Showing posts with label Electric Guitar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electric Guitar. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Monday, October 18, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Dimebag Riff Crawl Into
Here is a great Dimebag riff that will help you with your up and down picking as well as slides and some vibrato bends without using the whammy bar. I will have the tab as well as myself playing the riff in a short video below. This song is in Drop-D Tuning. Here is the tab for you.
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Here is a video of myself playing for you to watch. It will help you see where the bends and slides are.
I will create more videos in the future. As for now practice this intro and remember to use up and down picking. Don't cheat.
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Here is a video of myself playing for you to watch. It will help you see where the bends and slides are.
I will create more videos in the future. As for now practice this intro and remember to use up and down picking. Don't cheat.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Joe Satriani - Circles
Here is a really great song to learn how to play. This tab is from some place on the internet. I would have made the tab myself but this is close enough. If you listen to the song you can hear where you might need to change some things around. this is the acoustic beginning of the song before it goes into Jo's guitar solo and heavier part of the song. Here is a link to listen to the song. This is a live version so he has a more elaborate beginning than what I tab for you here. Right when the drums start and then he plays is where the tab starts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APUZj-nV2lE
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P.M. stands for palm mute. You mute the strings with your picking hand so make the notes sound cut them off to stop the sound.
Again I apologize for the quality of the tab. Consider it your opportunity to use your ears instead of relying on only your eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APUZj-nV2lE
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P.M. stands for palm mute. You mute the strings with your picking hand so make the notes sound cut them off to stop the sound.
Again I apologize for the quality of the tab. Consider it your opportunity to use your ears instead of relying on only your eyes.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Today I am going to post a beautiful song. Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. Everyone at one point new about this song but it has fallen away from popularity and I am glad in a way because over hearing something takes away from it eventually.
This is a beautiful acoustic guitar song. You don't have to use an acoustic of course but it always sounds better. This song is a great exercise for using your fingers to pick instead of the pick. You should rotate from your middle finger and your thumb with your right hand. Left if you are a lefty I suppose. You could use whatever fingers feel comfortable but I use my middle finger and thumb. Maybe some would use there pointing finger and thumb it really does not matter. If you want to you can even use your pick which I actually do most of the time. For a beginner it is an easy song to toy with picking with your fingers however.
Anyway, here is the tab for Silent Lucidity. Again, always click on the image to enlarge it.
It is just the first run through of the beginning of the song before it breaks and the drums kick in. Take your time with this and use it to learn how to play soft and accurately. Once you have that accomplished you can even use this song to practice singing while you play if you are at all interested in doing that. I love every part of this song. You have to remember that there are two guitarists in Queensryche, as well as a bass player, but it should sound fine if you play it properly.
Have fun with this one.
I also want to add that if you have any suggestions or requests for some song tabs just let me know in the comments. You have to remember I am a picky musician so if I don't like your request sorry. That is a reminder for all of you wannabe misfits who want to learn "Smoke on the Water". Get real!
This is a beautiful acoustic guitar song. You don't have to use an acoustic of course but it always sounds better. This song is a great exercise for using your fingers to pick instead of the pick. You should rotate from your middle finger and your thumb with your right hand. Left if you are a lefty I suppose. You could use whatever fingers feel comfortable but I use my middle finger and thumb. Maybe some would use there pointing finger and thumb it really does not matter. If you want to you can even use your pick which I actually do most of the time. For a beginner it is an easy song to toy with picking with your fingers however.
Anyway, here is the tab for Silent Lucidity. Again, always click on the image to enlarge it.
It is just the first run through of the beginning of the song before it breaks and the drums kick in. Take your time with this and use it to learn how to play soft and accurately. Once you have that accomplished you can even use this song to practice singing while you play if you are at all interested in doing that. I love every part of this song. You have to remember that there are two guitarists in Queensryche, as well as a bass player, but it should sound fine if you play it properly.
Have fun with this one.
I also want to add that if you have any suggestions or requests for some song tabs just let me know in the comments. You have to remember I am a picky musician so if I don't like your request sorry. That is a reminder for all of you wannabe misfits who want to learn "Smoke on the Water". Get real!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Where to begin
I mentioned in an earlier post that Crazy Train is a great place for a guitarist to start so here is the guitar tab.
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This is the introduction from the CD version of the song. I think that learning this song will help you greatly with using your ring and pinky fingers. Use your pointing finger on the beginning notes and then use your ring and pinky on the following notes. Do not cheat. The point is to strengthen your fingers to the point that they become stronger and in time it feels more natural. Transitioning to the chords at the end is a great way to practice as well.
If you are a person who is new to guitar tab the idea is simple. The top is actual music notes but the bottom is the tab. There is a line for every string on the guitar. The lowest line is the lowest sounding string. The highest line naturally is the highest sounding string. The numbers on the string indicate what fret number to place your fingers. Simple right? I hope so. To make it even simpler, and this is not always the case, the number 2's are your pointing finger. The number 4's are your ring finger, and the number 5's are your pinky finger except for the cording in the final bar.
That is, like I said, the intro to the CD version of Crazy Train by one of the greatest guitarists I have ever had the privilege to listen to and learn. To hell with "Smoke on the Water". This is a better place to start.
When you play this you need to take it slow and in parts. Don't try and master all of it if you are struggling. The main thing is to get stronger and practice. Speed will come quicker than you think unless you try and rush it. It might sound silly but going slow is actually a quicker way to gain speed.
