“Unwell” by Matchbox 20
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Riff Resources Complete Transcription To "Unwell" (PDF) Complete Transcription To "Unwell" (Power Tab)
Kenny E Mann
Adding Fills: A
There are a lot of neat things we can do around the open A chord. In this lesson, I’ll give you some examples to practice… Read More »Adding Fills: A
Common Variations of 12 Bar Blues Chord Progressions
The 12-bar blues is one of the most popular chord progressions in popular music, including the blues. The blues progression has a distinctive form in chord structure and duration. It is, at its most basic, based on the I-IV-V chords of a key.
The 12 bar blues progression is the foundation of the blues. The whole blues genre is very minimalistic. Basically, all you need to get started is to learn the 12 bar blues progression and The Most Commonly Used Lead Pattern.Read More »Common Variations of 12 Bar Blues Chord Progressions
Alternating Bass In Four Easy Steps
Exercise 1 Getting the hang of playing an alternating bass line while strumming takes a little practice. It’s well worth the effort! In this lesson,… Read More »Alternating Bass In Four Easy Steps
Hair Of The Dog by Nazareth
Verse Chorus Interlude In the official recording, this riff is played with a device called a Talk Box. Complete Transcription To ” Hair Of… Read More »Hair Of The Dog by Nazareth
Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
“3 Doors Down performing in Laredo, Texas, 2012” photo by Justin Allen Hundsnurscher – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23309335 Verse As in many 3… Read More »Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
“Hate Me” by Blue October
Difficulty: Easy
We are going to work on this song a little differently. The other guitars that are played in the song only mimic the actual acoustic guitar, so instead of playing those parts, let’s improvise. Below is the entire acoustic theme, from beginning to end.Read More »“Hate Me” by Blue October
“Bad Day” by Fuel
Difficulty: Intermediate Verse Riff Here it is at normal tempo of 88 beats per minute: Pre Chorus Here it is at normal tempo of 88… Read More »“Bad Day” by Fuel
Time Signatures
Standard time, the most common time, means the music gets 4 beats per measure. A measure is a way to break the song down into small… Read More »Time Signatures