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Don’t Follow by Alice In Chains
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate This riff is great for beginners to learn, yet may still provide a bit of a challenge for more intermediate players, too. The basic premise for the riffs is 4 chords played arpeggio style, or in other words: one note at a time. You’ll want to let each note ring as…
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“A Thousand Miles From Nowhere” by Dwight Yoakam
From Wikipedia: “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere” is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his 1993 album This Time. Like his previous single, this song peaked at #2 in the United States and at #3 in Canada.
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The Major Scale
The major scale contains 7 notes and is the basic building block of all western music. It’s one of the most important things to learn on the guitar. This lesson will show you how to play it through video and tab. Don’t miss it! Fig. 1: The Major Scale The tab below shows the major…
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Mary Had A Little Lamb by Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan
How Hard Is It? This song’s intro is an instrumental featuring the guitar. It helps make this blues song very unique. It’s not for the faint of heart, though. There are a few quick passages that may trouble some players. Video Demonstration In the video below I’ll play the entire intro for you: “Mary Had…
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Burden In My Hand by Soundgarden
Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Cornell Where to find this song – Down on the Upside track # 7 Release Date – May 1996 The Band: Chris Cornell – lead vocals, guitar Kim Thayill – guitar Matt Cameron -drums, vocals Ben Shephard -bass The first thing you should do in order to play this song is…
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The DAF Formation
The DAF formation shows you how to play any major chords all over the fretboard, using three major chord formations. It is very handy when a tune stays on the same chord for a few bars, because it allows you to automatically climb the fretboard playing rapidly ascending and descending licks and arpeggios. Even moreso, it allows you to ‘spice’ up…
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“Bother” by Stone Sour
Difficulty: Intermediate
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Can’t Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley
Difficulty: Intermediate
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“China Grove” by The Doobie Brothers
Difficulty: Easy Composer – Johnston Where to find this song – The Captain and Me track # 3 Release Date – March 1973 The Doobie Brothers were known as one of the most popular California pop/rock bands of the ’70s. They evolved from a mellow, post-hippie group, to a slick, soul-bound pop band by the end…
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“Best Of Both Worlds” by Van Halen
Difficulty: Easy Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Best Of Both Worlds” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Best Of Both Worlds” (Power Tab)