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  • Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent

    Difficulty: Easy Learn to play Ted Nugent’s signature riff! The main riff from the song Cat Scratch Fever is tabbed out below. In Ted’s original recording of the song the riff is played by two guitars, so there are slight variations throughout. It’s a great riff to experiment with come up with your own modifications. Give it a…

  • Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg

    Difficulty: Intermediate

  • Wild World by Cat Stevens

     Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Verse Chorus Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Wild World ” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Wild World ” (Power Tab)

  • Imagine by Chet Atkins

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    Chet Atkins was an absolute master of fingerstyle guitar. To play his rendition of “Imagine” by John Lennon pick the notes on the low E string and A string with your thumb, pick the notes on the D string with your 1st finger, pluck the notes in the G string with your 2nd finger, pluck…

  • Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

    Intro/Verse Riff This fingerstyle classic uses a capo on the 3rd fret, therefore all notes on the tab staff are relative to the capo. There are just three-chord forms. The riff is easy once you get used to changing from one chord to the other because the fingerpicking pattern is pretty much the same throughout.…

  • Country Road by James Taylor

    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. To tune your guitar to drop D tuning, first make sure your tuned to standard tuning. Then you’ll want to tune your low E string down two steps to…

  • “Plush” (Unplugged) by Stone Temple Pilots

    Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate

  • Personal Jesus by Johnny Cash

    Difficulty: Easy The intro is really the entire concept of this song. What you will have is a standard Em chord, played with some bass notes. The key here is to play the Em barred, when usually you don’t. By barring the Em chord, you can hit the third fret on the Low E string with…

  • Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Intro Slide Guitar Slide Tips If you don’t have a slide you can substitute a real one for a small, hard object that is even on one side. For example, you could use a cigarette lighter or a small piece of pipe. It won’t sound as good as a real slide, but it will serve…

  • Seventh Augmented Fifth Chord (7#5 )

    Common chord symbols for this chord are C7+5, C7♯5 .  This chord is an altered chord. An altered chord is when the fifth, ninth, eleventh, or thirteenth is chromatically altered.