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Tuning Tips
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Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs Of The 1970s
Learn how to play the greatest rock guitar riffs of the 1970s note-for-note! The most innovative rock guitar music ever to be created is found in the 1970s. It’s when rock guitar shined the brightest and introduced us to some of the greatest riffs ever to be performed on the instrument. These are the riffs…
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Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
Looking for a fun song to play that people always get a kick out of? Look no further than “Wooly Bully” by Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs. “Wooly Bully” Chords and Lyrics Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro G7 G7 Yeh… wooly bully, watch it now, watch it C7 G7 Here he come, here…
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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley
You will need a capo on the 3rd fret for this song. Anytime you see two dark vertical bars with two dots beside them, that will mean to repeat the area that is surrounding it. In some cases, like the ending of this particular song, you will see a number at the end of the…
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Peace Train by Cat Stevens
“Peace Train” is the title of a 1971 hit song by Cat Stevens. The song only uses 4 chords and has a simple strumming pattern, but the chord changes are quick and might pose a problem for some. The intro/chorus part uses a two-part harmony all found on the D and B strings. You’ll…
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Diminished Chords
Yikes! The diminished chord has frightened guitar plays for years. What is this strange beast? How the heck do you play it? What is it used for? In this lesson, you’ll discover the answer to these questions and I’ll reveal to you why you should never skip the diminished chord. The diminished chord is an interesting…
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Mother Nature’s Son by The Beatles
Intro Note the time change in the intro. It goes from a brief 70 bpm to 88 bpm. (beats per minute). Beginning Intro (70 bpm): Intro (88 bpm) : Verse Interlude Outro Guitar 1 : Guitar 2 : Together : Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Mother Nature’s Son” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Mother Nature’s Son” (Power…
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G/B Chord
The G/B chord is a slash chord or slashed chord, also called a compound chord. A slash chord is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass after the root note letter. It does not indicate “or”. So, in other words: slash chords are just normal chords with one note changed. The note altered is…
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Speed Building Workout 29
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4
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Power Chords vs. Barre Chords
A power chord is but a fragment of a barre chord, but they are much easier to play than a barre chord. This allows you to quickly change chords, but they don’t offer the harmonic quality found in a full bar chord. So which one do you play in a given piece? While power chords…