Archive for the ‘Songs & Guitarists’ Category

I recently saw the movie "It Might Get Loud" featuring Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2) and Jack White (White Stripes/The Raconteurs). In the movie Jimmy Page digs through his mammoth vinyl collection and plays some favorite songs, one of which was Link Wray's "Rumble". This song was also famously featured in "Pulp Fiction". It is a classic instrumental and a real easy song, ... View Lesson

Some songs will live forever. Some songs even lived "long ago in a galaxy far, far away". Such is the case with the Star Wars theme! I recently had a private lesson request on how to play the melody to this classic movie theme so here is a quick video and the tab. I have included the notes along with the tab so even piano ... View Lesson

Full length Canon Rock Backing Tracks and looping Canon Rock jam tracks at original and slow tempos. Hey guys! I have some private students working on 'Canon Rock' so here are some jam track resources for them and you. The original JerryC full length backing tracking used by JerryC, FunTwo, MattRach, etc. is embedded below. You can download it to your computer here (right click ... View Lesson

When you play in a lot of cover bands (guilty as charged) you discover some riffs that always get a good crowd reaction. ZZ Top's "La Grange" is one of those riffs. Learn it and channel Billy Gibbons channeling John Lee Hooker in an all-time blues-rock boogie classic. La Grange also is a great jam night song ... View Lesson

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In the following video guitar lesson I show the opening riff and main guitar parts for "Get On Your Boots" from the new U2 album 'No Line On The Horizon'. The lesson includes both full and half speed versions and an explanation of the parts shown. If "Vertigo", the first single from U2's last album, is any indication, get ready to hear this new U2 ... View Lesson

Back in 1980, I bought my very first record album from Tower Records (remember them?) in San Francisco. It was "Blizzard Of Ozz" by Ozzy Osbourne. I don't really know why I bought that album. The cover kind of freaked me out and I don't think I even knew who Black Sabbath was at the time. Regardless of my sheltered childhood I fortunately purchased one ... View Lesson

This video lesson features a mashup I made combining the video tablature lesson format featured here at GuitarTeacher.com and the most watched guitar video in YouTube history! Korean guitarist 'funtwo' performes the arrangement of "Canon Rock" by Taiwanese guitarist JerryC, a rocking take off of classical standard "Pachelbel's Canon in D". I added the in-video guitar tab and animated guitar neck on top using ... View Lesson

Jimmy Page is the greatest riff writer in the history of rock, IMO. I firmly believe in studying the greats so in homage to Jimmy and Led Zeppelin check out the guitar parts to "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You", from the album "Led Zeppelin I". httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcaR8hKSQxw If you like this lesson and want to dig in on this song or Led Zeppelin in general, consider ... View Lesson

One of the all-time HEAVIEST guitar riffs must be "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. Fill your victims (neighbors!) full of dread by turning your amp up to 11 and playing this Tony Iommi classic! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsuf9TilGFo The tabs are in the video (full and 1/2 speed, how cool!) but here they are for your off-video practice. You might also ... View Lesson