Author Archives: Kenny
Hurt – Part 2
There’s nothing fancy about the chorus to Hurt. The four-measure chord progression of G, Am, F, and G just repeats over and over. The strumming pattern is just straight eighth notes, but we’re not going to strum it with your standard up and down strumming. Watch the video lesson for the details:
Whole Lotta Love- Led Zeppelin
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 …
Stairway To Heaven Part 4
This interlude is easier to play than the main riff that we’ve already learned. There are two variations. In the first, the basic chord progression is C, D, Fmaj7, Am, C, G, D: In the variation, in the last 2 measures, the chord progression is slightly altered with the G being replaced by D and …
Stairway To Heaven Part 2
In this lesson, we’ll learn the 2nd half of the intro riff that we started in our previous lesson. If you had trouble with the previous lesson, rest assured, the two measures from this half are actually easier than the previous 2 measures. That’s good news, right? In the first measure. we’ll be forming a …
Hair Of The Dog- Part 3
Interlude In the official recording, this riff is played with a device called a Talk Box. Since I don’t have access to a Talk Box at the time of this recording I cannot duplicate it exactly. Complete Transcription To ” Hair Of The Dog” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Hair Of The Dog” (Power Tab)
The Weight 5 (Post-Chorus Instrumental Refrain)
Wipe Out- The Surfaris
One Of These Things First- Nick Drake
Here’s a song from the late Nick Drake in open D tuning. Use a capo on the 2nd fret to sound like the original recording. http://guitaralliance.com/images/stories/audio/one%20of%20these%20things%20first%202.mp3 Download: Nick Drake – One Of These Things First – Power Tab
Come Together Solo pt. 2
Come Together PDF