I saw this post on WonderHowTo.com and I thought that it was clever. Now, obviously, it is not practical but it is still a need idea with cool, interesting results.
Earl Klugh is a very good Jazz Guitaist. The videos are worth a listen. From my perspective it is important (and interesting) to watch videos like this to understand what can be done with a guitar. I listen to a lot of Staind, Tool and similar type music but guitar music like this is also important.
Another simple song you could learn to play is “Hurt” which was originally by Nine Inch Nails, but Johnny Cash re-recorded his own version of the song. I’m with the group that feels that this version is superior — not that I didn’t like the NIN version of the song, I just really like how the guitar goes in this version.
Below are the videos for both versions. First, Cash’s version then Reznor’s. If you’ve never heard this song before, be aware that the song is of a dark nature. The Reznorvideo is particularly “dark”…
Now that you’ve seen the video, below are the links to the internet guitar tabs. I believe these tabs are correct, otherwise I wouldn’t post them. This song does use barred chords during the chorus so it can be a little difficult but it is manageable.
It is important, in my opinion for beginning guitar players to properly understand time and rhythm as that is arguably the foundation of music.
A little bit ago, I stumbled upon this blog post and video by Mark Wein, the author of “Foundations for Guitar“. I wanted to share it. If you’ve not spend much (or any!) time studying and learning how time works within the world of music, I’d like to make a friendly suggestion that view the video and check out the post.
A while ago, I started writing a post on Let Her Cry by Hootie and the Blowfish. I never finished it but I decided to re-write and publish it.
I love the Hootie song “Let Her Cry” and it’s actually fairly easy to play. I’ve been able to play every part but I’ve never fully put it together. I just don’t have the confidence to play it. But I wanted to share it with others out there as you might want to give it a try.
Following are web sites that have published the chords and rhythm for the song. Give the song a try:
I’ve been looking at the details of the Dorian Scale (also known as the Dorian Mode) because I’m trying to go through the Box Pattern.
I found this video that I thought was interesting and wanted to share. While it isn’t specific to the box pattern, it is related to it. This is something I will need to come back to later (if only for the information on improvising)
During my time with a guitar, I’ve occasionally (who am I kidding, more then occasionally) ran in to music or practice pieces that have frustrated the living heck out of me.
I really not kidding, there are times where I just about threw my guitar because I just couldn’t take it. (Luckily, I never actually did that; but I have felt like it before.)
While you are learning something new, especially something as complicated as learning to play a musical instrument, you canwill become frustrated. It is just a matter of time.
I stumbled upon this great blog post about frustrations, specifically aimed at learning to play guitar. I liked the article and I think it is very worth while to read (regardless whether your instrument guitar).
Are you familiar with the Song “Handlebars” by the flobots? If you aren’t, I’ve posted it below:
The reason I’m mentioning this song is because, first, I love it. I don’t know why, but I’m addicted to it. I love the trumpet solo that is in the song.
A local radio station, Q101.1, here in Chicago created a parody of the song called C Section Scars. While whether the song is tasteful can be debated I think it is funny and worth sharing… Listen to it below:
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MusicMoose.org is an interesting yet potentially helpful learn-to-play resource. I call it a learn-to-play resource because they cover a lot of instruments, including guitar, saxophone, and banjo (among many others).
I’ve not spent a significant amount of time bouncing around their site, let alone trying some of their material. However, for the few minutes that I spent looking at the site, I felt it was worth a mention.
For guitarist they have several lessons all further classified. See categories just above the search results for the different classifications.
So I’ve always liked the Jaws theme… I’m pretty sure that most people (over 18) are familiar with this little tune. Now, when I say tune I’m talking specificity about the trademark lead introduction piece; not the entire thing… I’m not even sure that there is an entire thing… Besides the point right now…
Anyway, I put together some music tabs for the song / introduction – this was done quickly and may not be perfect, but my wife said it sounded right… So enjoy!
