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| We all saw Marty McFly play this on 'Back to the Future' right? Well, here is your chance to be a star! This one is quite fun to play, and isn't TOO difficult to figure out. |
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| ACDC: Highway To Hell |
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| This rock favorite has fairly easy rhythm guitar parts and a blazing solo suited for intermediate players. |
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| Lynyrd Skynrd: Sweet Home Alabama |
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| If you have ever or will ever play in a bar then you MUST learn this song whether you like it or not. It seems to be a strange staple at these places. |
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| Lynyrd Skynrd: Sweet Home Alabama |
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| If you have ever or will ever play in a bar then you MUST learn this song whether you like it or not. It seems to be a strange staple at these places. |
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| You're a budding guitarist and you're looking for something that will not only challenge you, but open up the many possibilities for your chosen instrument. What can the pioneers that came before you teach you? |
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| Beatles, The: While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
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| George Harrison of the Beatles died of cancer on Thursday November 29th, 2001. He was 58 years old. In tribute to this fallen hero here is an arrangement for a classic Beatles tune that Harrison penned. |
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| Led Zepplin: Black Dog |
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| This great riff is a MUST for any guitar player! It is considered easy for a Led Zeppelin song, so get going with some bends, hammer-ons, and even a pull-off! |
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| Clapton, Eric: Tears In Heaven |
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| This song is an acoustic ballad about the death of Clapton's son. It's not too hard to play at all, and here you will be working with fingerstyle picking. |
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| Clapton, Eric: Tears In Heaven |
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| This song is an acoustic ballad about the death of Clapton's son. It's not too hard to play at all, and here you will be working with fingerstyle picking. |
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| Eagles: Hotel California |
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| This one is quite difficult. Here you will be working with the dual lead harmony of the first guitar part nearing the end of the song. |
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| Eagles: Tequila Sunrise |
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| This one is for you acoustic players out there. It's an easy strumming song for you to brush up on your chords a little. |
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| Eagles: Tequila Sunrise |
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| This one is for you acoustic players out there. It's an easy strumming song for you to brush up on your chords a little. |
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| Santana: Smooth |
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| Thanks to all of the many member requests for this riff, you can finally figure out this great lead playing from Carlos Santana. You will be working on the intro and the verse to this widely popular song featuring Rob Thomas on vocals from Matchbox20. |
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| Hendrix, Jimi: Hey Joe |
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| The intro here is very reminiscent of old blues, and the tablature may be a bit daunting, but the overall song is reasonably easy. |
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| Hendrix, Jimi: Hey Joe |
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| The intro here is very reminiscent of old blues, and the tablature may be a bit daunting, but the overall song is reasonably easy. |
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| ACDC: Back In Black |
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| This signature tune by AC/DC is written in the key of E. It begins with a simple E-D-A chord progression with a lead fill built off of the E pentatonic minor. The lead fill may take a little practice to get up to speed. |
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| Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine |
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| This is the primary riff from 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns N' Roses. It's a little tricky to get down at first because there is a lot of string skipping. |
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| Walsh, Joe: Life's Been Good |
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| Here's a classic from Joe Walsh who has always come up with some great guitar parts. In both his solo career and while serving as a member of The Eagles, Joe Walsh has proved that he is a true guitar giant. |
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| Metallica: Enter Sandman |
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| Included here are three excellent riffs from the intro. Be sure to see the new Metallica documentary 'Some Kind Of Monster' out now on DVD. Thumbs up! |
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| Aerosmith: Dream On |
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| This riff will challenge your picking ability! It is designed for you intermediate players out there, and the guitar has since been sampled by Eminem. |
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| Aerosmith: Dream On |
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| This riff will challenge your picking ability! It is designed for you intermediate players out there, and the guitar has since been sampled by Eminem. |
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| Pink Floyd: Comforably Numb |
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| Here is an intermediate to advanced riff, complete with the first guitar solo and a bass line. There is also a rhythm guitar in here to work with if you are having trouble on the lead part. |
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| ACDC: TNT |
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| This great riff is rather easy, mainly focusing on the bends to drive the song. The riff is based around simple chord formations that hide within the lesson. |
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| Clapton, Eric: Wonderful Tonight |
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| You will be dealing with arpeggios based in the G, D/F#, C, and D chord progressions in this clapton intermediate to advanced song. The lead guitar part is actually really easy though. |
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| Clapton, Eric: Wonderful Tonight |
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| You will be dealing with arpeggios based in the G, D/F#, C, and D chord progressions in this clapton intermediate to advanced song. The lead guitar part is actually really easy though. |
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| Santana: Oye Como Va |
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| This is a great riiff that is rather easy to play, except for maybe the lead part, which has a hammer-on, slide, vibrato, and bend to it. |
