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  • Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

    So, what’s the very first guitar riff that everyone learns? You got it:  Smoke On The Water. The main riff is composed of nothing but double stops. Bass Here’s what the bass is doing during the main riff. Play The Main Riff From Smoke On The Water Over A Backing Track In this video, I’ll…

  • “California Girls” by The Beach Boys (Chords And Lyrics)

  • Christmas Songs For Guitar

    Here you will find Christmas songs that you can download. The first version is PTB, which stands for Power Tab. The Power Tab Editor is a neat tool that will allow you to play along with the song while learning it. It’s very easy to learn if you haven’t used it before. You MUST have…

  • A/F#

    So, there’s a couple of ways you could play this chord. You could simply barre the 2nd fret across all strings while omitting the A and high E strings, or you could add your thumb to fret the F# on the low E string. In this scenario, you could still sound out the open high…

  • “Cold As Ice” By Foreigner

    By Foto: Stefan Brending, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Link Cold As Ice Intro Riff Cold As Ice Playing Tips The best bet to playing this riff is to already have the triads in the last half of each measure fretted when you begin the first triads. That way you can…

  • “Walk Like An Egyptian” by Bangles

  • Easy Rock Power Chord Riffs

    These riffs make a big impact using only power chords. Who can forget the opening to “More Than A Feeling”? When you hear that guitar, you know exactly what song it is. Take a close listen to these songs the next time they come on the radio and you’ll hear that all of them, with…

  • “Eye In The Sky” by Alan Parsons Project (Chords And Lyrics)

    Intro [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [D]Don’t think sorry’s easily [Bm]said [D]Don’t try turning tables in[Bm]stead You’ve [G]taken lots of chances be[Gm]fore But [Bm]I ain’t gonna give any [Em]more Don’t ask me [D]That’s how it goes Cause [G]part of me knows what you’re [D]thinking [D]Don’t say words you’re gonna re[Bm]gret [D]Don’t let the fire rush to…

  • “Centerfield” by John Fogerty

    Centerfield Intro Here’s the instantly recognizable guitar intro to Fogerty’s ode to baseball. How To Play Centerfield The most important part of playing the opening riff from “Centerfield” is that you must make sure to let your open strings ring out. It takes a little practice. After all, you’re fretting notes all around those ringing…

  • A/G#

    This is a very common way to play the A/G# chord in the open position. Imagine it’s an A chord with the lowest note being G#. It sounds weird, but some songs require this moving bass line.