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Stairway To Heaven Part 1

Take your time when learning this part. We want each note to ring out clearly. We have four different chord formations here. Each formation lasts for half a measure or, in other words, 2 beats. We want each chord to ring out, so let each note that you pick ring out with the other notes …

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Posted byKennySeptember 23, 2025Posted inStairway To Heaven

Bang Your Head- Quiet Riot

Posted byKennySeptember 22, 2025Posted inOne Minute Riffs

Sunshine Of Your Love- Cream

Here is the riff with the suggested fingerings:

Posted byKennySeptember 21, 2025Posted inSunshine Of Your Love

Stairway To Heaven Part 3

Now, it’s time to put it together! Practice playing both parts together. No Stairway? This intro from Stairway To Heaven has been the butt of a few jokes over the years because it seemed that every time you went to the music shop someone would be hunched overplaying it. Maybe you’ll remember the scene from the …

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Posted byKennySeptember 20, 2025Posted inStairway To Heaven

Born On The Bayou- CCR

Posted byKennySeptember 19, 2025Posted inBorn On The Bayou

Learning To Fly- Tom Petty

Posted byKennySeptember 18, 2025Posted inTom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Life By The Drop- Part 3

Verse The verses of the song are 16 measures long. Each verse has 4 lines of lyrics, so if you do the math you’ll come to find that each line of the lyric will last 4 measures. [Verse 1] Hello there my old friend Not so long ago it was ’til the end We played …

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Posted byKennySeptember 17, 2025Posted inLife By The Drop

Bang Your Head- Verse Riffs

Posted byKennySeptember 16, 2025Posted inBang Your Head

Redemption Song -Bob Marley

This song might be from Bob Marley, but it’s not a reggae song as you might believe. It’s just a rock type ballad. It’s in the key of G and uses only simple open chords. Introduction The intro is kind of like adding a little phrase that’s built around a G chord. Watch The Fret …

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Posted byKennySeptember 15, 2025Posted inRedemption Song

Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)- ACDC

Posted byKennySeptember 14, 2025Posted inACDC

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