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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 …
Come Together- Verse And Chorus
Cocaine- Eric Clapton
Complete Transcription: Eric Clapton – Cocaine
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:
Soul Man 4
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 …
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 …
Life By The Drop- Part 5
Final Chorus The final chorus delivers a one-two punch as we throw in a couple of guitar licks in between the vocal delivery. F#m (add lick here) Livin’ the dream! F#m (add lick here) My mind stoped achin’! The song finishes with the refrain: F#m D7 E A That’s how it’s happened, livin’ Life by the …
18 And Life- Skid Row
Skid Row was one of the last hair metal bands to hit the mainstream before grunge took over in the early ’90s. They were also arguably the last of such bands to have any originality. Their self-titled release used standard metal riffs and simple lyrics, but they broke away from the pop-metal that was going …