Fade Into You was a top 5 single for the California based band Mazzy Star in 1994, and has a very eerie and meloncholy feel between all of the reverb from the amps, and the slide guitar that brings a haunting melody, this is the launching pad for the mellow singing of Hope Sandoval.
When Fleetwood Mac came out with their Rumours album in 1977 little did they know how much airplay the tracks would get. Band Members Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Chrisitine McVie all knew that the music was special when they first heard the finished product, but even they were a little [...]
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.
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.
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 , [...]
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 [...]