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Tremolo Picking Backing Track

Here's the backing track to for the Tremolo Picking, Part 2 video. The whole form repeats a few times, so play it as many times as you want. If you have the appropriate software (I tend to use something called Transcribe), you may be able to speed it up/slow it down to find the tempo that suits you're current level of ability.

Better Tremolo Picking, Part 2

Hello all! More tremolo picking fun this week. I have a musical study for you designed to give your TP technique a real workout. Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejf0VnCVs7w

Tab is below. The backing track coming up shortly in an audio post. (If you can think of a more FUN and imaginative title for the piece than 'Tremolo Picking Study' let me know and I'll change it!) 2019-07-26 17:30:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Tremolo Picking, Part 1

Greetings patrons!

I've looked at a lot of songs recently involving tremolo picking, and I though it might be interesting to take a more detailed look at this essential guitar technique. It's a technique that will be useful to you no matter what style of music you play. Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loX-zYQJZ3Y

Below, I'm attaching a PDF and GP file of the FUN ex...

Anyone Can Play Guitar (The Song)

Afternoon all! The YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers this week, so to mark the occasion I thought I'd have a bit of fun by looking at the Radiohead track after which my channel is named. It's a nice, noisy indie song. In particular the Jonny Greenwood tremolo picked octave parts are lovely. It's kind of a tricky song to tab out, but I've done my best to notate the most interesting stuff - PDF and GP files attached below. 

And here's the link to the video:

2019-07-12 12:39:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Pixies - Debaser

Hello beautiful patrons!

I get quite a lot of requests for Pixies songs but until now I've not got round to looking at any of their songs in a video. So here's my take on Debaser. It's another chance for me to use the Les Paul, and we have also have a nice Telecaster rhythm part too. Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxRk7I_Ja8&feature=youtu.be

I've ju...

Jeepster Backing Track

I've made a little backing track for this week's video. It's not perfect, but I hope it'll be fun for you to play along to. The structure is exactly the same as the studio recording. Hope you all have a good week. Speak next Friday,

Adrian

Jeepster

Evening all! This week's video continues the Les Paul theme with a look at a T.Rex classic. There's a lovely riff, some inventive rhythm playing and a surprisingly tasty solo. Here's  the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJYmaMyx1yw&t=1s

The tab can be found below. I've written out the main parts, the solo and included a few of my favourite lead guitar fills. The backing trac...

You're Gonna Miss Me

Hello all! I have a psych rock classic for you today from The 13th Floor Elevators. I've been listening to quite a bit of Elevators music recently following the sad death of their singer Roky Erickson, and I thought I'd do a video on one of their best-know songs. Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRCJqd2loYI

It's fun and pretty easy to play so I hope most of you will be able to have a ...

Moonage Daydream Complete Song Backing Track

Morning all! I thought I'd posted the full backing track here last week, but it didn't seem to work. So I'm trying again. Enjoy playing along.

- Adrian

Moonage Daydream Solo Backing Track

Last week I posted the backing track for the entire song, but I thought it might be nice to a have another backing with just the solo chords so you can focus entirely on that if you want to. I've just looped the end section chords.

If you're not ready to tackle the actual solo you can always use the track to improvise along to at whatever level you're at. Beginners, just find B minor pentatonic in the 7th position and go for it...

Have fun. Speak next week,

Adrian

Moonage Daydream Solo

Hello all. Moonage Daydream again, and  this week it's solo time. I had a lot of fun doing this video - it's not often I get to cut loose and do a proper ROCK solo in my videos. Must do that a bit more. Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pds9fAjycjQ

I have a couple of tabs for you, attached below. There's the complete song tab, which is last week's rhythm tab updated to include the...

Moonage Daydream, Part 1

Afternoon all! Today I'm bringing you Part 1 of an epic look at the Bowie's Moonage Daydream. This one was lots of fun to put together. In the first video I'm looking at the rhythm guitar parts, then next week - if I can manage to learn it properly - I'll be looking at the solo.

Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dKQggVIos

I'm attaching the tab and also a basic chor...

Pipeline, Part 2: Johnny Thunders

Morning all! As a follow up to last week's video, today I'm looking at how Johnny Thunders plays Pipeline. Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKnWTT9lm-k

I've tabbed out the entire tune. I've tried to condense the quite chaotic layers of guitar on the original into a nice, playable single-guitar version. PDF and Guitar Pro file below. Have fun with it!

Speak next week...

Pipeline Backing Track

Hi everyone. Here's my backing track. The arrangement is exactly like the original recording, so check that out if you're not sure how many verses/repeats etc. There's a two bar count in, then the one bar tremolo picked slide, then the main riff starts...

Enjoy playing along.

Speak next week,

Adrian

Learn a Surf Classic: Pipeline by The Chantays

Hello all! In today's video I'm looking at Pipeline by 60s surf combo The Chantays. Once again this is a lesson prompted by a request from one of you lovely patrons (thanks for the idea Jeff!) It's a great instrumental piece to know and - as I say in the video - it will also give your tremolo picking technique a real workout.

I'm attaching tab PDFs and Guitar Pro files below. There are two versions of the tab: one showing both rhythm and lead guitar parts separately as on the original r...

