Difficulty: Easy
In this lesson I will teach you how to play the dual harmony guitar parts
from intro to the song “Burning For You”. There are actually 3 guitar
parts. The first simply plays an F power chord every two measures. The 2nd
and 3rd guitar parts are shown below.
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Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
Composer – Cheap Trick
Where to find this song – Heaven Tonight track #1
Release Date -January 1978
Cheap Trick was formed in 1975 by Robin Zander, Rick Nielson, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos. The band toured extensively before releasing their first album in 1977. The album failed to chart in the US but did well in Japan. It was in Japan that the group recorded their 1979 “Live at Budokon.” The album reached number 4 on the US charts and sold more than three million copies. Their next album, ” Dream Police, was also a hit and spawned two top 10 singles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Where to find this song – Still Got The Blues track #4
Release Date – May 1990
The Bio:
One of rock’s most under-rated guitarists, Gary Moore remains relatively unknown
in the U.S., while his solo work has brought him substantial praise and commercial
success in most other parts of the world-especially in Europe. Born on April
4, 1952, in Belfast, Ireland, Moore became interested in guitar during the
’60s, upon discovering such blues-rock masters as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix,
and his self-proclaimed biggest influence – Fleetwood Mac.
Difficulty: Easy - Intermediate
This song ends up being the only shot that George Harrison had at being in
the first track position of any of The Beatles albums. The opening of the album
and this song shows a bit of a change in pace as opposed to most of the other
Beatles albums. It still manages to send the fast-paced drive and up-tempo
that captures the true essence of their artistry.
The formation of this song is relatively flat, and there are many focuses
back to the verse/chorus concept to allow the listener and/or musician to immediately
find themselves uttering the same verse over and over again until you almost
have to listen to another catchy tune just to get this one out of your head.
Even the bridge in this song seems to be not too much more different than the
rest of the song, still driving toward the "can’t get you out of my head" concept.
Difficulty: Advanced
To play this one you’ll first need to tune your guitar to D-G-D-G-B-E.
All you have to do is tune your low E string to a D note and tune your A string
down to a G note. This is where a chromatic tuner would come in handy. Every
serious guitar player needs an easy to use and accurate tuner at hand.
This Chet Atkins rendition of the Ventures tune “Wheels” is performed
finger style. Pick the notes on the low E string and A string with your thumb,
pick the notes on the D string with your 1st finger, pluck the notes in the
G string with your 2nd finger, pluck on the B string with your 3rd finger,
and pluck on the high E string with your 4th finger.
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
Composer: R.E.M.
Where To Find This Song: Eponymous track #10
If you have access to a stereo mixer you can use it to listen to the original and hear each individual part much easier. This song is fairly straightforward, although deciphering the picking on the record can be quite difficult. Switch the speaker balance dial hard left and right on your hi-fi if available to isolate the different parts. Continue reading
Difficulty: Intermediate
Composer – Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
Where to find this song – Led Zeppelin II track # 1
Release Date – April 1969
No guitarist alive has really ever been able to equal the mass appeal that “Zep’s” Jimmy Page does. Robert Plant, the vocalist and frequent harmonica player, pierces your ears just as much as the solos and riffs that Jimmy plays. The band’s music is a fushion of seering rock and hard-as-nails riffs, and their music will continue to impress all of us musicians and music lovers for ages. Continue reading
Difficulty: Intermediate
This song is about people who claim to not be crazy even though they’re suffering from various occurrences that could lead them to be labeled as such.
Rob Thomas said that he wrote the song as a metaphor for humanity in general, a song for people who are “messed up and feel alone like that. We all feel a little messed up sometimes… you’re not alone.”
Difficulty: Easy (guitar) – Advanced (bass)
This Chili Pepper riff from the instrumental song “Pretty Little Ditty” off of their 1989 album “Mother’s Milk” would resurface about 10 years later in the popular hit by the band Crazy Town called “Butterfly”. It’s the later version by Crazy Town that is most recognized now, but let’s not forget who really wrote the music.
Difficulty: Easy
Composer – RHCP (Keidas, Flea, Frusciante, Smith)
Where to find this song – Californication track # 4
Release Date – June 1999
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) is widely known for their adrenalized funk music. The band teamed up with Rick Rubin, their producer from the “BloodSugarSexMagik” album, again and launched a new wave of quirky funk songs to their catalog. The album itself is amazing, and Keidas (singer) and company still have that charm that
everyone that had seen them loved with not only their albums, but their off-the-wall live shows as well.
