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In Memory Of Prince…
http://gty.im/118094001 Sad and shocking news today as we hear about the sudden death of Prince at the age of 57. Prince was a very influential musician who played many instruments, but he is probably best know for playing guitar. In 2004 the magazine “Rolling Stone” published a list of the top 100 guitarists of all…
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“Margaritaville” Easy Strum Version
This is a fun and easy song to play that everyone like to sing along with. There are basically three chords: D, A, and G (and D7 as a color chord). Here’s a text file of the song that you can download and print out: margaritaville Below is an audio of my band “Cheap Thrills” performing…
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Guitar Songs From The 70s
There are so many great guitar songs from the 70s. The 70s was not all disco! In fact, the decade may have been the pinnacle of rock guitar. With monsters like Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, Van Halen, and so on… There was a lot going on! [pcig category=70s-2 show=category_name,post_title links=post_title hide_empty=true]
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Heart of Gold by Neil Young
Heart Of Gold Facts Bet you didn’t know… “Heart Of Gold” is Neil Young’s only song to hit number one on the charts. Can you guess what two famous singers recorded background vocals on the song? It was James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt! Do you know who hated the song? It was Bob Dylan, who said, “I used to…
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“Here Comes The Sun” by The Beatles
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate You will need to place a capo on the seventh fret for this one. MAKE sure your guitar is tuned quite well, as the third fret on the low E string sounds a little flat if it isn’t. Remember, when you place the capo on, sometimes after you strum a few…
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“Mad World” by Gary Jules
Difficulty : Advanced This song is off the “Donnie Darko” soundtrack. It is originally written in piano, but it has been transcribed below so that you can learn it on the guitar. As always, a piano song transcribes into fingerstyle, and this one is rather difficult. There is a constant theme though, so once you…
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G & Em Chord Progressions
When a song is in the key of G major, the Em chord will seamlessly intertwine with the tonic. Remember, ”Tonic” is just a fancy word for the root chord. It’s often referred to as the 1 chord, or the Roman numeral I chord. This chord is dependent upon the key signature of the song-…
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Outlaw Country Strumming Patterns
Let’s say you want to strum along with some Willie, Waylon, and boys, but alas, you don’t know what strumming pattern to use. In this lesson, I’ll show you the absolute basics of outlaw country strumming. It’s a simple pattern that is easy to learn. Once you have it mastered you’ll be ready for the…
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24 Ways To Play The Dominant 9th Chord
All of these chords can substitute any of the I, IV, V chord found in blues. For example you can substitute E9 for E major. It’s common symbol is simply a “9”. For example: E9 is an E dominant 9th chord. Our first 9th chord looks like this: The root of the chord is…