You’ll be repeating this 8 measure chord progression throughout the entire song. The basic chord progression is G, B, C, Cm, but we’ll throw in a couple of suspended chords with the B and C chords that really add color. During the chorus, it’s played a bit differently, but the underlying chord progression stays the …
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Norwegian Wood- The Beatles (Main Riff)
Black Dog- Led Zeppelin
Blue Wind- Jeff Beck
This riff is in 4/4 time except for the 2nd measure in which we switch to 2/4 time (only 2 beats). Notice that the 4th measure mirrors the 1st measure, but with the addition of bends. This is a typical Jeff Beckism. It may be tricky to get it to sound right because it relies …
Positively 4th Street- Bob Dylan (Lesson 1)
Fortunate Son- Intro Lead
Talk Dirty To Me – Complete Solo
Boom Boom- John Lee Hooker
Song Facts “Boom Boom” is written and performed by John Lee Hooker. In the original recording, either the guitar is tuned up a half step or a capo is used on the 1st fret, in effect transposing the song to the key of F. It’s in standard 4/4 time and is performed at about 157 …
Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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 …