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| ZZ Top: La Grange |
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| This riff is intermediate because of the solo and the notes that are being played on the 'A' string during the main riff. The song is set at 160 bpm's, which is beats-per-minute. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Little Wing |
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| Well this should give everyone a little bit to work with for the time being! This lesson is intermediate to advanced, and has QUITE a few phrasings to work with. |
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| Green Day: When I Come Around |
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| Another riff from the punk trio Green Day, this one will have you working with some interesting power chord progressions. Included is the bass tablature as well. It also has a few pull-offs in the riff. |
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| Cream: White Room |
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| This one from Cream is actually a bit confusing due to the picking that you will need to do in it. Eric Clapton was a member so that explains a bunch! |
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| Clapton, Eric: Cocaine |
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| Everyone wants to know how to play this very catchy riff from Slowhand himself. Here you will be working with the easier part of the song, playing simple chords in power chord format. |
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| Clapton, Eric: Cocaine |
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| Everyone wants to know how to play this very catchy riff from Slowhand himself. Here you will be working with the easier part of the song, playing simple chords in power chord format. |
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| Van Halen: Pretty Woman |
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| This riff offers a sneak peek into how Eddie Van Halen does what he does. It is a remake of the late Roy Orbison's song. Included are whammy bar tricks, slides, and harmonics. What are you waiting for? Jump right in! |
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| Pink Floyd: Money |
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| This fun little riff is pretty easy, but there are a few bends and a bass line in this lesson! Here you will be playing mostly picked out notes as opposed to the common chord progressions. |
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| Bad Company: Feel Like Making Love |
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| Kid Rock also did a version of this song, but in this installment, we will focus on the original. This riff has a few tricky picking arrangements in it, as well as a few hammer-on's for the first guitar part. |
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| Dire Straits: Money For Nothing |
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| This song was actually the SECOND song played in video format on MTV, which you will probably remember. ( The first was 'Video Killed The Radio Star,' which one of our lifetime members pointed out to us ) Here you will be dealing with some rather tricky n |
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| Morrison, Van: Brown Eyed Girl |
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| There isn't a soul alive that doesn't know this song. It has been covered in bars EVERYWHERE. It is actually pretty easy, but playing it right gives you a few curve balls. From 1967 |
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| ACDC: Thunderstruck |
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| Here is a rather difficult riff to play. The entire riff is based around the 'B' string with nothing but hammer-ons and pull-offs. It is a great exercise. |
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| Beatles, The: Day Tripper |
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| Here is a neat bluesy riff for you to work with. It is quite easy, so you shouldn't have too much trouble here. This is an excellent beginner's riff. |
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| Band, The: The Weight |
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| This great little riff comes complete with the intro, the verse, and the chorus. Here you will be playing with hammer-ons and structured chords, all on an acoustic! It is considered easy, so try all the different parts out! |
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| Led Zepplin: Whole Lotta Love |
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| 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 fus |
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| Led Zepplin: Whole Lotta Love |
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| 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 fus |
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| Crazy Train (With Randy Rhoads) |
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| You will be using mostly downstrokes in this popular riff from Ozzy. The song is considered intermediate due to the rhythm of the riff. |
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| Van Halen: Panama |
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| This one is for all you that needed something a little more difficult. This installment comes complete with three intros, a bass line, and a guitar break as well. |
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| Cream: Crossroads |
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| Here are quite a few riffs from the classic song. Here you will be working with some rather tricky string arrangements in picking. |
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| 3 Doors Down: Kryptonite |
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| In this riff you will be working with some rather simple picking patterns. It is an easy one to play, and is heard on the radio all the time. |
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| Black Sabbath: Paranoid |
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| This great riff from Black Sabbath is full of rather fast hammer-ons and driving power chords. It is excellent for any intermediate player. |
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| AC/DC: Shoot To Thrill |
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| This AC/DC song is really easy. Here you will work with palm muting and variations of the G chord, the A chord, and D chord. |
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| AC/DC: Shoot To Thrill |
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| This AC/DC song is really easy. Here you will work with palm muting and variations of the G chord, the A chord, and D chord. |
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| Los Lonely Boys: Heaven |
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| This riff will be a bit complex, so be prepared to work a great deal with slides and very intricate fingerings. This band's guitar player has been compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan, so watch out! |
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| Los Lonely Boys: Heaven |
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| This riff will be a bit complex, so be prepared to work a great deal with slides and very intricate fingerings. This band's guitar player has been compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan, so watch out! |
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| Metallica: One |
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| This riff is easy to play and it is very popular. You will need to be pretty precise with playing the right strings though. |
