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Double-Stop Turnaround
A double stop is a fancy term used to describe the act of playing two notes simultaneously. Imagine it as playing a harmony along with a melody. We can change the feel of the basic turnaround by playing the descending phrase with double stops in a shuffle rhythm.
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Guitar Pick Tutorial: How To Pick Properly
This guitar pick tutorial will show you the proper use of a guitar pick. Don’t start out on the wrong foot. Learn how to use a pick the right way from the beginning. A pick is to be held with the thumb and 1st finger only. If you are right-handed, your picking hand will be…
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Day Tripper- The Beatles
Complete Transcription To “Day Tripper ” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Day Tripper ” (Power Tab)
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How To Play 12 Bar Blues
The vast majority of contemporary blues music is based on what is termed a 12-bar format. That is, the main body of a song follows a set pattern of chords over 12 bars of music that’s repeated over and over. Some songs may have several different patterns to give them a bit of variety, but the guts of…
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Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
To kick off the song the rhythm section helps build up to one of the song’s signature riffs. When I play this riff I use mostly downstrokes when picking, except for the part at the end starting with the note on the 5th fret on the low E string. I use alternate picking for these…
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Yesterday by The Beatles
Click here for the full song study. Although credited to “Lennon–McCartney”, the song was written solely by Paul McCartney. It remains popular today with more than 2,000 cover versions and is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music. On this page, you can download the full guitar tab for the…