Creedance Clearwater Revival had a lot of hit songs in the 1960’s and 70’s and quite a few are a good choice for a beginner guitarist. Bad Moon Rising is known by most people and the classic three chord structure is a lot of fun to play. Getting the hang of the riff should be simple enough when you get down the timing of the D – A – G – D progression.
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Reggae is the type of music that puts most people into a good mood, with the roots of the popular style coming from Jamaica, most people think of the palm trees, warm water, local herbs and Bob Marley. Learning Jamming is a great introduction to reggae for the begginer guitarist.
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Sometimes a song gets a large buzz on the internet before it actually gets released, and the new single from Lifehouse – Halfway Gone, is one of those songs.
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When the music world first heard that rock and roll legend Robert Plant and country/bluegrass sweetheart Alison Krauss were recording an album together, little could they have known that the single – Please Read The Letter would end up being the grammy award winning Record of the Year for 2009.
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Help I’m Alive by Metric was first recorded as a full sound song with drums and synthesizers, but the acoustic version shows the raw emotion of the hit song, and the haunting melody breaks into a classic hook driven song that is becoming a signature of the band from Canada.
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When I learn a new song on my guitar I try to get a feel for the riff by playing the chords without the purpose of matching the song note for note, I have found this only frustrates me and can actually make learning harder.
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When you are a beginning guitarist you need to know the basic open chords of the six-string guitar. People Are Crazy from country singer Billy Currington is a prime example of why. When you see the Chords to People Are Crazy you will notice that they are C – G – Am – F , but when you play it on your guitar you notice it does not sound right, that is because he is using a Capo on the 5th fret, this is a common trick among acoustic guitarists, that allows you to play the most common open chords all the way down the fretboard without having to worry about using barre chords.
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