take on!
June 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Recording chord melody/solo guitar is so stressful, it's either one take and perfect or 100 takes and awful.
No rhyme or reasons to it either, some super strong songs end up taking forever to get a decent take on!
No rhyme or reasons to it either, some super strong songs end up taking forever to get a decent take on!
Come dine with me is a British cultural institution that does not get enough respect or remembrance
May 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Come dine with me is a British cultural institution that does not get enough respect or remembrance
In spite of the phenomenal sun today, I've recorded a #FingerstyleGuitar arrangement of "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers.
youtu.be/Lb8aTLcohYc?...
#Fingerstyle #ChordMelody
youtu.be/Lb8aTLcohYc?...
#Fingerstyle #ChordMelody
Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine | Fingerstyle Guitar Version | Relaxing Guitar Cover
YouTube video by Rory Butler Music
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In spite of the phenomenal sun today, I've recorded a #FingerstyleGuitar arrangement of "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers.
youtu.be/Lb8aTLcohYc?...
#Fingerstyle #ChordMelody
youtu.be/Lb8aTLcohYc?...
#Fingerstyle #ChordMelody
Enjoying the solo guitar/fingerstyle/chord melody thing atm. Need to get me some restaurant gigs
May 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Enjoying the solo guitar/fingerstyle/chord melody thing atm. Need to get me some restaurant gigs