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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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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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“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)
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Tie Your Mother Down by Queen
Difficulty: Intermediate This song originally appeared on the Queen release “A Day At The Races”. It’s main guitar riff is pretty easy to play. Complete Transcription To “Tie Your Mother Down” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Tie Your Mother Down” (Power Tab)
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Schism by Tool
Difficulty: Intermediate Tool’s greatest breakthrough was to introduce dark, vaguely underground metal to the pretentious attitude of modern day rock. The band delivered eerie hooks and submersive yet powerful lead components to create a new sense of music that for the most part was unheard of until their debut. Lead singer Maynard James Keenan is…
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“Purple Rain” by Prince
Difficulty: Intermediate The intro to Purple Rain is played with chord fragments. Some of these chords may be a little tricky to play at first, but that’s what practicing is all about. I’ll leave it to you to try and determine the appropriate fingerings, but keep in mind that you want to let it ring…