Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
To play this song correctly you’ll have to tune your guitar to open E. This means we’ll tune our guitar so that it sounds like an E chord when all 6 strings are played open.Read More »“She Talks To Angels” by The Black Crowes
Learn how to play this classic 1960’s anthem.
Difficulty: Intermediate
This riff will be using a capo on the seventh fret, so all notes are relative. The riff is set to 160 bpm ( beats per minute). It uses basic chords, but it alternates between the bass note and the rest of the chord form. Read More »“Blowin’ In The Wind” by Bob Dylan
A chord progression (or harmonic progression) is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that “aims for a definite goal” of establishing (or contradicting) a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. Chords and chord theory are generally known as harmony.Read More »Chord Progressions
This riff requires you to use a precise down, up, down, up motion with your strumming arm. On the downbeat we mute the strings for a percussive sound and on the upbeat we strum the chord fragments. It’s a little trick to get at first, but practice along with the jam track until you get it!Read More »“Badge” by Cream
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Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Cornell Where to find this song – Down on the Upside track # 7 Release Date – May 1996 The Band:… Read More »“Burden In My Hand” by Soundgarden
“Eye In The Sky” Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy Intro Riff Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Use your volume knob to “fade” in and out of… Read More »The Allan Parsons Project: “Eye In The Sky”, “Games People Play”
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Intro This is the primary riff from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses. It’s a little tricky to get down… Read More »Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses
Difficulty: Easy
This riff uses power chords and a droning, palm muted open string. When you play the open A string in this riff, you’ll want to apply a palm mute with your picking hand to help muffle the sound from the string. To do this you’ll rest the heel of your picking hand lightly on the strings just before the bridge and apply a little pressure as you pick the string. This will create a slightly muffled tone for the note. When you switch to the notes on the D and G strings you’ll want to take away the palm mute to let these notes ring out like normal.Read More »“Looks That Kill” by Motley Crue
These tips will help you get more out of your practice time. It’s a good idea to practice at least a little every day. You… Read More »Electric Guitar Practice Tips