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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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.
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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 fans, and these are the type of songs that should be in your playing collection
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale is the most played in rock music. It has it’s roots in Blues, and some may call it the blues scale. Pentatonic is based on the (5) root notes of the minor scale. Below is the scale in G – even though it starts on the F note – this is the minor scale and can be started anywhere on the guitar, starting on the top E string and sliding down to the bottom E. This scale can be moved to whatever fret you need the key to be. So for the Key of A start on the third fret – for the Key of D start on the eighth fret and so on and so on…….
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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, and is a great riff for beginner guitar song players.
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