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Hawaii Five-O 1
The Weight- Part 2
Cheap Sunglasses- ZZ Top
Guitar Bass Complete Transcription To “Cheap Sunglasses” (PDF)
Life By The Drop- Stevie Ray Vaughan
“Life By The Drop” Song Facts The song’s tempo is at about 98 beats per minute. It’s in standard 4/4 time and the rhythm uses a shuffle pattern. Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded the song using a 12 string acoustic guitar. If you don’t have a 12 string, that’s okay. It sounds great on a six-string …
Burning For You- Blue Oyster Cult
Complete Transcription: blue_oyster_cult-burning_for_you
Wham- Lonnie Mack
You should have some fun with this intro. It isn’t difficult, and all based on barre chords, except for the very first measure. Here’s what it sounds like looped at the normal tempo of 120 bpm:
Mary Had A Little Lamb by Stevie Ray Vaughan
How Hard Is It? This song’s intro is an instrumental featuring the guitar. It helps make this blues song very unique. It’s not for the faint of heart, though. There are a few quick passages that may trouble some players. Video Demonstration In the video below I’ll play the entire intro for you: “Mary Had …
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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:
You’ll Be Mine- Stevie Ray Vaughan
This is a Vaughan rendition of a Willie Dixon song. The verses and bridge are 16 bars (or measures) long instead of the standard 12. It’s blazing fast too, at 184 beats per minute. There is a heavy use of muted strings to create a percussive sound. Intro