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Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen
Difficulty: Intermediate Drop D Tuning This song is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. Verse In these measures, the beginning chords are the same in the slide. All you have to do…
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Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie
Vanilla Ice became famous by sampling the bass line to this Queen song featuring a guest appearance from David Bowie. There are two guitars playing very similar parts. Here’s what both guitars sound like along with the bass line: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bass Guitar Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Under Pressure” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Under Pressure” (Power Tab)
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Dance The Night Away by Van Halen
What a fantastic riff from Eddie Van Halen. It’s a great insight into the brilliance of Van Halen’s rhythmic chops. Pay special attention to the placement of the palm mutes (P.M.) as they greatly affect the sound of the riff. Complete Tab Complete Transcription To “Dance The Night Away” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Dance The Night Away”…
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“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes
This riff is set to 124 bpm (beats per minute) and is really easy to play. Intro Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Seven Nation Army” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Seven Nation Army” (Power Tab)
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“My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” by Frank Zappa
Difficulty: Intermediate Chorus Guitar Bass Complete Tab Complete Transcription To “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” (Power Tab)
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“American Woman” by The Guess Who
Difficulty: Intermediate Power Chords Used: B D E Standard Tuning Two Guitars (Both Distorted) 2/4 timing into 4/4 timing Intro The Intro and Verse 1 are completely identical, HOWEVER I want you to hear something very important. As you’ll see, the chords are standard B’s, D’s, and E’s the ENTIRE time, but they are not…
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“I’ve Seen All Good People” by Yes
Difficulty: Intermediate “I’ve Seen All Good People” is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. It is included on 1971’s The Yes Album. The first part of the song, “Your Move”, was released as a single. Main Riff Here’s what both guitars and bass sound like together:…
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Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa
Difficulty: Easy This is one crazy sounding riff. Frank Zappa’s music was definitely different. This riff has 3 guitar parts. The 3rd guitar is tuned in drop D tuning. Here’s what they all sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Complete Transcription To “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow”…
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Natural Harmonics
A Technical Breakdown A guitar string has a number of frequencies at which it will naturally vibrate. These natural frequencies are known as the harmonics of the guitar string. The natural frequency at which an object vibrates depends upon the tension of the string, the linear density of the string, and the length of the…
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A Minor Shape Barre Chord
Fret/Chord Chart You can determine the name of the chord when the root (lowest) note is played on the frets in the chart below. Fret 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chord A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A Alternate Fingering Here is a popular…