What Are Octaves?
An octave is an interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. In other words, an octave is the same… Read More »What Are Octaves?
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Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
This song is in drop-D tuning. To tune your guitar to drop D tuning, first tune to standard tuning. Then you’ll want to tune your… Read More »Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
Tapping Triplets
Here are three exercises that involve tapping and triplets. Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3
Unison Bend
A unison bend is a guitar technique when two strings are played simultaneously, with one string bent until it matches the pitch of the other.… Read More »Unison Bend
Open Chord Variation Exercises
For the strumming exercises below you are to play the chord progression in quarter notes. Each exercise has 4 measures and should be played in… Read More »Open Chord Variation Exercises
Eruption (Tapping Part 2)
In the first 2 measures, you’ll find much more movement than before. Play through it slowly at first and take your time. After some practice,… Read More »Eruption (Tapping Part 2)
Eruption (Tapping Part 1)
Tapping is the technique Eddie Van Halen made famous (although he was not technically the first person to do it). Tapping involves hammering on the… Read More »Eruption (Tapping Part 1)
Call Me The Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Intro Guitar 1: This guitar part will be playing the main shuffle in the intro. You should set your metronome to 190 bpm (beats per… Read More »Call Me The Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd