Author Archives: Kenny
Cold Shot 2
Woke Up This Morning by B.B. King
Difficulty: Intermediate Here’s a different way to play the blues! B.B. King provides us with a very playful guitar part. You can practice it along with the backing track, too. Video Breakdown “Woke Up This Morning” Tab Complete Transcription To “Woke Up This Morning” (PDF)
Wanted (Dead Or Alive)- Bon Jovi
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate The song is meant to be played on a 12-string, but you can still play it on your standard acoustic. Also note that there are a few times that you would technically need an electric for the lead guitar, but again you can play this song using only your acoustic. You just may …
Back In Black- ACDC- Main Riff Part 1
Life By The Drop- Part 2
Ok, we got that opening lick out of the way, so it’s all easier from here on out. After the opening lick, we’ll spend two measures to establish the rhythm before the vocals come in. It’s a slow shuffle pattern in the key of A.
The Ocean 2
Every Breath You Take 1
Tom Sawyer- Rush
Aqualung- Jethro Tull
Here is a cool riff from Tull that has quite a bit of technique that all guitarists need to know. The ribbon-like symbol in the first and second measure is known as “vibrato.” This is when you rapidly shake the string being played with your fret hand. There are also a few slides, which are …