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“Surrender” by Cheap Trick
Riff Rundown Guitar Tab, Audio, Video, and full tab download. Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Composer – Cheap Trick Where to find this song – Heaven Tonight track #1 Release Date -January 1978 Cheap Trick was formed in 1975 by Robin Zander, Rick Nielson, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos. The band toured extensively before releasing their first…
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“American Woman” by The Guess Who
Difficulty: Intermediate Power Chords Used: B D E Standard Tuning Two Guitars (Both Distorted) 2/4 timing into 4/4 timing Intro The Intro and Verse 1 are completely identical, HOWEVER I want you to hear something very important. As you’ll see, the chords are standard B’s, D’s, and E’s the ENTIRE time, but they are not…
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“I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” by ZZ Top
Intro In this guitar riff the first 3 measures of the intro are at 104 beats per minute. In the 4th measure the tempo turns to 80 beats per minute where the 3rd guitar part below plays a bluesy fill. Here’s what all the guitar parts sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Here’s the…
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“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Riff Rundown Difficulty:Intermediate – Advanced Intro/Verse Here’s what it sounds like looped at the normal tempo of 100 bpm: Video Interlude Here’s what both guitar parts sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Sweet Home Alabama” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Sweet Home Alabama” (Power Tab)
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“Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith
Difficulty: Intermediate Intro Here is the bass line for the intro. Verse Chorus Complete Transcription In PTB Format Complete Transcription In PDF Format
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“Shooting Star” by Bad Company
Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Paul Rodgers Where to find this song – Straight Shooter track #4 Release Date -April 1975 The Band: Mick Ralphs – guitar Simon Kirke – drums Paul Rodgers -vocals Boz Burell – bass Bad Company is one of a handful of bands that literally define Rock n’ Roll. For 21 years,…
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“Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate The Main Riff Complete Transcription To “Don’t Fear The Reaper” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Don’t Fear The Reaper” (Power Tab)
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“Bell Bottom Blues” by Derek And The Dominos
Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Eric Clapton Where to find this song – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs track #2 Release Date – November 1970 The Band ( full band ) : Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Jim Gordon – percussion, drums Albhy Galuten – piano Duane Allman – guitar Carl Radle – bass The…
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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…