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“Boom Boom” by John Lee Hooker
Born near Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1917 to a sharecropper family, John Lee Hooker was one of the last links to the blues of the deep South. He moved to Detroit in the early 1940s and by 1948 had scored his first number-one jukebox hit and million-seller, “Boogie Chillun.” Other hits soon followed, “I’m In The…
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“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Jimmy Page/Robert Plant Where to find this song – Led Zeppelin II track # 1 Release Date – April 1969 No guitarist alive has really ever been able to equal the mass appeal that “Zep’s” Jimmy Page does. Robert Plant, the vocalist, and frequent harmonica player pierce your ears…
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“Surrender” by Cheap Trick
Riff Rundown Guitar Tab, Audio, Video, and full tab download. Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Composer – Cheap Trick Where to find this song – Heaven Tonight track #1 Release Date -January 1978 Cheap Trick was formed in 1975 by Robin Zander, Rick Nielson, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos. The band toured extensively before releasing their first…
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“Pretty Little Ditty” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy (guitar) – Advanced (bass) “Butterfly” Riff This Chili Pepper riff from the instrumental song “Pretty Little Ditty” off of their 1989 album “Mother’s Milk” would resurface about 10 years later in the popular hit by the band Crazy Town called “Butterfly”. It’s the later version by Crazy Town that is most recognized now, but let’s not…
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Funk #49 by James Gang
Joe Walsh gets funky with this FM radio classic. The “x” means over the strings means you’ll want to mute those strings with your picking hand when picking them. No notes are sounded out. It gives it a percussion-like sound. Funk #49 Music Notation and Guitar Tab Complete Transcription To “Funk #49” (PDF) Complete Transcription…
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Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield
Riff Rundown The verse riff is compromised of two guitar parts. Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Jessie’s Girl Guitar Tab Complete Transcription To “Jessie’s Girl ” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Jessie’s Girl ” (Power Tab)
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Wall Of Denial by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Complete Transcription To “Wall Of Denial” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Wall Of Denial” (Power Tab)
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Blues Lite by Al Hendrickson
Intro Verse Complete Transcription In PDF Format Complete Transcription In PTB Format
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Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
Complete Transcription To “Heartbreaker” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Heartbreaker” (Power Tab)
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“Wham” by Lonnie Mack
Composer – Lonnie Mack Where to find this song – Wham Of That Memphis Man track #1 Release Date – April 1964 Lonnie Mack is a lightning-fast, vibrato-wielding, whammy bar-hammered guitar stylist. He has influenced so many people, not to mention Stevie Ray Vaughan, who idolized Mack’s early singles. Vaughan even played with Mack on…