This next part is the main riff of the song. The key to playing this correctly is to try and hit the chords with your fingers at the same time as opposed to slapping them on one by one. Here is the songs main riff.
A lot of people find this part of the song hard but again if you take it slow and in parts you will do fine. Also do not forget to practice with your mouth. I can't stress that point enough. At the end of this section there are nice little pull offs before Ozzy Starts singing. When I say pull off I mean your finger is on the string and you pull it off causing the note to sound without having to pick it. In this song diagram S means slid and P means pull off.
This main riffs follows through to the solo that I will now add.
For this part of the solo T means Tap on and in this instance you should Tap on with your right hand finger. It doesn't matter what finger you use with your right hand. Use whatever is comfortable so you can still be able to hold the pick and get back to it after the right hand taps are done. The last thing you want to do is drop your pick. The little forward slashes in pairs means to repeat.
Continue
The three notes in (parenthesis) are played but only with slight pressure on the strings so they make a quick sweeping sound but cut off right away. Don't push the strings down to the fret but just press them slightly and keep them suspended above the fret. B means bend and in this instance a whammy bar bend up and down over and over to give it some flare.
Continue
This part contains hammer on and pull off. H mean hammer on. It means to slap your finger hard on the string with out picking in order to make the note sound. This part of the solo is great strength practice for anyone who wants to build strength in this area. You also slide your hand up the neck to get to the following parts. The more this is done the more it will become smooth and more fluid.
Continue
This is the last part of the solo and the most difficult. Don't rush it and don't get discouraged either. What seems hard at first will, over time, become not so difficult. Make sure to take the last part in small chunks that make sense together. There is a really nice scale at the end that will make you feel really great if you can accomplish and learn it properly.
I hope you enjoyed this post. I will include more and more as time goes on. I wanted to start with Crazy Train because it is where I started. If you are a beginner then have lots of patients with the solo. You might want to not even attempt the solo yet until your finger get a little stronger. That is up to you. This guitar tab is very accurate so don't be fooled into thinking someone else has better tab. This tab comes directly from the Original Randy Rhoads guitar book by Wolf Marshall. I have not seen any other that are as accurate.
Next time I think I will have to post some good old Dimebag.
Click on images to enlarge
This is the introduction from the CD version of the song. I think that learning this song will help you greatly with using your ring and pinky fingers. Use your pointing finger on the beginning notes and then use your ring and pinky on the following notes. Do not cheat. The point is to strengthen your fingers to the point that they become stronger and in time it feels more natural. Transitioning to the chords at the end is a great way to practice as well.
If you are a person who is new to guitar tab the idea is simple. The top is actual music notes but the bottom is the tab. There is a line for every string on the guitar. The lowest line is the lowest sounding string. The highest line naturally is the highest sounding string. The numbers on the string indicate what fret number to place your fingers. Simple right? I hope so. To make it even simpler, and this is not always the case, the number 2's are your pointing finger. The number 4's are your ring finger, and the number 5's are your pinky finger except for the cording in the final bar.
That is, like I said, the intro to the CD version of Crazy Train by one of the greatest guitarists I have ever had the privilege to listen to and learn. To hell with "Smoke on the Water". This is a better place to start.
When you play this you need to take it slow and in parts. Don't try and master all of it if you are struggling. The main thing is to get stronger and practice. Speed will come quicker than you think unless you try and rush it. It might sound silly but going slow is actually a quicker way to gain speed.
This next part is the main riff of the song. The key to playing this correctly is to try and hit the chords with your fingers at the same time as opposed to slapping them on one by one. Here is the songs main riff.
A lot of people find this part of the song hard but again if you take it slow and in parts you will do fine. Also do not forget to practice with your mouth. I can't stress that point enough. At the end of this section there are nice little pull offs before Ozzy Starts singing. When I say pull off I mean your finger is on the string and you pull it off causing the note to sound without having to pick it. In this song diagram S means slid and P means pull off.
This main riffs follows through to the solo that I will now add.
For this part of the solo T means Tap on and in this instance you should Tap on with your right hand finger. It doesn't matter what finger you use with your right hand. Use whatever is comfortable so you can still be able to hold the pick and get back to it after the right hand taps are done. The last thing you want to do is drop your pick. The little forward slashes in pairs means to repeat.
Continue
The three notes in (parenthesis) are played but only with slight pressure on the strings so they make a quick sweeping sound but cut off right away. Don't push the strings down to the fret but just press them slightly and keep them suspended above the fret. B means bend and in this instance a whammy bar bend up and down over and over to give it some flare.
Continue
This part contains hammer on and pull off. H mean hammer on. It means to slap your finger hard on the string with out picking in order to make the note sound. This part of the solo is great strength practice for anyone who wants to build strength in this area. You also slide your hand up the neck to get to the following parts. The more this is done the more it will become smooth and more fluid.
Continue
This is the last part of the solo and the most difficult. Don't rush it and don't get discouraged either. What seems hard at first will, over time, become not so difficult. Make sure to take the last part in small chunks that make sense together. There is a really nice scale at the end that will make you feel really great if you can accomplish and learn it properly.
I hope you enjoyed this post. I will include more and more as time goes on. I wanted to start with Crazy Train because it is where I started. If you are a beginner then have lots of patients with the solo. You might want to not even attempt the solo yet until your finger get a little stronger. That is up to you. This guitar tab is very accurate so don't be fooled into thinking someone else has better tab. This tab comes directly from the Original Randy Rhoads guitar book by Wolf Marshall. I have not seen any other that are as accurate.
Next time I think I will have to post some good old Dimebag.
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