“The Ride” by David Allen Coe
This ballad tells the story of a hitch hiker’s encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams, Sr in a ride from Alabama to Tennessee. Chords… Read More »“The Ride” by David Allen Coe
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“Drive” by REM
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Here are all the chords used : Dm G F Am Em C The song is performed at 72 bpm (beats… Read More »“Drive” by REM
Big Leg by Mississippi John Hurt
This song is to be played fingerstyle. Most of the song has an alternating bass line that you should use your thumb to pick. … Read More »Big Leg by Mississippi John Hurt
Every Rose Has It’s Thorn by Poison
Difficulty: Easy You will need to tune to all flats for this song. You CAN play it in standard tuning, but it won’t sound the… Read More »Every Rose Has It’s Thorn by Poison
Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
Intro Verse We have broken this down to make it easier. Chorus
“Classical Gas ” by Mason Williams
Mason Williams reached his peak in the late 1960s. A humorous scriptwriter and virtuosic acoustic guitar player and composer, Williams reached the top of the hit parade… Read More »“Classical Gas ” by Mason Williams
“Daniel” by Elton John
The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, Elton’s writing partner. When Elton wrote the music for it, he chopped off the last verse because he thought the… Read More »“Daniel” by Elton John
Let It Be (Version 2)
The original song was done mostly with piano, but this fingerstyle rendition of the song “Let It Be” is a lot of fun to play.… Read More »Let It Be (Version 2)
Dust My Broom by Elmore James
To play this blues classic you’ll need to tune your guitar to Open D. To do this you’ll tune the guitar to DADF#AD. Much of the song… Read More »Dust My Broom by Elmore James
Top Gun Anthem by Steve Stevens
Hey, you want to know the first lead guitar part I learned was? Don’t laugh, but it was “Top Gun Anthem” way back in the… Read More »Top Gun Anthem by Steve Stevens