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Guitar Tab Glossary
Bending Notes Half Step – Play the note and bend the string one half step. This is equal to one fret. Whole Step – Play the note and bend string one whole step. This is equal to two frets. Whole Step And A Half – Play the note and bend string a whole step and…
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Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Gimmie Three Steps” was released on Skynyrd’s 1973 debut album (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd). The song is memorable for its opening riff and story of how the speaker was dancing with a girl named Linda Lou at a bar when a man, probably the girl’s boyfriend or husband, enters with a gun (described as a .44) and catches them,…
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Gmaj7 (open)
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root . This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.
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Exercise Routine at 66 bpm
Here’s another healthy dose of technique-building exercises. We’ll ramp up the speed a bit and clock in at 66 beats per minute. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4
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Strumming Whole Notes
The whole note lasts for the whole measure when in standard time. In other words, the whole note gets 4 beats in 4/4 time. Most other notes divide the whole note. For example, half notes are played for one half the duration of the whole not. This is what the whole note looks like:
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Hey Hey by Eric Clapton
You should fingerpick this one. Notice the constant bass quarter notes on the low E and A strings. You should pick these with your thumb. Complete Transcription To “Hey Hey” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Hey Hey” (Power Tab)