Category: 70’s

  • Slow Ride by Foghat

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    Intro Chorus Verse The second bar below is another guitar tuned to : E,B,E,G#,B,E The first guitar you see is still in standard. Here it is with the bass : Here it is playing just the guitars : Complete Transcription To “Slow Ride ” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Slow Ride ” (Power Tab)

  • Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen

    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. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. Verse In these measures, the beginning chords are the same in the slide. All you have to do…

  • “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” by Frank Zappa

    Difficulty: Intermediate Chorus Guitar Bass Complete Tab Complete Transcription To “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” (Power Tab)  

  • “American Woman” by The Guess Who

    Difficulty: Intermediate Power Chords Used: B D E Standard Tuning Two Guitars (Both Distorted) 2/4 timing into 4/4 timing Intro The Intro and Verse 1 are completely identical, HOWEVER I want you to hear something very important. As you’ll see, the chords are standard B’s, D’s, and E’s the ENTIRE time, but they are not…

  • “I’ve Seen All Good People” by Yes

    Difficulty: Intermediate “I’ve Seen All Good People” is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. It is included on 1971’s The Yes Album. The first part of the song, “Your Move”, was released as a single. Main Riff Here’s what both guitars and bass sound like together:…

  • Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa

    Difficulty: Easy This is one crazy sounding riff. Frank Zappa’s music was definitely different. This riff has 3 guitar parts. The 3rd guitar is tuned in drop D tuning. Here’s what they all sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3  Complete Transcription To “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow”…

  • Listen To The Music by The Doobie Brothers

    Difficulty: Intermediate This is such a catchy song with a really interesting acoustic guitar part. Listen To The Music .txt (Chords And Lyrics Only Version) Intro This is really the overall theme of the song: There are QUITE a few times that this bar repeats, so it’s best to know it up front. Verse The verse is really…

  • “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” by ZZ Top

    Intro In this guitar riff the first 3 measures of the intro are at 104 beats per minute. In the 4th measure the tempo turns to 80 beats per minute where the 3rd guitar part below plays a bluesy fill. Here’s what all the guitar parts sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Here’s the…

  • Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

    Difficulty: Easy Main Riff Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Ziggy Stardust” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Ziggy Stardust” (Power Tab)

  • Woman From Tokyo by Deep Purple

    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Composer -Deep Purple Where to find this song -Who Do We Think We Are track #1 Release Date -February 1973 The Band: Ritchie Blackmore – guitar ( no longer with them) Ian Gillian – vocals Roger Glover – bass Ian Paice – drums Jon Lord – organ Deep Purple formed in…