Nice Lick: Let's Learn It 7

Morning everyone. A Nice Lick for you today. I was intending to make the video all about the lick, but then it turned into a more general discussion of playing over chord changes using triad shapes. Hope you find it interesting and helpful. Here's a  link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6i0L0tDCWs&feature=youtu.be

And music/tab for the lick as well as my...

Plastic Factory Backing Track

Me again...whilst I'm here, I've had a request for the backing track to the Captain Beefheart lesson I did a while ago. I thought it was lost, but I've managed to retrieve it from an old hard drive, and am attaching it below. If you've not seen the lesson video you can take a look here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOUhbXKufc

The backing follows the arrangement of the original recording. You ca...

Parklife

I've been wanting to look at more Graham Coxon for a while, and prompted by a request from one of you lovely patrons a couple of weeks ago, I thought I'd have a go at the title track from Blur's classic 1994 album, released 25 years ago last month. Link to the video is below, as well as the usual tab and Guitar Pro file. Enjoy, and speak next week.

- Adrian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q...

Sheela-Na-Gig by PJ Harvey

Morning all! I have a classic bit of 90's indie for you today. Sheela-Na-Gig by PJ Harvey. If you're unfamiliar with her music do check it out - she's made many great records. This song is taken from her first album. It's reasonably easy to play I think, but still a bit of a challenge to play it as well as she does on the original record. If you enjoy this one, I can do more later in the year. Any other PJ songs you'd like to see me look at? Here's a link to the vid, and the tab and GP file a...

Nice Lick 6

Hello all! It's Nice Lick time once again. This time it's a country-ish idea that uses double stops and hybrid picking. Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-pOhxPzMo

And the music/tab and Guitar Pro file can be found below.

Have fun with it!  Speak next week.

- Adrian

A Forest Backing Track

As promised, here's the backing track for this week's lesson. It's a bit rough and ready, but I hope it will be fun to play along to. There's a drum intro and then the bass and synth enter like at the start of the video. And I've looped the whole thing to make it longer. If you want to download it you should be able to click on the file above and save it. Have fun, and speak next week.

- Adrian

A Forest

Morning all! I get quite a lot of requests to look at Cure songs, and I've finally gotten around to it. This is a classic early Cure track taken from their second album 17 Seconds. Some easy but interesting riffs, lots of flanger. Tab and link to the video below. Backing track to follow in another post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x115IAE0iYs

Suspicious Minds

Morning all! I thought I'd look at a classic today. I've long been a fan of r&b/soul-type rhythm playing, and Reggie Young is one of the finest exponents of that particular style. And Suspicious Minds is probably his best-known guitar track. There's some debate over exactly how to play this one properly; this video gives you my thoughts. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdKHKvTv5WE

Tab is ...

Spoilt Victorian Child

Morning everybody! This week I'm looking at a classic track from one of my favourite bands, The Fall. Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60jFOtDI2rw

Music/tab is attached below. Have fun. Speak next week,

Adrian

Beyond The Minor Pentatonic Blues Lesson

Morning all! It's been a while since I've done a blues-based video, so this week I thought I'd talk about some of my favourite ways to break out of that minor pentatonic soloing rut that many players find themselves in. The first half is giving you a bit of theory, and then in the second part we have some luscious licks. Here's a link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpKGbrYTZ58

Music/...

Viet Nam - Minutemen

Afternoon all! I have one more Minutemen lesson for you today. This one is also taken from the marvellous Double Nickels on the Dime record. We a couple of great, funky riffs. Rhythmically, I think it's quite challenging, so pay attention to your picking hand and count things out if you need to. I've written in some picking suggestions in the tab. Music/tab is attached below, and here's a link to there video:

2019-03-22 16:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Nice Lick 5

Morning all. A concise, nice lick lesson for you today, involving some country-style bending. I've always found working on this kind of thing very good for the control and accuracy of my bends. So even if you're not into country guitar, it might be worth giving this one a go. Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5C4qPYZvv0

And I'm attaching the music/tab below. I've written out exactly...

Wire Double Bill: Mannequin & 40 Versions

Hello patrons! Bad news is I've been a bit unwell this week (some kind of virus, but nothing too serious) and I've not been in a fit state to make any new videos. Good news is I still have a couple of Wire videos remaining in my stash, which I'm bringing to you today. I had intended to take a bit more of a break from Wire as I've been going a bit Wire mad lately, but hope you enjoy them anyway. In these videos we have the two sides of Wire: the punk-poppy Mannequin, and the more experimental ...

Nice Lick: Let's Learn It 4

Morning everyone! Today I'm continuing my Nice Lick series and I have a nice little E blues lick for you. Like we need another E blues lick?! I hear you cry...Well this one is a bit different in that it involves some of the less commonly used positions of the E minor pentatonic scale. Check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWOQCDxP8mM

The music/tab is attached below, in PDF and Guitar P...

Minutemen - West Germany

Morning all. In today's video I'm looking at the song West Germany by the influential 80s punk band Minutemen. If you're unfamiliar with the band I recommend taking a listen to their epic 1984 album Double Nickels on the Dime. 

West Germany is a fairly simple song - just 2 riffs. But I have to say I found it quite challenging to get it up to speed and sounding convincing. Hope you enjoy learning it. Link + music/tab can be found below. I've written in full down-up picking indicatio...