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  • “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” by The Darkness

    Difficulty: Easy

  • Sixth Chord Shapes

    A sixth chord is any triad with an added sixth above the root.   For example, a major sixth chord built on C (denoted by C6, or CM6) consists of the notes C, E, G, and the added major sixth.  Here are the 5 shapes for the sixth chord found in the open position.  Other sixth…

  • D Shape Sixth Chord Barred

    D6 Open D6 Barred (the audio example is G6 with it’s root on the 5th fret) 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 D#/Eb…

  • A Shape Barre Chord

    You’ll want to create a barre with your first finger except you will not include the low E string. Instead we’re using the A string as our root.

  • Your Move by Yes

    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy We will need to tune as followed: E, G, C, G, C, E Since we will need to use a capo on the 4th fret, you will be able to play the “C” chord open.

  • “Buckingham Green” by Ween

    Composer – Ween Where to find this song – The Mollusk track # 12 Release Date – June 24, 1997 The Band: Dean Ween – guitars, vocals, synthesizers, pianos, keyboards, drums, brass instruments Gene Ween – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, processors, synth drums, bass The Bio: Ween is the ultimate psychedelic goof of the alternative…

  • “We’ve Had Enough” by Alkaline Trio

    Difficulty: Easy Intro Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “We’ve Had Enough ” (PDF Files) Complete Transcription To “We’ve Had Enough ” (Power Tab)

  • Tush by ZZ Top

    For this riff, you may want to use your thumb for the “low E” string notes, as it will provide much more ease in playing the riff. The option is still totally up to you though. In this riff, you will be focusing on some palm mutes and a slide, as well as some “vibrato.”…

  • Far Behind by Candlebox

    Difficulty: Intermediate Intro The intro to this song is really cool and rather easy to play. You will almost want to hammer-on when you play coming from the end of the third measure into the fourth measure to sound more like the actual song. Guitar Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Far Behind ” (PDF) Complete…

  • Deny by Default

    Difficulty: Easy Here is a pretty neat riff that 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. If your favorite band uses drop D tuning and you want to experiment…