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| Metallica: One |
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| This riff is easy to play and it is very popular. You will need to be pretty precise with playing the right strings though. |
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| Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water |
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| Included in this installment are the guitar and bass lines, which are set at 112 bpm's, which stands for 'beats per minute.' This one is considered easy. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Pride and Joy |
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| The opening to Pride And Joy is vintage Stevie Ray Vaughan and can be a difficult piece to master, but don't shy away from it if you find it hard. This makes for great practice. |
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| Beatles: A Day In The Life |
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| This one has an acoustic in it and even a bass part from the Fab Four. It's all easy to play, so try learning all the parts to both instruments! |
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| Beatles: A Day In The Life |
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| This one has an acoustic in it and even a bass part from the Fab Four. It's all easy to play, so try learning all the parts to both instruments! |
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| Derek And The Dominos: Layla |
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| This song is so popular that Eric Clapton still plays it in his solo career. The riff is real catchy, and relatively easy as well. clapton |
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| Moore, Gary: Still Got The Blues |
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| 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. Everyone knows this song, bu |
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| Derek And The Dominos: Layla |
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| This song is so popular that Eric Clapton still plays it in his solo career. The riff is real catchy, and relatively easy as well. clapton |
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| Moore, Gary: Still Got The Blues |
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| 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. Everyone knows this song, bu |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Life By The Drop |
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| Finally a Stevie song that EVERYONE should be able to play. This one is considered easy to intermediate due to the fingerings of the notes. Included are the verse and chorus. |
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| Hendrix, Jim: Purple Haze |
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| In his brief four-year reign, Jimi Hendrix expanded the electric guitar more than anyone before or since. |
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| Hendrix, Jim: Purple Haze |
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| In his brief four-year reign, Jimi Hendrix expanded the electric guitar more than anyone before or since. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Tightrope |
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| Here's a great SRV riff. It's a challenge to play it up to speed at first, so I've included an audio sample of it somewhat slower than the recorded version. You may need to start off even slower. There's nothing wrong with that, just take your time. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Tightrope |
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| Here's a great SRV riff. It's a challenge to play it up to speed at first, so I've included an audio sample of it somewhat slower than the recorded version. You may need to start off even slower. There's nothing wrong with that, just take your time. |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication |
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| This riff should be pretty easy for any beginner player. The picking is pretty sparse, so it gives you a chance to really fine tune your timing. There is even the infamous Flea's bass line as well to work with. |
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| Green Day: American Idiot |
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| This power chord driven riff was inspired by the band in reaction to the ongoing war and how it has affected everyone. Here you will be working with rather fast power chords and a few mutes. |
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| Kansas: Dust in the Wind |
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| In this riff you will be working with some rather standard chords being played fingerstyle picking with a few sustained chords and minors. |
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| ZZ Top: Tush |
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| In this riff you will be focusing on some palm mutes and a slide, as well as some 'vibrato.' Vibrato is when you rapidly shake the string being played with your fret hand as much as possible to produce a wah-like effect. |
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| Kiss: Rock And Roll All Night |
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| Almost everyone wants to learn this song! Included here is two guitar parts and the bass line to them as well. This one is considered easy to intermediate. |
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| Beatles: Norwegian Wood |
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| This riff will use a capo on the second fret. It is an easy acoustic riff that is in 6/8 timing, which gives it a bit of a swing. |
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| Beatles: Norwegian Wood |
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| This riff will use a capo on the second fret. It is an easy acoustic riff that is in 6/8 timing, which gives it a bit of a swing. |
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| ZZ Top: Got Me Under Pressure |
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| Formed in Houston, TX in 1969, Gibbons was formerly with the band 'The Sidewalks' and Hill & Beard were from 'The American Blues Band'. They got together, and the following year they released their debut album, appropriately titled 'First Album'. ZZ Top r |
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| ZZ Top: Got Me Under Pressure |
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| Formed in Houston, TX in 1969, Gibbons was formerly with the band 'The Sidewalks' and Hill & Beard were from 'The American Blues Band'. They got together, and the following year they released their debut album, appropriately titled 'First Album'. ZZ Top r |
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| Steve Miller Band: The Joker |
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| This is a slow riff that you can work on to add to your collection of songs in your guitar database. Here you will be working with a few hammer-ons and palm mutes. It is considered easy. |
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| Heart: Crazy On You |
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| Here is the acoustic intro from Heart. It is considered intermediate due to the speed of the pulls and slides. |
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| Dire Straits: Sultans Of Swing |
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| For all of you GREAT guitar players out there, this riff is for you. It is quite hard to play, and there are a great deal of challenging notes to play here! |
