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.
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.
It is always nice to find a great rock beat that has a simple riff for beginner guitarists, and – Two Princes – by the Spin Doctors fits into this category.
If you want to learn how to play guitar for your friends and family, or just for yourself – here is a nice beginner acoustic song from the Plain White T’s called Here There Delilah. This was a Number 1 hit song in 2007, and the lyrics and music have hit a chord with many [...]
Green Day has always been a rocking band, and the Punk/Rock style has always been their style. Know Your Enemy came out like a rocket when it was released, and made as the No. 1 song in two weeks after it was first heard, this tells me it has hit a chord with the public, [...]
Guitar tab and video for Tom Petty’s – Free Fallin
Suttle changes in guitar structure can have a large impact to the overall feel of a song. At first look, the guitar tab for Love Hurts by Incubus seems to be a repeating chord pattern, but once you stop and research further into the chord changes you start to see small, but very important root note [...]