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Chord Leading
Chords have a mind of their own in the context of a song. In any given key, certain chords are much better at following the previous chord than others. The harmonic properties of chord progressions lead our ears by a leash. For example a song WANTS to end on the I chord. The song will feel…
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Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
Difficulty: Easy Intro The tab may look much more difficult than it really is. You will just be playing an Am, F, and G for the intro. The main thing to remember is in the third measure, where you will need to use your 4th finger to play the third fret on the low E string. That will enable…
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Guitar Slides: The Beginner’s Guide
Slides are a basic guitar technique that you’ll find in every style of music. A slide is just what it sounds like: sliding your finger either up, down, to, or from notes. Fig. 1 Slide up to the 9th fret. Fig. 2 Slide down from the 9th fret. Fig. 3 Slide from the 7th fret to the 9th…
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Five Songs That Forever Changed Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar Hasn’t Been The Same Since… It’s a rare occurrence when a single song changes everything, but I’m going to list five songs that forever changed how the electric guitar was played. While Jazz musicians had been using electric guitars since the 1930s, the latter half of the 20th century saw the emergence of…
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Technique Exercises #1
Welcome to the first lesson. Remember: you must put the practice time in to get faster! Fig. 1: Simple Alternate Picking Exercise Fig. 2: Alternate Picking Variation Fig. 3: One, Two, Four Fig. 4: Pentatonic Scale Fig. 5: Up The Strings Fig. 6: Down The Strings
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Down In A Hole ( Unplugged) by Alice In Chains
Difficulty: Intermediate In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early ’90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post metal and the gloominess of post-punk, the band developed a cool sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers. Album : MTV Unplugged It’s tuned to all flats. Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb Intro…
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Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock
Transcribed here is the the legendary Hendrix performance of The Star Spangled Banner. I’ve omitted the whammy bar dives mid way through the song that recreate the sounds of bombs or fireworks (or what ever you interpret them to be). Enjoy! On the bend on the 7th fret your bending the note up on the…
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“Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Difficulty: Easy This song is actually easier to play when you listen to it, as opposed to trying to read it. A song played by John Frusciante MUST be felt to get the idea. He plays sporadic notes, which is sometimes easy, and sometimes hard. Listen to the full solo: Solo Ok. We aren’t going to…