Category: 70’s

  • “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Riff Rundown Difficulty:Intermediate – Advanced Intro/Verse Here’s what it sounds like looped at the normal tempo of 100 bpm: Video Interlude Here’s what both guitar parts sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Sweet Home Alabama” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Sweet Home Alabama” (Power Tab)

  • “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith

    Difficulty: Intermediate Intro Here is the bass line for the intro. Verse Chorus Complete Transcription In PTB Format Complete Transcription In PDF Format

  • “Shooting Star” by Bad Company

    Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Paul Rodgers Where to find this song – Straight Shooter track #4 Release Date -April 1975 The Band: Mick Ralphs – guitar Simon Kirke – drums Paul Rodgers -vocals Boz Burell – bass Bad Company is one of a handful of bands that literally define Rock n’ Roll. For 21 years,…

  • Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

    This riff utilizes drop D tuning. Bass Guitar Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Kashmir” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Kashmir” (Power Tab)

  • “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult

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    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate The Main Riff Complete Transcription To “Don’t Fear The Reaper” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Don’t Fear The Reaper” (Power Tab)

  • “Bell Bottom Blues” by Derek And The Dominos

    Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Eric Clapton Where to find this song – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs track #2 Release Date – November 1970 The Band ( full band ) : Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Jim Gordon – percussion, drums Albhy Galuten – piano Duane Allman – guitar Carl Radle – bass The…

  • “Moonflower” by Santana

    “Moonflower” by Santana Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Coster Where to find this song – Moonflower track # 12 Release Date – October 1977 Main Theme Below is what the main theme to Flor D’Luna (Moonflower) sounds like with guitar and bass. You can learn both parts in this lesson. Guitar The lead guitar part is…

  • “No More Mister Nice Guy” by Alice Cooper

    Back in the day, Alice Cooper had a killer band that made musically complex shock-rock. This song is no exception. It’s a great little song with some really nice guitar parts in it.You may very well remember Megadeth’s remake of “No More Mr. Nice Guy”. 1st Intro Riff Using triads, open strings, a slide, and pull offs, this…

  • “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones

    Difficulty: Intermediate

  • “Cold Gin” by Kiss

    Difficulty: Easy Composer – Ace Frehley Where to find this song – KISS track # 4 Release Date – April 1974 Halloween. Make-up. Giant boots. Fireworks. KISS knew exactly what they were doing. They were breaking ground for a genre of music for the 70’s. This song was actually about the only thing that Ace…