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December 27, 2023Difficulty: Intermediate Verse Riff Here’s what the guitar and bass sound like together: GuitarBassRiff Resources Complete Transcription To “Killing In The Name Of” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Killing In The Name Of” (Power Tab)Related posts: Testify by Rage Against The Machine Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana What It’s Like by Everlast [...]Read more...
December 22, 2023Intro This riff is set to 73 bpm (beats per minute). It consists of two guitar parts. Here’s what they both sound like together: Guitar 1 Acoustic guitar:Guitar 2 This is a piano part arranged for guitar and it’s in drop D tuning:Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Karma Police ” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Karma Police ” (Power Tab)Related posts: High And Dry by Radiohead Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins Zombie by The Cranberries Come As You Are by Nirvana [...]Read more...
December 27, 2023Radiohead was originally called “On a Friday.” They changed their name and released their first EP in 1992 called ‘Drill.’ This EP helped them get a record deal with EMI and release their first hit single ‘Creep.’ A year later they came out with their first full-length album, “Pablo Honey.” After extensive touring in the U.S., the album went gold because of the heavy airplay of the single “Creep.” Main RiffRiff Resources Complete Transcription To “High And Dry” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “High And Dry” (Power Tab)Related posts: Karma Police by Radiohead Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins Zombie by The Cranberries Come As You Are by Nirvana [...]Read more...
December 26, 2023Overall, this song is pretty easy. Cobain used a few cool techniques in this riff. We are playing this riff in standard tuning, but the actual riff requires you to tune all strings up 1/2 a step.  The bass and guitar play the same riff, so have fun with them both! Below is what the riff sounds like all together: GuitarBassComplete Transcription To “Love Buzz” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Love Buzz” (Power Tab)Related posts: Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana Polly by Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [...]Read more...
December 3, 2023Intro GuitarBassRiff Resources Complete Transcription To “Say It Ain’t So” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Say It Ain’t So” (Power Tab)Related posts: Buckingham Green by Ween Wonderwall by Oasis Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind Big Me by Foo Fighters [...]Read more...
December 3, 2023Main Riff GuitarBassRiff Resources Complete Transcription To “Semi-Charmed Life” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Semi-Charmed Life” (Power Tab)Related posts: Lightning Crashes by Live Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog Come As You Are by Nirvana [...]Read more...
December 3, 2023The ballad is the second single and 13th track from their second album, Recovering the Satellites (1996). Lead singer Adam Duritz was inspired to write the track after his friend was hit by a motorist and injured, making the song about reflecting on tragedy with a positive disposition. Chords And Lyrics: A Long December – Counting CrowsRelated posts: Mr. Jones by The Counting Crows Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins Zombie by The Cranberries No Rain by Blind Melon [...]Read more...
December 3, 2023Main Theme As you may notice, Temple of the Dog was a combination of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, both before they became successful rock bands. Pearl Jam is still playing, and the lead singer from Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, is now the lead singer for Audioslave. This riff is set to 70 bpm (beats per minute) and is easy to play. This theme is played mostly throughout the song, with a few variations in the chorus.Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Hunger Strike” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Hunger Strike” (Power Tab)Related posts: Buckingham Green by Ween Wonderwall by Oasis Badfish by Sublime (Chords and Lyrics) Big Me by Foo Fighters [...]Read more...
December 3, 2023Where to find this song – August and Everything After track #3 Release Date – September 1993 Adam Duritz, frontman and lyrical genius, wrote this song about a true story of him and a friend hanging out in a bar. Duritz wrote this song on a napkin at the bar, and actually went up and sang a few nights later at the same bar on karaoke night. Ironically, the words he had written made perfect sense with the house band that was performing that night. He simply told them to play a few chords, and the song came forth. Not too many people can say that they wrote a song before they even knew it. This song is very simple to play, as long as you understand chords and how to use them in progressions. Verse RiffHow To Play It To begin this song, notice that you will be using the following chords: Am, Fmaj7, Dm, and G. Those are very simple chords, and are a requisite when learning how to play guitar. No one should go without these chords, because QUITE a few songs are based around these notes. Ok, remember there are two options here. The first part will tell you what chords to use, and included here is the diagram for all of these chords. You will be playing four chords total for the first two measures of this riff. The order goes as such: Measure ONE – Am, F Measure TWO – Dm, G You will be playing THREE chords total for the third and fourth measures here. Below are the breakdowns that show which chord you will be playing for a longer period. Measure THREE – Am, F Measure FOUR – G ( this will be the measure that the G is played throughout) Part 1Begin with your 1st finger on the “B” string on the first fret, your 2nd finger on the “D” string on the second fret, and your 3rd finger on the “G” string on the second fret. Allow the “A” string and the “high E” string to remain open. Play that five times. That is an Am. Next place your 1st finger on the first fret of the “B” string, your 2nd finger on the second fret of the “G” string, and your 3rd finger on the second fret of the “D” string. Play that about eight times. That is an F. For the next measure, place your 1st finger on the “high E” string on the first fret, your 2nd finger on the second fret of the “G” string, and your 3rd finger on the second fret of the “B” string. Allow the “D” string to remain open. Play that five times. That is a Dm. Notice here that it asks you to play the “high E” and the “B” string on the third fret. What you ACTUALLY will be doing is playing a G chord, and just not hitting all of the strings to actually let that chord ring, so lets skip the explanation on how to play this. Just play the G chord. To play the G chord, you will need to place your 1st finger on the “A” string on the second fret, your 2nd finger on the third fret of the “low E” string, your 3rd finger on the third fret of the “B” string, and your 4th finger on the third fret of the “high E” string. That is a G. Play that about six times. If you want to get REALLY technical then you can, but with a song like this there is no need to make it sound like it shows on the paper since the musicians play this song in so many ways. Part 2Begin the third measure playing the same thing that you played in the first measure at the beginning. That is an Am. You will play this the same number of times, as will you do the same with the second chord, the F chord. Notice that the first and third measures are completely identical! For the last measure, all you need to do is play the last notes of the second measure. That is a G. You will allow this to be the only chord played in this measure. See, once you see how the fundamentals work, it is much easier to judge the timing! Have fun with this one, and try both versions to see the most comfortable way to play it. Even if you learn how to play the chords using the diagram instead of the tablature, you will still love trying to figure out what chord is what using both of them especially when you are lost on the tablature or lost on the diagram. This song is a good one to utilize learning both ways to read because it is so easy to play! Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Mr. Jones” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Mr. Jones” (Power Tab)Related posts: A Long December by Counting Crows (Chords And Lyrics) Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana You Were Meant For Me by Jewel Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots [...]Read more...

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