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“People Are Strange” by The Doors
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Composer – The Doors Where to find this song – Strange Days track #1 Release Date – October 1967 The Band: Jim Morrison – vocals Robby Krieger – guitar Ray Manzarek – keyboard John Densmor – percussion The formation of The Doors begin at UCLA in 1965, where Jim Morrison and Ray…
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“I’m Tore Down” by Eric Clapton
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate There are 2 guitar parts in this song. One plays the rhythm (copied from the bass guitar) and the other guitar provides lead fills. Intro Guitar 1 (rhythm) Notice that each note is a short staccato note (shown in notation with the little dot under the notes on the staff). Guitar…
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“Crossroads” by Cream
Difficulty: Intermediate Are you ready to play some red hot blues? We’re going to learn the licks that compromise the first half of the first solo in the song Crossroads as performed by Cream featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. Next we’ll try to play it up to speed over a backing track, but for now…
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“Be Yourself” Solo by Audioslave
The guitar uses a capo on the 2nd fret throughout the song. All notes therefore are relative to the capo. Solo The guitar uses a wah pedal and distortion. Guitar Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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E Major Scale
In this lesson you’ll learn how to play the basic E major scale in open position and it’s extended version. This lesson is presented with video and tab.
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“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…
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“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…
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“Miss You” by The Rolling Stones
Difficulty: Intermediate
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“In My Life” by The Beatles
Difficulty: Easy Genre: Rock For Acoustic or Electric Guitar The Beatles were known for writing some of the best pop tunes ever. Many of their songs are technically easy to learn to play, so they’re great for beginners. The intro to “In My Life” consists of 2 guitar parts: For the 1st guitar you can either fingerpick…
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Could You Be Loved by Bob Marley
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Reggae music in the Bob Marley classic “Could You Be Loved”. Reggae is a popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of calypso and rhythm and blues, characterized by a strongly accentuated offbeat.The offbeat is the 2nd and 4th beats of a measure. Most songs in…