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| Dire Straits: Sultans Of Swing |
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| For all of you GREAT guitar players out there, this riff is for you. It is quite hard to play, and there are a great deal of challenging notes to play here! |
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| Lennon, John: Imagine |
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| This Lennon classic doesn't even have a guitar part in it. What we have for you is actually the piano part. It's sometimes fun to play a piece of music from a different instrument. |
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| Rolling Stones: Gimmie Shelter |
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| Ahh....the nightmare at Altamont. Anyway, this is a little tricky to play. so watch the picking very closely. Included is the fill part that Ron Wood plays. |
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| Hendrix, Jimi: The Wind Cries Mary |
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| This classic Jimi Hendrix ballad has some wonderful guitar parts. Technically it's not a hard song to play, so it's a great song to learn for the intermediate player. Advanced players will also enjoy learning the song because of the insight it gives us to |
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| Hendrix, Jimi: The Wind Cries Mary |
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| This classic Jimi Hendrix ballad has some wonderful guitar parts. Technically it's not a hard song to play, so it's a great song to learn for the intermediate player. Advanced players will also enjoy learning the song because of the insight it gives us to |
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| Judas Priest: Breaking The Law |
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| The song that made Beavis and Butthead famous, and the lead singer infamous, is now waiting on you to learn. Here you will be dealing with rather simple arrangements, but there are enough guitar parts here to keep you working on some chord and note change |
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| Judas Priest: Breaking The Law |
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| The song that made Beavis and Butthead famous, and the lead singer infamous, is now waiting on you to learn. Here you will be dealing with rather simple arrangements, but there are enough guitar parts here to keep you working on some chord and note change |
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| Clapton, Eric: Nobody Knows You When Your Dow... |
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| Here's an acoustic challenge for you from the Clapton MTV Unplugged session. It alternates bass notes on the bottom strings with melodic chord phrases on the higher strings. Pratice it very slow at first and slowly try to build it up to speed. |
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| Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar |
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| With this riff, you will get two guitar parts. One is the lead, and one is the rhythm. The timing here is pretty difficult. This song was originally done by Thin Lizzy, a very underrated band. |
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| Green Day: Basket Case |
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| Here you will be working with power chords based on palm muting. It is rather easy to play, and the power chords aren't too fast. |
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| Presley, Elvis:Jailhouse Rock |
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| This one is easy to intermediate because of the walks that you will be playing on both guitar parts. It is a pretty easy riff, but it is a little confusing to get used to. |
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| Beatles, The: Back In The USSR |
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| In this riff there are three guitar parts and a bass line. Overall the riff isn't very hard, but as usual with Beatles songs you will be dealing with a few important techniques in learning to play the guitar with a little more edge. |
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| Black Sabbath: Iron Man |
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| This song has everything a musician must know in it! It isn't too hard to learn, and there are plenty of parts to choose from as well. |
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| Animals, The: House of the Rising Sun |
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| Here is a really cool riff that suprisingly hasn't been worked with here before. What you will want to do here is loosely allow your pick to run across the strings to create that merging effect for each note. The chords are standard chords so you shouldn' |
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| Vertigo |
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| This song is so popular there is even a commercial advertisement about it. U2's Edge will have you working on slides and common progressions, and then also with precise picking. |
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| Vertigo |
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| This song is so popular there is even a commercial advertisement about it. U2's Edge will have you working on slides and common progressions, and then also with precise picking. |
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| Brooks, Garth: The Dance |
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| In this riff, you will be working with country-style picking, including a few hammers in the verse. This will be an excellent song for anyone wanting to work with chord changes. |
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| Metallica: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) |
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| This one will throw you off on timing, so if you think you are good at that, give this one a try! You will be playing rather easy arrangements, but strange changes are hiding in the riff. |
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| Metallica: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) |
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| This one will throw you off on timing, so if you think you are good at that, give this one a try! You will be playing rather easy arrangements, but strange changes are hiding in the riff. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: The Sky Is Crying |
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| It's Stevie Ray Vaughan - enough said. This one is intermediate to advanced for obvious reasons, but this should prove to be a challenge for all of you out there looking for one! |
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| Pink Floyd: Have A Cigar |
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| Most of this cool riff is played the same way, but you will be performing some interesting bends and also some vibrato as well in this lesson. This is considered easy to intermediate. |
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| Green Day: Holiday |
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| In this installment, there are two guitar parts and a bass part. All of them are a little tricky to play because of the mutes and the slides. |
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| Vaughan, Stevie Ray: Scuttle Buttin |
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| It will not be possible for many players to learn this riff at full speed, but you should give it a try anyway. With steady practice you'll be amazed at how quickly you can build up speed. You might not get it at the target 160 bpm, but you can try! |
