A lot of songs are hard to play and take a little practice to get up to full speed. In this video I’ll explain how you can practice to get a piece of music up to speed.Read More »What do you do when you can’t play a song up to speed?
Simply strumming chords to a song can get quite boring rather quickly. Here we are going to alternate between a bass line and the chord voicing to create a more interesting sonic landscape from some of the basic chord forms that you already know.Read More »Alternating Bass Exercises
You don’t need to know scales to play lead guitar, or for that matter, any instrument. A lot of the old blues players claim that… Read More »Do I need to know scales in order to solo?
You can use a capo to easily change the key of a song. A lot of people do this so that they can sing the song in a range that is comfortable. Regardless of where you place a capo, the idea is that you create a ‘floating nut’. Read More »How To Use A Capo
A chord/lyric sheet usually contains (1) the chords used in the song (2) the lyrics within the song. Read More »What Is A Chord/Lyric Sheet?
Slash sheets provide an overall structure for playing chords. This page will tell you how to read them.Read More »How To Read Slash Sheets |
Extensions are simply Major, minor, or Dominant 7th chords with one or more scale steps added to the formulas.Read More »What are chord extensions?
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“Refugee” was released in January 1980 as the second single from the Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers album Damn the Torpedoes.
The main riff consists of a rhythm guitar and lead guitar. The rhythm guitar riff is instantly recognizable to many. The lead guitar is overall pretty easy, except for the 4th and last measure, which includes a quick bend and slide that may be hard to transition between.
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The Dave Matthews Band is a band of unlikely sorts. Their music is folksy, yet they have a jazz quality as well. The cat-and-mouse styling… Read More »Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band