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| Nugent, Ted: Cat Scratch Fever |
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| The WILD outdoorsman's signature riff is finally here! In it you will learn palm mutes, bends, and a few slides. You can play around with this riff also and try to find your own techniques to work with! |
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| Steppenwolf: The Pusher |
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| This is a cool little riff that mostly repeats throughout the song. We will include some lead as well in the future for you. The riff is set to 83 bpm (beats per minute) and is pretty easy. |
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| The 10 Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs Of All Time... |
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| The riffs on this page are the tried and true 'standards' for Rock guitar music. Walk into any music shop and you'll find a line of people trying out the guitars for sale and I'll bet they will be playing one of the top 10 riffs on this page. |
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| Yes: Roundabout |
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| This is the intro to the progressive song Roundabout. It's meant to be played fingerstyle (picked with your fingers, not a pick!) and on an acoustic guitar. |
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| Pearl Jam: Alive |
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| Here is a neat riff from Pearl Jam that will have you working with some interesting timing. You will also be working with a few slides as well. |
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| Black Sabbath: War Pigs |
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| This one is intermediate because of the complexity of the song, which is full of hammers, pulls, and slides. |
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| Black Sabbath: War Pigs |
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| This one is intermediate because of the complexity of the song, which is full of hammers, pulls, and slides. |
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| Cray, Robert: Smoking Gun |
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| In this cool riff you will be playing quite a few open notes with some accents such as a pull-off, palm mutes, and ringing notes. |
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| Sunday Bloody Sunday |
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| Here you will be using basic chord formations involving Bm, D, and G6. This song is not hard to play, but is hard to get the timing down. That is what will take the most practice here. |
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| Sunday Bloody Sunday |
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| Here you will be using basic chord formations involving Bm, D, and G6. This song is not hard to play, but is hard to get the timing down. That is what will take the most practice here. |
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| In The Name Of Love |
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| One of only a few bands to achieve commercial and critical success across more than two full decades, U2 has charted success on its own terms on both the artistic and business side of the music industry. |
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| In The Name Of Love |
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| One of only a few bands to achieve commercial and critical success across more than two full decades, U2 has charted success on its own terms on both the artistic and business side of the music industry. |
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| Guns N Roses: Out To Get Me |
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| This one has a pre-chorus that is rather fast, and the main riff isn't a walk in the park either. Here you will be working with power chords and variations therein. |
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| Live: Lightning Crashes |
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| Here you will be playing three standard chord progressions based around F, C, and G. It is a really easy song with a few mutes thrown in as well. Live has been compared to U2 in their songwriting and musical styling. |
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| Live: Lightning Crashes |
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| Here you will be playing three standard chord progressions based around F, C, and G. It is a really easy song with a few mutes thrown in as well. Live has been compared to U2 in their songwriting and musical styling. |
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| Aerosmith: Mama Kin |
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| This riff from Aerosmith is rather easy to play. There are two guitar parts in this song too so give them both a try. |
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| Nickelback: Someday |
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| This one is a very easy song using drop d tuning. This song was and still is very radio-friendly, so if you don't have the song you should have no trouble finding it on the radio. |
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| Nickelback: Someday |
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| This one is a very easy song using drop d tuning. This song was and still is very radio-friendly, so if you don't have the song you should have no trouble finding it on the radio. |
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| Beck, Jeff: People Get Ready |
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| On this riff you will be using your tremelo bar and the notes are picked with your fingers. This one is definitely an intermediate one because it will incorporate virtually everything into your playing. |
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| Beck, Jeff: People Get Ready |
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| On this riff you will be using your tremelo bar and the notes are picked with your fingers. This one is definitely an intermediate one because it will incorporate virtually everything into your playing. |
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| Guitar Mojo: Blues Guitar Exposed |
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| You don't have to visit the crossroads to become the blues player you've always wanted to be. Guitar Mojo is the internet based learning method that can teach you how to play blues guitar just like the pros. |
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| Pink Floyd: Run Like Hell |
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| This riff is loads of fun to play. Overall it is pretty easy, but there are quite a few parts to the riff. It is also in drop d tuning, so make sure to tune accordingly. The bass line is included as well. |
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| Pearl Jam: Yellow Leadbetter |
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| This riff deals with natural harmonics, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and a slide. Bass line included here. This one is considered easy to intermediate. |
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| Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue Eys |
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| This is an interesting rendition of the original by The Who. This version is much easier to play, but mostly provides the same essence as the original. |
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